Tom Armstrong
Tom Armstrong
defense definitely emphasized man played post practice straight
We got back to some fundamentals. Defense was definitely emphasized in practice on Monday. We played a straight man and doubled the post when (Katie Bushman) got it.
passes players post worked
We worked a lot on our high-low passes and our post players sealing. That worked well for us.
crucial easy free missed throws
We missed some easy shots. And we missed free throws at crucial times.
good team
We had good balance. It was a good team effort.
biggest character learn regain team
We have to learn that when you get a team on the ropes, you have to put them away. The biggest thing I have to say is that we still had the character to come back from that and regain our composure.
figured last mark pitch struggled
Mark pitched well. We had him on a pitch count, so when he struggled a little in the fourth, we figured that was enough. Zach pitched well the last two innings.
ball excellent knew minutes needed talked
You knew they would (come back). They've got 20 wins. They're an excellent ball club. We talked all day that we needed 32 minutes, and we knew it would take all 32 minutes to win.
aggressive came expect knew talked tone
I was (surprised). You expect a dogfight all the way. We talked about how we had to be the aggressor. We knew Hurley is a very aggressive team. We had to set the tone that we came to play, and we showed that we came to play.
coach smarter
She makes a coach look smart. She makes me look smarter than I am.
good teams
There are good teams all the way through. It's been like that for awhile.
defensive good
They were a good defensive team. They had a lot of athletes. You could see that.
free good guards heat knew maybe shooting talked throw wrong
We didn't want to put them on the line. We knew they were a good free throw shooting team. Their guards are good free throw shooters. We talked that maybe we were fouling the wrong people, but in the heat of the moment, what are you going to do?
close closest games half improved last lost nine quite team win won
We won some close games, and we lost some close games in the first half of the season. Right now we've won 9 of our last 10, and I think the closest win was by nine points. (The sophomores) have improved quite a bit, and our team has improved quite a bit.
They're small, scrappy, and they never give up. They'll play right to the end.