Connie Allen
Connie Allen
half happy second
I was happy the first half. The second half was a letdown that I usually don't see with this team, so that has me concerned.
against gave girls good halftime lose lost points proud second
My girls never gave up. We were down by 16 at halftime and we lose by 18. We lost the second half by two points against a very good team. I'm very proud of how they played.
ball beating deserved four halftime rebound win
They were beating us to the ball on the floor. We had one rebound in the first quarter, four by halftime and 12 turnovers (by halftime). You can't win ballgames like that. They deserved to win.
came half offensive second third
They weren't on in the first half and they were in the second half. I think a lot of it came down to rebounding. We let them get too many offensive rebounds. They weren't making a lot of their first shots. It was their second and third shots.
defense half knew needed second
They were down and they knew they had to play better defense. We didn't play defense in the first half, and we knew we needed to in the second half to make it a ballgame. If we would have done that in the first half, we would have been fine.
cold foul girls happened loss needed offensive scores second shut
It was the same thing (as in a 66-55 loss to Utica on Jan. 13). They started out on fire, and I don't know if we shut them down or if they got cold in the second half. The same thing happened this time, but we just didn't get the offensive scores we needed and we had some girls in foul trouble.
control finds guard keeps kindness knowing knows point seniors smart sophomore step ways
Rachel is the kind of person that is going to take the smart shot. She knows that we need her to step up and score. If she doesn't score, she finds other ways to be a leader. She keeps some of those underclassmen in control and knowing what to do out there. You have two freshmen, a sophomore and two seniors out there. That's a lot for a point guard to have to control.
falling fourth open quarter shots third
We had shots falling in the third quarter, and the fourth quarter we didn't have those. We had some open looks. They just didn't fall.
bad girls good lately obviously played relax time
There's good and bad in it, and I'm obviously going to look at the good. I think it will give our girls some time to relax and some time to go through the things we put in lately and get them refocused. I think it will be good for us. They all played so hard.
bust girls stepped
We have a lot of girls who go out there and just bust their butts. It showed (against Centerburg) when some of our girls stepped up. They didn't want to lose.
backed call foul good proud ready second stay taking
I was very proud of her in the second half. You could see her getting ready to go for the basketball, and it would have been an over-the-back call and she backed off. That's a good thing, to see them taking what you tell them and going out and doing it, especially going into the tournament. We're going to need her to stay out of foul trouble.
box care charge face great heath impressed job maggie morgan played rattle second sparks took tremendous work
I was very impressed with our second half. We played a 2-3 zone, but we didn't box out well so we have to work on that. But I was very pleased. We took care of the basketball. Morgan Reeves played a tremendous game. She sparks our defense. She did a great job doing that. She took a charge from (Heath's) Maggie Combs and was in her face the whole game. She was able to rattle Heath a little bit.
ball care defense easier eight impressed limited possession
I was very impressed with our defense the first half. We didn't take care of the ball as much as I would like us to. We had eight turnovers in the first quarter, but we limited it to 11 in the first half. When you have possession of the ball it makes it a lot easier to score.
beginning days girls practice ready starting taking three tournament weeks year
We're taking three days off. We're having a little sleepover, some relaxation. I told them we're starting a whole new season. It's just like the beginning of the year where we have two weeks of practice and then get ready for the game. I'm ready for the tournament and I think the girls are, too.