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We just kept our cool. We didn't lose our heads.
KAYLA PARKER (SouthWest) hit their free throws down the stretch; we didn't. But I like the way our guys kept figh...
DANNY WARD They just came out on fire. In the first half of the season we would kind of hang our head when we g...
RAY ALLEN We knew it was going to be a game of runs. We told our guys we were going to make ours, and when we ...
ERIK GOETZ We lost a couple going into that first game. We got confused. This time we held our heads high.
ADRIAN HULL We have one more step. We've been waiting for this game. We just have to realize this is it. Our sea...
BETHANY KOCH We decided we were not going to lose this game, though. We played with our hearts.
EMILY COCHRAN We don't have nothing to hold our heads down for. Tonight [the slow start] just caught up to us.
DARIUS HARGROVE We didn't come out with our game. We kept turning the ball over in the first quarter and we lost our...
BRITTANY BELL After the second half started, we locked down and were a lot better defensively. Even though we got ...
FLIP SAUNDERS Right now it's going to be hard for our sophomores knowing this was our last game. But after the day...
ASHLEY COOK We didn't have our heads in the game in the first half. But this team never ceases to amaze me. They...
FLIP SAUNDERS Even if we lose this game, we're still almost at the mid-point of the season and only one game out o...
BRIAN BILLICK It's hard. We were right there. I think we just lost our heads a little bit. When it got down to the...
CECE CARTER They had us down 2-1. And for a minute I thought we were going to drop our heads but we kept going. ...
ROGELIO TORRES We adjusted our defense and started picking up their tips. We kept our heads in the game.
BECKY EMRICH Coach told us we're going to win this game, but we're going to have to do it with confidence. We rea...
BRYAN MULLINS We know we're going to have to throw the ball, ... We're not going to be able to just line up and ru...
DANNY PARKER Our kids played well. We were slow coming out of the gate but, after awhile, we kept the momentum go...
DAN MCANESPIE We were down 12-2 the first time we played so when we hit that third point, I felt better. But I tol...
CLAY REEVES We wanted it more. We train all year, and it showed at the end. Our legs were fresher. We were not g...
JEFF WEHLING We focused on taking some anger out on this team. Letting everyone know that we ain't got our heads ...
JUSTIN DENTMON It was a hard-fought game. A real battle the entire time. There were so many lead changes that no le...
TOM ROBERGE![]()
My husband and I, when we had our five children and they were grown, we thought we were entitled to ...
NANCY PELOSI We kept switching our defenses tonight. They still got some open looks, but it just wasn't going dow...
CRAIG NELSON We didn't want to lose. I just knew if Marcus (Williams) got me the ball, I was going to knock it do...
RASHAD ANDERSON I think the last game of the season has motivated us for this. We had it in our heads that we were g...
BRIANNE O'ROURKE Wow, I didn't know we were up that much. I knew we were up a lot. It's frustrating to lose this game...
MICHAEL REDD We have absolutely nothing to hold our heads down about. We played our hearts out.
GUS SANCHEZ If we had made our free throws, we could have distanced them even more. Once (Johnson) made her free...
WADE BAKER It was a good test for us. We got down early, but we were able to work our way back.
BRIAN MENEELY I was really proud of the way the girls battled back tonight. Pine Bluff beat Camden in their first ...
HEIDI MARTIN We had to have the mind set that we were going to win. We kept pounding and executing down the stret...
ADAM ROOT We didn't take care of the basketball and we didn't concentrate on knocking down our free throws. I ...
MICHAEL GRANT We came down here and our whole philosophy throughout the playoffs was we were going to have fun. Wi...
GEORGE FORNEY We needed a little time to warm up, ... After the first game, we warmed up. We were a lot more inten...
ERICA GARCIA The season's not over. We're not going to hang our heads. Are we disappointed we lost this game? Def...
DAN GRUNFELD We got a little stale and let them get back into it, but we kept our heads just like we did at (the ...
COURTNEY MEYER We came home at 8:30 p.m., and saw flashing lights down our street. We were saying, 'Wow, what's goi...
JENNIFER LOHNES We withstood that first spurt and then we got our bearings together and we were in the game towards ...
