Quotes from Holli Howard-Carpenter
On the team’s performance…
“It was much better in the second half. We started off 14-0 to start the second half and pushed it to even, got the lead, and then we just defended in order to keep that lead.”

On keeping the momentum going in the second half…
“It was about execution. The first half, we were not running our plays all the way through. We were just kind of breaking down after the first option, and then we just talked about it at halftime that we have to do a good job of getting to our second and third options in our plays and being patient. We were a little bit frantic in the first half.”

On team goals going into the game…
“We actually had a lot of goals. Number one was win. Then, we talked about getting to the free throw line 30 times, and we went 31, and that’s the difference in the game because they actually made one more basket than we did, but we got to the line way more than they did.”

Quotes from Dana
On the team’s performance…
“I was really happy with our team’s performance. I don’t know if it was the delay of the game, but we kind of came out a little lackadaisical. At the start of the second half, I thought we brought out so much energy. It was so much fun because everyone was just playing together. We were communicating really well. It was a great win overall.”

On her performance…
“It’s just honestly my teammates getting me the ball. A couple of them were wide open because so much pressure was in the back court once I started pressing. My team got me the ball, and they created for me, so it was a great team win.”

On the key factor to win the game…
“I thought the key factor was our defense. We made them turn the ball over 28 times, so I think that was the biggest part. We kept our turnovers down, and we converted on most of their turnovers, so I think that’s what really got us this game.”