Ben Stroud Quotations

It's just good to compete against that kind of team. I thought we were in every game really, except the first game. I thought our game came up a little today.

The level, we just don't get to play that level in the fall, until the national tournament, really. And it's fun. The kids look forward to playing that and it raises their level a lot. The kids really get a lot out of that. I think our team really grows in the spring.

That's a good deal for her. It's a D1 school and they have her major, so they're happy. We hate to lose her.

I tell you, her family, they are something though. There are so many of them and they get so fired up and have so much energy. They bring something special to the gym.

We've had a few Division I coaches contact us about some kids, and not that I don't trust them, but I want to see them myself before I make a commitment. So we're waiting on film. Once we get that we'll make a decision and we'll get on it.

I think we're a little overconfident, to tell you the truth. They think they're pretty good -- which they are -- but they have to understand that they're a young team and they have a lot of room to grow. We have to keep growing if we want to get where we want to be -- in that national championship.

I liked the way we finished strong. The first time we played (Missouri State), I thought we had both games we lost won, but found ways to lose them ... Anything they wanted to do, we let them. But we got smarter as the tournament went along.

I think North Idaho and Salt Lake will be the teams to beat, along with ourselves. So we'll get a look at them.

(Beck) had a couple good games. I thought she got a little tired at the end, but there were moments where she showed she can play a little bit, for sure.

Oh, I'm really excited with the nucleus of kids we have right now. We're so far ahead of where we normally are right now, it's unbelievable. So we're really happy with that. We're just really right now focusing on the right two international players to bring in to go along with this group. That's going to be the difference next year.