Quotes by Mike Richardson

“Those big plays are our Achilles heel. We always harp on big plays. Giving up those plays put it out of reach.”

“Big plays and mental mistakes bit us in the butt.”

“Our hope was that she got back at all. Shes still out of shape and is playing about 18 minutes a game, but she looks healthy and hasnt shown any signs of problems.”

“I cant tell you how excited I am. We went from how down we were Friday night to the elation that we feel tonight. It is really both ends of the spectrum.”

“We realized as we talked to some other coaches that she hit those big shots in a lot of games. The first time we played her she wasnt really a factor, but we said tonight that we have to know where No. 14 (Short) is at all times and have a hand in her face.”

“Thats their game. They can keep it slow and pass the ball around, and we let them do that early on?it took our kids a little while to get going.”

“Were holding her out until we feel her play would hold us out of playing anymore. Shes participating in the warm-ups. Shes dressing. Shes available.”

“These girls have come a long way in the last three years.”

“Im fine. Its not over til its over, thats what Ive always heard. We were confident.”

“We worked hard on that the other day in practice. We worked on a set squad to go out there and play hard defense until they turned it over or we decided it was time to foul.”