S. Walker Game Quotations

We're getting better every game out. We took a step back against Iowa, but other than that I feel like we've been improving pretty much every game. And if we get in the NIT, there's no doubt in my mind that we'll be winning.

We're a small team, and it was kind of hard to match up. This was like a measurement game for us to see where we stand, against the best of the best. Obviously we've got some work to do.

If we have more heart and desire than they do -- and I believe we do -- we'll do OK. Baseball is not a game played on paper. On paper, they win.

If they knock you out in the first round, they do not let you come back and keep fighting. We have to make sure the game goes four quarters.

Give a defense three or four weeks to prepare. Normally, we get two or three days. The defense loves preparation. I think this game will surprise some people. Our defense has been maligned, but they've made plays when they had to.

He understood that this was a game that he would be required to really make some plays if we were going to win.

I thought we opened the game up really defending at a high level. Maine did a great job of closing the gap, but we made some stops and some scores down the stretch.

Last year I missed a free throw in a game against East. Just one, but we were down by two. So every single game now, I practice my free throws. I shot about 100 free throws this morning so just in case a situation like that came up in this game, I could knock them down.

Our ultimate goal is to be in the final game of the Women's College World Series. It comes down to us competing and practicing every day with that mentality.

Our players will be ready to go out there and compete, ... We always tell them you can't change the past, you can change the future. And that's what this is all about. If we go out there and win this game nobody is going to remember that we lost the first three.

Our mind-set as an offense is to keep the ball away and try to control the clock. If we have the ball, we feel we can control the game and the game can be played at whatever tempo we want it to be played at.

I think it would be a great game to go watch. It would be something to watch.

I think Maggie sees the game differently now and is practicing differently, which is leading to great potential for her to be a starter for us.

We can't control it and we're not going to stop it. The problem is when there is big money involved there is always going to be people looking for an angle. What we're trying to do, like the NCAA, is make sure the game is on the up and up.

When you're going into a game and another team has another receiver who's great, of course you want to do that. I think it's a good motivator. If he's on the other side making plays, it makes you want to make plays, too.

Unfortunately we couldn't make a stop or get a score in the last few minutes. We should have won the game but we didn't. There was certainly a comfort level that shouldn't have been there.

We set goals going into the game of what we wanted to do, and offensive rebounds was one of them.

We really don't feel like we're out of a game this year. And that's something different than last year.

We need to concentrate and focus on next week. We need to put this game behind us and go 9-0 from here on out.

Finally the press that we tried to put on for 40 minutes culminated in some very tough passes for Vermont. Obviously this is a tough loss for Vermont because they had the game won.

Facing Dallas, it's bigger than your biggest rival ever in college or high school. It's a real rivalry and we haven't even played in a regular-season game yet, so it's something just growing on its own.

When you play a good team, you need to execute, take self-inflicted wounds out of your game and make special plays. Obviously, that wasn't the case.

We expected to beat Ohio State. It's tough for us because we still lost the game and it's not like Ohio State's that much better than us.

Baseball is not a game played on paper. On paper, they win.

Defenses love preparation, they love repetition. I've said from the beginning, I think this game will surprise some people. I think it's going to be a better display than what people might think.

As far as the standings go, this game didn't mean much. But it meant a lot to us, just to prove to ourselves and to everyone else that we could beat them. They beat us this year, last year and ended our season in the playoffs last year. So we were starting to wonder when we were going to catch a break against those guys. That's why this game is so big for us.

This is one game and you're done. So if you look ahead you're going to get beaten. You can all pack your bags and everyone will go home.

There's a lot of football left. We're just one game out.

It was a tough loss but I've always been impressed with my team's resilience and I think they'll bounce back. I think we'll get ready for Wisconsin and I think we'll play our best football game of the year.

It's tough to lose a game like that.

It's one of the three that prepares us for district. They're one of the best teams in the state of Oklahoma. It's neat to see how you measure up. I don't know anybody that goes out thinking hey this game doesn't matter. But if we win this game and the next two it still doesn't get us into the playoffs which is one of our goals. We have to see if we can pass the test. We'll find out Friday night.

It's always fun to watch Natalie play on defense because you never know when she will make that great play or make a throw that no one expected. Offensively we've seen a lot of growth in her this last year, expanding her game to include the short game, using her speed to be able to slap as well as drag bunt to get herself on base.

It's fun winning. It makes it enjoyable to go out there every day. It's just a matter of how I feel. If the tolerance level is acceptable, then I am able to get through the game all right.

It's basically for bragging rights for the state of Indiana. Whoever wins that game is basically the ruler of the state and can talk all the trash for that particular year.

It's tough to see team captains on the sidelines. After seeing Andrew get taken out of the game like that, it took our heads out of the game.

That loss was on our minds, but you can't let it carry over into the next game because then we won't be able to focus on what's in front of us. We're going to have to work to get our spirit back. It kind of fell off a little bit, but I'm pretty sure it'll be coming back real soon.

They wanted this one. This is a big game for us. They beat us 1-0 last time and got a goal late in the third period and we had another chance at them and we got it. Now, all we have to do is go beat Granite City. They beat us this season, and we still have one more shot at them, too.

I'm not sad that my high school career is over. This game is all about making the jump to the next level, accepting a college scholarship and proving yourself that you're one of the best players in the country.

I knew I could take over the game. When Travis went out, I just wanted to keep the game close.

I personally didn't overlook them, because we overlooked a game last year and we ended up losing. I don't think the rest of the team did because they understand that this is our last game to get to Peoria. I thought we came out and played hard.

If you can beat the Steelers, you know you've beaten the best. Year in and year out, they're the most physical team in football. They play the game the way it's meant to be played.

I don't know if I've ever had a game quite like that one. We've played a lot of games like that, so I guess I should learn to expect things like that.

I don't know if I've ever had a game quite like that one.

I couldn't ask for more from our defense. They scored a couple more touchdowns, they forced them to kick and gave us the ball back. Fifty points looks bad and they got some yards, but we've been in that game all year and we were today.

The game swung on turnovers. We had more positives out of our turnovers than they did and that was the difference in the game.