We were in striking distance most of the game, so maybe that's something positive that we can take away. But your immediate reaction after the game as a competitor is that you don't like to lose.
I'd send my kids to play for her. She sees the process of the game so well. I'm out there trying to figure out how to keep my person in front of me on defense and she has the other team's plays figured out by halftime.
She gives us that added element of being able to push the ball. Just her presence on the court speeds up the game ? that's how she plays all the time. She was really a spark for us.