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<v Speaker 1>Perfect timing here and Spokane. He always Natalie ats hired,

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Daley has joined us courtside as we are headed

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<v Speaker 1>to another Final four. Never ever ever gets old. What

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<v Speaker 1>a performance by your team tonight?

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<v Speaker 2>No, it was awesome. We had to make it a

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<v Speaker 2>little interesting. I preferred when we were up nineteen, but

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<v Speaker 2>that's what this game is about. You know, you kind

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<v Speaker 2>of have those ebbs and flows, and but we you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we made the plays we needed to play down the stretch.

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<v Speaker 1>Caitlyn Chen was immense tonight. She came up in some

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<v Speaker 1>big spots. I mean, I know Asy had a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of struggles early in the ballgame. Caitlyn picked up the

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<v Speaker 1>slack and then gave you six points in the fourth

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<v Speaker 1>quarter when you need him.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Kaitlyn has been great for us all year. It's

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just really happy for I'm just happy for all

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<v Speaker 2>the kids. You know, it's been it's a long it's

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<v Speaker 2>a long process. It's a lot of work. It starts,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, it really starts back last June when they

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<v Speaker 2>come back to summer school and start the process all

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<v Speaker 2>over again. So it's been a long it's a long

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<v Speaker 2>haul and not easy for you know, someone like Caitlyn

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<v Speaker 2>who comes in just for one year to be able

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<v Speaker 2>to find her niche and be able to figure out

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<v Speaker 2>how we do things and and to help us win.

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<v Speaker 2>And she's done that.

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<v Speaker 1>Sarah gave you a career. I our season, I best

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<v Speaker 1>seventeen rebounds, it was plus eleven on the glass. But

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<v Speaker 1>it seemed like a lot of times you hung around

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<v Speaker 1>in there. I mean, you made it tough, but they

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<v Speaker 1>made it tough. Funny. They're big, and that's a that's

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<v Speaker 1>a challenge you're gonna have Friday night.

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<v Speaker 2>Well I was gonna say it, only they only get bigger.

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<v Speaker 2>I know, you know, Lauren beths is six seven. So

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<v Speaker 2>but we'll figure that out. As eligibility left. I we'd

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<v Speaker 2>love to have Cara back. Yeah, you know, it's it's

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<v Speaker 2>definitely a challenge. And we went with our small lineup

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<v Speaker 2>quite a bit and we were able to Our defense

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<v Speaker 2>was really good in the first half. I thought in

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<v Speaker 2>the second half we fouled a little bit too much

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<v Speaker 2>and started just doing things that were not smart. We

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<v Speaker 2>got away from the game plan a little bit. We

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<v Speaker 2>were having, you know, trying to help off some people

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<v Speaker 2>and and just we just make some good decisions at

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<v Speaker 2>certain times, but when we had to come up with

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<v Speaker 2>big rebounds we did. We handled their pressure, we made

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<v Speaker 2>pre throws, you know, so those are the important things.

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<v Speaker 1>It was good to see Sarah to get off to

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<v Speaker 1>a good start tonight. That really set the tone.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, the biggest thing when we played them back in December,

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<v Speaker 2>we as a group did not get off to a

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<v Speaker 2>good start. So it was kind of like we were.

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<v Speaker 2>We didn't attack them the way we needed to in

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<v Speaker 2>order to beat them. And I know we lost by

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<v Speaker 2>two and we came back, but we were down by eighteen,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, it takes a lot to come back

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<v Speaker 2>against a team like them. So I was glad we

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<v Speaker 2>started out with that kind of intensity and just you know,

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<v Speaker 2>what can you say. I'm just happy for the players.

