Shirley Egner
Shirley Egner
effort great huge played pleased road
We did enough to get out of here with a road win, which was huge for us. I was real pleased with our effort and I thought we played really great defense.
chance crowd gave good home huge needed ourselves race redeem spot
We did what we needed to do to get back in the (WIAC) race. It's huge for us. We have a chance to redeem ourselves at home and the big crowd gave us a lot of energy. We've put ourselves in a good spot now.
came couple good lead point season strong time weeks win
We wanted to keep it a double-digit lead and not let them get it under 10. For the first time in a couple weeks we came out strong and got out to a good start. At this point in the season a win is a win.
gain helped momentum welcoming win
That win (at Oshkosh) was huge. It couldn't have helped with our preparation any better. We were able to gain some momentum and confidence. We're welcoming the challenge.
best conference far finalist hands player tells
I think she was by far the best perimeter player in the conference -- hands down. And she was a finalist for player of the year. That tells you something.
home knew protect seed trying
We need to protect our home turf. We're trying for the No. 1 seed in the (WIAC) tournament. We knew it was going to come down to this.
focused intense loss meeting talked team
We were very focused and intense tonight. We had a team meeting after the loss at Eau Claire and talked about some things. I thought we were more focused tonight.
early start
We got off to an early start and withstood their little comeback.
allen matter players reminds teams
She reminds me so much of Allen Iverson. Cassandra is one of those players who no matter what teams try, is not going to back down from a challenge.
ask floor left
She left everything on the floor and that is all we can ask of our players, to compete.
hang heads nice scheme season tough wins youthful
When you look at everything in the scheme of things, 20 wins is nice because we have a very youthful team. It's always tough to see your season end, but we don't have anything to hang our heads about.
chelsea couple fill gave players spot
We'll have to try to fill her spot by committee. We need a couple players to give us what Chelsea gave us.
answer challenge stepped
I thought we really stepped up to the challenge is this game. We were able to answer their runs. When they went on another run, I thought we really buckled down.
ball expect flat game gave playing team win
They're a different team at home, but we gave them the game. We flat out stunk. I don't know how you can expect to win a ball game playing like we did.