22 Quotes by Buffy Baker

We had a close one with them last year so they will be ready to come out against us. My goal is that we continue to go from match-to-match and focus on things that will help the team to make that next step.

You have to have the need to want it. I think they do. It's just a matter of when they don't have it to not fall off course.

Each time we show up, we've got two good teams out there trying to win, trying to compete, and that puts us behind the eight ball.

Right now, they are still continuing to figure things out on their own. That is, in my opinion, just doing a better job of getting out of ourselves, and focusing more on our opponents.

The most important thing and the thing that becomes constant messages from the coaches is we're continuing to get better.

They're playing now at a level that is allowing them to dictate and execute the way we see them do in practice. It's showing their level of confidence.

It's knowing and letting good be good enough, and believing that their good is going to be fine. When that's not working, just trying not to do more than what they are capable of doing. Once they play within themselves, they put themselves in a position to do the right things, string points together, and that wins you games.

St. John's has quite a few international students on their team, some good players that we have seen at regional qualifiers. A team that will force us to step up and compete, that will press us and make us play which is what we want.

It's a marathon sport. We've been going since September with a break over the holidays. Those teams that can stay as fresh as possible throughout the duration of the season are going to do well. It's not necessarily the most talented teams that are the most successful. We are looking to go in and continuing to put those things in the right place for us.