Dan Dersam
Dan Dersam
beat believe court felt second took tough
When you beat somebody, it's always tough to come back and get them a second time. They only have one win, and I believe we felt that just being on the court would be enough . . . It just took us a while to get going.
match picked quite second
In the second half, they picked up the intensity, and we couldn't quite match it.
played second shoes stop tie together
Leah played exceptionally well in the first half. In the second half, they did everything but tie her shoes together to try and stop her.
defensive extremely gave inside intensity played
Our defensive intensity gave us a lot of inside shots. We really just played extremely well.
bit defense determines game mentally playing
Once we got in the game mentally and started playing a little bit better defense, we were fine. Our defense determines the way we play offensively.
came defensive kept trading
We came out, and we didn't play that terribly, but we couldn't get any defensive stops. We just kept trading baskets with them.
accepted challenge coming game great keeps rest start
We didn't start her tonight, but she really accepted the challenge of coming off the bench. She did a great job, and this game will be one that keeps her going the rest of the year.
ball effort extremely good great shot turn
We had an extremely good effort, and that was the difference. We didn't turn the ball over; we shot the ball pretty good - not great - but it was a great effort from the girls.
defense good played playing second took
We started playing better defense and took charge. We did some good things offensively and played much better defense in the second half.