Quotes by Chris Stricker

“You know that you have to come out and be ready to play every night. The competition there will get us ready for the playoffs.”

“We played a great game. They were the best team we faced the whole weekend. They have some really fast and skilled players, but our defense held them. If the only goal we give up is one from 45 yards out, then Im happy with our performance.”

“They packed it in and really played defensive against us. We played well, but we just couldnt get it in the net. At halftime, though, I challenged our players, and they really stepped it up. It was really a character-building game.”

“We were excited going into district because our forwards are gelling so well. Were on the same page right now.”

“Were really clicking right now. Our battle cry right now is 14-0 because thats something that no other (Coppell girls soccer) team has done.”

“To hold them to 0-0 was a great effort for us. We showed a lot of character not to fold when the put the pressure on us. And to reach the semifinals after losing the first game was good for us, too.”

“Our first goal was to win district, and our second one was to do something that no other class in our schools history has done. You dont get many years to get the chance for something like this, but the girls did a great job at achieving their goal.”

“We had a lot of players out. So the fact that we played everybody and that everyone contributed was good. Im glad we were able to finish the game (before bad weather hit) because we would have been disappointed if it had ended up being 0-0.”

“It was pouring rain, but we still had 11 different scorers. That shows that were pressing and not getting lazy. The hardest part is keeping them motivated because a lot of times, the girls know going into a game that they should win, 5-0. So we motivate them to not lower their potential. And every game, they come out mentally focused.”