Lisa Mandeville
Lisa Mandeville
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.
creating extra kids played playing practice shots stepped talking week
The kids really stepped up. They played as one. All week long in practice we've been talking about playing as a team, creating shots for each other and making the extra pass.
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.
beginning hopefully including kids mix schedule scoring toughest unit
These kids play very well as a unit and they're beginning to look for other scoring opportunities on the floor. We're happy, but we know the toughest part of our schedule remains, including Friday. Hopefully we'll be right in the mix come the end of February.
defense improved second wore
Our defense improved in the second half. The defense slowed them down, and we just wore them down.
good rough stayed stretch
We went through a rough stretch and stayed composed. That?s a good sign.
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.
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.
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.