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 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.
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 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.
deep digging holes rule slump stop
We're mired in a slump right now and we're digging a pretty deep hole. And the first rule of holes is to stop digging. But that's all we keep doing right now is keep digging and digging and digging.
critical error four pull sign within
We would pull within two or four and then we would make a critical error and it would just deflate us. That is a sign of a young, inexperienced team.
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.
ball bring extra understand
With these guys, they have to understand that you have to make it go your way. You have to put a little more into it. You have to bring the ball down. We just don't have that little extra spurt at times to make it happen.
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.
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.
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.
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.