Carmen Dolfo
Carmen Dolfo
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.
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.
convinced developed inside percent step
We were 100 percent convinced she could step in. She has really developed her range. She's not that big, but she's strong, and she can play inside and out.
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.
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.
beat focused ready row seven three
They beat us seven times in a row and three times at home. If we're not focused for this one we won't be ready for any game.
bite focused host shot stay talked
We talked about it. But not so much in the way that, yes, we have a shot to host now, but more about how we need to stay focused because things can bite you quick.
against anyone best focused fought fun half learned oregon overlook western won
We were down at the half against Western Oregon and we fought back and won that game. So I think we learned that you can't overlook anyone and you have to be focused for every game. Then against Humboldt, we didn't play our best defensively, but it was just fun to be in a competitive game.
defense huge strength
We want to go out and play our style. Defense is going to be the huge thing. Our strength is our speed, we're just going to have to use it.
decision integral miss support wish
Sara has been such an integral part of this program. We're going to miss her terribly. But we also support her in this decision and wish her only the best.
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.
bit flow half hung played random second settled tough
The second half we settled in more and just played a little bit more focused. This was just kind of a random game. It was a tough flow to get into, but we hung in there with our defense.
bit defense job
Our defense was a lot better. I feel like we were a little bit more pro-active on defense and did a better job communicating what was going on.