Famous Quotes & Sayings

We like to think of ourselves as a pretty good defensive team. But there was a premium put on a every possession in a game like this and we had too many ineffective possessions when each one means so much.

Brittany (Strohmeyer) hit some big free throws for us in overtime, and she made a big play on the defensive end as well. We played with a sense of urgency in the second half that we lacked in the first, and Heather (Harper) was really solid for us in the second half.

Every time I looked at the scoreboard even after a series of defensive stops we were always down by 10 points. Batavia just has so much depth, and they did an excellent job of keeping us at arm's length all night.

Mark Bradford

Bergh played a great defensive game, she's all over the place. Jessica makes sure everybody is in the right place.

We were flying around on the defensive end, which gets us out in transition, where we excel.

Ed McClanahan

We were down two (points) late in the game and we were right in it, but we just couldn't get over the hump and we couldn't seem to get any defensive stops in the fourth quarter.

Marc Crawford

You can look at just about everybody in our lineup and we were all guilty of not playing a strong game on the defensive side of the puck.

We had a shaky first inning, and they made some big defensive plays on us. That's what kind of game it was. I'm proud of the way Kristen pitched her way out of trouble.

We had a really good team defensive effort this game. I think we get better game to game.

We wanted to either make it or miss it. We didn't want them to have any opportunity. We were going to set a pick, but the guy jumped the pick so we took it to the bucket. Their kid made a good defensive play on him, but he got himself a step. The kid's got good strength and quickness and got it right there where he could put it down.

We've had two games in a row that have been pretty interesting now. We've played two games now with a lot of defensive problems, but give the girls credit. They found a way to win.

We all want the same thing in our case, defensive excellence at all times.

Every defensive possession we value because that's an opportunity for them to score. At that point in the game, they were manhandling us on the defensive end and some people had to shore things up.

Lindsey Hunter

As the season winds down, we have to establish that as our identity, because, going into the playoffs, that's the way games are going to be played. It's a defensive struggle every game, and every possession means a lot. We have to get back into the habit of stopping guys every night.

At the time we didn't put another linebacker in. We took one of the defensive linemen off the line, stood him up and went into the three-man front that way. We did it in obvious passing situations, long-yardage situations or at the end of the game when we were protecting a lead.

Dan McCarney

Dobbins can be much better than last year. At this time last year, we didn't know where Dobbins would play - whether it would be as a starter or a backup. We didn't desert him; we worked with him, and he ended up being defensive newcomer of year.

Dick's a whale of a guy. He's a great coach, a great defensive coach, and he's a better guy than he is a coach.

Devon really picked it up on the offensive end for us. It was a great defensive effort, holding a good team like that to 40 points.

Cornell is a very disciplined and strong defensive team. They're a team and a program that knows how to win.

We should have scored many more goals. If you can't score, you can't win. I was also disappointed with the defensive work of my side. We need to be better in the next matches.

Jason Terry

We're disappointed in our defensive effort. We gave up 50-some percent (53.2) shooting. I guess that's first-game jitters.

Ron Zook

Vince has done everything I thought he would do in learning our package. He's spent time with the defensive line and linebackers, and I help a lot in the secondary. We've made great improvement on defense, which we should.

Pete Wilson

Washington picked up their defensive intensity in the fourth quarter. They forced us into some turnovers and we missed a few free throws and that helped them get back into the game.

We did a good job contesting all their shots. And we did a good job reading their tendencies. When they scored, we had defensive mistakes.

We didn't play as well as we have in the last few games. We didn't get a very good defensive effort tonight.

We had some defensive mix-ups, and they scored goals on us. We played a much better game than the last time we played them.

We had some defensive breakdowns. We had some guys that were loose in front of the net, and you can't have that.

We had some defensive breakdowns. Our point guard didn't get back defensively after we missed a shot a few times. I don't have an explanation for that. We're young right now and we make mistakes.

We had pitching and defensive breakdowns, but I?m proud of the way we battled back.

We went over our defensive schemes from last game and we'll try to take away some things.

We wanted a defensive focus and wanted to get back and stop the ball. They like to penetrate into the lane, and I was just trying to get something going on defense.

Tom Allen

We got a lot of guys in the mix at defensive tackle right now so we're not even 100 percent sure who the starters are going to be.

We just don't have enough personnel. We don't have enough to line up in two teams because we have a limited number of offensive linemen. It would be unfair to the defensive guys to put a white jersey on them for just one day. Next year, I plan on having enough players for two teams and we'll have a true spring game. But this year we just don't have enough players.