Famous Quotes & Sayings

They were just too strong over the ball and made the most of every opportunity, whereas we struggled to get going all day, ... We're really proud of the boys but Terang just kicked the goals when they counted.

They were just too physical for us, I think. They just kept pounding the ball inside and made plays.

They were just running a trapping three-quarter court press. We saw from (Wednesday) that if we could get the ball to the middle, we could break it down.

They were just rotating the ball fast. They found a wide-open man and they were knocking down a lot of shots.

They were just open. The ball moved really well and that?s usually what happens, you get open shots when you move the ball really well.

They were hot early on, but we were hoping we could ride it out. They shot the ball well. They were really swinging it. That first quarter set the tone. Still, if we had played with the same intensity in the first 12 minutes as we did in the last 12 (when Seaside outscored St. Mary's 30-19) it might be a different ball game.

They were hitting the ball really hard. They were going down and getting the pitches. Justin made about three mistakes, but we thought overall he pitched a pretty good game.

John Lackey

They were hitting some balls at some people. Guys made some big plays for me. The double play in the eighth was huge for me, to get through that.

They were hitting line drives and playing at home in front of a nice crowd. You just have to find a way to get the ball on your side. Hopefully we can do that tomorrow.

They were good, I have to admit. They were playing everything simple ball and everything was going their way. We played good but we didn't play great to where we know we can play.

They were faster than us, got to the ball faster and controlled the game. We wanted to push our field up and keep our offense up. It just didn't work out today. We got caught on defense and couldn't recover from it.

They were everything they were supposed to be. They moved the ball incredibly well. They got some inside buckets on us and it took a while to stop that. Then, when we stopped that, the girl heated up from 3-point land. So it seemed like every time we cut something off that they did, they found another place to start scoring.

They were doubling up on Wayne and Gerald whenever they had the ball which freed up (Tim) Ivory and (Pat) Kelly. Kelly had some open looks in the first half and passed them up for whatever reason. But he nailed those 3 threes in the third quarter, which was key.

They were double-teaming T.O.. So they spread the ball around and moved it to myself, Reggie (Brown), L.J. (Smith), Lamar (Gordon) and a lot of the guys. Brian (Westbrook) got into the passing game. So I guess it looked that way.

This is a chance for people to be exposed to Ball State volleyball and for us to expand the interest in the sport. We're giving Central State a chance to play a high-caliber team.

Jerry Jones

This is about moving the ball better on offense.

This is a game we can build on. We got the ball moving, we ran the floor, we got assists, we controlled the rebounding. There were a lot of things that we did well. Most important, we got the win.

Jon Gruden

This guy, Will Allen, struggled catching the ball coming in here,

This guy is a good contact hitter. He can put the ball in play. He hit 17 home runs last year. He's a good hitter, and he's a good infielder.

This group really shares the ball on offense and plays well together on defense. It's a wonderful group of kids with great character.

This group of players realizes how close we were last year. We lost a tight ball game to the national champions (in the South Region championship). This season I think we know it's going to take a little more hard work to get us over the top.

They sped us up a little more in the second half. We were in a comfort groove. We've just got to do a better job of taking care of the ball and not turning it over.

They sort of built a comfortable lead, and just started using clock. We did our best to steal the ball or force turnovers, but they were content to just waste time and control the tempo.

They showed why they have only one loss in the conference. They don't turn the ball over and they play smart.

They showed up. I felt all year long that they were a top team in conference. They beat Warrensburg pretty handily, and tonight I thought it was going to be a hard ball game.

Rich Rodriguez

They showed some of their explosiveness. I thought Pat White played extremely well, ran the ball well and made some good decisions. And Steve Slaton, at times, he's got that burst that he can break one at any time.

They showed great control with the ball (against Northampton) last week, and played very impressively. We know we will be challenged in every area.

Rubin Carter

They showed a lot of energy, enthusiasm and hustle. We really didn't move the ball well on offense. We have players that have been out this spring that we think we will have on offense in the fall.

They're undefeated for a reason. That's an outstanding ball team.

They're trying to get the ball in Hairston's hands more.

They're throwing the ball away once we get there,

They're the seventh-ranked team but we heard they had some good results, so we feared them a little bit. They took it to us and as the game went on we controlled the ball better and didn't give them a chance.

They're the best I've ever seen, and I've been around ball for 18 years, and they are the best I've ever seen and they work really good together. I've seen better at each position, but never two that good together, and it just seems like they know what the other will do.