I don't know that many people gave us a chance to do all that. I'm definitely very proud of the girls. |
I think experience-wise I'll be able to tell them some things, what it's all about and what the atmosphere's like. Getting to state was a big goal for these kids though, they've talked about that '99 team, and they wanted to get back there. Hopefully we'll make some noise in Des Moines. |
I think the biggest thing is being able to relax and get over those first few minute jitters. I think the kids are excited about getting there, but at the same time we're going down there to try to represent southwest Iowa well. |
I thought they knocked down some big shots. I thought they played good defense in the second half. Obviously, we played with everything we've got. The size of the people is no indication of the size of their hearts. |
I thought we came out and got off to a great start. Defensively, we need to do a better job identifying shooters on the perimeter. |
I would really like to express my appreciation to the community for getting behind these kids throughout the year and showing your support. |
Jodi maybe doesn't score a ton of points for us every night, but she does a lot of other things that make us go and make us better. Se gets a lot of rebounds, steals and assists and spreads the defense. |
Our kids played extremely hard, we just did not shoot the ball very well. We have to step back and look at the things we accomplished. We had a great season and the kids have a lot to be proud of. |
People had them picked to win it all. You can't measure the attitude and heart of the kids. |
She didn't have as good of a game as she would have like against Bedford (in the regional semifinal). And that's one of the things we talked about, because we knew we'd need a big game from her. |
She's been huge for us as far as helping carry the team. She's definitely our go-to player. She does so many things for us and opens things up for other people. She understands and is willing to take the pressure off of her teammates. |
That's huge for us. We had planned to play the whole season without her. |
That's what we try to do. We definitely wanted to get after it and play tough defense, and tonight I think we got out and got going a little better than we have lately. |
They've been our big two all year. They're great (players) and obviously that showed that today. |
This was a great team effort on the kids' part. We had several different kids step up and do some nice things throughout the game. |