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COMING UP ON "GAMECHANGERS," COACH JACK AND I CATCH UP IN THE HEART OF THE REGULAR ACC SEASON.

THEN WE'LL GET TO KNOW FRESHMAN FORWARD JASMYN COOPER, THE HIGHEST RATED FRESHMAN RECRUIT OF THE COACH JACK ERA.

NEXT, A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT A PRESEASON LOOK TO NEW YORK CITY WHERE THE TEAM'S BOND FIRST GREW.

AND FINALLY, WE'LL PREVIEW THE END OF THE REGULAR SEASON, INCLUDING HOME GAMES WITH CLEMSON AND BOSTON COLLEGE.

>> EVERY DAY YOU SHAPE THEIR SKILLS, THEIR CONFIDENCE, AND NOW THEIR FINANCIAL FUTURE.

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THEIR FIRST DEBIT CARD.

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SET SPENDING LIMITS.

MANAGE WHERE THEY MAKE PURCHASES.

VIEW THEIR ACCOUNT ACTIVITY.

WHEN THEY'RE READY, THEY CAN GROW INTO AN ACCOUNT THEY OWN.

THE SAME ACCOUNT AND DEBIT CARD NUMBERS WITH MORE FEATURES.

EACH STEP HELPS THEM ON THE PATH TO FINANCIAL FREEDOM.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE THE POWER TO DO?

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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ COACH, IT HAS BEEN A LITTLE WHILE.

WE HAVE A LOT TO CATCH UP ON.

A LOT OF EXCITING GAMES OVER THE LAST COME TO OF WEEKS.

LET'S START WITH WHAT BETTER PLACE TO START THAN THE TRIPLE OVERTIME THRILLER.

WHAT THE WAS GOING THROUGH YOUR HEAD AS THE GAME CONTINUED TO EXTEND AND EXTEND.

HOW DID YOU KNOW YOUR TEAM WOULD BE ABLE TO PULL IT OUT?

>> I KNOW THAT WE ARE IN SHAPE FOR THE ROAD AHEAD, WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE.

AND THE WAY WE WERE ABLE TO JUST SIT WITH OTHER PLAYS.

PLAY DOM IN THE FOURTH QUARTER AND BRING HER BACK INTO THE FOLD.

WITH FRESH LEGS.

NOT HAVING LAILA WAS A CONCERN FOR SURE BUT OUR TEAM FOUND RESILIENCY AND RESOLUTE.

WE WERE GOING TO BE UNWAVERING IS WHAT WE STAND FOR THIS YEAR AND THEY PROVED IT IN THAT LONG GAME GLUE THOSE FRESH LEGS FOR DOM REALLY CAME IN HANDY, THE GIMME WINNER, HOW EXCITED WERE YOU FOR HER TO HAVE THAT MOMENT.

>> WE CERTAINLY NEEDED THAT, A LONG TIME COMING.

SHE HAD A LONG STRETCH OF NOT PLAYING AT HER OPTIMUM LEVEL, AND ALTHOUGH WE WERE HAVING SUCCESS, SHE WASN'T HAVING INDIVIDUAL SUCCESS.

WE TALKED ABOUT IT.

SHE ASKED THE PERSONAL TRAINER TO HELP HER.

SHE DID ALL THE WORK, RIGHT?

AND COACH A AND I HAD A GOOD CONVERSATION WITH HER NIGHT BEFORE, AND SHE WAS RESOLVED.

AND SHE WENT OUT THERE AND DID WHAT SHE DOES BEST.

>> WHEN THE LIGHTS GOT BRIGHT, SHE WAS READY CHT IT WAS BACK-TO-BACK WINS OVER THE WEST COAST ACC TEAMS.

YOU GUYS BEAT STANFORD, FIRST TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY SYRACUSE HAS TAKEN DOWN STANFORD.

STANFORD IS AN HISTORIC PROGRAM AND YOU BELIEVE THAT SYRACUSE BELONGS ON THAT LIFL.

YOU GOT THE WIN.

WHAT DID THAT MEAN?

>> IN THE MIDDLE OF SEASON, IT DOESN'T MEAN MUCH BECAUSE WE ARE STILL GOING AND WHOEVER PUTS ON A DIFFERENT UNIFORM AND TRY TO MAKE WHAT SYRACUSE BELONGS TO US.

