Steve DiPatri Quotations

We started getting in foul trouble and it took us away from doing the things we wanted. It was our big girls in trouble, too, so we had to try to hide our weaknesses inside. They took advantage.

We were a step slow tonight, but we were able to grind it out. We show flashes of being a very good team, but other times we show how young we are.

We're probably right where I thought we'd be in some areas, ahead in others, behind in some more. That's kind of the way it's always been with my teams here.

We just didn't get the ball off the glass today. It all spiraled down from there. Any time you let the other team get that many rebounds, it's going to be tough to win. Against a team like St. Basil, it's that much harder.

We had some chances, and I'd like to think that maybe if we have those same chances a year from now the outcome will be different. Tonight wasn't our night. What are you going to do?

For a while, we were causing them problems. It was scoreless the first three or four minutes.

Eight years in a row, we've won at least one playoff game, so our expectations are high. We're going in with the kids we have, and we're confident. We're going to give every team our best shot.

I'd have to say she's not just the most-improved player on our team or even in our area, but I'd be willing to say she's the most improved player in South Jersey. She's always shown that she could be a leader, but she's gone the extra mile.

The kids are a little antsy. They want to play somebody real bad. ... The Cape didn't do us any favors giving us a bye the first week. In some ways, having extra practice time is good for a young team ... but the girls now are getting a little punchy.

These girls probably didn't expect their roles to change quite as much as they did, but they've handled it with class. Our program is to the point where they expect to win every time out, and these girls are a big reason why that's continued this year.