Sylvia Hatchell
Sylvia Hatchell
Sylvia Rhyne Hatchellis the head coach of the women's basketball team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She currently has the third most career wins in NCAA women's basketball history, behind only former Tennessee coach Pat Summitt and Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer. She competed with USA Basketball as the head coach of the 1994 Jones Cup Team that won the gold in Taipei...
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I am very confident with Alex and the rest of them out there. Alex has played a lot this year. She plays with Ivory, and I know when Ivory picked up her second foul and I took her out, we were behind at that time. Alex did a nice job running the team, and we got the lead back.
couple steals
We got a couple of steals and we got a couple rebounds. That made the difference.
fast supposed
We're very organized. Really. (The players) know what they're supposed to do. They just do it at a fast pace.
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We're very familiar with each other. We could be playing each other in another week. We just want to stay focused and try to keep doing what we've been doing but rebound the ball a little better.
fired played start
At Old Dominion, we didn't start with any intensity, while they were fired up and played really well. Tonight, we went after them early.
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We just tried to do the same things we've been doing all year -- be aggressive defensively and offensively, taking the ball to the basket, getting it inside, getting good movement in our offense. Defensively we threw some different things at them. I thought our kids played really hard.
asked bigger chemistry good great locker room special talked
We just talked in the locker room that this is great. I congratulated them and asked if this is good enough. And they said, 'No.' They want to do bigger and better things. They're special kids, they have great chemistry and they have fun.
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When I was younger, I wanted to prove myself as a coach. But with the different things we have accomplished, now I don't have to prove myself as a coach. The main thing now is I just want my players to experience success and I want to see the smiles on their faces. I want them to have fun.
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(Monday) Roy Williams called, and we talked for 35-40 minutes, maybe longer. He told me, 'I lost the Final Four five times before winning it.' He helped.
doubt passion people
She has a passion for it, there's no doubt about that. And it's contagious. ... She makes people happy.
definitely deserves difference scoring stays
She does a lot of things that make a big difference for us - her defense, her rebounding, her scoring and her leadership, yet she really stays under the radar. She doesn't want any credit, but she definitely deserves it.
america best guard point
She had one turnover. I mean, I think that's why she's the best point guard in America.
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She's a great player. We may put two or three players on her, it depends on whether we have to. Candace Parker is a great player, but she's not the entire Tennessee team.
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She just makes people smile. She makes people feel good. She brings a freshness to the game, and her enthusiasm can't help but spread.