12 Quotes by Mike Ortner

We ran into a really strong team. They are the best we have faced all season. I'm extremely proud of the girls. They never quit and were relentless despite being down. They continued to work hard.

Our goal is to go out and outwork our opponent. I think we did that, and it paid off.

Some of the girls were a little frustrated in the first half after dominating play, but it was still 0-0. The best defense is offense. I felt if we kept the pressure up, and kept plugging away, a few would eventually fall in.

Lindsey has improved each time out and has been very consistent. She'll be tested. Hopefully, she can come up big for us, and make some game-changing saves.

The pressure is really building. Hopefully, when it comes down to game time we can relax and just play our game.

We didn't play our game in the first half. We struggled to create scoring chances. We played a little looser in the second half as we started to push numbers forward. Doing that opened ourselves to being countered.

We're exactly where we want to be at this point in the season. We're one game away from playing for a shot at a state championship.

We stayed sharp pretty much throughout the match. We realize the games will get tougher from here on out.

There will be pressure to follow in Terry's footsteps. I'm taking over a very successful program.