Mark Trakh

Mark Trakh
Mark Trakh is the head women's basketball coach at New Mexico State. He previously held the head coaching position of the women's basketball team at the University of Southern California...
happy hard played shots
Camille made some big shots there at the end. I thought we played hard and I was happy with how we executed down the stretch.
commands double player skilled smith
Brooke Smith commands a double down. She's so skilled and her footwork is so good. She's like an old-time player with her back to the basket, and she's got all the moves.
earned eight happy injuries proud respect shows team testament
I'm really happy and proud that we earned an eight seed. The team is really excited. With all the injuries and where we've been, it's a real testament to the kids. I think it shows a lot of respect for our program.
both close game games luckily played proud teams won
Luckily we won the game by two, but I thought it was a well-played game. Both teams played very, very well, and I'm just proud of the kids. We won a lot of close games this year.
four fun happens knock last
Have fun, knock down some threes and see what happens in the last four minutes.
leg longer pants takes time
They put their pants on one leg at a time just like we do. It just takes them a little longer to get them up.
built tournament
They are built for this tournament right now. That's why I think they can go pretty deep.
came chloe looked needed stretch
Down the stretch there, it looked like she got every rebound. Chloe came up big when we needed her to come up big.
brutal four last
There were some brutal possessions on our part in the last four minutes.
beating great opponent quality successful win
It's a great win for us. You're beating a quality opponent on the road. They've been very, very successful and have a lot of quality wins.
athletic played team
They are probably the most athletic team we played this year.
including scary year
They are going to be scary for a long time. And I'm including this year when I say that.
die game goes inside kid sudden time wonder
I wonder about that. If you've got a big kid that you go into all the time and all of a sudden that big kid goes one for 10, do you say you live by the inside game and you die by the inside game?
basketball
Wiggins is the real deal. She's the Vince Young of women's basketball.