Fred Thacher Quotations

We're starting to click at the right time, and I think that's key. We've got five kids on the floor at all times that are capable of scoring in double digits.

She dominated. She killed us from inside and from the free throw line. We couldn't drive the ball, and the one thing that kills us is when get unbalanced in our scoring. Amanda was proving us with a lot of points in the first half, but when they shut her down in the second, we didn't have anyone there to pick up the slack.

She's a big part of this team, and the girls really look up to her.

I was surprised by their defensive intensity and how fast they brought the ball up. But this was one of our best seasons. I'm blessed to have such a good team. These young ladies, win, lose or draw, are friends. The chemistry is unbelievable. Whether they play or not, they're the same. We're a tight group.

He's done well for us, especially considering that not his natural position.

That (catch) illustrates how close this game was. It was a very impressive showing by two outstanding teams. We played very well for this time of year.

We were able to dictate the pace of the game and they didn't attack us. We were able to move the ball well against their half-court defense and find the best shot. We did a lot of things well. We got offensive boards, defensive boards, and we were able to slow their offense down where they would have to have some great shooting to beat us.

We had a couple defensive lapses in that inning, but we were able to keep our heads in the game and answer right back.

We've had problems in the first half before and we dug ourselves a hole we couldn't get out of. We battled back and didn't go easily, but give credit to Marian. They really stepped up their game tonight. They weren't like they were the other night.

This team is playing with a lot of confidence right now. The lineup we have is very opportunistic, and today they showed their 'no quit' attitude.

We were optimistic going in, but it's very difficult as a Division 4 team. We don't have the luxury of playing mediocre teams. Each game we play, we have to come out with our best stuff. But I think we played them hard and at times played well.

We tried to double-team their big people down low in a zone when in actuality we should have put more pressure on the outside and gone man-to-man earlier. But we didn't think we could go man because they were so big.

We scored 80 points against Mashpee. Our problem has been defensive intensity and getting back on the fast break, which we were working on today.

That's what we're looking for is balanced scoring. If we can get balanced scoring, we're going to be successful.

This is a phenomenal team. They're very highly motivated. They're all business in practice. We do so many things so well. We got a tough draw (in 12-8 Sacred Heart last night before the Harwich Oracle went to press) but we've got them at home. It's been our goal all season to go back to the Garden (Fleet Center). This team is every bit as good as I thought it would be. It's as good as the championship years and we have more people who can score.

They did a good job of making adjustments in the second half. They doubled Amanda and prevented her from getting any good looks at the basket or making any drives to the basket.

They went to a diamond-and-one defense to stop Amanda, but it opened up our inside game and she was able to drive or set up our interior people. We dictated the pace of this game. They are a running team and good 3-point shooting team, and neither thing happened for them tonight.

I'm going to remember this season by the chemistry these girls provided every day at practice. The hardest thing about the season is saying goodbye tonight to a group of kids who were not just basketball players but were friends.

I'm really pleased that we have real strong balance in our program right now. What we're working on right now is maintaining the level of play and getting our bench more involved because we really have a tough schedule coming up.

I'm very pleased. That was one of our goals. I think we'll be very competitive in the tournament. We have a well-rounded team.

I couldn't be any prouder. The hard work we did all season showed tonight. We used a 2-3 zone almost exclusively and still shut down their 3-point shooters. We intimidated them to the point where they just wanted to move the ball.

The key for us down the stretch is going to be our balance. We have a lot of talent, but we need to step up and play as a team.