She played solid defense down the stretch and really stepped it up.

We put Tierra on [Jay]. Then we just told [the girls] to take it one possession at a time and [not to] worry about the scoreboard.

The loss was very tough on them. With 32 seconds left [and a four point lead], we were planning on moving on. Never did we imagine that game would go in overtime. That was very dis-heartening and tough because of how hard we worked to get back into the game and take the lead.

People talk all the time about our freshmen. But where would we be without our seniors?

People talk about her talent, but they don't see her heart. She's a team player and makes the team better. Today, she [took over]. It's like having an ace in the hole.

We don't downplay [this win]. It's huge. It's my first career win over them and my seniors have never beaten them. And people out in the [Alexandria] community who support T.C. had never seen us beat them.