WE WANT TO SHOW HOW WE ARE GOING TO IMPOSE OURSELVES.

WE FELT LIKE WE DID A TREMENDOUS JOB ON THEIR MAIN PLAYERS.

WE TOOK THEM OUT BUT DIDN'T DO THE BEST JOB ON THEIR ROLE PLAYERS AND SO WE GOO.

NO ONE CONSERVES THE RESPECT OF THEY'RE BETTER THAN YOU.

AND WE HAVE BEEN STARTING OFF ON GAMES LIKE DUKE AND MICHIGAN AND , THE TEAMS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THAT MUCH BETTER THAN US.

WITH SO MUCH RESPECT THAT WE FORGET OUR OWN IDENTITY.

WE KEEP PLAYING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, WAIT A MINUTE, WE ARE OKAY.

AND THEN THE TIME RUNS OUT ON US.

SO WE ARE WORKING HARD TO UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, WE RESPECT ALL AND FEAR NONE.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S IMPRESSED ME THE MOST ABOUT YOUR TEAM, YOUR ABILITY TO BOUNCE BACK.

THAT NORTH CAROLINA GAME, A HEART BREAKER.

YOU COME BACK NEXT GAME AGAINST GEORGIA TECH, AND YOU HANDLE BUSINESS FROM START TO FINISH.

HOW HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO KEEP THIS TEAM FIGHTING GAME IN AND GAME OUT AND NOT LETTING WHAT HAPPENED IN THE LAST GAME CARRY OVER?

>> WE JUST STOP LISTENING TO THE OUTSIDE VOICES, YOU KNOW.

WE ARE JUST TRYING TO HEAR OUR OWN HEARTBEAT IF YOU WILL AND OUR OWN ONENESS AND OUR OWN TEAM.

GEORGIA TECH IS A REALLY GOOD TEAM.

IF WE WERE TO FOCUS ON GEORGIA TECH, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN SCARED, TOO.

BUT WE MADE IT ABOUT US AND CONTINUE TO GET THEM TO UNDERSTAND.

IT'S JUST ABOUT US AND OUR JOURNEY.

WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE.

I DON'T CARE WHO WE WOULD HAVE PLAYED, WE WOULD HAVE HAD SUCCESS BECAUSE THE EYES LOCKED ON ME AND I LOCKED BACK ON THEM.

IT WAS AN AMAZING MOMENT.

>> SPEAKING OF EYES LOCKING ON YOU, LAILA PHELIA, A CAREER HIGH SEVEN STEALS IN THE GAME.

OF COURSE YOU EXPECT HER TO PUT THE BALL IN THE BASKET.

WE'VE KNOWN HER TO DO THAT.

BUT WHEN YOU SEE HER SET THE TONE FOR YOUR TEAM DEFENSIVELY AS WELL, HOW MUCH OF AN IMPACT DOES THAT HAVE?

>> SHE IS AN INCREDIBLE DEFENDER AND I'M GOING TO ALLOW HER TO PLAY DEFENSE THE WAY SHE DOES.

IT DOESN'T FIT ALL THE THINGS THAT WE DO, BUT IT'S SO SENSATIONAL WHEN WE GIVE HER PERMISSION TO JUST RELAX AND BE AND WE'LL PLAY OFF OF YOU.

>> AFTER GEORGIA TECH, YOU HAD A BUSINESS TRIP DOWN TO MIAMI.

LEFT THE COLD, GOT A LITTLE SUNSHINE.

STARTED OUT WITH A 9-0 LEAD.

WHAT WAS THE MENTALITY GOING INTO THAT ONE?

>> MIAMI IS ALWAYS TOUGH AT THEIR PLACE.

SINCE LAST COACH, IT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE TO HAVE SUCCESS OUT THERE.

THE WEATHER IS SUNNY.

THE SUN IS OUT.

WE ARE COMING FROM BLIZZARD HERE AT SYRACUSE.

AND I SHARED WITH THEM GUYS, THIS IS A BUSINESS TRANSACTION.

AND THEY UNDERSTOOD THE ASSIGNMENT.

WE WENT OUT THERE AND WE SET THE TONE AIRLINE-- WE SET THE TONE EARLY.

WE LIMPED IN THE FINISH LINE.

THE LAST FOUR MINUTES WAS AN INTERESTING TIME FOR US.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY WE DID ENOUGH IN THE BEGINNING TO HAVE THE SUCCESS TO END IT.

