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Coach, talk about your team's performance so far.
You know, I'm pleased with some of the progress that we've made from game 1.
Some of the players that didn't play as much a year ago that we're counting on to play consistently for us is
Caitlin Garant (30) is having a presence in the paint as well. Uh, she's a good size, and has been
a good backup to Katie Hannemann (35) in the five spot. Caitlin has, I believe, strong
offensive skills around the basket. She can also shoot the little ten to twelve-footer,
and rebound the ball for us. She does a nice job of keeping the ball high and getting it
out quick to our point guards for a good outlet to initiate a break.
Megan Wallace (40) has come off the bench and has done some good things for us as well.
Kind of a wiry, deceptive type player where you wonder, how does she hit that shot?
How does she score? She has a tendency to be able to shoot a little fadeaway jumper
around the basket, and she rebounds the ball very well for her size.
And then, last but not least, probably Gisselle Truiett (45) We consider her our defensive
specialist. She certainly leads the way in our full-court pressure defense. As far as
putting vocal pressure on the ball, she's done an outstanding job with that. She exerts
a lot of energy on the ball, but she certainly leads us with intensity and that helps us
in our overall defensive scheme. We've really kinda been working on the inside-out
game, so, getting the ball, you know, inside to me and then kicking it back out for an
open shot, cuz a lot of people sink in towards the middle. So, its kind of important, not
just inside-out, but rebounding and we all kind of try to work together and make our
dynamic work in that way. I think that we have a little bit more depth this year, for
sure, in all positions. And our team chemistry - cuz we have played with each other for an
extra year - our team chemistry has definitely gotten a lot better.
We've really been working on our defense. So I definitely see that as a strength for
us, cuz, as the season goes on, we're just gonna keep getting better at it.
Definitely a lot better than we were at the beginning of the season, so, its getting there.
We uh, are never satisfied, we are always looking to improve, and I really, I believe
that's where we're at.