Mark Ehlen
Mark Ehlen
advantage good mistake teams time took
They took advantage of every mistake we made. That's what good teams do at this time in the year.
entire extremely guard handle mentally pressure ready soft talked
Ironically, we talked about how important it is to come out ready to play mentally and physically. We were just extremely soft that entire first half. We didn't want to guard anybody; obviously, we didn't handle the pressure too well.
certainly fresh knowing played players second tough
Our players can go in knowing we played them tough twice. The second one is certainly fresh in our minds.
answer great halftime lead run second shots squander struggle stuck switched
Our run was a great answer to their run. This is something that has plagued us all year. We would have a halftime lead and find a way to squander it away and then struggle in the second half to get it back. I think when we switched defenses was a big factor, and we also just stuck some shots when it counted.
chose easy figure head ladies lone might players spring time wrapped
We were the lone rangers. That's not an easy thing to do, especially at the end of a disappointing season. Some players might figure it's time to get things wrapped up and head for spring break. Our ladies chose to play another day.
half lack letting played shows strongly tonight tradition
To play a first half like we played tonight shows a lack of pride. I feel strongly about the tradition we have here at Toledo, and we're letting that tradition down big time.
defense good job knew man maybe putting sure won zone
We started out in a man-to-man and they were putting it to us. I thought we'd go to zone and see if we could maybe take them out of their perimeter game. I'm not sure if we accomplished that but our defense won it for us. We knew we had to get out on their three-point shooters and we did a good job with that.
point quite
You get to that point where you get back into the game, and you just don't have quite enough to make one more push.
both central michigan shots stepped stretch teams
Both teams had their opportunities, but Central Michigan stepped up and made enough big shots down the stretch to win.
bright expect game others played plays seniors somebody standing taking tells
Every game, there is a bright spot. Every game, somebody plays well. That's not taking anything away from Amanda. She played like you want your seniors to play. I expect all of them to play well, I don't want any bright spots. Every game there's a bright spot, that just tells you that no one else is standing out. I think she did what she should do, play hard. That's something that the others still have to learn.
honestly hurt might ready
We were ready for the press. It might have hurt us once or twice, but I honestly think it was as much us as it was them.
blossom diana glimpse hard might picks recover respect showing starting teammates turn works
She picks things up quickly. Diana is just starting to blossom and is only showing a glimpse of what she might turn out to be. Her teammates really respect her for how hard she works to recover from everything she has been through.
crystal generating guards point ranks senior solid team top trouble
And that's for a team that has had trouble generating a lot of points. Crystal has had a very solid senior year. I think she ranks with all of the top point guards in the league.
team
Anything that I've said to the team hasn't been effective. I've been mad, I've stomped, I've screamed, I've been encouraging and positive, and nothing matters.