Ed Swanson
Ed Swanson
accepted against emotional fired kids marked people played responsibility start
We played as marked people all year. When you start off 16-2, you get everybody's emotional game. Everybody's fired up to go against you. Kids accepted that responsibility and played up to it.
best break defensive face good knock mark offensive people score strength taking team
This is probably the best offensive rebounding team we'll face all year. The mark of a good team is taking the other team's strength away from them. When we defensive rebound, we score a lot of points. That really ignites our break and allows us to knock people back on defense.
happened plays simple talking
We happened to make the plays when it counted. It?s as simple as that. They could have made the plays and we?d be talking a different tune.
emotional few hit hits knowing last locker missing room senior shots swagger
Knowing it was Senior Day, Nicolle was emotional in the locker room before the game, but after she hit some shots and got her rhythm, she got that swagger that had been missing for the last few games. When she hits shots from the perimeter like she did today, it makes us a better team.
plays seventh shoot shot
That was huge. The kid's got guts. She can be 0-for-6 from 3, and she's going to shoot that seventh shot the way she shot that first shot. She plays with confidence.
understand
We understand what we are up against, but we will not play scared. We will play hard. We will play together. We will compete. We'll get our shots. We just have to make them.
hungry national weaknesses
Yeah, they're a national contender. I mean, there's not many weaknesses on there. They play like a hungry team.
atmosphere excited exciting fans opportunity penn placed players support
We're excited to be placed at Penn State. It's more than just our 12 players and coaches. Now all our fans have an opportunity to come and support us the way they have all season. It should make it a very exciting atmosphere for us.
together
We won't play scared. We'll play hard, we'll play together and we'll compete.
good inside job second shots third
We battled inside but size-wise, we just couldn't get it done. We did a good job on the first-shot percentage, but the second and third shots were where we got beat.
across came west
We're in Williamston; we're in Okemos; we're in surrounding communities. As we came back west across town, it made sense.
looked pick sick strong time win
Every time I looked at their stats, I got sick to my stomach. We had to pick our poison. They're a very, very strong team. They could win this tournament.
defense energy high kids start
That's what we start with from day one. The kids play with a high energy level, and that allows us to do a lot of different things on defense. Our defense is our staple.
call fight maturity run team
That's maturity and focus. When a team makes a run at us, I don't want to have to call a timeout. We should have the maturity to fight through it.