IT'S GREAT THAT YOU ARE MAKING SHOTS BUT TIME SCORES ARE IMPERATIVE.

WE HAVE TO DO A BETTER JOB.

OUR THREE CAPTAINS HAVE TO REALLY SHOW US HOW THAT LOOKS.

WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT FOR A WHOLE GAME YET.

WE WANT MORE.

>> YOU GOT MORE.

I THINK YOU GOT CLOSE TO THE 40-MINUTE PERFORMANCE AT BOSTON COLLEGE.

TEAM YOU HAVE RECENT HISTORY WITH, OF COURSE LAST YEAR ALL PLAYERS GOT INTO THE GAME.

AND I FEEL LIKE, FROM MY VANTAGE POINT, YOU WILL ALWAYS USE YOUR DEPTH.

IS THERE SOMETHING ABOUT GETTING THOSE PLAYERS, THOSE LIVE GAME REPS AND OPPORTUNITIES WHERE THE SCORE MAY BE A LITTLE FURTHER APART THAT ALLOWS YOU TO PREPARE THEM FOR MOMENTS WHEN THE STAGE MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIGGER?

>> PRACTICE.

SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT IN PRACTICE.

I'M STILL THAT OLD SCHOOL COACH, YOUR PRACTICE DETERMINES WHETHER YOU PLAY.

AND SOMETIMES YOU GOT TO PRACTICE WAY HARDER THAN THE PEOPLE STARTING BECAUSE YOU GOT TO SHOW MORE BECAUSE THEY ALREADY GOT THE OPPORTUNITY.

WHATEVER IT TAKES, IT TAKES.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

NEXT TIME AFTER B.C., YOU PLAY LOUISVILLE.

BIG TIME PROGRAM, LOTS OF HISTORY.

RANKED IN THE TOP SIX IN THE COUNTRY.

A SLOW START, OF COURSE, DOWN 22 AFTER THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER.

YOUR TEAM FOUGHT BACK, CUT IT TO FIVE AT ONE POINT.

WHAT DO YOU TAKE AWAY FROM THAT GAME?

WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE TO THE TEAM AFTER A GAME THAT STARTED SO SLOW BUT THEN DID PICK UP?

>> WE RESPECT PEOPLE SO MUCH THAT WE SURRENDERED IN THE FIRST QUARTER AND NO MATTER WHAT, TAKE A TIME OUT IF YOU ARE DOWN BY EIGHT EARLY.

I WAITED UNTIL 10 TO SEE IF THERE WOULD BE A PUSH BACK.

THE PUSH BACK DIDN'T COME AND WE MADE THE TIMEOUT AND COMMUNICATED ABOUT BREATHING AND RELAX.

WE GOT THIS.

THE FIRST TIME I THINK I'VE EVER COACHED A TEAM IN THE FIRST 10 MINUTES WE DIDN'T SCORE A BUCKET.

A FEW FREE THROWS BUT NO BUCKET.

I SAW THE NERVES WERE LEAVING A LITTLE BIT IN THE SECOND QUARTER WHEN WE WERE ABLE TO DOMINATE THE WAY THEY DOMINATED US AND WE GOT IT EVEN.

THE THINGS THAT CONTINUED TO ALLUDE US WHEN WE PLAY TEAMS THAT WE FEEL ARE BETTER THAN US, WE GIVE SO MUCH RESPECT THAT WE POSITION OURSELVES ON OUR HEELS AND, OF COURSE, IT IS EASY TO KNOCK SOMEBODY OUT WHEN YOU ARE BACK ON YOUR HEELS.

WE ARE GOING TO WORK ON THAT AND CONTINUE TO GET BETTER.

>> THIS TEAM'S CHEMISTRY HAS BEEN ON DISPLAY SINCE THE PRESEASON WHEN YOU TOOK THE GROUP TRIP TO NEW YORK CITY.

HOW MUCH OF AN IMPACT DID THAT HAVE IN THE EARLY GOING TO GET THE TEAM OUT OF SYRACUSE TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION ABGET TO KNOW EACH OTHER AND EXPERIENCE LIFE OUTSIDE OF THE GYM?

>> ONE THING IS YOUR WORD IS YOUR BOBBED, YOU KNOW.

WORDS MEAN A LOT.

