Sylvia Hatchell
Sylvia Hatchell
Sylvia Rhyne Hatchellis the head coach of the women's basketball team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She currently has the third most career wins in NCAA women's basketball history, behind only former Tennessee coach Pat Summitt and Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer. She competed with USA Basketball as the head coach of the 1994 Jones Cup Team that won the gold in Taipei...
against backs gears higher holding level moved normally played shifted
Our backs were against the wall, we had to produce. We had not played on the level we normally play on. I think we shifted gears and moved to a higher level. I don't know if they were holding out or what.
biggest challenge energy high team tournament wait
My biggest challenge is to keep this team level, to keep them down, to keep them from exploding. This is a high energy group. They're fun. They can't wait for tournament time.
call easter high sunday
It was Easter Sunday and I like to call it the second-greatest miracle. I never jumped so high in my life.
experience main players prove smiles success
When I was younger, I wanted to prove myself as a coach. But with the different things we have accomplished, now I don't have to prove myself as a coach. The main thing now is I just want my players to experience success and I want to see the smiles on their faces. I want them to have fun.
deal dealt foul talking
You have to deal with what's dealt to you. If we had made some foul shots, we wouldn't even be talking about (a loss).
behind forward glad looking monday playing
We're glad to get this one behind us. We're looking forward to playing on Monday night.
couple steals
We got a couple of steals and we got a couple rebounds. That made the difference.
fast supposed
We're very organized. Really. (The players) know what they're supposed to do. They just do it at a fast pace.
ball familiar focused playing rebound stay
We're very familiar with each other. We could be playing each other in another week. We just want to stay focused and try to keep doing what we've been doing but rebound the ball a little better.
cell center honest house messages moved office people phone smith today wanting wish
To be honest with you, today I wish we had moved it to the Smith Center because I don't like to say no to all these people that need tickets. My cell phone, my e-mail, my office phone, my house phone -- every one of them right now has messages from people wanting tickets, and I have no tickets.
fired played start
At Old Dominion, we didn't start with any intensity, while they were fired up and played really well. Tonight, we went after them early.
good moments
We had some really good moments out there, but there were still times we sputtered and stalled.
aggressive ball good kids movement played taking threw tried year
We just tried to do the same things we've been doing all year -- be aggressive defensively and offensively, taking the ball to the basket, getting it inside, getting good movement in our offense. Defensively we threw some different things at them. I thought our kids played really hard.
asked bigger chemistry good great locker room special talked
We just talked in the locker room that this is great. I congratulated them and asked if this is good enough. And they said, 'No.' They want to do bigger and better things. They're special kids, they have great chemistry and they have fun.