Fred Thacher
Fred Thacher
actuality gone low man outside people pressure tried zone
We tried to double-team their big people down low in a zone when in actuality we should have put more pressure on the outside and gone man-to-man earlier. But we didn't think we could go man because they were so big.
answer couple defensive game heads
We had a couple defensive lapses in that inning, but we were able to keep our heads in the game and answer right back.
capable click double five floor kids scoring starting
We're starting to click at the right time, and I think that's key. We've got five kids on the floor at all times that are capable of scoring in double digits.
natural
He's done well for us, especially considering that not his natural position.
confidence playing team today
This team is playing with a lot of confidence right now. The lineup we have is very opportunistic, and today they showed their 'no quit' attitude.
credit dug game half hole ourselves problems stepped
We've had problems in the first half before and we dug ourselves a hole we couldn't get out of. We battled back and didn't go easily, but give credit to Marian. They really stepped up their game tonight. They weren't like they were the other night.
amanda anyone drive free inside pick points proving shut throw unbalanced
She dominated. She killed us from inside and from the free throw line. We couldn't drive the ball, and the one thing that kills us is when get unbalanced in our scoring. Amanda was proving us with a lot of points in the first half, but when they shut her down in the second, we didn't have anyone there to pick up the slack.
girls
She's a big part of this team, and the girls really look up to her.
bit business draw garden goal good heart highly last night oracle people phenomenal sacred season team tough
This is a phenomenal team. They're very highly motivated. They're all business in practice. We do so many things so well. We got a tough draw (in 12-8 Sacred Heart last night before the Harwich Oracle went to press) but we've got them at home. It's been our goal all season to go back to the Garden (Fleet Center). This team is every bit as good as I thought it would be. It's as good as the championship years and we have more people who can score.
balanced looking
That's what we're looking for is balanced scoring. If we can get balanced scoring, we're going to be successful.
balance bench coming involved level pleased program schedule strong tough
I'm really pleased that we have real strong balance in our program right now. What we're working on right now is maintaining the level of play and getting our bench more involved because we really have a tough schedule coming up.
I'm very pleased. That was one of our goals. I think we'll be very competitive in the tournament. We have a well-rounded team.
almost hard move point season shut work zone
I couldn't be any prouder. The hard work we did all season showed tonight. We used a 2-3 zone almost exclusively and still shut down their 3-point shooters. We intimidated them to the point where they just wanted to move the ball.
defense dictated drive game good happened inside interior neither opened pace running shooting stop team
They went to a diamond-and-one defense to stop Amanda, but it opened up our inside game and she was able to drive or set up our interior people. We dictated the pace of this game. They are a running team and good 3-point shooting team, and neither thing happened for them tonight.