Lisa Mandeville Quotations

We made an adjustment at halftime and we were able to put more pressure on their outside shooters. That?s a credit to the adjustment the kids made.

I had whispered in her ear (earlier) that if you get the ball to take the shot. She missed the first one but the second one, that?s what kind of kid Sarah Brown is, she has no conscience. The second one, bang for a three and the game-winner.

I don't think it was their defense so much. We just missed shots. We had open looks. In the first half, we missed a lot of chippies inside. That's the difference between winning and not, executing at crucial times.

Fortunately we shot the ball well, we shot the ball better as the game went along. We expect that. We have several good outside shooters.

I think the difference in this game was two things. I think their size. We were one and done for most of the evening. And our inability to hit shots, both in the paint and on the outside. Their defense is good but I don?t think their defense affected our missing shots.

I think we settled instead of looking to attack the basket. We got away from what we like to do against the zone and that?s attack the basket.

Pina did a lot of driving to the basket but she can make the outside jump shot, too.

We wanted to run to neutralize (Amity?s height advantage). We spend a lot of time in practice running the floor ..Our big people were running as well.

We were one and done. We missed outside shots and we weren't able to get offensive rebounds. Their size was a factor. They beat us on the boards.

We went through a rough stretch and stayed composed. That?s a good sign.

Our defense improved in the second half. The defense slowed them down, and we just wore them down.

At halftime, I told them if they score one more fast-break point on us, you?re going to run a suicide in practice tomorrow. I?m not being facetious -- they owe me two.

It?s been a common recurring theme over the last couple of weeks that our defense has been very, very good. I think you?re going to be successful more times than not if you play defense the way we did tonight.

That?s pretty typical of Desiree. She?s pretty difficult to stop.

They cut it to nine, she banged that shot in the corner, and it was the exhalation. It was a collective sigh and then we picked up.

The kids really stepped up. They played as one. All week long in practice we've been talking about playing as a team, creating shots for each other and making the extra pass.

I'm proud of the kids. Even when we were down, they never said die. They don't stop hustling. They have nothing to hang their heads about. They got beat by a good team tonight.

In education we call it the hidden curriculum, which is the intangible - the friendships, relationships and good times - and we celebrate those first. It just so happens we?re playing for first place, but win or lose, when we wake up Friday, we?re going to go to practice and continue to work hard.

In the big picture it was one of 20, but I think the kids gained a lot of confidence beating a very good team. We have so many things on which to improve, we're pretty much on an even keel.

Holy Cross did a few things better than we did tonight and that?s often the difference. But my kids have nothing to be ashamed of. They fought hard and they got beat by a good team tonight.

These kids play very well as a unit and they're beginning to look for other scoring opportunities on the floor. We're happy, but we know the toughest part of our schedule remains, including Friday. Hopefully we'll be right in the mix come the end of February.