I’ve been staying up late watching film and I’m still trying to get acclimated. I’m trying to put these players in a place where they can be successful.

She’s a very explosive player. She’s already a scorer. You don’t have to teach her much on the perimeter.

We knew they were going to make a run, and we got out (of) the gate early. We couldn’t play all our (starters) the entire 20 minutes of the first half, so we had to...

We’re just trying to improve our team every time we step on the floor. They could have easily folded because of the situation this season. These ladies understand what my vision is, what my demeanor...

They’re ecstatic, delighted that I’m back on the stage, so to speak.

We were hoping to get some momentum from that, but we didn’t come out with the right intensity. For whatever reason, our attention wasn’t there.

They put on a tremendous show.

The second half we didn’t come back with the same intensity. When you turn the ball over, especially against a team like that, it is going to be very difficult to get back in the...

We just weren’t able to capitalize on some of the mismatches we had created. They had a lot of three-point shots that opened it up for them.

That’s what I’m using this [period] as. A transition.

I’m pleased that the ladies really got back into the ball game. We just weren’t able to execute our game plan for 40 minutes.

The key tonight was we were able to keep the No. 1 offensive (rebounding) team to just nine offensive rebounds.