You always want a chance to prove your point. This year, we've been given a chance to show we can win.

We were taken aback by it. She was our head coach for the past two years. It was such a shock to hear she was going to be out for that long. It's tough that he came in as an assistant and all of a sudden you're a head coach, especially at a program like IHA.

This is great because we lost to them earlier in the season at home and you don't forget someone celebrating on your home court like that. I feel like we have something to prove in this tournament.

Our defense always has to be there. We still have to press and make them commit turnovers. We're going to try to get five-second calls and try to mess them up. Our defense always has to be a terror. We don't want to make anything easy for the other team.

I'm not going to lie and say no. It definitely brought out the things I need to work on, my flaws. Hopefully, I'll be ready to step up during the tournament. I was thinking too much. That may have been my problem.

Willis is a great on-ball person. We definitely got a taste of the intensity people are going to bring from now on.