Mac Gifford
Mac Gifford
ashley ball hates hit steady
She's very steady and can hit the ball hard. But the most important thing about Ashley is that she just hates to lose.
midwest realize seen starting taste teams
We've never seen these Midwest teams before and we're starting to realize that we can play with them and even take them now that we've had a taste of them.
fought
She wasn't able to concentrate that well. But she fought back.
mentally plays stand tough win
She plays to win and she is a very mentally tough person. She just can't stand to lose.
against great played player pressure stuff
She played great against a player who was recruited by many schools. She just played great even with the pressure and stuff she had to go through.
determination doubt fight healthy mind miss seeing southern virginia west
There is no doubt in my mind after seeing the Southern Miss match, West Virginia match, and even the Troy match, there is a lot of fight and determination in this team. And if they are healthy they can (win).
badly beat goals ourselves
We set many goals for ourselves this year, and one of those was to beat Yale. We just wanted it that badly and we fought.
last nerves playing ready understand
We're playing for the team, playing for the school. The nerves are flaring right now, I want everyone to get in there, go in and play for the team. Understand that everyone has a part to play, it's getting us ready for where we were last season.
days latter learning lesson literally lost month played prepare row shape three
I don't think we lost because it was a shape issue; we literally played three days in a row and I don't think we lost because we were tired. I think we lost because we were overwhelmed by the situation, we got off in the latter part of the match. It's a learning lesson for us all, and we have a month to prepare for the tournament.
adversity higher older playing woman
We've done well with adversity, and we've done well playing with a woman short. We're older and we're better, and we have higher expectations.
affects determination early fight god knows move player seeing tough
God only knows the player with the most determination and fight is Katie, and seeing her go down early because she can't move is tough on everybody. It really affects (the team).
days mobility people singles sore stress though victoria
Katie, her stress fractures, even though she is able to play, by the end of two days of playing, she's really sore and her mobility is really affected; same thing for Victoria with her arm. We need to have some other people come up in singles and contribute.
came fight learned particular talent
When we came away with this one, we learned more about ourselves. Its not just about talent and work, it's about how much fight you have in you on that particular day.
anyone build country east step taking time
We want to show that we can play with anyone in the east and in the country. We're taking it one step at a time so that we can build the program.