Willie Maryland Quotations

We're going to have a good front line and hopefully that does a lot for our offense and defense. For the first time we will be able to control the net. Our offense will get the ability to hit it over the blocks.

She's very kind-hearted and very witty and funny. You watch her play and she has this scowl on her face, but she has those qualities in her. She can make you laugh.

She played well, but I think the team as a whole played well.

One thing we've worked on is a family environment. Off and on the court, we've connected with each other. The kids discover their differences, but when we hit the floor we come together. We're feeling pretty good where we're at.

I was proud of how we played. In years past, we would have gotten out of focus, but we wanted to make things happen as a group. The most important thing right now is that we're beginning to trust and believe.

We had a couple key opportunities, but we couldn't get the ball in. I think we're playing well, but we still have to get to the point where when we get the lead, we have to learn to play to win.

We gave everybody quite a few minutes in anticipation of Tuesday night, when the new season starts. I've just got a good feeling.

At the start of the game, we came out like we planned to all week. We wanted to set the tone of the game and obviously we were able to do that. Our defense was sound and solid and we also did a good job of taking shots when they were available.

I've never seen someone with so much energy for 32 minutes. That's the first time I saw her up close and personal and she's just so full of life. I haven't seen every point guard in the state, but she has to be right up there with the best ones.

Defense was the one thing we worked on all week that we realized would be huge. We needed to do everything to stop their key players.

It was sweet. That was impressive. As a freshman, she has that type of talent. We're excited about her future.

It was a real coming-of-age season for her. She made a lot of progress off the court as well as on the court. That's what I'm most impressed with.

Even with the opportunities Franklin had, we still had the opportunity to win the game. We were right there with one of the better teams in the conference. ... The team as whole is understanding what it takes to play at next level, at tournament time. Obviously you want to win, but it's good to know that you can compete with them.

Everyone contributed a bit today. I am proud of the way we played defensively and offensively by sharing the ball.

For them to shoot 28 free throws was the difference in the ballgame. I think we played pretty well all throughout the game. They just had more opportunities at the free-throw line than we did.