Lisa Mandeville
Lisa Mandeville
good rough stayed stretch
We went through a rough stretch and stayed composed. That?s a good sign.
ball expect game good outside several shot
Fortunately we shot the ball well, we shot the ball better as the game went along. We expect that. We have several good outside shooters.
affected both defense difference game good hit inability missing paint
I think the difference in this game was two things. I think their size. We were one and done for most of the evening. And our inability to hit shots, both in the paint and on the outside. Their defense is good but I don?t think their defense affected our missing shots.
call celebrate continue education good happens hidden intangible playing practice relationships wake win work
In education we call it the hidden curriculum, which is the intangible - the friendships, relationships and good times - and we celebrate those first. It just so happens we?re playing for first place, but win or lose, when we wake up Friday, we?re going to go to practice and continue to work hard.
ashamed beat cross few fought good hard holy kids team tonight
Holy Cross did a few things better than we did tonight and that?s often the difference. But my kids have nothing to be ashamed of. They fought hard and they got beat by a good team tonight.
beat good hang heads kids proud stop team
I'm proud of the kids. Even when we were down, they never said die. They don't stop hustling. They have nothing to hang their heads about. They got beat by a good team tonight.
beating confidence gained good kids picture
In the big picture it was one of 20, but I think the kids gained a lot of confidence beating a very good team. We have so many things on which to improve, we're pretty much on an even keel.
defense improved second wore
Our defense improved in the second half. The defense slowed them down, and we just wore them down.
crucial defense difference executing missed open winning
I don't think it was their defense so much. We just missed shots. We had open looks. In the first half, we missed a lot of chippies inside. That's the difference between winning and not, executing at crucial times.
adjustment credit halftime kids outside pressure
We made an adjustment at halftime and we were able to put more pressure on their outside shooters. That?s a credit to the adjustment the kids made.
ball bang brown ear kid missed sarah second three
I had whispered in her ear (earlier) that if you get the ball to take the shot. She missed the first one but the second one, that?s what kind of kid Sarah Brown is, she has no conscience. The second one, bang for a three and the game-winner.
beat missed offensive outside shots size
We were one and done. We missed outside shots and we weren't able to get offensive rebounds. Their size was a factor. They beat us on the boards.
floor height people practice run running spend time
We wanted to run to neutralize (Amity?s height advantage). We spend a lot of time in practice running the floor ..Our big people were running as well.
difficult typical
That?s pretty typical of Desiree. She?s pretty difficult to stop.