Tom Gonsalves
Tom Gonsalves
change confident great love opportunity players sit win
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me, and I'm not just going to sit back. I'm going after it. I love the university, and I think it would be a great opportunity for them to change what's going on there. I'm very confident that it would be a whole new era. I told them I think I could win with the players they have right now.
capable defend depends people
I think we're capable of having more balance, but it depends on how people defend us.
leaving lost situations tougher upset
I was upset because we have been in tougher situations than this, and we lost our composure. They were leaving the person they were guarding, and doing their own thing on defense.
battle happy might proud sway worried
It was a hard-fought battle because Jayne was at the McDonald's (All-American) Game, and I was worried that might sway them. I'm proud of Jacki and happy for her.
game tight
It was a tight game for a while, and I thought she was relentless. She wasn't going to let us lose.
ahead basketball best fourth great last passion player since worked year
The best thing about that is how much better she is this year than she was last year as a junior. She's always had a passion to be a great basketball player ever since I worked with her in fourth grade. Her best basketball is ahead of her.
beat disaster good hurt knew
It's disappointing the way the whole thing happened. Obviously, Jacki getting hurt was a disaster, but I knew we're good enough to beat them without Jacki.
deserves fortunate major proud sad
We've been fortunate through the years not to have major injuries. It's sad because (our team) deserves better. I just told them how proud I was of their effort. I still think we were the better team.
game power ratings stay sure win
We had to win this game because the power ratings are really important to us. We're No. 1, and we want to make sure we stay there.
forward steps trying
We're just trying to become a better team. We've got to get better for the playoffs. We take two steps forward and one step back.