35 Quotes by Connie Allen

I was very impressed with our defense the first half. We didn't take care of the ball as much as I would like us to. We had eight turnovers in the first quarter, but we limited it to 11 in the first half. When you have possession of the ball it makes it a lot easier to score.

I was happy the first half. The second half was a letdown that I usually don't see with this team, so that has me concerned.

We have a lot of girls who go out there and just bust their butts. It showed (against Centerburg) when some of our girls stepped up. They didn't want to lose.

We're taking three days off. We're having a little sleepover, some relaxation. I told them we're starting a whole new season. It's just like the beginning of the year where we have two weeks of practice and then get ready for the game. I'm ready for the tournament and I think the girls are, too.

We practiced against the 3-2 but we were passive. We didn't attack it.

We didn't show up to play until the second half, and when you're down by 19 it's hard to fight back.

We would like to keep the sanctity of our neighborhood as it is -- rural.

When you play your rival, you have to know that they're going to come with everything they've got. Records mean nothing. It doesn't matter who's playing well, who's not playing well. It's who comes out and wants to win it. Northridge came out and wanted to win it. We just happened to want it more in the fourth quarter and we did things right in the fourth quarter.

We had shots falling in the third quarter, and the fourth quarter we didn't have those. We had some open looks. They just didn't fall.