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<v Speaker 2>And now we have an eight hour I guess it's

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<v Speaker 2>an eight Well it's five, but then the three hour

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<v Speaker 2>time different. So we'll leave tomorrow morning. I think get

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<v Speaker 2>to Tampa around six.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you start, you start the fourth up five. It

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<v Speaker 1>was good to see Asy finally get one to fall through.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, she hit some couple of clutch threes in

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<v Speaker 1>that fourth quarter, but at least it settled you down

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<v Speaker 1>and you started plus ten in the fourth quarter, and

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<v Speaker 1>then you started get a little disney because it was tough. Crazy.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, let me tell you. I thought of Diana when

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<v Speaker 2>we played against Notre Dame in the semi final and

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<v Speaker 2>she went over eleven. Yeah, and we lost. But I

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<v Speaker 2>was like, oh, maybe if she gets still eleven, then

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<v Speaker 2>she's gonna knock one in and this is going to

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<v Speaker 2>be okay. But I didn't think it got to eleven.

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<v Speaker 1>It was over eight.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, but you know, she I don't know every time.

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<v Speaker 2>I think every time she shoots that, I think it's

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<v Speaker 2>going in. And finally it did, and I think that,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, she smiled. Everybody felt a little bit of relief.

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<v Speaker 2>Mm hmm.

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<v Speaker 1>I would be remiss not to mention Aubrey Griffin's name.

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<v Speaker 1>She played eight in the fourth quarter in big She

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<v Speaker 1>gave me some big minutes.

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<v Speaker 2>She did, Yes, she did, and that and you know

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<v Speaker 2>that's what you always tell you preach it as a coach.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't know when your number is going to be called,

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<v Speaker 2>but you always have to be ready. And she was

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<v Speaker 2>ready and gave us those eight minutes without this her rebounding. Really,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, maybe it's a different game.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, there's gonna be a big temperature shift. It's supposed

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<v Speaker 1>to be in the nineties here in Tampa. Yes it is, Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>it is. So I hope you brought some cool weather

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<v Speaker 1>or warm weather clothes with you.

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<v Speaker 2>I might have to get on line and order some stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>I packed very poorly for this entire trips.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, so, did I see? DEBI and I are flying

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<v Speaker 1>home tomorrow. I gotta grab a couple of chords too,

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<v Speaker 1>because we're not on the floor for the Final four

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<v Speaker 1>that I do know. So, but they are going to

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<v Speaker 1>have like an interview area like right at the end

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<v Speaker 1>of the course that we've played in. We've played him

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<v Speaker 1>before every time the Final four has been in Tampa,

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<v Speaker 1>we've been there. Oh wow, there, we're one for two there,

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<v Speaker 1>so we gotta we gotta go two for three.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, No, isn't it one for three? One for three?

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<v Speaker 2>Let's see, there are two other times.

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<v Speaker 1>Fifteen we won.

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<v Speaker 2>N there were two others in the nineteen we lost,

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<v Speaker 2>and there was another one night we lost. I think

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<v Speaker 2>because I remember the hotels are far away, like when

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<v Speaker 2>Megan meg Garler was on the team, then I think

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<v Speaker 2>we lost. I don't know. You have to check. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not the stats I just remember.

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<v Speaker 1>But look, I know it's been almost a decade since

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<v Speaker 1>the last Natty, but you've been the sixteen of the

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<v Speaker 1>last seventeen final fours. This team always puts themselves in

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<v Speaker 1>a position to succeed. Now, the game has grown, no question,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's a big part of it. But just to

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<v Speaker 1>be of the last four every year for the last

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<v Speaker 1>almost twenty years is astounding.

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<v Speaker 2>You have to put yourself in that position in order

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<v Speaker 2>to have a chance to win the national championship. There's

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<v Speaker 2>a lot over three hundred and some odd schools at

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<v Speaker 2>our home, so it's not easy. When you get there

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<v Speaker 2>and you don't win, it's obviously you always feel like

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<v Speaker 2>it's a missed opportunity. But if you don't get the opportunity,

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<v Speaker 2>you never have the chance to win it. So we're

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<v Speaker 2>happy that we're there and we're going to give it

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<v Speaker 2>our best shot to win. Saturday, oh, no, Friday.

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<v Speaker 1>Friday, and we're the late game, and of course were

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<v Speaker 1>the late game Friday.

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<v Speaker 2>Of course, so well, you know we'll be ready, we'll

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<v Speaker 2>be ready.

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<v Speaker 1>Yep, we'll give them back, all right, Chris, thank you

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<v Speaker 1>as always appreciate it.