Laurie Pirtle
Laurie Pirtle
aspect madness march tangible wanting
We are in March Madness, and this is what you really do this for in the long run. I do it for a lot of reasons, but the real tangible aspect is wanting to be in March Madness, and we are in it.
intensity overtime rest
I think we were just shell-shocked going into the overtime. We didn't come out with the same intensity in overtime that we had the rest of the game.
aggressive comeback fought game kids knocked passion press proud
Our kids showed a lot of passion in our comeback and I'm proud of the way they fought to put the game into overtime. We got aggressive with our press and knocked them back on their heels.
aura pitt position themselves work
Pitt is a neck-up team, in that they 'think' when they are on the court, and they put themselves in a position to win. They are having fun, and they work hard. There is an aura about them. You can just feel it when you are around them.
energy gave matched quick
We couldn't get matched up on her quick enough before she put too many (3s) down. It just gave them a real energy level.
ended game last
That was a game of runs, and we ended up with the last run.
east faced fits prototype teams
There are 11 teams in the Big East that we hadn't faced before, so you could say it fits into the prototype of the year.
against almost came kids plays team zone
We were going up against a team that plays almost exclusively zone and our kids really came through with the execution. We were able to take them out of what they wanted to do.
concerned demands girls rest results treasure worried worries
Treasure worries about results and demands that from the rest of the team. A lot of girls are worried about how they looked, how well they played. Treasure is only concerned with winning.
half last three treasure year
Treasure wanted to come back last year and did it in three and a half months.
changed chose time
We started with a box-and-one, then changed what we did every time down the floor. I don't know that it really mattered. She kind of scored when she chose to.
leader though
Even though she's a freshman, she's a big leader on the team.
chances course few last offensive percent played shoot teams worked
We've really worked on our offensive rebounds. The last few teams we've played have been the better rebounding teams in the league, so we have had to improve. Of course when you shoot 26 percent you get a lot of chances for offensive rebounds.
both came execution fought hard kids man ready teams week worked zone
We really had worked hard this week on getting ready and the kids really came through with the execution of our zone and made them go man to man. I thought both teams had fought really, really hard.