Mark Trakh
Mark Trakh
Mark Trakh is the head women's basketball coach at New Mexico State. He previously held the head coaching position of the women's basketball team at the University of Southern California...
buzz monster question ran seven stanford teams
We just ran into a buzz saw. I don't want to make excuses. We just didn't play well. A lot of teams play seven people. I think it was a question of Stanford being a monster out there tonight.
both close game games luckily played proud teams won
Luckily we won the game by two, but I thought it was a well-played game. Both teams played very, very well, and I'm just proud of the kids. We won a lot of close games this year.
good month second selection shot team teams turned
They turned up the intensity, and having a team as young as ours, our shot selection wasn't as good in the second half. They're young and we're young. We're going to be different teams a month from now.
athletic played team
They are probably the most athletic team we played this year.
beat conference good people quite saying survivor teams win
For the survivor of this, it's going to be quite an accomplishment. There are a lot of good teams in the conference and a lot of people can beat other people. It's going to be saying something to win this tournament.
earned eight happy injuries proud respect shows team testament
I'm really happy and proud that we earned an eight seed. The team is really excited. With all the injuries and where we've been, it's a real testament to the kids. I think it shows a lot of respect for our program.
commands double player skilled smith
Brooke Smith commands a double down. She's so skilled and her footwork is so good. She's like an old-time player with her back to the basket, and she's got all the moves.
came chloe looked needed stretch
Down the stretch there, it looked like she got every rebound. Chloe came up big when we needed her to come up big.
against excellent game hard honest luckily playing tough
To be honest with you, ASU had its first off game of the year, and luckily it was against us. (ASU) will come out playing hard and go after it today. They are an excellent team. We know we are in for a tough game.
cease game good kids surprise weekend
We're a game out of first place right now, so who knows? These kids never cease to surprise me with the things they can do so, you know, let's just go out and play. If we get two (wins) this weekend we're really really in a good position.
basketball
Wiggins is the real deal. She's the Vince Young of women's basketball.
die game goes inside kid sudden time wonder
I wonder about that. If you've got a big kid that you go into all the time and all of a sudden that big kid goes one for 10, do you say you live by the inside game and you die by the inside game?
four fun happens knock last
Have fun, knock down some threes and see what happens in the last four minutes.
force kids knock left people shots wide
We were going with a triangle-and-two and a diamond-and-one. It's like pick-your-poison with them. We wanted to force the other kids to knock down shots and they did. We left people wide open.