Jeff Sprouse Quotations

We still pushed the tempo when we had the opportunities to. They slowed it down but our half-court defense was pretty sound.

We blew an assignment and she made the shot.

We won't box-and-one her. She's going to score. It's just that you've got to keep everybody else in check. That's easier said than done.

I was pleased with how we shot the ball (from the free throw line).

We talked about the first four minutes (of the second half). We got those first four points and they knew we could score in spurts.

(Her return) is huge. The mental aspect was great and the girls responded.

I thought our interior defense was outstanding. They're a great shooting team. You have to pick your poison with great teams. We chose to try to stop them inside and stay out of foul trouble. We know they were going to be shooters but hopefully you can wear them out in four quarters (and) she made a great shot.

It gave us breathing room, but I wonder if we didn't let up a little.

I was very proud of out effort and heart today. We were consistent on defense with pressure and speed against a very good Midwest Central team.

I was very pleased with our effort. We came ready to play and we played with confidence.

Williamsville is a well-rounded team. They're phenomenal. We just wanted to see if we could hang around and play. They've got a lot of good players. They're a great team and made a great play at the end.

We played four quarters with consistency and pressure defense. I knew eventually our shots would fall, we're a good shooting team.

We dominated this game from the start. Our overall effort was great and the kids were ready from the start.

We got off to a good start. We're all about being intense, getting up and down the floor, using our athleticism and our speed.

You had a couple of plays that need to go a different way and we'd be sitting in a different chair.

We got rolling really well. Everyone was able to score and our intensity was good. It was hard for Dee-Mack, who has improved a lot this season, to run with us.

Everybody thinks it's the press that we score off of, but it's the defense.

You never know what'll happen. We're four good quarters away from Redbird Arena.

They're going to knock down some shots. (Tonight) we were there until that late barrage.

It's not too much fun coming up two points short of playing for the state championship. But don't fault our kids. We fought them tooth and nail, and if we have a couple plays go our way we'd be sitting in different chairs right now.

It's funny, we usually shoot pretty well (at the Shirk Center). Regardless at how bad we shot, we were still ahead at halftime and we wore them out.

Everybody says you can't guard her. They've got other pieces you've got to watch. Klein can score 40 at the drop of a hat.

They live by and die by it. Great teams make great shots.

If she makes that we're up three. Instead, we're kind of deflated after that (call). We had some things kind of go against us ... but these kids didn't quit all year. Even at the end they were still battling.

I'd take 50 percent every night shooting the ball. We had some things kind of go against us. It was a tough thing.

The girls enjoy playing at Shirk with the bigger floor. We seem to respond pretty well there. It's a cool environment.