Celeste has the eye of a tiger. She plays with tenacity. She's a real competitor and a hard worker. |
I don't know if we've done what we hoped this year, but I know that our players have played extremely hard all year. They never left anything on the court, and I know they won't in this game. |
I haven't been contacted, and I don't expect to be. I really don't. They're not hiring me. |
I think it was a really demoralizing week and humbling week for us considering that we're used to being in the (NCAA) tournament. The kids absolutely gave 110 percent all year. I feel that at times, I might not have worked hard enough to put them in a position to succeed at the level we're used to. |
I've been around a while, obviously. I guess that's quite a few. |
It's pretty exciting to get the chance to finish the season on a winning note. And we have a chance, so that's a plus. We didn't play our best against Illinois-Chicago (in the Horizon League tournament), and this gives us a chance to redeem ourselves. |
Our job is to beat Youngstown. |
She gets to the ball quickly and has great hands. That's what caught my eye initially. I was impressed. Anybody who watches her understands she knows how to play and is pretty mobile. We liked what she did in the post from a scoring standpoint. |
She's a bugger. She means business when she steps on the floor. If she makes a mistake, she knows it, I just remind her a bit when she does. I think her strong point is defensively she can get the rebounds and she shoots well. |
That drives me up a wall. We made some errors with the lead when we had the opportunity to put even more points on the board. But, luckily, our defense came through and held them off. |
That's probably the worst we've taken care of the ball in a couple of years. I was pretty disappointed in that. It's a good thing we turned them over equally. |
They all need to be in the 10- to 13-point category. |
They had to play well to beat us. That was the position we wanted to put them in, and they played well and made the shots they had to make. |
They played a zone early, and we had good looks. |
They were organized. They obviously practice hard, so it was good to give them opportunities. The more we put them in there, the more we give them a chance to know what we're trying to accomplish. |