Jeff Bickmore
Jeff Bickmore
pull shot
We shot well early, but never could pull away.
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.
best defend depend games playoff shots
In playoff games like this, it comes down to who can defend the basket. We can't depend on how we are going to shoot, especially in a place like ARCO Arena. we have to defend the best we can and make enough shots to win.
defend difference foul four half hurt inside looks nice score second shots trouble
The big difference was when Juric got into foul trouble. She wasn't able to defend in the second half with four fouls. (Becca) Pugh was able to score on her inside on shots that usually she would block. Colfax got some nice looks off that. That really hurt us.
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.
ball defended good shot
It was a good win. We shot the ball well, especially in the first half, and we defended well.
commitment
We made a commitment to play well defensively.
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.
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.
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.
brings handle impressed played pressure quickness sophomore spark
She made some big plays. For a little sophomore to handle the pressure like she did was great. She brings a lot of quickness and a spark to us. I'm really impressed with how well she played tonight.
hopefully learn mistakes obviously strong tougher
Obviously they made some mistakes down the stretch. They learn from little things like that, and hopefully it will make tem a little tougher and really want to come back strong when we play at Colfax. We still have a long way to go.
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.
good hated loss might pathetic
I hated that loss Colfax. It was the most devastating loss I've ever experienced - which might make me look a little pathetic - but it was good for the team. It made us tougher.