Joan Bonvicini
Joan Bonvicini
Joan Bonvicini is the former head coach for the Seattle University women's basketball team, the Redhawks, and one of only 18 coaches in Division I women's basketball history with 600 career victories. She was head coach at the University of Arizona for 17 seasons, leading the Wildcats to the Women's National Invitation Tournament championship in 1996. She was fired by Arizona on March 17, 2008 with one year left on her contract, after a disappointing 10-20 record in her final...
knew
It all started with our practices. We knew that we just had to be tougher.
athletics awesome bring excellent gives great played player relate
I think it's awesome to bring back a student-athlete that has played here recently. It gives her great insight, and I think she's young enough to relate to the players. In addition, she's a great player and an excellent coach.
loss
This was not our day; it was actually a very embarrassing loss for us.
step took
We took a step back. We need to take a step forward.
forward game teams win
For us, every game we win is a celebration. We are probably a little different than some teams in that way. We are just going forward one game at time.
ask heart natalie played
Natalie played her heart out. I can't ask her to do any more.
family outside team
Lisa's away from the team for family matters. Outside of that, I can't say anything.
grew hard knew
I think she grew up and she knew that she had to play hard and play smart.
needed tough
We needed to get a win. We needed to get through tough times on the court.
couple games last playing smart turned
We haven't been playing smart the last couple of games. Hopefully, we can get that turned around.
hit minute three took wind
Kristen O'Neill hit three in a minute or a minute and a half. And then Craddock went off, and it just took the wind out of our sails, particularly when we're not rebounding well.
game huge
We have to re-establish our home-court advantage. This is a huge game for us.
week
That week was surreal. We were numb, we made it through it.
great happy light players
For the players and their confidence, it was great just to see them happy and to smile. They can see light now at the end of the tunnel.