AND I PROMISED THAT I WOULD GET HER TO NEW YORK CITY.

IT PRESENTEDth FOR US TO GET TO NEW YORK.

WE HAD DONE IT TWO YEARS BEFORE, AND GO SEE AN WNBA GAME, MAKE IT A BUS TRIP.

I COME FROM A BUS LEAGUE.

UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO AND I REALIZED HOW MUCH WE BONDED THROUGH THE BUS TRIPS BUT IT WOULDN'T BE FAIR TO DO BUS TRIPS NOW IF EVERYBODY ELSE IS GETTING TO FLY SO WE DID THE FLIGHTS DURING THE SUMMER-- DURING THE SEASON BUT DURING THE SUMMER WE CAN GET IN THE BUS AND CONNECT AND SIT TWO TO A SEAT AND HAVE SOME FUN.

WE GOT BACK ON THE BUS TO COME BACK HOME.

WE FELT LIKE WE KNEW EACH OTHER FOR YEARS.

IT IS A FUN SITUATION.

WE HAVEN'T RELINQUISHED THAT.

THEY'RE HAVING A LOT OF FUN.

SO JOB WELL DONE.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> MY NAME IS O, I'M FROM... >> YEAH ♪ >> KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING.

NO... >> AHEAD.

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♪ ♪ >> I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU SAID, BUT... [ CHEERING ] >> ROLL CALL, EVERYBODY.

>> YEAH!

>> I'M FROM... >> YEAH.

>> I DON'T LIE.

>> YEAH.

>> I'M FLY... [LAUGHTER] >> ROLL CALL... >> I'M FROM NIGERIA... YEAH!

>> OH MY GOSH.

MY NAME IS DOM.

>> YEAH.

>> I'M FROM NEW YORK... >> YEAH...... >> ROLE CALL... >> I'M FROM ATLANTA... >> YOU BETTER WATCH OUT.

>> YEAH BECAUSE I'M BIM A BIG STEPPA.

[LAUGHTER] THIS IS SO NEW YORK.

SHBOOYA.

ROLE CALL.

>> MY NAME IS KIERA... >> YEAH.

>> WE GOT TO WALK IT OUT.

>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE TALKIN' ABOUT.

>> I TAKE CREDIT FOR GETTING US SAFELY... >> WALKING OUT WITH.

PROBABLY GOING TO PASS COACH JACK AND THEM.

HOW DID YOU GET HERE?

WE TOOK THE SUBWAY.

>> WHERE ARE WE GOING NOW?

I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE ARE GOING.

WE ARE GOING AROUND FOR A LITTLE BIT.

>> LOOKING FOR YOU... >> THAT'S AMAZING.

>> YOU MADE IT!

>> I MIGHT WANT TO GET A SHIRT FROM SOMEWHERE.

I JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE 'CUZ I DON'T GOT INTO FIT FOR THE GAME.

WE ARE GOING TO THE LIBERTY GAME.

I DON'T KNOW IF I MENTIONED THAT.

BUT THAT'S WAS WE ARE DOING IN THE CITY-- THAT'S WAS WE ARE DOING IN THE CITY.

I'M GOING TO CATCH Y'ALL IN A LITTLE BIT.

>> JASMYN COOPER, THANKS FOR JOINING US.

HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY?

>> I'M GOOD.

HOW ARE YOU?

>> FANTASTIC.

YOU WERE THE HIGHEST RATED RECRUIT IN THE COACH JACK ERA SHE COMMITTED TO AS I FRESHMAN.

WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO SYRACUSE?

>> I THINK COACH JACK WAS THE BIGGEST THING.

WE HAD ONE PHONE CALL AND ON THAT PHONE CALL SHE OFFERED ME, BUT IT WASN'T THE OFFER THAT OBVIOUSLY SPARKED THE CONNECTION.

IT WAS KIND OF WHAT SHE WAS TELLING ME.

SHE WAS SAYING A LOT OF THINGS THAT SHE WANTED TO DO AND GROW, NOT ONLY AS ME AS AN ATHLETE BUT ALSO AS A YOUNG WOMAN.

I THINK THAT WAS THE BIGGEST THING.

SHE HAD THIS HOLISTIC APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT AND RECRUITMENT, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WAS UNMATCHED THROUGHOUT THE REST OF MY RECRUITMENT.

