Dan Dersam
Dan Dersam
ball best game played
She really played her best ball game of the year.
ball effort extremely good great shot turn
We had an extremely good effort, and that was the difference. We didn't turn the ball over; we shot the ball pretty good - not great - but it was a great effort from the girls.
ball rut shooting turning
Unfortunately, we got back into the rut of turning the ball over and not shooting the ball well. It was pretty much unbelievable.
ball care crucial defensive improving lapse learn learning offensive situations trying
I think we're trying and improving on learning how to compete. If we can learn how to take care of the ball in crucial situations and not have an offensive or defensive lapse we'll be OK.
against ball care intense played took
We played very intense defensively, and we took care of the ball a little better against them.
defense half rang three
They went to a box-and-one defense and did two or three other things to keep her limited. I'll tell you what, though, in the first half she rang 'em up, put em' up and it was going in.
intensity jump lost trying turned
We just turned cold, and we couldn't make anything. We were trying to live on the jump shot, and we lost our intensity on defense.
bit defense determines game mentally playing
Once we got in the game mentally and started playing a little bit better defense, we were fine. Our defense determines the way we play offensively.
defensive extremely gave inside intensity played
Our defensive intensity gave us a lot of inside shots. We really just played extremely well.
played second shoes stop tie together
Leah played exceptionally well in the first half. In the second half, they did everything but tie her shoes together to try and stop her.
beat believe court felt second took tough
When you beat somebody, it's always tough to come back and get them a second time. They only have one win, and I believe we felt that just being on the court would be enough . . . It just took us a while to get going.
accepted challenge coming game great keeps rest start
We didn't start her tonight, but she really accepted the challenge of coming off the bench. She did a great job, and this game will be one that keeps her going the rest of the year.
team
They're awfully good. They really are the No. 1 team in the country.
defense good played playing second took
We started playing better defense and took charge. We did some good things offensively and played much better defense in the second half.