Mike Ortner Quotations

We ran into a really strong team. They are the best we have faced all season. I'm extremely proud of the girls. They never quit and were relentless despite being down. They continued to work hard.

Our goal is to go out and outwork our opponent. I think we did that, and it paid off.

Some of the girls were a little frustrated in the first half after dominating play, but it was still 0-0. The best defense is offense. I felt if we kept the pressure up, and kept plugging away, a few would eventually fall in.

Lindsey has improved each time out and has been very consistent. She'll be tested. Hopefully, she can come up big for us, and make some game-changing saves.

The pressure is really building. Hopefully, when it comes down to game time we can relax and just play our game.

We didn't play our game in the first half. We struggled to create scoring chances. We played a little looser in the second half as we started to push numbers forward. Doing that opened ourselves to being countered.

We're exactly where we want to be at this point in the season. We're one game away from playing for a shot at a state championship.

We stayed sharp pretty much throughout the match. We realize the games will get tougher from here on out.

There will be pressure to follow in Terry's footsteps. I'm taking over a very successful program.

Our defense has been pretty strong during the season and continues to be consistent.

Our defense has been outstanding all season long. Our defense definitely keeps us in games. The defense kept it tight and let our offense do their thing.

Our defense will definitely have to come up big for us to be successful. Hopefully, we can shut down their threats and control the tempo. We will have to make the most of our opportunities on the offensive end. I think it will be a low scoring, back-and-forth game.