>> AND HERE WE ARE, WINDING DOWN YOUR FIRST YEAR.

I BET IT FEELS LIKE TIME HAS FLOWN.

HOW HAVE YOU ENJOYED THIS FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE FOR YOURSELF?

>> IT'S AWESOME.

STARTING FROM THE SUMMER TO PRESEASON, NOW NON-CONFERENCE AND IN CONFERENCE, IT HAS FLOWN BY.

FRESHMAN YEAR, DEVELOPMENTAL YEAR, UNDERSTANDING THE SYSTEM.

GETTING MY FEET UNDER ME.

BUT OVERALL, I HAVE HAD GREAT UPPER CLASSMEN, RETURNERS, EVERYBODY HELPING THROUGH THE PROGRESS A GREAT BLEND OF UPPER CLASSMEN AND UNDERCLASS MEN.

NEW AND RETURNERS.

HOW DO YOU FIT INTO THAT GROUP?

>> I THINK BEING A NEWCOMER AND UNDERCLASSMAN IS SOMETHING TO ADJUST TO WHEN YOU ARE COMING FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND THE CAPTAIN AND THE OLDER PERSON BUT BEING ABLE TO RELY ON THE OLDER ONES AND THEN THE NEWCOMERS, BRINGING THEM TO THE TEAM, HAVE BEEN GREAT ROLE MODELS FOR ME.

>> COACH JACK, AMAZING THE DEPTH SHE HAS BUILT WITH YOUR TEAM.

IT SEEMS LIKE AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT, ANY OF YOU CAN PLAY.

HOW MUCH OF A STAY READY APPROACH DO YOU HAVE IN YOUR GAME?

>> I THINK IT'S 24/7, 110% OF THE TIME.

LIKE YOU SAID, THERE IS SUCH VERSATILITY UP AND DOWN THE ROSTER.

AS A FRESHMAN YOU HAVE TO STAY READY, WATCHING THE GAME FROM THE BENCH, BEING READY WHEN YOUR NAME GETS CALLED IS A BIG THING.

AND DOING THE EXTRA CONDITIONING AND THAT HELPS YOU STAY CONFIDENT IN YOUR PREPARATION TO STAY READY.

>> WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE MOMENTS FROM THE SEASON, EITHER PERSONALLY, INDIVIDUALLY OR COLLECTIVELY?

>> I THINK THE START OF ACC PLAY WAS DEFINITELY AWESOME.

GOING TO SMU AND GETTING THAT FIRST ACC DUB WAS AWESOME EXPERIENCE AS A FRESHMAN AND PROBABLY OUR MERCY HEARST GAME WHERE THE CHILDREN CAME, IT WAYS FUN GAME.

>> SCHOOL DAY.

NOTHING QUITE LIKE IT.

TAKE ME THROUGH THE JASMYN COOPER OFF DAY.

THERE IS NO GAME.

THERE IS NO PRACTICE.

NO CLASS.

WHAT DOES THAT DAY IN YOUR LIFE LOOK LIKE?

>> TYPICAL OFF DAY, WOULD I DEFINITELY SAY SLOPING IN.

PROBABLY GOING TO BREAKFAST AND THEN DOING SOME EXTRA EFFORT WITH COACH MATT, GETTING SOME SHOTS UP.

THEN HONESTLY RELAXING THE REST OF THE DAY.

MAYBE DO SOME RECOVERY AND THEN JUST PREPARING FOR THE NEXT DAY OF PRACTICE OR THE GAME.

>> GOT ANY SHOWS YOU ARE WATCHING RIGHT NOW, ANY MOVIES YOU LIKE?

ANYTHING THAT TAKES YOUR MIND AWAY FROM THE GAME A LITTLE BIT?

>> I HAVE BEEN BIG ON STRANGER THINGS.

>> FINAL SEASON, RIGHT?

>> FINISHED THAT SEASON.

IT WAS AMAZING.

CRAZY, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, PROBABLY SOME CRIME DOCUMENTARIES.

THAT'S A BIG THING I LOVE SO JUST DOING THOSE ON NETFLIX.

>> ONE OF COACH JACK'S GO TO SLOGANS IS CAB, CHARACTER DAPS AND BASKETBALL.

TELL ME ABOUT THE ACADEMICS FOR YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU STUDYING?

>> I'M PLANNING TO STUDY PSYCHOLOGY.

