Sylvia Hatchell
Sylvia Hatchell
Sylvia Rhyne Hatchellis the head coach of the women's basketball team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She currently has the third most career wins in NCAA women's basketball history, behind only former Tennessee coach Pat Summitt and Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer. She competed with USA Basketball as the head coach of the 1994 Jones Cup Team that won the gold in Taipei...
engine offense
She's the engine that makes our offense go.
slow
To play slow would not be the thing to do with her.
gas good knew tempo
We knew they would give us a good game. We just wanted to keep the tempo up. They had a lot of gas left.
knew tough
We knew they were going to give us a tough game, and they did.
court flow matter people rhythm takes team
We go up and down the court and try to make things exciting. We play the same no matter what team we are playing. It takes people out of their rhythm and flow of their offense.
both reports scouting
We both have our scouting reports already done.
best country defending defensive excellent good players responsibility season taken
She's taken on the responsibility of defending some of the best players in the country this season and she has done an excellent job. She's an intelligent defensive player and a really good one-on-one defender.
trying
She was tired. And we were trying to get some more rebounds.
forward great hands hear medicine percent road sports surgery surprised
She's in great hands with Dr. Taft and our sports medicine staff, so I wasn't surprised to hear that everything went well with the surgery this morning. Now she can get on the road to recovery. We look forward to having her back at 100 percent in the fall.
decisions good shoots unusual
She shoots like that all the time. She made good decisions and got good looks. It's not that unusual to tell you the truth.
mainly shot took
She's a winner. She took that shot mainly because she's a winner.
finds kid tough
She's a winner. She's just a tough little kid and she finds a way to win.
decision foul good knew leader point score tough
She's our point guard, our leader and a winner. She's tough and I knew she would make a good decision and score or get to the foul line.
drives enthusiasm heart spirit
She's our heart and soul. Her spirit and enthusiasm are what drives us.