Jeff Bickmore
Jeff Bickmore
care foul free hit lauren throws took trouble
With Lauren in foul trouble we had to go small. But we hit free throws at the end and took care of the ball.
excellent great hit open plays second shots three
(Baker) made some great plays in the open floor. We keyed on her and got some turnovers in the second half. We fouled her three times on 3-point shots and she hit 8-of-9 free-throws. She's just an excellent player.
far fight half hard hitting hurt shots
Not hitting shots in the first half hurt us. It's hard to fight from that far back.
defense giving good hit quarter
In the first quarter we started out really flat. We got a lot of good shots, but we didn't hit any of them and on defense we were giving up shots. It was kind of scary, really.
advice ask best coaches great resource situations talk
We talk all the time. I like to ask him for advice because he's been in these situations before. He's such a great resource and one of the best coaches I'll ever know.
beat easiest eventually figure point seed win
The seed was about what we expected. We don't think we got necessarily the easiest draw, but we figure we'll have to beat every at one point eventually if we want to win the section.
last near team year
And we wouldn't have been near the team we were last year or the team we are this year without her contributions.
fast
Erin really got us off to a fast start.
lead nice six time
Every time they'd make a run, we'd make a play and they couldn't ever get the lead under six - which was nice for my heart.
pull shot
We shot well early, but never could pull away.
ball care fourth good job moving quarter run taking
We did a good job of taking care of the ball in the fourth quarter and moving it around to run out the clock.
played quarter second turned
We played real well defensively in the first quarter and then we turned it up offensively in the second quarter. By halftime, we pretty much had it under control.
concerned decent handle match nervous overall
I was really nervous about this game. The whole day, I was freaking out about it, I was worried. I was a little concerned about how we'd match up and how we'd handle their pressure, but I think overall we did a decent job.
came close energy fairly fourth pull
We came out without a lot of energy and it was fairly close to halftime. But we were able to pull away in the fourth quarter.