MIKE BURNS I just knew that if the ball got to me, I was going to knock it down and we wasn't going to lose thi...
RASHAD ANDERSON We got up the floor a little bit, and we were able to get some baskets in transition. I thought our ...
AARON PERKINS We've learned from our losses when we were down in the first quarter and at halftime, when we were d...
JOE WALTERS We came out flat to start the second half. I thought we would really play up. But we missed some sho...
BOB MURPHREY The most important things was the free throw line, no question. The other thing was, down the stretc...
ANNE DONOVAN I think we kept our composure. It was real physical and a real intense game, but we kept our composu...
LISA SMITH I saw a few waves come up just before our heat right near the pier. So I figured if I'm going to los...
JAKE KIRSCHENBAUM I was really happy with our defense in the first half, but we just couldn't get the jumpers to drop....
ETHAN ROE I was proud that we were able to keep our composure, get the ball and spread it out. We could have f...
GINGER FLOCCO We have a right to life, not on it.
DANIEL MELGAçO Everybody thought we were going to lose the first game, and this game.
BRANDON HOGAN We defended and rebounded well, but tonight it came down to free throw shooting and our kids stepped...
BEN SNIVELY We came out very aggressive early. We played very well the first three quarters, then Shrine put on ...
DAVE JOSEPH We came out very aggressive early. We played very well the first three quarters, then Shrine put on ...
DAVE JOSEPH Obviously, our thoughts are with her, but at the same time, the show must go on. We just have to pic...
KATIE DOUGLAS We were real flat the first 10 minutes. I think we were a little nervous. This is the first time the...
DAVE HARACKIEWICZ It was basically the exact same game. I think it was a little worse today, but we battled back, kept...
KRIS BROWN We talked about hitting the ball hard. We got our bats going in that second game. It was extremely i...
JENNY MEIROWSKY We just kept fighting and didn't drop our heads.
JENNIFER HUMPHREY I just kept thinking we were going to win this game.
JEFF BRENNING It's a hard and complicated course, but we can't lose our heads about this time trial because there ...
MANOLO SAIZ It shows how we have heart. We can give up those kind of goals, but we don't lose our heads.
JOSEPH MERCURIO It's tough to lose a game like this. We played great, but our inexperience got the best of us at the...
CARLOS HERNANDEZ![]()
We knew what we were up against, but we were going to go down fighting. Hopefully people back home r...
JOHN ATKINSON We talked about what we could do when I first came here, but we just didn't have the money. Then we ...
KREG KLAVER We just kept our composure. Usually we'll get down and start jacking up shots. But we just kept our ...
COURTNEY BEASLEY I saw us execute defensively what we were supposed to do at the beginning of the game. They got some...
JEFF KASPARIE We just kept applying our defensive pressure. There were a lot of tight fouls being called in the fi...
ANDREW TAYLOR We had a really strong first half. Our offense played pretty well, except for the first drive. I tol...
BRANDON TYLER I didn't like the start of the game. The first two shots were not how you start a game. What I liked...
JOHN CALIPARI At first we were rushing, putting up bad shots. Then we slowed it down and got into our offense, and...
HILTON ARMSTRONG This sets the stage for the rest of our run. We've got what we've done now, but it's not over. We ha...
TRENT BECKLEY We still played good defense in the first half, but our shots just weren't falling, ... Our defense ...
HASSAN ADAMS That was our game plan going in. We saw on tape their safeties come down low for run support and we ...
REX GROSSMAN Early on we were urgent, but not urgent enough and our hearts were only kind of in it. We just thoug...
ASHLEY HORNISHER There was nothing wrong with this team, we just broke down, ... We had some guys that left early, bu...
LENNY HARRIS It was probably the best game we have played all season, despite the loss. We controlled the tempo a...
DUSTIN LANZ I knew that I better make the second one because a lot is riding on it and I knew if I missed it my ...
SPENCER GARDNER This was just a good, old-fashioned tail kicking. We came out strong in the first half, then we star...
DAN STARKEY We had to work hard for this win. They'd score and then we'd score. They were passing the ball a lot...
