Melody Owsley Game Quotations

Obviously without Alana this year, we would have struggled more. Alana improved her performance each game. As the season went on, things became easier for the younger kids and it was because of Alana. Alana stepped up her game and gave us scoring every single night.

We found a way to win a game today. The young players we have are getting older as we go.

We won the game at the free-throw line. In both halves, we got them in foul trouble.

Alana played her best game of the season. She got everyone on the team involved, but when it came for her to step up and take a shot, she did, and she made it.

This game came down to free throws and they made them when they needed to.

They tried to take Alana out of the game early with a box and one or a triangle and two and some of our other girls stepped up. Kelsey hit two early jump shots - from 16, 17 feet out - and Zimmermann had some nice shots in the paint. Everyone got involved.

That's been the story of this young team this season. We have been in almost every game right up to the end. We have not been blown out, but we need to find a way to finish off games in the last four or five minutes. We need to start doing the little things that can us some games.

I'm proud of our kids' effort. Every conference game we've lost has been close to the end.