Linda Kilpatrick
Linda Kilpatrick
asked ball chance either fans games halftime hopefully keeps leave row speech stay trend trying turn win
I asked them what they are trying to do to me, two games in a row trying to make it interesting, so the fans don't leave at halftime. My halftime speech was that we had to turn it on right here. We were either going to let them stay in the ball game and have a chance to win it or we can put it away. Hopefully it isn't a trend that keeps up.
early nerves playing
We were playing so tentative early on. I don't know if it was nerves or what.
defense road saying true wins
We have to do it on the road from here on out. Defense wins championships. I've been saying that for 29 years and it's just as true now as it was back then.
body powerful quicker sarah type
Sarah is a strong, powerful body type while Brittany is a taller, quicker player.
basket easy final minute plenty shots win
We had plenty of opportunities to win that game. We could not make a basket in that final minute and we had some easy shots - they just wouldn't fall.
community country dedicated former high mean school southern sports
We are a small, country school and I say that in a complimentary way. Sports at Southern High mean a lot to the community and I have such dedicated former players.
double four next night players
That's been our story all season. We have four players averaging in double figures. One night it's one girl, the next night it's another.
energy rough wondered
I wondered if we had enough energy left. That part was just on desire. It has been a rough road.
focused girls nerves playing similar somewhat talent teams terms whether
I think our teams are somewhat similar in terms of talent and playing style, but they are much more experienced. I think it's going to come down to whether I can keep my girls focused and composed. We have to keep the nerves out.
game girls given lead looking stop strength teams
I think our strength is our balance. Teams can't go into a game looking to stop one person. On any given night, any of those girls could lead us in scoring.
ball call decided desire early four intensity matter needed people pick season standing third time upset watching
I don't know what happened. We needed to pick up the intensity on defense. I was pretty upset when I had to call that timeout early in the third because we had four people standing there watching the ball go down the court. I had no idea that at this time in the season conditioning would be a problem. It was a matter of desire and intimidation that decided this game.
finding good hurt inside kick low plan proud shot surprised trouble wait
I was surprised that we could hurt them that much inside. We didn't think we would get many inside looks, so I was proud of Sarah's performance. I wanted them to go down low and then kick it back outside. The plan was to wait for the good shot but we had trouble finding it.
ball offense score soft touch
She has a soft touch and is able to score in the set offense or by getting the ball off the boards.
bench four girls happy playing range stretch
We have four girls that are all in the same range point-wise. I'm very happy with that kind of contribution. Then, my bench has been playing really well down the stretch here.