Her character and maturity have been a big part of her success. She believes in herself and is confident in herself. She has a little bit of a swagger to her. Great players have that. It shows on the floor. |
Her number one attribute is her competitiveness. She refuses to let her team lose. She refuses to be stopped. |
I wasn't very happy with our defensive effort in the first half. We looked a little bit sluggish ? I think there was a little bit of a hangover from the Boardman game but we battled through it. |
It never gets old. The chance to see your kids cut down nets is very special. |
It was a sloppy first quarter, but in the second quarter we cleaned it up a little bit and straighten things. |
It's a tremendous feeling. I can't imagine a kid more deserving. She's as good a player as I've seen and she carries herself as well off the court as she does on. |
It's an honor. I think it's something for the program to where we're recognized as one of the better programs in the state. Really, though, it's a credit to the kids. |
Once they took the lead, they were rolling. All the credit in the world goes to Jonathan Alder. They were well-coached and came prepared to play us. |
Playing in that venue for the first time, you're only human if you're a little bit in awe. It's a tremendous venue and the kids are excited just to be there. |
She can do so much on the floor. She can beat you in so many different ways. She's just an incredible person to watch. |
She has enviable physical gifts and worked her skills to a level I haven't seen. There's not a physical tool she lacks. |
She walked into our gym as a thin, kind of spindly girl, but worked in the weight room and became a dynamic player. |
She?s been sick as a dog. |
She's able to do more than we're asking her to do. We're trying to be cautious. Tonight, we opened a big lead and we didn't want to risk anything. |
She's feeling much better. We had practice [Friday] morning and she was laughing and joking and being her normal self. I don't think her health will be an issue [today]. |