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Related We went in tied, but we knew that we had the game, because she made that crazy 3-pointer. We knew th... KATIE MURPHY I think we were a lot sharper in the second half. We came out flat in the beginning. At halftime we ... WAYNE GRANT That run was huge. We knew we had to come out in the second half (Monroe led 28-21 at halftime) and ... MARISSA YOUNG If we could have gone without a halftime and right to the second half, we may have had a different s... MARC BREWE The first half was very physical. They came out with more energy than we did. They had more hustle a... DOUG HIGGINS I was real proud of how we hung in there after we got off to a slow start. Springdale came out with ... MATT KORDSMEIER I think we did pretty good. Our defensive intensity was great at the start of the first half. We jus... CAMILLE LITTLE At halftime, we came out and wanted to win the second half and we almost did that. We played much be... DAN ROIGER At halftime, we were told to take more shots, we were passing the ball too much. In the second half,... KATIE DONNELLAN I think what kind of did us in was being ahead at halftime. We didn't come out (for the second half)... BEN TONON We came out sluggish but then made a little run at the end of the first half that got us some confid... MARK WINTER We gave them 21 points, and they're certainly a good enough football team to get a bunch on their ow... DANNY HOPE We came out slow but we pulled together at the end of the first half. We continued building our conn... GENIE HESLER We came out a little slow and lazy tonight in the first half. The kids read the newspapers. They kno... GREG VOCK We got a bit of a telling off at halftime. We came out and we were much, much better in the second h... JOHN TERRY We felt like we played hard. We stuck to the game plan and played hard. I think we let them get too ... ANTHONY MORROW I would've said maybe to fatigue at halftime, but they came out and worked incredibly hard in the se... CRAIG SCRIVEN We came out strong to start the second half, and I think that helped set a tempo for us. GINA NOLAN We knew we had to be more aggressive, stop letting them get offensive rebounds and pick up our defen... JOSH DUELL At halftime Mo did a good job. A lot of guys felt like we battled pretty good. At halftime we came i... TONY MEOLA We have a right to life, not on it. DANIEL MELGAçO We slacked off after we got the big lead in the first half, and coach made sure we heard about it (a... HENRY JOHNSON We felt real good where we were at halftime being up by three with Benny hitting that shot. The seco... CHAD CLUVER I thought our kids came out the second half and played at that other energy level. We made a lot of ... RICK STANSBURY We came out strong in the third quarter. I got on them pretty good at halftime. I sort of challenged... CARL HOLLIS The last six games we've been lacking heart. We came [together] at halftime tonight and made the dec... BOBBY GARCIA We had a bad start. We took more risks in the second half but we couldn't score. We knew we were pla... RALF RANGNICK We had a nice lead at halftime. Then we came out casual with the ball and sloppy with everything tha... SCOTT SKILES We went into the locker room and (Dyke) told us that before the game, they were ready to play and we... DUSTIE ROBERTSON We came up into the gym with about 10 seconds left before the start of the second half. Um, you can ... MIKE MASTROIANNI The words you can’t find, you borrow. We read to know we’re not alone. We read because w... GABRIELLE ZEVIN We just know now we need to come out strong in the first half. We just came out to play in the secon... KYLEE MCARTHUR They don't have a deep bench and we knew that they were going to come at us with a little more fire ... GARY CAPALDI We came out strong, and our second group played well also. We had a lot of kids who made plays. LESLIE MOTE We had a little nerves at the beginning and they did, too, because they came out sloppy. We played p... CODY BOONE We all feel pretty good about it. We worked hard. We knew what we were capable of doing. We came out... ANDREW STRAIT At halftime we were up by 14, and we talked about trying to get up by 24 or 25, or it was going to b... JEFF NEWHALL I thought in the second half we came out with a lot more energy. Especially our defensive energy rea... AMY PFEIFLE We had to turn it up and play hard. Coach told us at halftime that we had to play hard for those 16 ... TELYSHIA ADAMS We had a good first quarter, we were up by 14 at the half, but they game out hard after halftime. We... BRUCE VIENS We came out pretty fired up in the second half. We stepped up our effort on defense and that's what ... KATIE WILTON The second half, we came out (and) we played a lot smarter. I think that made a difference. We tried... DOROTHY SANDERS We could have been 3-0 down at halftime and in the second half as well. AUGUSTINE EGUAVOEN We played hard and I like the way this team is playing. I wish we had come out a bit more aggressive... BRUCE MOORE We started out slow. The kids came back in the second half. LINI READING I got on my kids a little after the first half when we let them back in the game but we came out str... HARRY BOSLEY We gave up a big touchdown in the second half, uncontested almost. From that, our kids could have fo... DOUG BALDWIN We were really hyped up and excited in the first half and sometimes that turns into chaos on the cou... LAUREN HOISINGTON To be down 11 at halftime (Thursday) and come out and play so well to start the second half - we hav... BEN HOWLAND This is a pretty disappointing loss. We played a bad first half and we came out the second half and ... DEREK WITHERS