LUIS CAMPOS In the first period we were all over them at the start, but then we got away from our game. We knew ...
BRIAN CAMPBELL She's one of our clutch free throw shooters and we knew they were going to have to foul somebody.
PETE WILSON We were really inspired by the Lord to open this place. We originally bought it in 2003. We had it f...
JEANNIE OCHOA I think we completely lost our composure. We were up and it was like we were just trying to find a w...
WALLY SZCZERBIAK When we got the ball back with about five minutes left, I asked the guys up top if we should go for ...
RON ADAMS They've got nothing to lose. They're going to get out there and just go play. They executed well (ag...
JOE PAOPAO We can't come out here and think we are going to come on the floor and win it. We have to keep our h...
KRISTIN TURK We made a lot of free throws tonight and that was very nice to see. We have not been the best free t...
KRIS KLEEMAN I thought when we got into overtime that this was our game. I knew our kids were going to come alive...
DEB BABER We kept it close the first half, but things got away from us in the second and we put them at the fr...
BRIAN LEMPOLA Our first conference game and we didn't play that bad, but we were timid, especially in the third ga...
JOYCE BICKERS We just couldn't convert on our end. We had chances. We'd get a steal or a block, or they'd miss a f...
DON GODFREY There were no magic words. I just told them to calm down and play the game and then we got our own r...
JEFF CHEW I'm glad I didn't have a whistle tonight, because I thought we were going to lose the game at the fr...
JIMMY COLLINS![]()
In the first game of the season, you never know what to expect. Now we know what we have to work on ...
JOE TAYLOR I was just happy to play. We are not going to hang our heads after this loss, because in the end we ...
JAY THOMAS We were down early by 10, but the girls made a nice comeback. It was a close game at the end. We had...
HAROLD CHITWOOD We were right there, and we had our chances. If we had made our free throws, it would have been an e...
JULIE MATHENY I think sometimes we don't come ready to play. We want to win, but sometimes we're just not ready fo...
KATIE NELSON We work on our free throws every day. I don't know, I guess free-throw shooting is boring. But I hav...
LONNIE BARTLEY
KAYLA PARKER (SouthWest) hit their free throws down the stretch; we didn't. But I like the way our guys kept figh...
DANNY WARD They just came out on fire. In the first half of the season we would kind of hang our head when we g...
RAY ALLEN We knew it was going to be a game of runs. We told our guys we were going to make ours, and when we ...
ERIK GOETZ We lost a couple going into that first game. We got confused. This time we held our heads high.
ADRIAN HULL We have one more step. We've been waiting for this game. We just have to realize this is it. Our sea...
BETHANY KOCH We decided we were not going to lose this game, though. We played with our hearts.
EMILY COCHRAN We don't have nothing to hold our heads down for. Tonight [the slow start] just caught up to us.
DARIUS HARGROVE We didn't come out with our game. We kept turning the ball over in the first quarter and we lost our...
BRITTANY BELL After the second half started, we locked down and were a lot better defensively. Even though we got ...
FLIP SAUNDERS Right now it's going to be hard for our sophomores knowing this was our last game. But after the day...
ASHLEY COOK We didn't have our heads in the game in the first half. But this team never ceases to amaze me. They...
FLIP SAUNDERS Even if we lose this game, we're still almost at the mid-point of the season and only one game out o...
BRIAN BILLICK It's hard. We were right there. I think we just lost our heads a little bit. When it got down to the...
CECE CARTER They had us down 2-1. And for a minute I thought we were going to drop our heads but we kept going. ...
ROGELIO TORRES We adjusted our defense and started picking up their tips. We kept our heads in the game.
BECKY EMRICH Coach told us we're going to win this game, but we're going to have to do it with confidence. We rea...
BRYAN MULLINS We know we're going to have to throw the ball, ... We're not going to be able to just line up and ru...
DANNY PARKER Our kids played well. We were slow coming out of the gate but, after awhile, we kept the momentum go...
DAN MCANESPIE We were down 12-2 the first time we played so when we hit that third point, I felt better. But I tol...
CLAY REEVES We wanted it more. We train all year, and it showed at the end. Our legs were fresher. We were not g...
