Quotes about defense
defense except game kept last second start
Well, it's not the way you want to start out at home. I thought our defense kept us in the game in the first half, and I thought in the second half, (the defense was) very, very good, except for the last run. Mike Tice
defense matter needed played
We played the defense we needed to play. It was just a matter of getting the stops. Michael Murphy
defense girls glad played tenacious understand wins
We played tenacious man-to-man defense. I was glad to see that these girls understand that defense wins championships.
defense definitely good great hang hat job knew last oral played ready roberts
We played some great defense like we knew we could. It was something we definitely wanted to hang our hat on from last year. Oral Roberts had some great players. I think we did a good job on them tonight. That's just going to get us ready for the Big Ten.
defense fifth great played recorded solid starting step
We played solid up and down the field. Our defense recorded their fifth shutout of the season. Stewart is starting to step it up, which is great to see.
defense hit nice played second solid streak
We played solid defense and we hit a nice (scoring) streak in the second half.
defense early foul mostly played soft
We played soft (defense) early on and that was mostly my fault. I didn't want to get Cassie (Cooper) and Rachael (Mack) in foul trouble.
defense half kids lead played second stuck team
We played so disciplined tonight. We were the kind of team we need to be. We had that big lead in the second half and our kids just stuck with the plan. When we had that lead, we made them play defense and chase.
defense leading plan played ready shut sluggish stepped
We played sluggish in the game. Our defense never stepped up, and we let their leading scorer have her way. Our plan was to shut her down, but we just didn't come out ready to play.
defense finishing played
We played rotten. We played like we were finishing a marathon. I think (Clear Creek) could have set down on defense and we still wouldn't have scored.
defense half kids looked man open passed played second stepped track
We played really well in the first half, up 12 at halftime. The kids passed well and looked for the open man -- they showed a lot of patience. In the second half (Scappoose) stepped up on defense and offensively we got off track of what we wanted to do.
defense game looked offense pick played starting
We played really well. I can't complain, of course. We're starting to pick up our game a lot. Our offense and defense looked nice.
defense games hard hit obviously played playing proud tonight within
We played really well defensively obviously tonight, but what I'm most proud of is that our defense was aggressive, but under control. The first two games we got hit pretty hard with penalties. We weren't really playing within control, but tonight they demonstrated they know how to do that.
defense hard nights played tonight
We played really hard tonight and I thought our defense was phenomenal. On most nights it would have been enough to win. Doc Rivers
defense good great held played scoring team
We played really good defense. We held them to 45 points, and they've been scoring in the 70s and 80s. It was a great team defense performance.
defense played quite
We played quite well and could have scored more but their goalie was outstanding. We had a shutout so our defense was strong.
defense job morrow nice played primary reason taking threats
We played pretty hard, but their defense was the reason we didn't get into a flow. They really did a nice job of taking away our two primary threats in Morrow and Dickey. Paul Hewitt
defense few great lauren played plays
Well, they had very few opportunities to score. Lauren Tarver played great defense and she plays with all heart.
defense dominated game kept played running side tough
We got the running game going and our defense dominated them on the other side of the ball...We just kept working hard. We played some tough defense. Jake Plummer
defense easy gave happen ourselves quarter second
We gave up some easy baskets early. We didn't want that to happen again, so we made some adjustments in the second quarter and were able to use our defense to get ourselves some easy baskets.
defense gave held second settled
We gave up a lot in the first half. Our defense settled in during the second half, and we really held our own.
defense playing
We can be great. We just have to keep playing defense like we do and working hard.
defense role states united white
We are not the CIA, we are not the FBI, we are not the White House, we are not the Defense Department. We are the United States Congress; we have our role. And we can't give up that role during a national-security crisis. Barbara Lee
defense help pick playing work
We had to pick it up and try to help out our defense. They've been playing well all year. We had to go out there and work harder.
defense flat johnson kids lights offense shoot stop
We had to make adjustments on offense and defense at halftime. Those kids from Johnson are good. They can flat shoot the lights out. We had to go to a kind of half-man, half-zone 'D' to try and stop them.
defense half second
We had to make adjustments at halftime. Our defense in the second half was the big difference.
defense easy played slow start
We got off to a really slow start offensively. But I thought our defense made up for that and played really well and didn't give them any easy shots.
defense fought needs offense pulled team together
We fought together as a team. We pulled out a win. It was tough. It's a team sport. When your offense needs help, your defense has to have their back. And we did that today. Roy H. Williams
defense field offense people played plays point position problem quick tackling time win worn
We made enough plays to win on offense and played enough defense to be worn out and in a position to lose. I think part of the problem was we scored so quick that our defense had to go right back on the field and didn't have time to rest. We weren't tackling very well. We couldn't get people to the point of attack.
defense guys tough variety versatile
We have a very versatile defense and we have a lot of guys who can do a variety of things. It's tough for offenses, but that's our job.
defense good played tonight
We have a very good defense and tonight we played very strong.
defense games numbers putting rely win winning
We haven't been putting up big numbers offensively and have to rely on defense to win games. We can get it done with our defense, and that is why we are winning games right now.
defense great rock shooting solid team
We haven't been a great shooting team all season. Our shooting has been streaky. Our defense has to be rock solid for 32 minutes. That's been our formula.