Carmen Dolfo
Carmen Dolfo
bench great players step
Were going to need our bench more than ever now, and we have some great players that can step up. We're not going to be as big, but we just need to keep fighting.
against convincing hopefully host win
We still have to go down there and win. Then we'll see what happens. If we can do that, hopefully our win against SPU was convincing enough to let us host the tournament.
ball foul good half hole second took trouble
Tina's just been plagued by foul trouble lately. She took the ball to the hole in the second half and that was good to see, but it's been frustrating for her.
bench great inside learning matter needed respond step teams took
We did what we needed to do. It was great to see some of our bench step up. They took the inside away and it's really just a matter of learning how to respond to what teams take away.
flow great played second together
We played a great first half. We played together and played great defense, but defensively we just couldn't get back into a flow in the second half.
anyone beating expect lost opened overlook regional regular three twice west
We opened the West Regional with NNU three years ago and lost after beating them twice during the regular season. You can't overlook anyone and you can't expect anything.
ability bit coaches defense flow lacking nice offense perfection second win work
We were lacking an ability to get in the flow on offense a little bit and on defense we were better in the second half. I think coaches look for perfection and it was nice to win by such a margin, but I still think we have a lot to work on.
against game girls great half hitting inside job leaving open second stepped taking zone
They play a lot of zone against us and they were taking away our inside game and leaving things open for our shooters. Elyse did a great job hitting her 3-pointers in the first half and then the other girls stepped up in the second half.
game good team tough
This is going to be a rematch of a game they probably feel they should have won. They're a good team and it's going to be a tough game.
against certainly game good plan push stop transition
Our game plan is always to push on offense, and we certainly will against SPU as much as we can, but they have some good speed. We're going to have to stop their transition too.
adjust
They just play a really slow-paced game. That's something that we'll have to adjust to.
focus good hot playing point true
The thing is, Elyse is a good shooter. She's just been playing the point for us so she's had a lot of other things to focus on. It's not like she just got hot or something. She really a true two-guard.
focused hosting rest stay
Hosting is something we set as one of our goals. Now we just need to stay focused on what we need to do the rest of the way.
anybody bench coming sure
I'm sure she's not used to coming off the bench and for anybody that's an adjustment. The expectations are different and it can be a process, but she's been doing well.