Cathy Inglese
Cathy Inglese
Cathy Ingleseis the former head coach of the University of Rhode Island women's basketball team. She was previously the head women's basketball coach at Boston College until she abruptly resigned following a 21-win 2007-08 season featuring second round exits from the ACC Women's Basketball Tournament, losing to the University of Maryland, and from the Women's National Invitation Tournament, losing to St. Johns University. She posted 20 win seasons in seven out of her last eight seasons, and guided her team...
ball foul game inside last played season successful time trying
We were very successful the last time we played of getting the ball inside and trying to get to the foul line. In this game we just didn't get to the foul line. All season when we've been successful we've done that very, very well.
coming confident continued players plug
The players were confident coming into today's game. They continued to plug along.
ball defense defensive game games keeps played players rhythm type wins
The players first said how embarrassed they were with the type of defensive game they played tonight. Our defense keeps us in games and wins us ball games, keeps us close. We just got out of a rhythm from the start.
basketball full minutes played sound
We played a full 40 minutes of sound basketball.
defended watch
We did watch (the tapes) to see how they defended us and what we did that was successful.
covering duplicate good guys job needle practice thread
Our guys in practice can't even duplicate what they do because they're athletic, they're quicker. You see an opening, it's there, and you've got to thread the needle because they do a really good job of covering a lot of ground.
days finish forward fresh instead looking players ready regular season teams
Our players are looking forward to a fresh start. We didn't finish the regular season the way we would have liked, but after 10 days off we're ready to play other teams instead of ourselves.
held points score
I thought that if we held them to 57 points that we would have been able to score a little more.
common players seeing strength stressed
I think it will become more common because players are getting more athletic. I think you're seeing strength and conditioning stressed more. Will it be as common as the men's game? No. But it will be more common.
team
We have to have everyone contribute. That is what is going to make our team successful, that everyone comes to play and play their role.
exact last open practice shots three worked
We got the exact shots we wanted. That last shot by Brooke was the last play we worked on in practice today. We had three open threes at the end.
eager possession settle staff tonight
We were so eager to get out there and play tonight I said to the staff during one of the timeouts that we just need to settle them down and let them know that they have to use every possession they can and not give it away.
few lets tweak
I said, 'Lets be patient, lets tweak a few things,' and I think we did and that's why we've been successful.
beat early familiar game looking lose team
We are familiar with them, but it is a whole new season. When you lose to a team early on you want to get that game back. But I am not looking at it as revenge. We're just looking to beat them and advance.