THEY DON'T HAVE CRIMINOLOGY HERE AT SYRACUSE BUT THAT WAS SOMETHING IS THAT I REALLY WANTED TO STUDY.

BUT TAKING THE MORE BROADER MAJOR LIKE PSYCHOLOGY AND NARROWING THAT IN MY LATER YEARS IS SOMETHING I WAS WICKED EXCITED FOR.

>> AND YOU MENTIONED THE TRUE CRIME DOCS YOU LIKE TO WATCH AS WELL.

SO MAYBE A FUTURE AFTER BASKETBALL SOMEWHERE IN THAT WORLD DO YOU THINK?

>> THE DREAM IS TO BE IN THE FBI , BE A CRIMINOLOGIST.

BUT WE'LL SEE WHERE THAT GOES.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

I ALSO LIKE THAT YOU SAID YOU WERE WICKED EXCITED ABOUT IT.

IS WICKED YOUR FAVORITE BOSTON SLANG?

I ALWAYS ENJOY TALKING TO THE NEW ENGLAND ATHLETES ABOUT THEIR FAVORITE BOSTON SLANG.

>> IT'S SO NATURAL.

IT'S SECOND NATURE TO ME JUST SAYING WICKED, HONESTLY.

SO MANY PEOPLE SAY IT, TOO.

BUT IT'S WICKED FUN TO USE THE WORD WICKED.

>> WHAT MOTIVATES YOU?

WHAT INSPIRES YOU TO PUT IN ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO, BOTH ON AND OFF THE COURT?

>> I WOULD SAY SOMETHING THAT MOTIVATES ME IS HONESTLY MY YOUNGER SELF.

YOUNGER SELF HAS SUCH BIG DREAMS AND BIG GOALS AND REFLECTING ON THAT AND REALIZING YOU ARE LIVING THAT REALITY IS SOMETHING THAT I CAN'T LET UP FROM MY YOUNGER SELF AND FOR MYSELF NOW TO KEEP GROWING.

>> WHAT WOULD YOU 15 TOY YOUR YOUNGER SELF.

YOU HAVE A YOUNG COOP LOOKING UP TO THE OLDER COOP.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO HER?

>> YOU MADE IT.

JUST KEEP GRINDING AND WORKING AND MAKING SURE THAT ALL THE WORK WAS NOT DONE FOR NOTHING.

>> WHAT EXCITES YOU THE MOST ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THIS GROUP FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON AND YOUR FUTURE HERE AT SYRACUSE?

>> I THINK I'M EXCITE TOAD GET MY FEET UNDER ME.

WE HAVE GOALS SET AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON.

TRYING TO ACHIEVE THOSE AT THE END AND FOR ME, I WOULD PROBABLY SAY, LIKE COMMITTING TO THAT FOUR-YEAR PLAN, BEING HERE FRESHMAN, SOPHOMORE, JUNIOR, SENIOR YEAR AND JUST KEEP WORKING.

>> COACH, THIS REGULAR SEASON HAS FLOWN BY.

ONLY FOUR ACC GAMES REMAINING.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE FROM YOUR TEAM AS YOU CLOSE DOWN THE STRETCH OF THE REGULAR SEASON?

>> I WANT TO SEE THE FIGHT.

I WANT TO SEE THE FIGHT FOR 40 MINUTES.

YOU GO AND FIGHT FOR 40 MINUTES, YOU EARN ANOTHER GAME.

ANOTHER GAME AND A COUPLE MORE DAYS TOGETHER.

A COUPLE MORE DAYS TOGETHER MEANS OUR SISTERHOOD CONTINUES, TO CONNECT AND STAY ONE.

BECAUSE AFTER THE SEASON, IT ALL CHANGES, RIGHT?

AND SO I WANT THEM TO FIGHT FOR, YOU KNOW, THEIR TOMORROWS.

>> YOUR NEXT HOME GAME, YOU ARE HOSTING CLEMSON, THE ANNUAL PINK DAY, PLAY FOR K, BREAST CANCER AWARENESS.

WHAT MAKES THIS YEAR SO MEANINGFUL FOR YOUR TEAM TO PLAY IN THAT GAME?

>> WELL, YOU KNOW, TIANNA WAS FIGHTING.

