. . . Grandfathers all the way down to grandchildren are watching this tournament together. Some of those grandfathers played in it, and it's a great tradition.

It was between Christmas and New Years. The teams gathered together in Kansas City and played the tournament.

It's disappointing that everybody can't get to the tournament. We should all be (together). We're all in it together. But there's four teams that don't go, and that's a major motivation in itself.

You don't know how bad I want that tournament. I've been watching Saint Joe and Villanova go since I've been here. It our turn to get there. It's our turn to make a run.

This was our first tournament with Jordyn [Wells of Flora] and Chelsea [Kremer of Du Quoin] and they all played well together, as a team.

I never played before in an NCAA Tournament, but that's the closest thing I can come to that. Crazy. Emotional.