Alex did a nice job of setting with the way we were passing. |
All season when we got down, we always fought back. But I also felt we needed to win that second game to have the mental edge in the third game. |
Brandi did an excellent job. She was all over the floor. She just had a real strong night. And Maire Ready did a good job, too. |
Brandi was all over the floor. Haley, Brandi and Maire Ready did a great job defensively. |
For my kids to come back after losing that first match took a lot of gumption. They could have easily died. I'm very proud. They needed to know they could do that. |
I asked around yesterday, but I don't know anything about them. I know they have a pretty good record. I don't think we can take anybody lightly right now. |
I asked Brandi's mom if there were some things we had to watch out for. Brandi is very good about looking out for herself. There was one time at camp that her mom brought in some emergency insulin. |
I don't pay any attention to that (rankings). I like being ignored and staying under the radar. |
I'm very proud of them. They haven't given up all year. We just needed that second game. That was a big factor. I don't know if we thought we've got this under control and lost focus, but they just kept coming at us. They just had a better day than us. |
She's a team player. She goes for everything and puts it all out on the floor. I hate to take her off the court, but we have some strong defenders and we have to play to our strengths. |
She's only going to get better. I don't like taking her off the court. |
She's sees the court well and moves the ball around. She's a great floor leader. |
The first two games were the best we've passed all year. Everything was right to the setter. In the third game, all of a sudden we lost our focus. Airport did a good job coming back. They were digging up everything and then they started tipping on us. It seemed like they hit the same spot seven times in a row. |
This was a key match for us because the kids need to realize that this is a team, that they can still play and that we have more than one or two key players who can control the game. |
We had an up and down day. For our first day of competition and against the competition we had, I was pretty pleased. This is a good tournament for us because we can see how many more areas we need to work on. |