Quotes Database

«We have to start performing better if we are to make the NCAA Tournament. This year's top teams are so competitive and so close to each other, that we need to shoot better. The shooters know it. It is just a matter of going out and performing at the top of their games.»

«One thing I have noticed is that this team is very self-motivated, and that we have taken a different approach to our training this week. We have focused on our intensity and created competition amongst ourselves. I think it has really helped. They had a good week of practice, they are shooting well and want to come out and put their best foot forward.»

«The ones who shot at the Jr. Olympic Qualifier seem to be shooting really well. I hope they can carry that into the weekend. We've had a good attitude and are fighting to get better. We hope we can hang a good score up there at Palmyra and let the others see it and let them know that we are going to be there in the end.»

«Finally. It's about time. We shot the way today that I thought we could have shot all season long. We pieced it together well today. It was a great performance today by everyone. We are really pleased, and hopefully we can build on it some more.»

«We just need to keep improving and see if we can put up another good score tomorrow. We need to keep moving up in the rankings.»

«I have seen lots of maturity from this group. There is no panic in them and they know what they need to do. This week, we posted our counting team on Monday and let people challenge their spots. The counting team rose to the occasion and felt the pressure and performed very well. Hopefully this weekend's scores will back that up.»

«It was a very good way to back up our performance yesterday. I was worried a little bit about a letdown, but they came out and shot very well again today. We had a very strong weekend.»

«Hopefully, this will be the start of us stringing some success together. We have a big month coming up in our push to make the NCAA Tournament, starting with a qualifying meet on Feb. 12, and our match with Army. We are getting into the stretch run of the season and, hopefully, we can continue to improve.»

«With the new NCAA qualifier guidelines, every match is important. Right now, we are on the bubble in getting into the NCAA Tournament, so we need to come out and shoot well this weekend. We just need to worry about ourselves and not worry about what other teams are doing. If we come out and shoot the way we can, we will be fine. We need to erase some bad early-season numbers.»

«This has been one of the craziest weeks I have ever experienced as a coach. I had kidney stones last weekend so I missed two days of practice, so the kids were on their own. Then Chris Schneider (Fort Mill, S.C.) gets pneumonia early this week, and is in closed quarters for the entire week basically. To have our third-best score of the year is a remarkable achievement. They have shown great perseverance all year and to have a performance like this when it really counts is a testament to their character and commitment.»