Don Eckerle Quotations

We're going to give it a new friend.

We knew we were facing a team that would be very aggressive and present us some challenges. Our challenge was keeping their dribblers in front of us. I thought we did a pretty gosh darn good job.

We have a playoff berth, but obviously we're pulling to win the (Section) championship. That's where our focus is. We still have some tough section games left. If we can win out, we'll get a pretty good seed.

She's becoming more of a complete player and not as worried about the scoring box.

She fits right in. Her height (5-foot, 9 inches) and her ability were the perfect fit for this team.

We look for Devin in those situations. She feels very comfortable taking a shot when the game is on the line.

Playing them was not totally unfamiliar turf to us. We went in with a goal of playing a defensive game and letting the chips fall where they may.

Our quickness on defense caused them problems. We're playing our best basketball right now.

We had a little payback to do from last year. We came into the playoffs with the same record - 21-3 - and we got bumped out in the first round. That was something we haven't focused on, but for everyone who played last year, I think it was in the back of their mind.

We pride ourselves on how well we play defense.

We knew we needed to keep her under control and keep her in front of us. She brings a lot to the table, and her ball speed with the dribble creates challenges as far as getting back on defense -- and even in the half court where we're helping out -- and she's a challenging player.