This was a big win on the road for us.

We did give up some second and third shots. (Mercer) shot the lights out and played well, but they didn't do anything we didn't expect them to. The difference was we didn't handle it very well.

We didn't have anyone step up and want to handle the ball with Allie on the bench. Even when we had the lead early, I didn't think we had any spark about us. I never thought we were in the game mentally. Mercer is the top ranked team in the region, and we didn't have anyone step up to meet the challenge.

She made a lot of things happen. She got her hands on a lot of balls and made some good passes.

We are shooting well in practice, but not in games. Sarah shot well last year. She's shooting well in practice. It's just a confidence thing. She's a soccer player playing basketball. But tonight she did rebound, defend and run the floor. If she does those things, she doesn't have to score. And we know if we get Amber open for shots, she'll hit them.

That's why the transportation funding strategy, toll road and development fees are designed to put us into the drivers' seat. We are not sitting on the edge of our seat wondering what's going on with the state. (Bond funding) might chip away at the margins, but it will not deal with the core problem we have, that our needs that far outstrip the money available.