Our first goal was obviously to win the game. She needed 22 and we held her to 15 last time we played. Once the game was out of reach, our second goal was to stop her. We were like, 'you're not getting it here.' It's better for her anyway to get it at home and celebrate there.

I think this was a huge upset. Thomas Stone was widely considered the team to beat. They were a very quick, slashing type of team that liked to go one-on-one. We threw a couple zones at them that worked pretty well.

That was a huge difference in the game.

We finally played the way we are capable of playing. Let's hope this continues after a ride down to Thomas Stone on Monday.

It was nice to be able to get two more wins and get to the championship game.

He could kill me in a second, and I know that. But at the same time, bears are very social animals. They will stay with mother until 3 years old. They want to have that relationship with those who raised them. We don't have to be heavy-handed with them. That will develop an aggression we don't want to have to deal with. It's all bonding and reward and his desire to please the ones he really loves.