JEFF WEHLING We focused on taking some anger out on this team. Letting everyone know that we ain't got our heads ...
JUSTIN DENTMON It was a hard-fought game. A real battle the entire time. There were so many lead changes that no le...
TOM ROBERGE
My husband and I, when we had our five children and they were grown, we thought we were entitled to ... NANCY PELOSI We kept switching our defenses tonight. They still got some open looks, but it just wasn't going dow...
CRAIG NELSON We didn't want to lose. I just knew if Marcus (Williams) got me the ball, I was going to knock it do...
RASHAD ANDERSON I think the last game of the season has motivated us for this. We had it in our heads that we were g...
BRIANNE O'ROURKE Wow, I didn't know we were up that much. I knew we were up a lot. It's frustrating to lose this game...
MICHAEL REDD We have absolutely nothing to hold our heads down about. We played our hearts out.
GUS SANCHEZ If we had made our free throws, we could have distanced them even more. Once (Johnson) made her free...
WADE BAKER It was a good test for us. We got down early, but we were able to work our way back.
BRIAN MENEELY I was really proud of the way the girls battled back tonight. Pine Bluff beat Camden in their first ...
HEIDI MARTIN We had to have the mind set that we were going to win. We kept pounding and executing down the stret...
ADAM ROOT We didn't take care of the basketball and we didn't concentrate on knocking down our free throws. I ...
MICHAEL GRANT We came down here and our whole philosophy throughout the playoffs was we were going to have fun. Wi...
GEORGE FORNEY We needed a little time to warm up, ... After the first game, we warmed up. We were a lot more inten...
ERICA GARCIA The season's not over. We're not going to hang our heads. Are we disappointed we lost this game? Def...
DAN GRUNFELD We got a little stale and let them get back into it, but we kept our heads just like we did at (the ...
COURTNEY MEYER We came home at 8:30 p.m., and saw flashing lights down our street. We were saying, 'Wow, what's goi...
JENNIFER LOHNES We withstood that first spurt and then we got our bearings together and we were in the game towards ...
MIKE BURNS I just knew that if the ball got to me, I was going to knock it down and we wasn't going to lose thi...
RASHAD ANDERSON We got up the floor a little bit, and we were able to get some baskets in transition. I thought our ...
AARON PERKINS We've learned from our losses when we were down in the first quarter and at halftime, when we were d...
JOE WALTERS We came out flat to start the second half. I thought we would really play up. But we missed some sho...
BOB MURPHREY The most important things was the free throw line, no question. The other thing was, down the stretc...
ANNE DONOVAN I think we kept our composure. It was real physical and a real intense game, but we kept our composu...
LISA SMITH I saw a few waves come up just before our heat right near the pier. So I figured if I'm going to los...
JAKE KIRSCHENBAUM I was really happy with our defense in the first half, but we just couldn't get the jumpers to drop....
ETHAN ROE I was proud that we were able to keep our composure, get the ball and spread it out. We could have f...
GINGER FLOCCO We have a right to life, not on it.
DANIEL MELGAçO Everybody thought we were going to lose the first game, and this game.
BRANDON HOGAN We defended and rebounded well, but tonight it came down to free throw shooting and our kids stepped...
BEN SNIVELY We came out very aggressive early. We played very well the first three quarters, then Shrine put on ...
DAVE JOSEPH We came out very aggressive early. We played very well the first three quarters, then Shrine put on ...
DAVE JOSEPH Obviously, our thoughts are with her, but at the same time, the show must go on. We just have to pic...
KATIE DOUGLAS We were real flat the first 10 minutes. I think we were a little nervous. This is the first time the...
DAVE HARACKIEWICZ It was basically the exact same game. I think it was a little worse today, but we battled back, kept...
KRIS BROWN We talked about hitting the ball hard. We got our bats going in that second game. It was extremely i...
JENNY MEIROWSKY We just kept fighting and didn't drop our heads.
JENNIFER HUMPHREY I just kept thinking we were going to win this game.
JEFF BRENNING It's a hard and complicated course, but we can't lose our heads about this time trial because there ...
