Quotes by Mike Hofland

“We didnt want to let her get her feet set. We tried to limit her touches and, when she had the ball, we wanted to make sure someone was in her face.”

“We work so hard to get the ball down low. Were good at getting the ball inside, but we dont get enough finishes.”

“Shes shooting above 35 percent from the three-point line. Our other girls are starting to look for her more often. She does a nice job of coming off screens.”

“Its been a process for us. As the year has gone on, theyve learned to trust each other.”

“I was very satisfied with the way we handled their zone. I thought we were really patient and worked hard to find good looks. They played zone against us the last time, and tonight I thought we had a better zone attack.”

“We worked hard on defense and tried to change things up. The key has been communicating on defense. I was really happy with the performance.”

“They shot the ball real well and I was disappointed in our defense. We werent getting out on their shooters and I thought Hansen got some good looks. We didnt adjust and (Taylor) Whitley did a great job of attacking the basket.”

“I think they got a little tired when we started pressing them. We needed to get to the line. We needed to get the ball down low. We were getting some good looks, but they were rimming in and out.”

“Shes just such a threat, at all times, to score. Ive never had a girl that could get to the hole so easily -- and shes able to finish.”

“Shes able to get (to) missed shots every time. When she wants to be, shes very aggressive.”