We came in thinking that we had to play like we were down by 10 points. And then we got a five or six point lead and we had to play like we were down five or six. That was real tough on the girls.

We're going into this game thinking worst-case scenario that Christen doesn't play. We go into the week like every week preparing our kids the best we can for whoever is on the field. I'd like to think that we're not a one-man team. There are a lot of people out there who do think that Hilliard Davidson will go as Christen Haywood goes, but our kids have a lot of pride and they'll do a good job in preparing themselves no matter who's playing.

We were more focused. We were thinking if we can win this one, we can win the region championship. That's what motivated us. I got onto the players. I told them we've got four new coaches and they all came here for a reason. That's because they think we can win. We don't want to disappoint them.

The key to playing Detroit is being ready to play physical basketball. They are very physical, and they aren't going to give you anything easy. We have to be ready to match that.

Any time you play good competition, you learn from it. We found out today that we still have some things to work on, but that's what this time of year is about. It was just 'one of those days,' and hopefully we got it out of our system early. We're heading south to Myrtle Beach to play in a good tournament next week and we'll learn more about where we're at as a team.

We're back in the race. Of course, we've got to win Friday against Crossett and then we get North Pulaski again. That's the main team that we are trying to catch. We're right back in it.