Ally did a nice job putting points on the board for us early, and really kept her poise out on the floor tonight. She balanced the floor, got us in a good flow, and overall was very steady in her game. |
For the state tournaments, some of them were in here Tuesday wanting their tickets and we didn't start selling until Wednesday. |
Give them credit. They made the adjustments. We tried some different things (on offense); we just came out in the second half and weren't as aggressive. |
Having somebody new come in, you wonder how are they going to gel and mix in with the rest of the team and how are they going to be accepted. It was a great fit from the very beginning. You anticipate what are going to be some problems and concerns but those were taken care of right away. |
I can't say enough about those three girls. They've accepted different roles and that's got to be tough in your senior season. They're helping us in other areas and exemplify what team players are. |
I don't think we were communicating in the first half. (Norwalk) did a nice job running their offense, and we didn't do a good job identifying what they were trying to do. |
I haven't, and I don't think too many people have. We were comfortable at halftime with how things were going. Obviously, coming out of the locker room for the second half, Norwalk was a different team, and we were a different team. |
Our kids were loose (in the first half); the shots just didn't fall. The second half, we ran our offense, and our kids got their feet squared up. We got the ball inside, then we hit some threes to open up the lead. |
She's got a very bright future. She's a very talented young lady who understands the game of basketball and the team concept. She understands her strengths and the strengths of the people around her. You want somebody like her out on the floor playing for you. |
The Class 3A field is very good this year. There are eight teams in that bracket right now that think they can win it all. The four first-round games are all going to be good games. |
The first half was picturesque. We couldn't have drawn it up any better. We were getting the ball inside and getting good looks. The girls were on the same page and just did an excellent job with what we wanted to do. |
There wasn't any gambling about it because the game was on the line, and they weren't going to do us any good sitting on the bench. |
They're loyal supporters. They're in the stands before we get there. |
This was a good win for us. We did some nice things, and Carroll made us make some adjustments and that was one thing we needed to see as a team; could we adjust when teams do some things to us. |
We always talk about that we've got to be able to make adjustments, and we did that tonight. In the second half, we kind of clicked on all cylinders and executed, and that's a credit to the kids. We got into a flow on offense, and our defense kicked in. |