Being 22-0 looks really good, but it didn't get us to where we wanted to be last year. The big thing was playing tougher games this year to be prepared. We might lose one here and there, but it's going to teach us things. |
Defensively, we were pretty solid over all four quarters. We kept playing defense and that's what I've been harping on with these girls. You keep playing defense, the offense is going to come eventually. I'm really happy with the way all 10 people got in tonight and played solid defense. |
Every time I looked I up I felt like we were down three or down four. We'd get it almost tied and they'd hit a three-point play or something. |
Every time they got it within six or eight points, somebody would step up. They really made us work hard, but our defensive effort eventually got us the win. |
For a lot of the game, we were clawing our way back in. We never gave up. We believed we could win right down to the very end. |
For me to have that opportunity to coach a young lady that talented, that doesn't happen very often. When you have a kid that's going to play in the Big Ten next year, with that comes high expectations for the team. She brought high intensity to a group that was already pretty intense, and lifted our play to where we were one of the better teams in state over last two years. |
Give SPASH credit, they executed well tonight. I felt like we had the kind of looks at the basket that we were looking for down the stretch, but we didn't hit them. |
I give the kids a lot of credit because when we went to overtime, we had some long faces in the huddle. For them to come out, buck up, and get the job done, that was just huge. |
I thought every time that they really came hard and got it within six or eight, someone stepped up. |
I was pretty happy with a good solid effort for four quarters. There are things we have to keep working on and keep improving. We could do better on the defensive end but overall I'm happy with their performance. |
I'm proud of my kids for fighting back to win. We're gonna take it and get after it on Thursday. |
It was a great non-conference win for us. We found a way to win on the defensive end even when things were not going out way. |
It's a luxury to have that type of player. |
Jamie's play makes everyone around her better. This is an experienced group, and they have a lot of talent, but when she starts to play with girls that have just as much ability as she does, she's going to really rise because of it. |
She was great. She has the ability to dribble like she does and either take the ball to the basket, or when someone is in her way, still find the open person under the basket. |