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...
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.
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?
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.
goes seems time
It seems every time we play Washington, it goes down to the wire.
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.
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.
body class country game last recruiting run top tough
It's a top-five - might've been the top recruiting class in the country last year. It's going to be a tough game we're going to have to put a body on (Hampton) or else she's going to run wild.
defense effect games half second
It's having an effect on us in the second half of games, especially on defense. There's some games we've done well in the first half, and in the second half the floodgates opened.
including scary year
They are going to be scary for a long time. And I'm including this year when I say that.
built tournament
They are built for this tournament right now. That's why I think they can go pretty deep.
athletic played team
They are probably the most athletic team we played this year.
brutal four last
There were some brutal possessions on our part in the last four minutes.