Oakland is a tough team to face in the first round of a tournament. We improved from the last time we played them, but we made some silly mistakes that added up quickly; it was a learning experience. |
The beginning of the second quarter, we got into foul trouble and went away from our offense. This was a tough loss for our team, one that definitely could have been avoided. |
The score doesn't accurately reflect the effort our girls gave. They played a good game, there were just some things that didn't go our way. |
We came back with a good effort in the third, but there was no catching up. |
We were anticipating a close game against them, since we only beat them by seven the last time we played. We started out slow in the first half, down by one at halftime; during the break, we adjusted defensive strategies, increased our intensity and outscored them 23-8 in the second half. |