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We stuck through. With Jon making all his shots we knew we were going to have to withstand it, and my teammates and I were able to fight through at the end. This was just a great game, there isn't much else to say but that.

West Rutland's defense is excellent. I thought we played pretty well in the second half but our shots just weren't falling. They did a better job than anyone has on Marcy.

We struggled to get our shots to fall, but overall we had a good season. We saw lots of improvement in our players and their skills and I am very proud of them.

We struggled to clog up the middle and prevent shots from outside the 18.

We struggled offensively all night. The shots just rolled off the rim.

We struggled knocking down some shots and putting the ball in the basket at times. We limited them to a low number of points, but we couldn't convert ourselves.

We struggled in Game 1, and shot a little bit better in Game 2, but not enough. We need to make shots with this team. That's what we do best.

There are some great shots of the ECHO offices, with seagulls circling above the tower.

We stressed in the locker room that we wanted to really bring the hammer down and that goal really drove the nail into Waterville and we kept the puck deep in their zone from there and didn't allow too many good shots on goal.

We stopped doing the things that got us the lead, both offensively and defensively. You can feel it. You're not getting easy shots anymore.

We still played good defense in the first half, but our shots just weren't falling, ... Our defense was clicking. In the second half, we just started knocking them down. We were attacking, and our energy was up.

We started out pretty aggressive, then we just didn't attack enough. Central made some adjustments and started plugging the inside. We got some outside shots (3-for-14 on three-pointers), but they weren't falling. You can't fault our effort.

We started off all right. Then the shots just weren't falling. It was tough. Those are shots that we usually make at a pretty good rate.

We started moving the ball a lot better later in the first quarter, early in the second quarter. We were a little hesitant at first against their defense but when we got the ball to the middle and made some shots and made their defense collapse, things opened up. We have guys who can really knock shots down if you give them an open look.

We started hitting on all cylinders. Our defense was the catalyst. It's easier to make shots when you are playing well on defense.

We started getting passive in the fourth quarter. We didn't take some of the shots we normally take.

We started getting better looks. We got better shots (in the paint), so when that happens you get good shots from the perimeter.

We started clicking on all cylinders against Blackhawk. The kids were very unselfish that game -- they passed up good shots for great shots by someone else.

When you've got corners that are not starters you want to go after them, ... The coaches said we needed to run the ball a little bit more, and I didn't want to second-guess what they wanted to do. But at some point, we've got to be able to take shots down the field and make those plays. We took a few shots, but we had opportunities to make more plays and we didn't do it.

When you try to do everything you can and still come up with an 'L,' you feel bad. Some bad shots near the end hurt us.

When you take bad shots and turn the ball over that's what happens. I don't recall us getting many shots at the basket and that lets teams get runs like that.

We're not going to take quick shots that aren't open ... I think we can take advantage of our post guys running well.

We're not going to settle for jump shots because they say they are going to stop it. They still have to stop it. We're going to run our offense.

We're not going to make any excuses. We outplayed them for two periods and held them to nine shots (in that stretch). Then for whatever reason, we let them back in the game in the third.

We didn't create as many chances. Some games this season we've had 28 shots at goal, but I don't think that was the case today.

We didn't contest shots (in the first half). In the second half we contested shots and they missed.

There is no place like home. The kids really needed it. When a visiting team comes to our place it's six or eight shots in our favor.

Until those guys wore down, they battled with us. They kept it right there and any time we missed a few shots and they get a little run going, they were right back in the game.

Until the end of the game I knew that we had attempted only one free throw shot all night. And I told the girls to quit being content with perimeter shots and drive to the basket. It'll get you to the foul line.

Watching that tape last night, it's amazing the mentality (of Washington) going after the basketball and not just the kids that are five, six, seven feet away from it. It boils down to your base defense, and being able to lock in on it. Being able to play people head up and contesting shots and getting the block-out scheme.

We've been able to grind out this long season and make a few shots and get some defensive stops.

When we win and look good winning, it's because we've got some transition and we're knocking some perimeter shots down. We did not have the kind of transition night I wanted but we did stick some shots from the perimeter when we had to.

When we were down early, I wasn't worried about it because I knew we were trying. It was just a matter of our shots going in. Then, when they started going in, (the Rough Riders) couldn't stop us.

When we went up, we couldn't stay up. We started making silly mistakes and let them back in the game. We struggled making shots in the fourth quarter and when they got the lead, they didn't look back.

When we went to the media timeout with eight minutes to go, I just told everybody that we're down right now, but we have a run in us. Eventually, shots started to fall, we started to get stops, and we found ourselves back in the game.