MANOLO SAIZ It shows how we have heart. We can give up those kind of goals, but we don't lose our heads.
JOSEPH MERCURIO It's tough to lose a game like this. We played great, but our inexperience got the best of us at the...
CARLOS HERNANDEZ
We knew what we were up against, but we were going to go down fighting. Hopefully people back home r... JOHN ATKINSON We talked about what we could do when I first came here, but we just didn't have the money. Then we ...
KREG KLAVER We just kept our composure. Usually we'll get down and start jacking up shots. But we just kept our ...
COURTNEY BEASLEY I saw us execute defensively what we were supposed to do at the beginning of the game. They got some...
JEFF KASPARIE We just kept applying our defensive pressure. There were a lot of tight fouls being called in the fi...
ANDREW TAYLOR We had a really strong first half. Our offense played pretty well, except for the first drive. I tol...
BRANDON TYLER I didn't like the start of the game. The first two shots were not how you start a game. What I liked...
JOHN CALIPARI At first we were rushing, putting up bad shots. Then we slowed it down and got into our offense, and...
HILTON ARMSTRONG This sets the stage for the rest of our run. We've got what we've done now, but it's not over. We ha...
TRENT BECKLEY We still played good defense in the first half, but our shots just weren't falling, ... Our defense ...
HASSAN ADAMS That was our game plan going in. We saw on tape their safeties come down low for run support and we ...
REX GROSSMAN Early on we were urgent, but not urgent enough and our hearts were only kind of in it. We just thoug...
ASHLEY HORNISHER There was nothing wrong with this team, we just broke down, ... We had some guys that left early, bu...
LENNY HARRIS It was probably the best game we have played all season, despite the loss. We controlled the tempo a...
DUSTIN LANZ I knew that I better make the second one because a lot is riding on it and I knew if I missed it my ...
SPENCER GARDNER This was just a good, old-fashioned tail kicking. We came out strong in the first half, then we star...
DAN STARKEY We had to work hard for this win. They'd score and then we'd score. They were passing the ball a lot...
LUIS CAMPOS In the first period we were all over them at the start, but then we got away from our game. We knew ...
BRIAN CAMPBELL She's one of our clutch free throw shooters and we knew they were going to have to foul somebody.
PETE WILSON We were really inspired by the Lord to open this place. We originally bought it in 2003. We had it f...
JEANNIE OCHOA I think we completely lost our composure. We were up and it was like we were just trying to find a w...
WALLY SZCZERBIAK When we got the ball back with about five minutes left, I asked the guys up top if we should go for ...
RON ADAMS They've got nothing to lose. They're going to get out there and just go play. They executed well (ag...
JOE PAOPAO We can't come out here and think we are going to come on the floor and win it. We have to keep our h...
KRISTIN TURK We made a lot of free throws tonight and that was very nice to see. We have not been the best free t...
KRIS KLEEMAN I thought when we got into overtime that this was our game. I knew our kids were going to come alive...
DEB BABER We kept it close the first half, but things got away from us in the second and we put them at the fr...
BRIAN LEMPOLA Our first conference game and we didn't play that bad, but we were timid, especially in the third ga...
JOYCE BICKERS We just couldn't convert on our end. We had chances. We'd get a steal or a block, or they'd miss a f...
DON GODFREY There were no magic words. I just told them to calm down and play the game and then we got our own r...
JEFF CHEW I'm glad I didn't have a whistle tonight, because I thought we were going to lose the game at the fr...
JIMMY COLLINS
In the first game of the season, you never know what to expect. Now we know what we have to work on ... JOE TAYLOR I was just happy to play. We are not going to hang our heads after this loss, because in the end we ...
JAY THOMAS We were down early by 10, but the girls made a nice comeback. It was a close game at the end. We had...
HAROLD CHITWOOD We were right there, and we had our chances. If we had made our free throws, it would have been an e...
JULIE MATHENY I think sometimes we don't come ready to play. We want to win, but sometimes we're just not ready fo...
KATIE NELSON We work on our free throws every day. I don't know, I guess free-throw shooting is boring. But I hav...
LONNIE BARTLEY
