Quotes by Shirley Egner

“I thought we really stepped up to the challenge is this game. We were able to answer their runs. When they went on another run, I thought we really buckled down.”

“We got off to an early start and withstood their little comeback.”

“We did enough to get out of here with a road win, which was huge for us. I was real pleased with our effort and I thought we played really great defense.”

“Im really proud of the way the kids kept battling. We kept answering them and showed no signs of folding.”

“Theyre a different team at home, but we gave them the game. We flat out stunk. I dont know how you can expect to win a ball game playing like we did.”

“We were very focused and intense tonight. We had a team meeting after the loss at Eau Claire and talked about some things. I thought we were more focused tonight.”

“We did what we needed to do to get back in the (WIAC) race. Its huge for us. We have a chance to redeem ourselves at home and the big crowd gave us a lot of energy. Weve put ourselves in a good spot now.”

“We need to protect our home turf. Were trying for the No. 1 seed in the (WIAC) tournament. We knew it was going to come down to this.”

“We wanted to keep it a double-digit lead and not let them get it under 10. For the first time in a couple weeks we came out strong and got out to a good start. At this point in the season a win is a win.”

“I think its going to be a classic. It should be a great game. Our motivation is to prolong our season.”