Quotes by Donald O'Meara

“She had the skills coming in, but Im not sure if she had the leadership capabilities, but she has more than shown she does.”

“The girls did a great job defensively. We were a little passive in the first half. We were pressing but it was a little laid back. They only had one ball-handler, and once we started pressuring her they couldnt control the tempo.”

“We want the next step, which is the states. We know its going to be a harder tournament. Were going to learn from mistakes in this game. We had an 18-point lead and blew it because we didnt rebound. We know that and were going to take that to the next game.”

“This has been a special year for the kids. We had to battle through a lot. We had a lot of adversity and theyve been a tremendous group. Its just the girls work ethic.”

“I think maybe we put it in cruise control a little bit. Partially it may have been my fault because I slowed it down a little early just to make sure we protected the lead in the championship game.”

“We put it on cruise control a little early. Its my fault. Well learn from the mistakes we made this game.”

“We knew we had to keep the ball out of her hands. We went with a full-court press and we forced their guards to turn it over.”