I think we got back on track. We played a smart game and we hustled. We stood our ground on defense and made them shoot over us, which is much better than what we were doing, which was over-pursuing, committing silly fouls and giving up easy baskets. |
They are both good passers and drivers, so they just feed off each other. Then the other girls feed off the action that they get from that. |
They were hot. We came out kinda flat. We just ran into a good team when we weren't playing as strong as we had been. |
Those two played like they're capable of playing. They gave us a big lift. |
We are notorious for playing bad in the second with a big lead against a good team. But we didn't lose our composure. No one predicted we'd win by 15. We expected it to be a close game. |
We just quit playing over a spell in the second half. I told the girls, 'Don't ever do that to me again.' But it's a good teaching tool. There are a lot of positives that we can get out of this. |
We're not happy with a share of the title. We wanted to win the title outright. We'll take this as a lesson and still try to win a (Division II) championship. |
When you look at her longevity and what she gave to the program, I think that is really rare. She is the rare exception in the coaching world and I was very fortunate to be a part of that as a player and a colleague. |
Whitney can be nails from along the baseline. That shot looked good as soon as it left her hands. |