Sandy Botham

Sandy Botham
Sandy Botham was the head coach of the NCAA Division I Milwaukee Panthers women's basketball team, which competes in the Horizon League. She resigned in April 2012, to take a position in the Alumni Relations area. Through her nine years as a head coach, she has compiled a 143–110 record, including a 98–61 mark in conference play. She led the Panthers to their first ever NCAA tournament appearance, and their first ever 20 win season. She attended the University of...
felt gas sail wind
I just felt their gas was gone. You could kind of see the wind in their sail go.
gone left minute
If there was another minute left on the clock, it could have gone the other way. It was that kind of a game.
defensive game held opponents pull runs
In every game we've won, there've been defensive runs where we've held opponents and been able to pull away.
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Jodie is a taller, stronger guard with great fundamentals and skills at her position. She has great court vision and can get the ball to her teammates to make them successful. Her size and strength will be an asset for us against some of the bigger teams we play. She also has a lot of energy and is a great communicator. She will be able to lead this team by not just her actions, but with her voice.
actions commitment leads presence shows vocal
She's not a real vocal presence out there. That's just not one of her strengths. She leads by her actions and commitment to winning. And she shows that on and off the court.
carol taken
Carol started it. He's taken it to another level.
baptism bit conference journey philosophy
It's been my philosophy to play a very challenging non conference schedule. It's been a little bit of a journey and baptism by fire, but it's been a big help.
level
This is what we're all working to achieve. To get to the level they're at.
beaten came chip confidence great hats held incredible intensity played top
Hats off to Butler. They played an incredible game. On top of that they came in with a chip on their shoulder. They haven't beaten us in a while. They came in and played with great confidence and great intensity and held strong.
beat court faced worry
We have to worry about Butler. When we faced them on our court last, they beat us.
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We knew (a dominant post player) was a missing ingredient the year before. She took a lot of pressure off our guards and really opened things up for them. Any team that's had success usually has great balance inside and out.