[Barker and Underwood] really put the team on their shoulders, made some big plays and really carried us offensively as well as defensively in the second half when we really needed to clamp down on their offense. |
Abby's obviously getting double-teamed and they're really banging her around. The more Katie can do that, the more it's going to open things up for Abby. |
Bracey was a point guard in high school and that makes her a match up nightmare. Abby Schrader has given us everything that she can give, and she's been terrific in accepting a more of a go-to player's role. |
For two years, she was a spot-up shooter, and now we have to run her off screens to get her open, she has to handle the ball and she is our top perimeter defender. She has elevated her game and been a really good leader for us. |
Going into playing the top three teams, we need to really make sure we put our best foot forward and take advantage of the strengths we have as a team. We are going to face a lot more athleticism in Hartford and then again in the rivalry with Boston University. |
Having Katie somewhat back adds another dimension that we missed. We just need her versatility on the court, her defensive presence. |
I said to them during a timeout in the second half, the way they fought, the way they competed, that's what we need to do. |
I think [failing] to keep them off the offensive boards hurt us, because they have so many weapons that can get the job done. |
I thought in the first half we were very tentative. We missed open shots, we missed free throws and it was just playing to the pace that they wanted as opposed to dictating what we wanted. |
I've been extremely pleased with our bench lately and we just need to keep it going in the right direction. |
It's a situation where Hartford obviously is the top team in our conference and they came out with a defensive intensity. They shut down our key players. Whenever someone broke free, one of their players was there. They were fully prepared for what we were running. |
Katie on a stress fracture gives us 14 minutes and basically had to take herself out of the game. Ashley hasn't practiced but came back and gave us everything she had. But we're just really limited. |
Maine's been at the top of the league so long and now it's a situation where we're in a rebuilding year - if you would call it that - but we are down, and I think teams are taking that opportunity and really coming after us hard. |
Our focus honestly was just getting by Albany - and knowing that this was a big hump for us to get over, getting the first win under our belts. We'll see if we can put together some type of game plan [for Hartford]. |
They did a very good job on her in the first half. We did a better job of moving the ball and isolating her on the block in the second half. By the same token [the 3-pointers] kind of opened up the inside for her to be able to go to work. |