Debbie Ryan
Debbie Ryan
Debbie Ryan is the former head coach for the women's basketball team at the University of Virginia. Ryan also coached the American women's basketball team at the 2003 Pan American Games. She was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2000 but is currently in remission. She was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008. Ryan was also inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2012...
extremely game hard offensive run starting worked
She has worked extremely hard on her offensive game so I was starting to run things for her in the first half.
days sixteen time wait
Sixteen days is way too long. It's a long, long time to wait to play.
bad barely walking
She is just walking now, just barely walking. That was a pretty bad injury.
couple good next pray upsets
We have probably made a pretty good case, but we just have to pray that there aren't a lot of upsets in tournaments the next couple of days.
missed shots slow took
I thought we got off to a really slow start. We missed a lot of shots and that took us out of it.
defending evaporates hitting job lead miss nice respond shots
I thought they did a nice job defending us, but we weren't hitting our shots. When you miss shots and they respond with baskets on the other end, the lead evaporates quickly.
driving finishing great job nice score shots
I thought they did a great job in the first half, especially finishing, making shots and driving the score up. I thought they read things well and really did a nice job finishing the game.
adjusted boards defending good half indication job kids second
I thought that we really adjusted well from the first half to the second half, which is a good indication of how well these kids do at adjusting. We did a much better job of defending penetration and we got on the boards a lot better.
excuse leg overcome
I think we were a little leg tired. I don't want to use that as an excuse because it is not an excuse. We should have been able to overcome that.
boston college difficult four teams top tough
I think Boston College is one of the top four teams in the conference. They're a very tough team and very difficult to play against.
bad good indicate shooting shots taking tonight
I think that we executed very well. In most offenses, we got what we wanted. ... We had some bad shots tonight for sure. That is what shooting percentages indicate -- that we are not taking good shots.
bit bounce class coming consistent good people
I think that we will bounce back. I think that I am still getting good leadership. We are getting very consistent play from the upper class but I need to get a little bit more from people coming off the bench.
dance drive miles next son thinking
Just for activities, we drive between 60 to 90 miles a week. And now my daughter's thinking about dance next year, and my son 4-H.
came played poise proud
I was very proud of our play, especially down the stretch. I thought we played with poise and maturity, and the things we've been working on really came to the forefront.