These girls are good athletes, not just good basketball players. We usually start slow in December. Things fell into place and we started to play good basketball.

The girls love to play in the MCT. They love the challenge and it gives them a chance to play different teams and see different defenses.

The fact that these obviously talented athletes have not made it to the next round shows that Australian women's basketball is in the enviable position of having an amazing depth of talent at present.

I am excited to see the girls perform this year. We have a lot of young new athletes and older ones and I am anxious to see what they can do.

I educate my girls to be athletes.

This is a huge win for the Wildcats. These girls are a very competitive group of young athletes who have tasted victory and hate to lose.