Quotes by Mike Bradford

“She was the one who first one stepped up and demanded the ball when we were struggling offensively. She called for the ball and knocked it down. I think she really sparked us and set the tone for the team.”

“Tonight our defense was just fantastic. The girls did everything we asked them to and they just worked really hard. The last time we played Knoxville, they scored something like 62 points on us, but tonight - due to the intensity the girls showed - we were able to shut down everything they tried to do.”

“Were not used to having a lead like that and we panicked a little, but we showed the composure that we needed to put the game away. In the second half, we had two spells where we ran more than a minute off the clock each time, and like I told the girls thats another minute we dont have to play defense.”

“We needed to have patience in terms of looking for high-percentage shots. Against a zone, theyre strongest off those first four or five passes. Sometimes well get a little impatient if weve passed the ball four or four times and havent shot yet. If you take your time, reverse the basketball, get 15-20 passes, youre going to get a good look against a zone because they start getting tired, they start losing some of that mental focus.”

“Our mind set today was that we had nothing to lose today and everything to gain. I asked the girls to leave it all on the floor and thats exactly what they did.”

“Weve had a tendency to rush against a zone and that makes us have to get out and work that much harder on defense. When were patient we can use our speed and our penetration to try and get some good looks on the inside.”

“Our home floor hasnt been real kind to us this year. Weve kind of struggled here for whatever reason. Weve seemed to have done better on the road.”

“Ella continued to improve everyday throughout the season. She had a lot to learn but she got much better at being in the correct position defensively and and she started really understanding the plays. She always had a great desire to learn and improve and that kind of attitude is contagious.”

“Ashley brought her all-around game to the gym every night. There really isnt any part of the game that she cant do, and her ability to shoot the three really helped us open up our offense. On the defensive side, she is just a very, very hard worker and that work ethic rubs off on the other players.”

“Its disingenuous to say California business would be lost in the shuffle because we put an office in Nevada.”