I'm really proud of their effort. To take the Division 1 fifth-ranked team to overtime without your starting point guard, I'm pleased with that. |
I'm tired. I feel like I played out there tonight. |
It means that I had some great players. They play the games. |
It speaks volumes of the kids. They're the ones who play the games, and I'm forever indebted to this group. |
It takes hard work. It takes a little luck. It takes a break here and there to get to the state tournament. There were some undefeated teams like Elkhorn that didn't make it. It's not as easy as people think. |
It was a good ball game. You want to head into the tournament playing good basketball. I thought we played well tonight. |
It was like Monroe North here. I thank our fans, the kids responded to (the cheering). |
It'll be a dogfight with them. |
It's a chance to get a little accustomed to the surroundings, but it will be different with several thousand people in here on Friday afternoon. Part of it, though, is getting a little bit of the excitement of being here out of the way, from when we walk in here for the first time. |
It's going to be tough to see her go. She has been a consistent player for us for four years. She made a great impact not only on our basketball program but on our community, too. |
It's going to be tough to see her leave. |
It's pretty impressive, isn't it?. To hold them to 33 is outstanding. |
My hat's off to New London. They played a great game and battled hard. They really battled Ellie (Radke) hard in the post. It was one of those games where we knew it was going to be a battle. |
She's a talented young lady and will be impossible to replace. |
That just tells you how difficult it is to get here. |