Samir Haj Quotations

We struggled until almost the end. But it will show our kids that if you don't concentrate and play hard from the beginning anything can happen.

She tested it and played well. She had to ice it after the game, because it's still tender.

She's fought through some injuries and made some big contributions to the team. She's playing with a lot of heart and passion this year and her skill level has improved tremendously.

She had a nose bleed that she couldn't stop, and she was out for 30 minutes. That shifted the momentum.

I hate to bring this up, but it's a new field and it was just like running in sand. We were not able to utilize our speed. Even though we had great opportunities the first half we were not able to finish.

I don't think we played to our potential. It was our first game, and we were a little sluggish and nervous. Our final pass wasn't there all night. But I still think we controlled the game from the beginning.

Jackie did an awesome job. She was playing really well. She came and picked up every ball that came through. She was the key to our victory.

Karen has been our go-to person on the junior varsity team. We're going to incorporate more people into the scheme. We're going to start playing 18 people instead of just 13 or 14.

It has been a tough conference. You can get beat on any given night. You have to stick to your basics and concentrate on fundamentals.

I think they deserved to win. They played better than us today. I felt they really were prepared. They wanted the game more than we did. But our kids fought hard to the end, I think we just came a little bit short.

Panic kind of set in, and we just started kicking the ball. The kids were nervous, because they had a lot to lose.

It feels good to be back in that place again.

Most fields are so narrow. It makes it difficult to string five players across the midfield. Our field and Bentonville's are the only ones that are 65 yards across.

We realized we need to give her more space. But we haven't done a good job of getting her enough quality balls on the outside.

We wanted to keep the ball on the ground and play to feet so we could keep possession. In the first half, we were just making one touch and running all over the field.

Up front we have a few freshman that will challenge the existing the corps. Our approach is to leave everything open until after our preseason tournament.

We've played well this year. Our fitness level is very good, but matches against two good teams like Bentonville and Jenks have identified some weaknesses that we need to remedy.

We had really good possession at midfield, but we could not get that penetrating pass to get behind (Rogers). I think they deserved to win. I felt they were really prepared and wanted the game more than we did.

I wanted to get everyone's attention. We need people willing to play and put out the effort.

Defensively we tried to hold off in the first half because we felt we had enough energy in the second half be able to make good possessions and try to attack. That's exactly what happened.

You never realize how important Kathryn is to the team until something like this happens. If she was back there, I don't think we would've made those mistakes.

They're probably one of the top three teams in the state. We have to go back to the hotel and get ready to go again.

There's a lot to be said for home field. Unfortunately, it's a luxury we don't have. It's a long road trip, but we'll be leaving early. We'll stay down there the entire time, so I don't think it will be an inconvenience.

It's really hard to be responsible for four teams. And it is four teams when you add the junior varsity. It takes away from your concentration, and you end up doing a mediocre job with all four teams.

It's a new field. It was like running in sand and we weren't able to use our speed.

Anxious is good. It's good to excited and hungry. If you're too loose or overconfident, it's hard to put forth the effort you need when you're challenged. We know if we work hard, things will work out.