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...
ball shooting
We started out like gangbusters. We were shooting the ball well.
team whether
We started off like gangbusters and everything was going down. With us, it is all about whether or not we are making shots. We are a young team -- that is the way it happens.
came game post prepared respected time work
We were much better prepared for their post game than we were the first time. We respected their post game the first time, but they just drilled us. This time we had some time to work on it and we came with a much better game plan.
cannot emphasis high lose stock whether win
Whether you win or lose in this league, you cannot put too much emphasis on one game. We don't put too much stock on getting too high or low, but more on being even.
extremely good job keeping knew played plays run shots tendencies tried
We rebounded well and played their tendencies extremely well. They really could not get shots off because when they tried to run their plays we knew what they were going to do. I think we did a good job of keeping them in check.
amount bigger card credit decrease extra home money pay paying reduce starter
We don't put extra money into our savings. We decrease the amount we pay to reduce our credit card debt. We still live in a starter home. I'm not even considering a bigger home because we're paying all that money in gas.
deep digging hole rule stop
We are digging a pretty deep hole. And the first rule of hole is to stop digging. But that is all we are doing right now. And that is something that we have to learn.
good hitting took
We were hitting tonight. We took good shots, and we finished.
balanced scoring somebody
We had very balanced scoring tonight. Somebody was there to make the play for us.
tendency
We just went cold. We have a tendency to do that.
We need everything from her; we need a lot of scoring, a lot of rebounding, defense. She has to find a way. We need everything.
behind game great holding onto played taking today
We played a lot from behind in games. We haven't been all that great at taking the lead, and holding onto it. So, today was a great game for us.
excuse overcome
We were a little leg-tired. That's not an excuse. We should have overcome that.
best game ourselves physical pride
It was a physical game and we pride ourselves on being a physical team. But we let their physicality get the best of us.