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...
road second seed team year
This is the second year we've had to do this, and this year we are the No. 1 seed yet we're having to play a team like Vanderbilt on the road in the second game.
agree bracket final four great help motivate played regional seems strength teams year
You could make a great Final Four just from the teams in our regional alone. Everyone seems to agree it's the toughest. But, we've played great teams all year and we'll be prepared. I think the strength of this bracket will help motivate our team.
along asked chemistry complement good people special team year
People asked me all year how good this team could be, and I said all along they could be as good as they wanted to be. I really feel that way, this is a special group. They all complement each other so well, and the chemistry is great.
aggressive ball boards changed defense rebounds year
They made us play real ragged. They changed their defense a lot. They were aggressive going to the boards and got the ball inside. We sputtered probably more than we sputtered all year out there today. We got things going when we had to and we got big rebounds when we had to.
above heads league year
I've been in this league 20 years and every year we say it can't get any better, but this year we're just heads above all the other conferences.
above heads league year
I've been in this league 20 years and every year we say it can't get any better, but this year we're just heads above all the other conferences.
ivory rhythm seem
I didn't feel like we were in a rhythm after Ivory got hurt. She's our spark. We didn't seem to have any energy.
excellent gave
They gave us a different look than what we usually see, but I thought they did an excellent job.
conference next stronger
You may think I'm crazy, but I think the conference will be stronger next year.
slow throw
I want it to be exciting, up and down the floor. We can play bad, throw it all over the gym, but we're not going to slow it down.
proud team
I'm just proud of our team for being the regular-season ACC champs.
eventually felt good knew lots run sloppy tempo tough
A little sloppy at times, but we knew it was going to be a tough game. We're a team, with the tempo we play, lots of times we play in runs. We felt like we eventually could go on a run and get a pretty good lead.
leadership shown
Her leadership has also improved. For a sophomore, she has shown a lot of maturity.
carolina continue enjoy experience good love people saying smile staff time
I love my staff and my team, and we're going to have a good time and continue to play Carolina basketball. A lot of people are saying to me, 'You all look like you're having fun,' and we are. We try to smile and enjoy the experience that we're having.