Jackie did an awesome job. She was playing really well. She came and picked up every ball that came through. She was the key to our victory. |
Karen has been our go-to person on the junior varsity team. We're going to incorporate more people into the scheme. We're going to start playing 18 people instead of just 13 or 14. |
Most fields are so narrow. It makes it difficult to string five players across the midfield. Our field and Bentonville's are the only ones that are 65 yards across. |
Our forward has to track [the defender] the entire way. Good teams will bring their defenders up that far to create advantages. By not tracking, there was an imbalance in our defensive third. |
Panic kind of set in, and we just started kicking the ball. The kids were nervous, because they had a lot to lose. |
She had a nose bleed that she couldn't stop, and she was out for 30 minutes. That shifted the momentum. |
She really started assuming a leadership role the last couple of years. She's got tremendous work ethic and she's very technically sound. She's got strength and speed — almost anything you would want out of a quality midfielder. Signing with a Division I school says a lot about her ability. |
She tested it and played well. She had to ice it after the game, because it's still tender. |
She wanted to test [the ankle] out. She played well, especially in the second half. |
She's fought through some injuries and made some big contributions to the team. She's playing with a lot of heart and passion this year and her skill level has improved tremendously. |
There's a lot to be said for home field. Unfortunately, it's a luxury we don't have. It's a long road trip, but we'll be leaving early. We'll stay down there the entire time, so I don't think it will be an inconvenience. |
They're probably one of the top three teams in the state. We have to go back to the hotel and get ready to go again. |
Up front we have a few freshman that will challenge the existing the corps. Our approach is to leave everything open until after our preseason tournament. |
We had really good possession at midfield, but we could not get that penetrating pass to get behind (Rogers). I think they deserved to win. I felt they were really prepared and wanted the game more than we did. |
We realized we need to give her more space. But we haven't done a good job of getting her enough quality balls on the outside. |