Mac Gifford
Mac Gifford
came fight learned particular talent
When we came away with this one, we learned more about ourselves. Its not just about talent and work, it's about how much fight you have in you on that particular day.
carolina definitely looking played playing quite
We're experimenting, and I'm already looking at the tournament. Carolina will definitely be playing a lot of singles, she's played quite well.
atmosphere basketball everybody indoor outdoor shouting team yelling
We're not an outdoor team, obviously; we're an indoor team. Up here in the Northeast, we're a little more subdued. I wanted them to see an atmosphere that's loud, kind of like a basketball arena. Everybody is shouting and yelling and screaming, which the team isn't used to.
badly beat goals ourselves
We set many goals for ourselves this year, and one of those was to beat Yale. We just wanted it that badly and we fought.
last nerves playing ready understand
We're playing for the team, playing for the school. The nerves are flaring right now, I want everyone to get in there, go in and play for the team. Understand that everyone has a part to play, it's getting us ready for where we were last season.
affects determination early fight god knows move player seeing tough
God only knows the player with the most determination and fight is Katie, and seeing her go down early because she can't move is tough on everybody. It really affects (the team).
compared fallen gets match mind playing serious somebody start sudden time tough
If you're playing a match and all of a sudden somebody gets a serious injury, you start to think that this match isn't really that important when compared to somebody's face. It's scary; that's the first time we've had that happen. It's tough to play, because your mind is on your fallen teammate.
adversity higher older playing woman
We've done well with adversity, and we've done well playing with a woman short. We're older and we're better, and we have higher expectations.
determination doubt fight healthy mind miss seeing southern virginia west
There is no doubt in my mind after seeing the Southern Miss match, West Virginia match, and even the Troy match, there is a lot of fight and determination in this team. And if they are healthy they can (win).
anyone build country east step taking time
We want to show that we can play with anyone in the east and in the country. We're taking it one step at a time so that we can build the program.