When it came down to it, we executed our offense. We got good shots from basically everybody.

We're making shots and that's something that we haven't been able to do this year.

We're starting to figure out our groove a little bit better on offense -- what we're looking to give, what we're looking to do. When you get the shots you want, a lot more times than not you're going to score.

We responded particularly well tonight. When things didn't go our way, we didn't go into one of our tremendously long droughts and hang our heads and look defeated. We did the reverse. We picked it up on defense and blocked some shots and got out in the open floor.

We're so uptight half the darn time. And you can't blame us. We're playing at a level where we had three big games against three great teams and we needed to play hard. We played hard; we didn't make shots. The shots will come. We can't stress here and think we're not going to make any more shots for the rest of our lives.

We're getting there. Late in the game, when we needed shots and we needed stops, they were there.

We're going to need to get some shots to fall if we want to win against Big Timber. The girls showed the intensity we need in the fourth quarter today, but we need that all the time.

We're going to go to Yao and go to Yao and go to Yao. We have to knock down open shots when Yao is drawing double-teams and triple-teams and he's passing the ball out. We have to find a way to knock down open shots for him.

When we attacked the basket, we got decent shots and scored. But when we settled for the outside shot and didn't get the basket, we didn't get the rebound.

When we did get looks we weren't knocking them down, and they were hitting their shots and locating their shooters.

When we got behind we knew they were going to try to hold the ball so we wanted to put some pressure on them. We tried our trap, we tried some man to man and I think we defended pretty well out of it but they made some big shots down the stretch and we didn't. Tonight they were the better team.

What a beautiful shot he hit on 11. I'm standing with a five-iron thinking of hitting it close and he hits it stiff. And now I'm grinding to hit it close rather than just trying to hit a good shot. That's where you win matches, with shots like that.

We would've liked to have won, but we knew we were just playing for position when we came in. It was one of those games, we had a couple of shots we missed that we probably should have made.

What he's doing best this year is keeping the ball up around the basket. He's running better. He's jumping better. He's chasing down shots a lot better than he ever had. But it's not like all of a sudden this summer he decided to work on these things. He's been constantly improving.

We guarded them a little harder in the second half. They made some bad passes and took some tough shots and that's where we were able to get some separation.

We got two shots this year. You take care of them like your children.

We got to within 44-40 in the last minute, but then we missed a couple easy shots and had a couple turnovers.

We felt like we were getting good shots and open looks. They fed me the ball early, and they started seeing I was getting the ball in the hole. I kept getting more and more looks.

We felt like we got shots we wanted. We just missed. That's just how it goes sometimes.

We felt like they'd be a little nervous, because they were in that situation. I think it showed with their shooting. They missed a lot of shots they usually make.

We brought our defense together where we were able to defend and not break down and not bail them out. They missed some shots and we were fortunate for that and certainly I thought we did a better job on the defensive glass.

We are getting more shots than we ever have. But we always have trouble scoring.

What Louisville needed late in the game was experience. That's what we had, some guys coming down the stretch who know what to do. We turned our defense up in the last 4 1/2 minutes of the game, we took care of the ball, took good shots and made good decisions. This was a grind-it-out game.

We're going to have to take care of the basketball; we're not doing that. We have to start blocking shots around the rim to change games. We're not doing that in this tournament. And then, just defense.

We're going to have to protect our zone. Shots on goal will be very important in this game.

We're going to have to practice trying to, I guess, get him out of position where he can't block our shots because he's really good at that.

Unfortunately, it went off a stick and went the other way on me. You can't fault anybody on it. Guys are trying hard to block shots and get in lanes and do the little things that win hockey games. Unfortunately, they get a lucky bounce.

Usually, it's the grab shots that I like. You really just have to have the camera at all times.

Usually hitting shots gets everyone else involved and gives us momentum. It's big for our team for at least one person to come out hitting shots.

With Nate just putting his hands up, a lot of players will adjust their shots - it's such a luxury to have someone like that. Blocks can be momentum changers and can add a lot to the game.

We expended so much energy to get ourselves back in the game that we started pressing ourselves a little too much at the end. We forced up a lot of shots at the end, but give them credit. They came at hard defensively and caused us to do some things we're not used to doing today.

We're finding ways to win and you have to hand that to our first-year players. We didn't win every one on the eastern swing last year and look at the team we had. We have guys blocking shots and doing the little things you need. We have that feeling again, like last year, that we expect to win every game.

We're far from a well-oiled machine on the power play, but we're starting to recognize plays and make quick decisions to create better shots on net through traffic. With the chances we had early against Spokane on the power play and the results we had late, we can gain some confidence.

