Shirley Egner
Shirley Egner
defense halftime happening kids maybe playing rhythm talked walking
At halftime it was like walking into a morgue. We talked about defense and rebounding. Maybe it's happening because we're playing a lot of kids and we get out of a rhythm on defense.
ball defend keys shot turn win
The keys for us are to be able to defend and rebound. And we can't turn the ball over. If we can do that, we'll have a shot to win the game.
great motivation prolong
I think it's going to be a classic. It should be a great game. Our motivation is to prolong our season.
answer challenge stepped
I thought we really stepped up to the challenge is this game. We were able to answer their runs. When they went on another run, I thought we really buckled down.
home knew protect seed trying
We need to protect our home turf. We're trying for the No. 1 seed in the (WIAC) tournament. We knew it was going to come down to this.
bit focused game half mentally run second sleep slow tried
Platteville tried to slow the game down and lulled us to sleep. They focused a little bit more in the second half and mentally got into the game. We have to get out and run and use our athleticism.
ask floor left
She left everything on the floor and that is all we can ask of our players, to compete.
best conference far finalist hands player tells
I think she was by far the best perimeter player in the conference -- hands down. And she was a finalist for player of the year. That tells you something.
ball foul heck helped trouble
I think it helped us out a lot when Knapp got in foul trouble. She's one heck of a ball player.