They came out with a higher level of intensity than we did. They had lost to us three times before and they wanted to make sure it didn't happen again.

She's been a good shooter for us all year. We've told her to take more shots. We got it down to 15 and we thought if we could go on a four- or five-point run we could make it more of a challenge.

In the first half they had more energy, were more physical and they played harder than us in the first 12 or 13 minutes. We didn't compete as hard as they did. When that happens, the team that fights for loose balls (and) fights for rebounds is going to be ahead.

The good part is you know that you can beat that team, but on the other side, you know they'll come at you hard because they have three defeats at your hands.

We weren't able to play well in any one particular area. We weren't able to score for a while and we didn't play defense. That's a poor combination and the game can get away from you.

I don't look at it as a mental hurdle because our players weren't here three years or four years ago. They don't carry the history of that around, and I don't either. We've had some good things happen here and we haven't yet won a tournament, so we know we have more to accomplish.