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Lourdes gave us a tough game at home. They held us to 35 points the first time and we talked about how aggressive Lourdes is defensively. The kids were ready.

She had her best outing of the year for us. She really established herself inside. She had eight points in the second quarter.

She didn't touch the ball much in the first half and you could tell they were struggling to get into any kind of rhythm.

I was very tentative going into this year with this mixture of seniors and younger kids. But the kids deserve a lot of credit. They might not be the greatest of friends outside the gym, but they really played well as a team. They just made my job so much easier.

Our assistants and I talked about this. I don't think our younger kids are feeling the pressure at all. I don't think a lot of people were expecting them to do very much.

I was very happy with the way we came out against a team we were favored to beat. I liked the way we were focused.

I thought both teams did an outstanding job on the defensive court and really made it tough on both offenses. It was a battle all night long.

I thought early on we missed a few shots that we'd been making normally. We lost a little composure early on and became hesitant.

After a tough loss Tuesday I was happy with our defensive intensity.

Compared to three years ago, I believe that this conference has come a long way in developing some good players. It was neat watching these younger kids battle each other and a lot of them play on the same teams in the summer.

I'm happy with how the girls are starting the games.

It's really been kind of a tale of finding a third person in each game to step up. And we've had different people in each of the tournament games.

This is a very big win for us, over a very good Ripon team. I think our girls really grew up tonight. I told them to not hang their heads, no matter what Ripon does. Our girls never gave up and they learned they can play in big games.

Aquinas is a very balanced team and they took advantage of some of our early mistakes.

It's hard to look at the future when we are still playing. We had the goal of trying to get a big game for these kids and we've accomplished that. Whatever happens now is extra.

They're a good team. We haven't faced a team with guards who are that quick. They're going to pose a problem for whomever they play.

Columbus is known for their aggressiveness on their press. Our girls weren't expecting it to be that aggressive. It caused us some problems early on.