Our coaching staff had us prepared so well that I feel like we knew their plays better than ours.

We came out strong at the beginning of the game and played to our strengths, which are rebounding and defense, but we didn't bring the intensity tonight. I can't wait until we play them again.

Having a better supporting cast is definitely making a difference. It's just been an amazing year. The whole atmosphere is great because we've all stepped into our roles.

It's nice to go home, and it's a huge game so I'm very excited. We're extremely happy to be where we are.

The Michigan game was very important because just to play them and beat them was a huge step for us coming up toward the end of the season where we're going to have to play another important game against Michigan in the Eastern finals.

We know each other really well. We have come to be great friends and when we play together, we get a real connection in the water. I believe this will be beneficial when playing at IU because we are always successful together.