Gail Goestenkors
Gail Goestenkors
Gail Ann Goestenkors, is an American basketball coach who was most recently an assistant coach with the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association. Previously, she was an assistant coach of the Los Angeles Sparks. Indiana Fever,...
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They avoid conflict as long as possible. Then they explode in stressful situations like when it's a tie game, when you need a cohesive unit.
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We just see it as three games. It's it's own entity. That's our only focus.
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We just lost to two great teams ... but I think people are looking at our record thinking we're on a downslide. Because Maryland is such a great team, I don't think it should affect our seeding.
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We were ready to play from the word 'go'. I was very pleased with our start. I was a little anxious to see how we'd come out and if we'd be a little off our rhythm, and we weren't. We were ready.
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We certainly needed her. She set the tone for us.
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It was an exciting game. It was a great game. But it was just one game.
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I've been trying to get back home with my team. It's kind of ironic that we both tried hard to schedule a game this year during the season and unfortunately the dates did not work out and we're now playing each other in the NCAA Tournament.
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Crystal would make a great play, and I would be on the sidelines cheering, 'Yea, Crystal,' and then I would be going, 'Oh, my God,' because I knew I had to play against her for three more years.
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Early on, we were the aggressor, and I thought we did a great job. But I thought as the game wore on they became a little more comfortable.
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Every time their games went into overtime, they won. I've seen many instances where the pressure is really on, and they come through.
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People that aren't typically women's basketball fans, if they just tune in for a little bit and see them play, they'll come back for more.
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We like to play an up-tempo game. It's an exciting brand of basketball, and our players enjoy playing it.
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I've let that pressure go. I feel like we're going to win it at some point. I know we're going to win it at some point. I think in the past, I wanted it so badly for the team that I tried to force it to happen, and I found out that's not really possible.
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Everyone wants parity. They want what?s best for women?s basketball. But everyone still wants what?s best for their program.