Nate Altenhofen Quotations

(Monroe) just has a good balance. They have a couple of kids who can score inside and the kids besides (Reid).

I thought everybody kept their composure. We still had to have Helen's sophomore leadership in there. She hit a couple of big shots, but I think everybody else was ready to go along with it.

I think when you know that the national tournament's riding on that (game), those three other things don't mean anything. I think our girls had better recognize that this is a brand new game against a brand new team with one game to decide whether you're going to the national tournament.

I was disappointed in our focus and our effort in the second half. I think we got complacent.

I thought our girls had a lot more energy on the defensive end than they did on the offensive end. We still have yet to put both ends together since the semester. But after giving up 73 points at Clarendon, we really vocalized the importance of defense.

I think that (softball coach) Joel Prickett should be paying me to recruit.

That's the latest we've had to wait to win a game in the last five or six games. They waited and waited and just kept fighting, even though things weren't that easy.

You look at their record and that big win against Midland and I think they're playing their best basketball right now. We expect this to be one heck of a competitive game.

We (coaches) had an idea, but these kids have never been through something like this. I don't want to use the word ignorant, but I think they were not knowing enough to be scared of the situation or to feel the pressure. Helen felt it a little bit and the coaching staff felt it a little bit, but I thought the freshmen just went out and played.

We had some talented kids take off. We also played a much smarter game in the second half and we also rebounded better against a much bigger team.

You could tell both teams had some wide eyes there going into overtime. There was a lot on the line. Both teams' ultimate goal was riding on every single possession.