We've coached some tremendous games. It's a cliche, but you can throw the records out the window when these teams play. Some years we've had the upper hand, but most years he's had the upper hand.

They know they're not going to come out right away. We took Emily out for a little bit (because of an apparent left ankle injury), but they can play with that. They've had to do it before. You have to learn to play with fouls.

It got down to the seniors again. They came out with a lot of composure.

I've been thinking about (retirement). I don't want to say anything, yet. I want to wait until things are over and I can make a decision. I'm 58 and I've been doing it for 35 years.

I don't think many coaches have had many girls like her. You get maybe one to three players of her caliber over the years.

These guys still believed they could win it. Now they have to go to the next level. They have the desire and heart.