"Looking at ESPN.com [Monday] and the bracket, they said that Florida could be the most schizophrenic team in the tournament. Well, you know what? When you're schizophrenic, you have that chance of being pretty good."

"We want to hopefully go back and correct some of the mistakes and make some adjustments to the things we did the first time that we played them and make it a good game on Sunday."

"Our players knew we wouldn't have a home game, and at this level you have to be ready to travel and win on the road."

"I think it was another tough in-state rival game, very similar to the one we had up in Tallahassee."

"It's something our seniors will remember forever. But I hope also it's something our underclassmen can take and understand the hard work and dedication it took our seniors to get to where they are so they put that same amount of work in for years to come."

"You've got to play to stay. Starting in the tournament, you've got to set your goals and refocus."

"She took our last loss very hard. But her numbers did not project the heart she played with. She knows that she's going to do better."

"I want for our underclassmen to look at what hard work does and how it pays off."

"You are always happy to take the 'W' any way you can get it. The one thing that I like about this team is that they do a good job of fighting back. The one thing that I don't like about this team is that they find themselves in a position to where they have to fight back."

"I take full responsibility for that. The amount of legs that we used in the Mississippi State game and maybe pressing as hard as we did coming out against Kentucky ... I don't think we had the energy."

"It's been proven in this conference that anybody can beat anybody on any given night. It is the best women's conference in the country. There's no day to rest, no matter who you're playing on Sunday."

"We've been kind of squeezed in the middle there. For the women's game to have its own night gives the media time to give it sufficient coverage."

"I think that we've proven that on any given night, we can make a great competition and that gives our team a lot of confidence."

"I have to compliment my team because they kept their composure when our outside shots weren't falling. They did what they needed to do to get the win. We're thrilled to have the opportunity to go back to the hotel tonight and prepare for Kentucky and not have to pack our bags."

"The first two minutes of the second half were key to taking control of the game."

"We continue to learn that lesson. In order to win in the SEC, you've got to control the boards."

"I have a great deal of respect for coach Flanagan and his program. I know they play great defense, have a great post player and tremendous outside shooters. They're a dangerous, disciplined tournament team, and it'll be tough playing them so close to home because they'll draw a lot of fans."

"We corrected a big no-no from the Georgia game in taking care of the basketball."

"I've got four senior starters who remember playing against New Mexico and know it's going to take disciplined basketball to beat them, but I don't really have any one star who will take over that game."

"They're going to be highly remembered, probably the most remembered, because it's really the first class that's been through with me in coaching for four solid years. When you look at where they've started and where they've come, I'm proud of them."

My team gave me a great birthday present. They are a special group. They came out with a lot of heart.

I don't know any other way I would have rather spent my birthday. These kids are really special.

"We have our strengths and we have our weaknesses. Auburn took advantage."

"In watching her with her AAU team, she had the ability to score away from the basket as well as underneath. One of the biggest things is her nose for the ball. Rebounding is something that just comes natural for her. She has great timing. She's a quick jumper, and she plays hard."

"I had no doubt she would be successful."

"They understand the focus, and I think that focus is something you can only learn through experience. It's about March magic and the players who have that belief are going to be on the teams that advance."

"I think now our seniors have that same opportunity to share (their 2004 NCAA Tournament) experience with these freshmen."

"There's a reason why they had been moved up to No. 1 in the country [last season], and now they're still vying for that spot."

"Teams are playing on passion and emotion and they really turn up their focus. That's what makes (for) such great games when you get to the SEC Tournament."

"I think we've finally figured out how to play 40 minutes of great basketball."

"I think she's a ball player. She does a good job of using her body to get positions. She also sees the floor very well, and I think she's one of our better passers in the post position."