We were a little bit upset by that overtime loss. We knew we were the better team, but it wasn't our night. Today in the first half, a lot of things worked for us. Maryland didn't quit. They fought back, and they gave us another good game.
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Related We thought Towson was in a good spot coming into this game. They were coming off a loss, so we knew ... DAVE COTTLE I think they deserved to win. They played better than us today. I felt they really were prepared. Th... SAMIR HAJ Coming in we knew they were a little down. So our emphasis today was for us to get better as a team ... JAMES RANKINS The first half was a little bit of a disappointment; they really took it to us. They were giving us ... DOUG LIGHT That was the first game where we checked plays [at the line] and they knew where we were going, what... FRANK MIDDLETON Our defense was the difference for us in this game. We knew going in that they were not a good three... JOSH MCKAY We knew they were a good shooting team. In the first half we didn't get a hand up and we gave them g... DWIGHT LITTLEFIELD We got a little bit lucky with the shot in overtime but it was hard-fought victory for us. WAYNE GRETZKY We're young, we were a little nervous, but Fauquier has a good team. We talked about some stuff we c... DEAN SPAHR At times, we stopped playing as a team. They attacked us hard in the first half and really hurt us o... MATT BLAIR Ultimately, the seven of us felt responsible for that loss. After the game, you could tell by the wa... JOSH CIOCCO They were out for a little bit of revenge, and we were sitting back on our haunches a little bit. I ... RANDY ZAVADA They are definitely a good team and we knew it would be a battle. (The 48-44 loss to McKeesport) gav... ADAM BRAITHWAITE We knew that we had played a great team and competed with them toe-to-toe. But at the same time, it ... HAROLD HORTON We did pretty good except for the first quarter. We were just a little bit impatient with our offens... DANNY LABASAN We came in a little cocky after last week's game. We were a little shaky in the first half, but in t... CASEY SCHLOCK We knew they were going to be a different team out there today. At one point they were just pound-fo... ANDY CAMERON The main thing (we were thinking in the first half) was that we could beat them and that they weren'... SHAN FOSTER I'm pleased. They have a good team. The first game, we did a nice job at first and didn't put them a... MARK ROYER I think the better team won. We fought hard, and they fought hard, but they were a little more consi... TURHAN DOUGLAS Our shots would not go down and we were down by 10 at the half. In the second half, they were too mu... HAROLD CHITWOOD We really picked it up in the second half. They were boxing (box-and-one defense) me, so we knew if ... SHEENA ADEN They're a young team, but they managed to battle back. We were down by quite a bit in the first half... DAVE MAGUIRE We were pretty much upset with the fact that they called us a reform team. We are not a reform team.... MANNY LOPEZ It was a tough game, they came out exactly how we expected. We were a little bit ill-disciplined in ... GEORGE GREGAN We didn't play our best in the first half, but knowing we were only up by three gave us a big boost ... KORY PEPPENHORST Defensively we were pretty solid. I thought the first 20 minutes we were pretty good but we were a l... COLIN CLARKE The boards in the second half were the difference. They are stronger inside than we are. We stayed w... JOE RIVERS We knew -- even with the halftime lead that they had -- they're so well coached, and they have such ... ADAM LORIA I told our girls I was happy with the way they fought back and took it to five games, but I thought ... KRISTA MIKESCH Defensively, we played with a purpose in the first half. Our kids took advantage of what Eminence ga... CHRIS SAMPSON This was a critical win for us. Our guys were hungry. We were kind of stumbling and bumbling offensi... DENNIS FELTON I almost feel like it was the same game as when we played them the first time. We got way ahead and ... JOHN CAHILL We gave up a lot of three balls in the first half. They were hurting us with screens up top. We were... CALEB KOVACH I like playing St. Thomas - they?re good. We like playing tough teams, and we were fortunate. I thin... DON KERLEY That loss made us a better team because we realized the other guys were going to have to do things t... EMANUEL DAVIS We were nervous coming in. We knew they were going to be in better basketball shape than they were t... JOE LAYNE We played a great first half, we were up by one going into half time, but we came out in the third q... DANA BRUTON They pressed us quite a bit and they are a physical team. The refs were calling it tight, so it work... BRANDON BAKKEN We ended up sitting back a bit and they started to come. But there were a lot of good things and a l... JOE SAKIC In the first half, they were quicker to every loose ball. They just outworked us. We dug ourselves s... BRETT NORRIS They put a lot of pressure on us and our kids didn't react well. They're fast and they're a good tea... JASON SCANLAN She gave us the spark we needed in the first quarter and helped us pick up our game a little bit. COACH MARY RAMSEY It was a bit of a revenge game, but I think we had some first-game jitters. The first half they made... LARS RICHTERS We knew they (Exeter) were better than Tuesday night. We knew we would have a tough game. The kids k... HOLLY MISTO We just didn't find a good rhythm (in the second half), and that's what got us behind. ... They play... DIONNE MARSH There's a lot of things guys did to get the lead where we were -- we were up by 10 at one point and ... BRENT PETWAY It was a little of everything for us. It was good defense and getting out and running. That makes of... JODIE RUNNER We were beaten by a better team. They are a better team than us on Dec. 30, 