Quotes by Julie Mattson

“He doesnt allow one second of down time ... were either yelling, or chanting, or playing, or screaming - its all about focus. We train for music and marching but we also practice spirit.”

“Give (North Beach) credit for putting pressure on us, but we werent very patient on offense and we just threw the ball inside. Thats been a problem all year for us. Were not showing a lot of patience on offense. Were not working as a team right now.”

“We made better decisions offensively. We were much more patient and worked the clock.”

“I thought the kids played with confidence. They played together and they played like they knew we could win.”

“We needed to step up our defense in the second half, because we looked and played a bit sluggish in the second quarter. We had to keep them to just one shot and to block them out from getting offensive rebounds. We did that and got some opportunities to score on the press break.”

“Im definitely proud of how the girls came out and played with intensity and heart. This after a 27-point defeat the last time we played them. I knew we could compete, but they had to come out and play with intensity. They showed that they could play with the top team in the league.”

“It was a very physical game and I felt we were a bit sluggish after Tuesday nights game (a four-point loss to league-leading Hoquiam). I felt like we were a step behind.”

“We had decent looks and we were getting fouls. The thing was, we just didnt convert.”

“They came out and pressured us in the full-court. I felt we panicked. Wed been handling pressure well, but we didnt do a good job of it last night.”

“It came down to our seniors. They gave us the leadership and intensity.”