SHE HAS DONE THIS ONCE AND WE TALKED WITH HER AND SHE BEAT IT AND SHE DID IT TWICE AND SHE BEAT IT AND WE DID A VIDEO AND WE WERE READY TO SEND IT TO HER BECAUSE SHE WAS GOING THROUGH IT AGAIN.

AND BEFORE THE VIDEO GOT TO HER, SHE PASSED AWAY.

THAT'S OUR SISTER, OUR TEAMMATE.

THAT'S OUR FRIEND, THAT'S AN ORANGE PERSON LOST A BATTLE AND WE WANT HER TO KNOW THAT AS LONG AS WE'RE HERE, WE WILL CELEBRATE HER.

WE ALSO CELEBRATE OTHERS THAT DAME CAME THROUGH THESE DOORS.

MY COLLEGE TEAMMATE, AND OTHER TEAMMATES, SO MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS THAT CAME THROUGH THESE DOORS.

I'M AN ORANGE PERSON AND SO SEE ME RISE.

AND CANCER CAME AND SHOWED ITS UGLY FACE.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, TIANA WAS TAKEN TO OUR GOD AND TO SEE THAT SUE AND DEB ARE STILL HERE, CANCER-FREE AND LIVING A GREAT LIFE, IT SAYS TO US WE ARE WINNING.

>> TIANA'S MEMORY, HER LEGACY HERE IS SO STRONG.

SHE I AM PACKED SO MANY PEOPLE.

SO-- SHE IMPACTED SO MANY PEOPLE.

IT WILL BE GREAT TO SEE THE DOME ON HER THAT DAY.

AND COACH JACK FOR THE REGULAR SEASON FINALE, YOU WILL HOST BOSTON COLLEGE, A TEAM HAVE YOU PLAYED ALREADY HERE.

IT'S SENIOR DAY AND THE 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FINALIST IN 2016.

HOW SPECIAL WILL IT BE TO WELCOME THAT GROUP BACK?

>> I REALLY HOPE THEY ALL SHOW UP.

I REALLY HOPE THEY BELIEVE THAT NO, I WASN'T THEIR COACH WHEN IT HAPPENED, BUT I HOPE THEY FELT THE LOVE THAT WE POURED ON THEM WHEN THEY WERE GOING AFTER, YOU KNOW, CONNECTICUT IN THAT GAME.

BUT ALSO, UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE AN OPENING FOR THEM TO COME BACK HOME.

AND THIS IS HOPEFULLY THEM BELIEVING THE PERMISSION IS GRANTED FOR THEM TO COME BACK ANY TIME AND COMMUNICATE WITH ME ALL THE TIME ABOUT HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO GET MORE OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS.

WE WANT TO TOUCH THE SAME NET THAT THEY TOUCHED.

AND HOW DO WE GET THERE?

PULL BACK INTO US WHEN YOU GET HERE.

PLEASE COME ONE AND ALL.

IT IS GOING TO BE MAGICAL.

>> WOULDN'T IT BE A DREAM IF THIS CURRENT TEAM COULD BE CELEBRATED 10 YEARS FROM NOW FOR ALL THEY ACCOMPLISH THE REST OF THE WAY.

>> ALWAYS.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

WOE WANT TO GET TO THE FINAL FOUR AND DEFINITELY MAKE OUR COMMUNITY PROUD.

BUT MORE IMPORTANT THAN THAT, WE WANT TO MAKE THAT MAYOR PROUD.

IF WE CAN GET EVERYBODY ON THE TEAM LOOKING IN THE MIRROR AND SAY WE LEFT IT ALL OUT THERE, I WILL TELL YOU ONE THING, IF THAT'S THE CASE AND THAT'S THE TRUTH, WE WILL BE A TEAM THAT IS CELEBRATED IN POST SEASON DEEPLY INTO POST SEASON BECAUSE I THINK THAT THE BEST OF EACH OF OUR PLAYERS HAS YET TO COME.

>> COACH JACK, YOU ALWAYS SAY THAT YOU DON'T GIVE THE BANK OF AMERICA HARD HAT.

YOUR PLAYERS EARN IT.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EARNED IT AFTER-- DOMINIQUE DARIUS EARNED IT AFTER THAT TRIPLE TIME OVERTIME THRILLER.

HOW EXCITED ARE YOU THAT SHE EARNED IT AFTER WHAT SHE WENT THROUGH PRIOR TO BEING AT SYRACUSE AND THE BIG SHOT SHE HIT?