They must have talked about playing some (defense) at halftime because second half they came out and... SCOTT UBBENGA We came out content in the first half. Coach told us at halftime that was unacceptable, so I just le... MAX FOYE We forged ahead and came out strong in the third. We wanted to have a good showing and we did. JAMIE MCLENNAN Just at halftime we came out with more pressure and that seemed to turn the tide. I thought the kids... ALAN STEWART It's good that we are always ending on a better note [than we start on]. We did need to have a littl... HOLLY MCGARVIE We played very sloppy early. We gave up too many goals in the first half. But we made some adjustmen... BRIAN ADKINS We've got exactly what we need to fulfill our destiny! ABHISHEK KUMAR We made some adjustments on our press in the second half and played straight man. We tweaked our the... JARED GOBEL We're very encouraged by our second half, we challenged them at halftime and we weren't very happy a... BOB HAMLEY Last week we lost two one-point games and in the first three minutes of the second half we really ca... KYLE KRUEGER we sat there smoking cigarettes at 5 in the morning. CHARLES BUKOWSKI We were ahead by 15 at halftime and I wasn't sure if it was going to be enough with this bunch. But ... CAL MCCOMBS In the second half we came out and changed our lineup. We came out with renewed enthusiasm and passi... BOB REASSO Both teams started out real sluggish. I told my guys at halftime that it was real ugly basketball in... BROCK BLASSINGAME We played a lot better in the second half, we just didn't come out with a lot of fire (to start the ... LONNIE GAYLOR The more we give, the more we reap the benefits of feeling good in helping others. We are all capabl... ANGIE KARAN We finished up strong (in Friday's second round). (Saturday), we ended kind of flat, but we did star... TYRONE JOHNSON If we all look at life we think how nice, then we look at death and everybody goes oh you can say th... GARY F EVANS... If you love someone you must set them free like the wind and give them the respect they deserve.If y... GARY F EVANS... We made our free throws down the stretch and that was huge. We came out of the gate pretty good to s... BRIAN BAPTISTE We blew the game in the first half. We came out soft and sluggish. We fought back in the second half... DEREK COLEMAN We saw (Broughton) play on Tuesday and we knew they had a very sophisticated offense. We had to make... JAMES RANKINS Defensively we were pretty solid. I thought the first 20 minutes we were pretty good but we were a l... COLIN CLARKE We did a little better in the second half than we did in the first. We had to set new goals at halft... CRISTY MCKINNEY We played a strong first half, but came out flat in the second half. They were big and strong, but o... PAUL ALTHAUS What, the glass is half-full instead of half-empty? Bullshit. What they don't tell you is that regar... T.J. KLUNE They fouled us a lot in the first half. We were in the bonus early in the second quarter. We went to... ANDREW FRANK We really should have been up 10 at halftime. We made a few too many mistakes and didn't execute as ... DENNIS GRECO Could it be possible for humanity to put their differences aside for the survival of our species, un... GARY F EVANS... You either have the feeling or you don’t. DANIEL HANDLER They came out in the second half and threw a pretty good wave at us, and we never responded. We were... STEVE MERFELD We just played real lethargic the whole first half. They got a good chewing at halftime and came out... BRIAN BLUME They came out with a lot more heart and passion than we did to start the second half. They shot the ... DICK DAVEY In the first half we struggled to get our legs. In the second, Halifax came out strong but we were a... BRIAN RENNO They made some great adjustments in the second half. We obviously didn't do a good enough job in fin... LADAINIAN TOMLINSON We came out with a sense of urgency and we played strong in the first half. They turned up the half-... TIM POOLE We thought we were a little sluggish in the first half. We came out and challenged them after halfti... BOB ALANIZ By finishing out strong, we know that we have a good chance next season. We had to try to prove it t... GARRETT ATKINS When you tell me your story or about yourself I understand who you are and are able to share who I a... BRENT M. JONES We played pretty good defense in the first half, then in the second half, we got out of our game pla... JAMES BAILEY We started out slow on offense, but I thought our defense held us in. It could have been a 20-point ... DAN WATERMAN The guys just continue to play good soccer and that is what is getting results for us. They are conf... DOMINIC KINNEAR We feel good about what we have been able to do, but we have five more games and we have a lot more ... DAVID PARKER It was a little hard staying with our game plan when we were trailing 9-0, but when we went in with ... BEN GLASGOW We got a telling-off at halftime and were much better in the second half. Our main aim before the ga... JOHN TERRY After not shooting well in the first half, we came back in the second half and got to within three a... BOB SOULIERE We came out somewhat lethargic at the start of the second half, and they took advantage. LORENZO ROMAR We were up by one at halftime; we were so close. I still have a lot of confidence that we are a good... COLEMAN COLLINS When we got the kids back at halftime, we told them, 'Take a breath and relax.' They were playing al... DAVID JENNINGS We didn't feel like ourselves in the first half. We realized at halftime that we had to hold onto th... RICHIE MCCAW
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