I knew when we played them last week that they didn't have a good night. I told our kids to make sure we weren't overconfident tonight. |
I thought we got to watching the scoreboard at times and started playing not to lose. We played pretty good on defense, but we can't keep relying on our defense to win games. We've got to have people on offense wanting the ball and wanting to score. |
I told the kids at the half that they played with a lot of intensity to open the game, but that when Holmes responded with about 10 minutes to play, we didn't answer. In the second half, our intensity rose. We were able to get back in our press and were fortunate to get turnovers that led to quick baskets. And I think that took the intensity out of them. |
In the first half, we didn't do a good job attacking the basket. I thought in the second half we did a much better job on offense and we shot the ball really well. |
It's hard to beat a good team three or four times in a year and Northwest has a good basketball team. Fortunately for us, we've seemed to play well against them. |
Once you get to this point there aren't any easy games left. Every time you step on the court you've got to be focused and play with intensity. |
She's a leader for us now. She's always upbeat, and it carries over to the rest of the team. Jamie is strong in her Christian beliefs, and I really respect her as a player and a person. |
We count on her to do a lot of things for us. She's expected to defend well, rebound on both ends and give us help inside of offense. |