We wanted to get off to a good start. If anything, it was our first game of the tournament. We wanted to set the tempo and come out and play hard, and we did that.
It was really tough to play four games in four nights and also trying to get prepared for a team that ran so many sets. Their coach has a great offensive mind. We beat a very good team.
Their inside game took a toll on us in the second half. We didn't have an answer for it, and they really pounded it in.
In the tournament we've gotten better defensively ... in our first two playoff games, our defense basically won it for us. All three games have been down to the wire and we handled adversity well in all three games. The kids have a lot of heart and they're really competitive.
He told me that we were the worst first-place team in America. He loves the game and has to throw his two cents in every now and then.