I don't think a Syracuse team has ever been considered a Cinderella, but its starting to look like the shoe fits, I know that we definitely have the luck of the Irish.

We don't see them as a Cinderella team. We just view them as one of the top 32 teams in the country.

Pittsburgh's a team with a chip on its shoulder.

Kelly is a really smart player. I'd say she's our best puck- handler on the team, and she's starting to clean stuff up and get in front of the net. Even though she's a freshman, we look to her to do some damage ? she's really important to our offense. Obviously Michelle (Bolduc) is our power forward and our big gun, but other people are going to be keying on her as we move into the playoffs and we need big games from other girls.

I think if there was a Cinderella team, it was Flanagan. The mere fact that (recognition) happened (in the final) instead of three weeks ago (makes it special).

I think we proved that this team is still to be reckoned with in the Pac-10. Starting on the defensive end, we just stepped it up.