Layne Higgs
Layne Higgs
key sitting stay within
A big key in the first half, we were able to stay within two points, with Calkins sitting out.
fourth points quarter trouble within
We had trouble guarding Essex in the first half. We got to within two points in the fourth quarter and made a 3-pointer at the buzzer to make the score, 51-50.
both defense took
Rice's defense took both Ethan Paquette and Garrett Calkins right out of the game.
felt final game gave impressed quickness small three took
You had to be impressed with Harwood, they never gave up. Their small lineup and quickness gave us fits. I felt that they took the game to us over the final three quarters.
game good lasted run shooting
It was a game of runs. We got off to a good start, shooting 9-for-13 in the first quarter, then they went on a run that lasted for two quarters.
against basket good looks shoot zone
We had some good looks at the basket against their zone in the first quarter, but you can't shoot 1-for-15 like we did.
adam good start
Adam got us off to a good start in the first quarter.
focus game hard overall worked
I thought overall for the game we had better focus and we worked real hard right from the beginning.
foul needed shots stretch
We made our foul shots - 9-for-13 - down the stretch when we needed to.
fourth line perfect
Calkins was a perfect 6-for-6 from the line in the fourth quarter.
deficit forced team valley
Champlain Valley is not the kind of team that you can come back from a big deficit like we were forced to do tonight. We have got to find our offense.
presented problems took zone
Their match-up zone presented a lot of problems for us tonight. The zone took away Garrett's penetration.