This is what you talk about; this is why you practice every day ? to play in big games like this. We fought through (a poor third quarter) and now we're Western Conference champions.

Abby comes every day to practice and games ready to play. She has started for four years, great athlete. She has played in every game for four years.

That's the best thing. It makes it sweeter because we beat them on their floor.

We wanted to come out and be aggressive from the jump.

We wanted to come out and be aggressive from the jump. We wanted to make them (Gary) do things that they didn't want to do. We wanted to push the ball and get up and down the court. We know we can play well on the road.

It's a compact season. We play 18 games, and between games and practice, you have to get a lot done in a short period of time.