Jeff Whitney
Jeff Whitney
asked came hard practices work
She came here and wanted to work hard. She asked how we could make her better. She practices just as hard as she plays.
diamond good needed shot
We wanted to make the shot and go into diamond press. It was a good shot. We still needed the timeout.
hurts laura played team
We played Laura way too much. But we are a better team with her in the lineup. It hurts not having her in the lineup.
bucket late offensive
She got a big bucket late for us off the offensive board.
active danger fact fire great prevent short structures trying
We've got active fire in there right now. The danger to structures is as great now as it ever was ... short of the fact that we're there and we're trying to prevent that.
both four last needed teams
Both teams battled out there. But we executed when we needed it in the last four minutes.
aggressive both created defense havoc offensive teams within
Both teams were in offensive rhythms. They were just more aggressive on defense and created havoc within our sets.
athlete athletics rare
It's rare to find an athlete like her now-a-days.
continue good hopeful pivotal plan solid threat
It's going to be a very pivotal day for us. The threat still remains, but we continue to be very hopeful that we have a good solid plan in place.
win
We did enough defensively to win that game. We just didn't do enough offensively.
anticipate conditions tough
We anticipate very, very tough conditions on the hill.
adversity impressive team
That's impressive especially with how young this team is and how much adversity they have faced.
emotions
There will be a lot of emotions in the game. We will have to keep the emotions in check. We will especially have to keep Jamie's emotions in check.
asked concerned initiate start threat town
There is no threat to the town of Oracle. There are about 250 campers that were set to start in there today, and so we've contacted them and asked them to initiate a precautionary evacuation because we're concerned about their welfare.