The girls and their coach had to reschedule their flight in order to play the final. Why do some of the journalists try to dip stories on China in vinegar so the taste comes out differently?

Therefore it is quite understandable that the world is watching China closely, and some even express concern over what China's development will mean to them.

We are now faced with a new opportunity that came only after generations of Chinese have fought hard with sweat and blood.

We just told the girls at halftime that in order to win, we would have to play some defense. We were allowing them too many opportunities in the first half.

I guess we open up with the big one. It's a tall order, but the girls will be excited about it. We've got to be ready to play, to give it our best effort, to get as many rebounds as we can at both ends of the floor.

The (Logan) girls were a little bothered by the physical play of the game. There was a lot of pushing and shoving.