2005. The good thing is ... LARRY HERRHOLTZ They were absolutely hungry tonight. (After the Greenwood game) we seemed a little tight. They took ... VINCE KEISTER They surprised us with their intensity. We knew they were intense, but we didn't know they were that... ASHTON GIBBS We were dumping it out today. Our outside halves gave us more effort than they have been and I was p... DOUG KILBY It was a good game. They were a good team. They only lost to Colfax by three, so we knew they were t... JEFF BICKMORE They fouled us a lot in the first half. We were in the bonus early in the second quarter. We went to... ANDREW FRANK They knew what they were doing. We knew we had to get after them. They were just executing a lot bet... AMANDA RADOVICH They came to play. They came out and had a killer instinct. They made us stand back and check what w... KRISTI BOESE It was a good year for us. We accomplished what we wanted to accomplish. I wish we could have won th... LUIS CAMACHO I think we were focused coming in. They beat us pretty good at our place and we wanted to bounce bac... SHAWN ALMOND They don't have a deep bench and we knew that they were going to come at us with a little more fire ... GARY CAPALDI They were able to win the game because we didn't match their intensity in the second half. We gave o... BUTCH BEARD They deserve all the credit for winning. They're a good baseball team. They play the game hard. They... JUSTIN SHELL The first match we were down match point in the super tiebreaker. The fact that we fought hard and c... MAHESH BHUPATHI We played a very good team in San Diego this weekend and we knew at some point they were going to ma... DAVID PERNO We respected Rochester from the opening whistle, and they were a tough team tonight. We knew that it... DAVE SARACHAN [We were] not playing with the same intensity that I'd like us to. We scored that first goal and the... CHAR MORETT I give West Canada Valley a lot of credit. They did some things on defense that took us out of what ... BART TOOLEY Clark is a scrappy team. We knew they would not quit but we started making some better decisions and... ED FIEREK We started off pretty fired up and intense. The third or fourth game we started to unravel a bit. I ... CHRISSY WAITLEY It wasn't anything they were doing. It was all us. We weren't guarding the 3-point line, and we knew... DWAYNE MITCHELL It was a hard-fought game. It was a great win for our kids. We didn't play well early, but they dug ... DON MEYER We knew they were good three-point shooters and we knew they were real good running their set plays ... DAVID MCCLURE I thought we were a little bit sluggish in the second half when they cut it down to 16, but then we ... BILL FOY We knew coming into the game that they were a very good team, that they were very good defensively. BRIAN VOELKER Win-loss records, we were right around .500 (early) but we got a lot more out of that. It was a grea... JOE MARSH The next night our team just wasn't up for the game. We made a lot of bad plays. Robinson had a good... ALAN PEACOCK That (Strickland's points) kept us in the game in the first quarter, but we looked a little shell-sh... DAN CORBIN I really think they are the best team in the tournament. I know Mascoutah beat them last night, but ... BRIAN PERKES We came out and watched the first-half. The second-half we were a bit more purposeful, we got a few ... CASSMAN WILLIAMS I thought we came out with great intensity and were very smart with the ball. They then frustrated u... CINDY TIMCHAL We were coming off an emotional loss and still were a little down. We did bounce back. We took what ... FRED RAY It was a big-time win for us. We went through a little bit of adversity with our team that we were a... DANIEL FREEMAN There's no quit in Lowry. They're just go, go, go. They started playing really aggressively offensiv... ANDY MORRIS In the second half, we were able to use more of the field and get our offense going. It's our second... MARKUS ROEDERS We had a real good first half. We did some good things in the second half, but I think we were kind ... DON IDERAN In the first half, our guys panicked a little bit. When we got down seven or eight, they tried to ma... LINC DARNER The height advantage did help a lot. They were a very physical team so they were pushing both of us ... ELIZABETH WISDOM We knew we were in for a game. It's elimination time. But when the home run came, it kind of gave us... LAYTON ALIVIADO I think we were off of our game. They outplayed us, but it just wasn't our night. GEORGE ARROYO We took a lot of good shots in the first half, but they just weren't going in. We played better defe... DUDLEY ETHERIDGE We did a little bit better on wages that [were] offered to us, but we were not successful in getting... AL HARRISON I don't know if we broke their back. They (Meridian High) are too good a team, you don't ever break ... TED TAYLOR Maybe we ran out of gas a little bit. A lot of those 19 losses have been just like this. We had a gr... TODD RADFORD Those two runs we made were huge when you look at the final score. We knew how big they were inside ... CRAIG HAASE They were creeping back, but that gave us a little momentum. CARRIE MYERS We read every newspaper article printed on that team. We knew they were a second-half club, so at no... DAQUAN GIBSON This is a huge win for us. We had to get Anthony back into the game. We needed that experience and w... CLAIR COSTELLO It was a little bit of nerves. It was our first game back here and we were anxious. DAVE ALLISON They kind of knew us almost by our first names. We were a little deeper. They had two (forward) line... MIKE ROUTHIER We had a good bench today. They really gave us a pick up. We got the lead early tonight and were abl... DICK DELANEY We just didn't play as hard as we could have in the first half and we got down by a big number. It w... AMIR ROSS
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