We really had worked hard this week on getting ready and the kids really came through with the execution of our zone and made them go man to man. I thought both teams had fought really, really hard.
I think we were just shell-shocked going into the overtime. We didn't come out with the same intensity in overtime that we had the rest of the game.
I think it was a hard-fought game and both teams showed a lot of guts to play aggressive basketball. Our kids showed a lot of passion and pulling together to come back the way we did to tie it up and take it to overtime.
Our kids showed a lot of passion in our comeback and I'm proud of the way they fought to put the game into overtime. We got aggressive with our press and knocked them back on their heels.
Pitt played an extraordinary game. We let Walker and Winn do what we didn't want them to do. And even when we stopped them, some other players came through for Pitt. But in the end, Winn and Walker were the difference. They were resilient and put a cork in it. They are hot right now.
Pitt is a neck-up team, in that they 'think' when they are on the court, and they put themselves in a position to win. They are having fun, and they work hard. There is an aura about them. You can just feel it when you are around them.
That was a game of runs, and we ended up with the last run.
We couldn't get matched up on her quick enough before she put too many (3s) down. It just gave them a real energy level.
We were 10-1 and playing with a lot of confidence. We wanted the kids to see the best team in the conference and see how it's going to be.
We were going up against a team that plays almost exclusively zone and our kids really came through with the execution. We were able to take them out of what they wanted to do.
Treasure worries about results and demands that from the rest of the team. A lot of girls are worried about how they looked, how well they played. Treasure is only concerned with winning.
Treasure wanted to come back last year and did it in three and a half months.
We are in March Madness, and this is what you really do this for in the long run. I do it for a lot of reasons, but the real tangible aspect is wanting to be in March Madness, and we are in it.
The overtime was an emotional issue. Our kids were shell-shocked that we were in that situation.
We started with a box-and-one, then changed what we did every time down the floor. I don't know that it really mattered. She kind of scored when she chose to.
There are 11 teams in the Big East that we hadn't faced before, so you could say it fits into the prototype of the year.
We had a game plan to help each other out defensively and really execute our stuff on offense. We did both of those things against a really good team.
We've really worked on our offensive rebounds. The last few teams we've played have been the better rebounding teams in the league, so we have had to improve. Of course when you shoot 26 percent you get a lot of chances for offensive rebounds.
Even though she's a freshman, she's a big leader on the team.
They're making mistakes they won't be making in another two weeks.
It was a really hard fought game and a very physical one. Both teams showed a lot of guts and at the end they made a few more plays.
It just didn't feel like it was the right thing to do at the right time.
It seemed like the game would never end. We made tentative mistakes against their press and weren't attacking. We really needed this win.
The kids really hung together in a tough environment tonight.