We're just not shooting the ball well from the outside. A lot of those shots were uncontested.

We're just keeping things simple. Philly's a great team, and I thought we did a good job of getting behind their 'D' and making things happen and coming through the neutral zone with speed. After the first period I think we were a little slow, but we got going as the game went on. We blocked shots and killed penalties, and to win games you have to do that.

We're getting shots off but they've not been on target.

We're getting our first shots and the goalie was making the save and the second shot was sitting right there for us. I thought we played well. It just didn't go in for us tonight.

We're getting closer. At least we didn't give up 52 shots this time.

We're fortunate because both teams came out and looked a little nervous. We weren't hitting our shots and they weren't hitting their shots.

We're not a good shooting team. They are so long, they altered a dozen shots (total).

We're better than that. If we just make a few more shots in a few instances, I think we would have been right there. But we'll learn from it. It would be interesting to play them against (in the SWC playoffs).

Three shots of vodka after every game. It's a must. It does the trick for me. Then after three shots if I feel like I want some more, I'll drink more.

Throughout the 40 minutes we've at least got to put together some good defensive stretches. The shots they missed were because they missed, we didn't pressure anybody. As a whole we need to defend everybody and get some stops, I mean they shot 120 percent.

We're real confident at home. Everybody's knocking down shots and things like that, getting to loose balls. But that's typical of a young team because being young, playing at home, you're in your comfort zone. Going away, you're uncomfortable, the crowd is against you and you've just got to be disciplined and focus in.

With the plays that we run, there are a lot of opportunities for open baskets, and, when we are making our shots and being more aggressive, we can be a pretty decent offensive team.

With the number of shots on goal we had, we could have won this game 10-2. It was incredible. It seemed we hit every part of the goal but couldn't get it in.

We knew what they want to do and how good they are off the dribble. They make tough shots and, when they do, you have to continue to play defense, to stick to your principles and rules. That's what we did.

We knew what kind of shooter Smith was. That was no surprise to us. He made some unbelievable long-range shots with a hand in his face. And Carter hurt us in the first half. We allowed him to catch the ball in good position. We didn't play him properly.

We knew this was going to happen and we did it. Everything's been right on target, and hopefully I get the same result that I did from the other shots when I came back. I think I played fairly well after the shots.

We knew they were very athletic, but they weren't hitting their jump shots in the first half.

We knew they were in spread coverage all night long. We hadn't really taken many shots down field, but when we did take them, we completed them for good yardage. Two plays before, Calvin checked to the same play, but to the other side to Kevin Green, who made a big third down catch to keep the drive alive. Chris is an athlete, he can make plays, but don't forget the guy on the other end, Calvin Hartley, he's been our leader all year long.

We knew they were great in transition and we tried to get back as quickly as possible. We wanted them to take outside shots and stand around, and we wanted to be able to get the rebound.

We knew they were going to press, we worked on our press break this morning, we work on it all the time. We did not handle their pressure well. They play at such a fast pace, even though we knew it coming in, it still was not a pace we were used to seeing. We didn't do a good job running our offenses, especially in the first quarter we took crazy shots because we panicked.

We knew they were capable shooters. It was just a matter of us not getting out and contesting the shots. They made shots and we didn't get stops when we needed to.

We knew they were capable of shooting, it was just a matter of us getting out and contesting shots. They made shots we just didn't get out. Our defensive intensity wasn't the same as it was in the first half. We were very active in the first half, getting our hands on balls. We didn't do that in the second half.

We knew they were big, but we wanted to press them the entire game. Even if we got beat a few times, we were going to press. We missed a few shots early, but then they started to fall for us.

We knew they were a great defensive team coming into this. We knew it wasn't going to be easy. We just couldn't get our shots to fall to keep it close.

We know who their shooters are and we know their tendencies. We were able to get pressure on them and take their shots away. We forced them to take tougher shots, and that forced their shooting to be off.

We know we're a couple of shots and defensive plays away from being a great team.

We know exactly what happened and what we need to do. If you throw enough shots at the net, one will go in. You don't win many games with only 18 shots on net.

We know everything gets started with that press. If we can't make shots and get into the press, we struggle.

Walker shot the ball extremely well. Our guards did an excellent job finding her in the transition. She rushed a few shots but she was aggressively looking for her shot and I?d rather have that.

maybe somebody finally shot the dog.

A shot of brandy can save your life, but a bottle of brandy can kill you.

Reaching the height of 6 ft. 5 in.; I never expected to be that tall. I just shot up.