OT vs. Brunswick Ac.

Hi Girls,

Every win is a good one. It was a very difficult game to come back with no rest after the high of the come from behind victory over St. Davids and then to turn around in 24 hours and play a tough Brunswick Academy team that had two of its best Varsity players playing down on the JV's to help them win. I am proud of the effort. A lesser team would have folded. Final Score: HA 39-BA 33.

I was extremely proud of you girls that went to the line and made critical foul shots, and critical baskets when we had to have them. That takes mental toughness and heart. We did make it extremely hard on ourselves by not making layups (missed 18) and Making turnovers (22). No team will ever make all their lay ups or foul shots or not make some turnovers that is just a part of the game. However, we need to improve. We need to improve everyday because the other teams we have played are improving everyday. We cannot allow ourselves to become satisfied with what we have accomplished (11 wins and 1 loss) and allow that to keep us from working hard to become as good as we can be both as individuals and as a team.

The Thought of the Day f rom Lou Holtz (Dr. Lou on ESPN) that goes; The biggest enemy of Great is Good because so many teams and players quit trying to be Great because they are satisfied with being good enough.
We need to not fall in this trap. We can be great enough to run the table in the basketball tough EPIC. Every player on this team can become a better more consistent player between now and the end of the year. That is a great opportunity, so many teams and other kids would love to be in our shoes. Let's not lose our focus on trying to be Great and trying to become as Great a player as we can be.

Scoring by Qtrs: 1st 2-6, 2nd 10-5, 3rd 11-12, 4th 6-6, OT: 10-4, Final Score 39 to 33

Scoring H.A.: Kelly 12 pts, Jamie 10 pts, Mer 7 pts, Em 4 pts, Alex 4 pts, Lindsey 1 pt, Megan K 1 pts.

Brunswick Scoring: #12 Jessica Rivas 8 pts, #44 Makayla Clary 8 pts, # 34 Dani Wright 7 pts,
#21 Amanda Roberts 4 pts, #20 Elise Walton 2 pts, #42 Hannah Parker 2 pts, #32 Ashley Clary 2 pts.

FG%: Team 13/33 39.4%*: Individual: Kelly 6/14**, Mer 2/6*, Alex 2/7, Emily 1/4, Jamie 2/11,
Lindsey 0/1 The minimum winning percentage is 33.3 %.

FT'%: Team 54.2%** Individuals: Em 2/2*****, Jamie 6/12**, Mer 3/6**, Lindsey 1/2**, MeganK 1/2**.
The minimum winning % is 50%.

Rebounds: Team 12Off/19Def.; Individual: Kelly 6/5****, Jamie 3/4***, Mer 2/3**, Emily 0/4**,
Jordan 1/1*, Lindsey 0/1*, Alex 0/1*.

Assists: Team 6: Jamie 5****, Jordan 1*. This team # for assist is low, we must pass the ball better, catch the ball better and finish the shot better.

Steals: Team 8; Individual: Lindsey 3***, Jamie 2**, Emily 2**, Mer 1*.

Blocks: Team 9; Emily 4****, Kelly 2**, Lindsey 2**, Mer 1*. A Great job blocking shots. Of those blocked if we did not block them and one went in we would have lost in regulation. Good Work.

Turnovers: Team 22: Ind: Jamie 7, Alex 6, Lindsey 3, Emily 4, Mer 2. This # is to high. We need to cut down on the silly one's. 8 to 10 Turnovers would be about normal for this pace of game. I realize some are going to happen especially for the regular ball handlers who we ask to get the ball up court or to drive and create scoring opportunities. That is just part of the game. It is the unforced type of turnovers that hurts you the most. We just have to be more focused on making good passes to people that are open and be patient enough to not force passes that will be a low percentage of completion.

Layups: Team 12/30; It was great we made 12 but not so great we missed 18 or 36 points in missed Layups.

Final Thoughts: Girls we have just got to keep pushing in practice and games to get better. Winning is always a thrill and Brunswick might be the best team we play all year but I doubt it. We have a super tough road trip coming up at CCS Friday. We need to be ready to play our best.

We are now in the stretch run, let focus on playing our best.

Coach May