Texas reveals why coach's 'soft' criticism sparked Women's Final Four run

PHOENIX ― In February, Texas coach Vic Schaefer questioned the "heart" of his players after a blowout loss to Vanderbilt. "We had no heart tonight. We had no toughness.

No competitive spirit. We're soft," Schaefer said at the time. "We were whining.

Complaining, but no toughness. " The Longhorns ' coach's words cut deep for his players, and forward Madison Booker knows it won't happen anymore. "Your immediate reaction is 'Like, dang.

' You never want your coach to call you 'soft' ever again," Booker said. "We turned it around. We got together as a team.