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...
character courage good match played point run though
Even though we got down a little bit, we still made a little run to come back. We played a pretty good first half. We showed a lot of character and courage in the first half, being able to match them point for point.
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.
good hitting took
We were hitting tonight. We took good shots, and we finished.
adjust game good normally physical team tonight
The physicality of the game is something that you have to adjust to. You have to adjust to those things and this team usually adjusts to that. They're pretty good with the physical part of the game, but tonight I didn't feel like we were as physical as we normally are.
best good leadership might past points wait
We'll have to wait and see just how good we are, where we're going to get our points from. I'd say it might be my most inexperienced group, (but) it's the best leadership we've had in the past 13 years.
ball good playing
We've been playing good ball lately, and we're home.
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.
climb difficult good hole job lull stayed
I thought we stayed right with them. It was just that one lull that put us in a hole that was difficult to climb out of. But I thought we did a good job climbing.
affected good great shots
I thought we started out with good intensity. We got great shots and they just didn't go down. Then that affected us defensively.
critical good step team
Our team has to step up and have a good start. It is important, and it is going to be critical for us.
averages both ends execution good job per pleased points team
I thought defensively we did a really good job on a team that averages 83 points per game. I was very pleased with our execution at both ends of the court.
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.
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.