Matt Schmelzer
Matt Schmelzer
caused defense forced might
Their stall might have re-energized their defense as well. They forced turnovers on us that really caused us trouble.
says wisdom worked
Conventional wisdom says you stall when you're the underdog. But it worked well for them.
advantage chances giving good liked
At the time, I thought it was good for us. I thought it was giving us a rest. We didn't play very many kids. I thought it was to our advantage to have the stall game. ... I liked our chances at that point.
ball natural playing tremendous
She's probably a natural 2-guard or a 3-guard, but she's been playing the 1 for us and she has done a tremendous job. I think she has a 2-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio. She handles the ball so well for as big as she is.
fine player quality
She's a fine young lady, a quality player and a quality person. She's going to be missed.
needed time
A lot of wins. Every time we needed a basket, she scored a basket.
absolutely
I absolutely did not feel comfortable with that lead.
aggressive best dominated passing player prove quarter second tonight
(Clapper) was dominating. Her second quarter was outstanding. She dominated inside, she was aggressive defensively, she got out in some passing lanes ... she wanted to prove tonight that she was the best player on the floor. I think she did that.