>> I LIVE BY THE MIND SET THAT LIFE IS ABOUT MISTAKES AND HOW YOU RESPOND TO MISTAKES IS HOW YOU ARE GOING TO LIVE THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

AND WE HAD A LOT OF MISTAKES IN THAT CAL-BERKELEY GAME.

DOM CREATED A LOT OF MISTAKES.

SHE HAD TO SIT AND HANDLE IT.

BUT SHE HAD TO COME BACK OUT AND GIVE US A CHANCE.

AND SHE CAME BACK OUT AND JUST DID MAGICAL THINGS, LIKE COULDN'T GET THE BALL IN.

THE KIDS REAR END WAS RIGHT THERE TOUCHING OFF THE YOUNG LADY'S BUTT AND MADE THE LAYUP.

NOW WE ARE PERCOLATING A LITTLE BIT.

AND HERE WE GO THIRD OVERTIME AND SHE WENT AND TOOK THE LAST SHOT, I CAN SEE HER LIPS SAYING, WIN THE GAME.

WIN THE GAME.

AND FOR HER TO HAVE THAT SELF MIND SET AND TO REALLY TALK GOOD STUFF TO HERSELF, I TELL YOU, SHE EARNED THE RIGHT TO WEAR THE HARD HAT BECAUSE SHE REALLY WENT THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATION OF WHAT YOUNG WOMEN GO THROUGH, GOOD, BAD, MISTAKES, MAD, HAPPY.

IT'S OUR TIME.

SHOW UP.

GET LUCKY.

AND NOW IT'S YOUR TURN TO EITHER HAVE US WIN IT OR GO INTO YET ANOTHER OVERTIME.

AND LO AND BEHOLD, SHE FOUND A WAY.

[ CHEERING ] >> THIS IS WHO WE ARE!

I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT'S GOING TAKE.

I DON'T KNOW THE RESULTS BUT WHEN DOM HIT THAT SHOT AND WE BEEN GOING THROUGH WAS WE BEEN GOING THROUGH, I DON'T GIVE A... RIGHT THEN IT WAS HER MOMENT TO BECOME.

AND YOU DON'T LET THOSE MOMENTS PASS AND WAIT UNTIL THE GAME IS OVER.

AND THAT'S WHY I WAS SO PERSISTENT ON LOOKING IN HER EYES AND SAYING THIS IS RIGHT NOW.

OUR STORY IS RIGHT NOW.

BANK OF AMERICA HARD HAT.

SPEECH, SPEECH, SPEECH, SPEECH.

>> I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO SAY.

I'M PROUD OF EVERYBODY.

I KNOW LIKE THE LAST FEW GAMES HAVE BEEN AWESOME.

WE HAVE JUST BEEN SHOWING UP AND OUR TEAM IS JUST COMING TOGETHER AND EVERYBODY INDIVIDUALLY DID THEIR ROLE AND I'M JUST PROUD OF EVERYBODY.

TOE I WOULD TAKE IT BUT I THINK EVERYBODY SHOWED UP.

[ CHEERING ] >> EVERY DAY YOU SHAPE THEIR SKILLS, THEIR CONFIDENCE, AND NOW THEIR FINANCIAL FUTURE.

INTRODUCING BANK OF AMERICA ADVANTAGE SAFE BALANCE BANKING FOR FAMILY BANKING, A PARENT OWNED BANK ACCOUNT, A HANDS ON BANKING EXPERIENCE FOR YOUR CHILD.

NO MONTHLY MAINTENANCE FEE UNTIL YOUR CHILD TURNS 25.

THEIR FIRST DEBIT CARD.

MOBILE AND ONLINE BANKING ACCESS.

FLEXIBLE PARENTAL CONTROLS RIGHT FROM WHERE YOU MANAGE YOUR ACCOUNT.

SET SPENDING LIMITS.

MANAGE WHERE THEY MAKE PURCHASES.

VIEW THEIR ACCOUNT ACTIVITY.

WHEN THEY'RE READY, THEY CAN GROW INTO AN ACCOUNT THEY OWN.

THE SAME ACCOUNT AND DEBIT CARD NUMBERS WITH MORE FEATURES.

EACH STEP HELPS THEM ON THE PATH TO FINANCIAL FREEDOM.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE THE POWER TO DO?

BANK OF AMERICA.