Andy Blackston
Andy Blackston
excited forced humbling last looking nashville outside tough watch work
I am excited because it's tough when you are on the outside looking in. Going down to Nashville to watch (the semifinals last year) was a tough thing, but it was humbling and forced me to work harder.
against award finished higher knew matter nice opinion players selected since teams
I knew that (Haynes) was going up against some players with some nice stats and their teams finished higher than ours. It's just a matter of opinion after that. I really wanted her to get that award since our team didn't get to Nashville, but to be selected to the first team is an honor.
bad definitely excellent offensive record records team
They are an excellent offensive team. ... I definitely think they are not a bad team at all. I know their record kind of indicates that, but we don't go by records around here.
absolutely beat
(The Bulldogs) just absolutely don't beat themselves. To beat them you have to outplay them.
chemistry everybody feeling great open ready selfless team
Right now it's a great feeling because our team chemistry is great. It is a selfless team and everybody is open and ready to learn.
cares games great helped natural team win
She is a great person and a natural leader. She cares about this team and helped us win a lot of games this year.
credit deserved eclipse game goes kept momentum percent second shot shots tough type win
The credit goes to Morehead; they made tough shots, and when the momentum swung, they just kept making the tough shots. They shot 66 percent in the second half, and that will eclipse a lead. The type of shots they made, they deserved to win the game tonight.
alex hands player precise
They have a big-time player in Alex Munday. She is precise and efficient. We are going to have our hands full.
kids locker means personally room telling true
This means the world to me professionally and personally because these kids have just done an outstanding job. I was telling them in the locker room after this that they are a true team. ... There is no drama. There are no feuds.
good record shows surprising track
It was really surprising that she did it. But I think she said it out of frustration and I think her track record shows that she's a really good kid.
bit kids team turn
We started squeezing them a little bit (with the zone), and we were able to turn the tide, and our kids just made plays. That's the team that we can be consistently, that second-half team.
bacon combining control opens
When you have Bacon and Hale combining for 16 and 13 (points), that opens it up. ... I think the thing that was so encouraging was when we had to have the play to control the game, we made the play.
beat build confidence good mental plays took win
Our kids, all of them, made the plays that it took to win, and this is a big mental win for us. Now they know they can beat a good team. We need to take a lot of confidence from this. We need to build on this.
factor huge player success versatile
I think she is all around the most versatile player in the league. She was a huge factor in this team's success this year.