Keith Wilbur
Keith Wilbur
came positive tough win
It was a tough game. Redlands came out really strong. It was a high-scoring affair, but we were able to win it when it was close, so it was a really positive for this team.
counter court cruz defense execute expect good half hard last offense played santa scoring similar speed time type
Santa Cruz has very good speed this year. The last time we played them, we had a hard time scoring on the counter attack. We expect a similar type game, so we are going to have to play good defense and execute well in our half court offense and 6-on-5 opportunities.
brown expect game good loss played record schedule solid tough win
Brown is solid team, and they have played a very tough schedule this year. They are much better than their win loss record would indicate, and we expect a good competitive game from them.
areas barbara chance davis dwell focusing games gives good improve quality santa tough week weekend
Davis was a tough loss, but we are not going to dwell on it. There are areas we need to improve upon from the Davis game, and we are focusing on those things this week in practice. Having quality games this weekend at Santa Barbara is good for us because it gives us a chance to get right back into it.
coach college competition conference expect good pacific rebuilding somewhat strongest sure water year
Pacific has a new coach this year and a young team. I'm sure they see this year as somewhat of a rebuilding year, but they play in the strongest conference in college women's water polo, so we are going to expect some good competition from them.
built came momentum offense score strong throughout
I don't think we started off as strong as we could have, but we built momentum throughout the game. We didn't score as much on our counterattack, but our half-court offense really came through for us.
barbara close confidence games good playing productive pulling santa start team three
Overall, it was a productive weekend. Three games in one day was challenging, but pulling out a close game to start off the day was really good for team confidence and playing UC Santa Barbara will only make us better.
beat face game good last match rivalry solid win year
It was a really good game for us. Last year, they beat us in the last match of the year by a goal, so this was a solid win for us. We have a good rivalry going with them and it's always competitive when we face off.
game year
Our first game is a game we should win. This is the first year we can say that.
california good northern players polo southern water
Southern California is the hotbed of water polo. But Northern California has had good water polo for a long time. We don't find too many blue-chip players, but there are a lot of good players who get overlooked.
came defense game good offense physical played scoring throughout time tough
It was a real physical game. We had a tough time scoring but we played good defense throughout the game and our offense came through at the end.
came game match needed physical quarter second stuck tough
It was a tough game. We came out pretty well in the first quarter and we stuck to our game plan. They got really physical in the second quarter and we didn't match it like we needed to.
few games offensive played step talent until utilize
You don't know until you've played a few games who is going to step up and do things, but I think we have a lot of offensive talent out there that we're going to utilize in different ways.
belts came davis forward game great heading looking needed strong team
We came out strong like we needed to. It's a great game to have under our belts heading into tomorrow's game with UC Davis. The UC Davis game is really big for our team and we're looking forward to it.