Kraig Terpstra Quotes (16 Quotes)

We're going to have to take care of business. We've gone through the up and downs when these kids were freshman and sophomores, and improved on what we did last year. I couldn't have asked for a more enjoyable group, and this is where they can make their mark.

The kids played hard. This was a great opportunity for us to get some extended time for our bench, and they did well.

Give North credit, they were tough under the basket and played great defense. We just never looked like we were comfortable tonight.

Katie has great leadership ability, and did a great job of running our offense.

To tell the truth, that's not even something we are focusing on. We might throw it in there as extra motivation, but this is a new season and we just look at it as a game we have to win.

This sport doesn't have judges where you score on style points. It's all about putting the ball in the basket. I thought our defense allowed us to be in a position to make a run in the second half.

I think we got a little more out of our post game tonight, but other than that it was a very similar game. It was a tough defensive game and Rapids played well. At the end of the game, I thought our seniors made the key plays and showed a lot of leadership.

She has a great attitude and work ethic, and I'm happy to see her get rewarded for that. We'd like to have her back another year, but she's going to do well at the next level.

I was very pleased with what I saw today. We had some timely hitting and played good defense, and I think the kids are starting to gel as a group.

I think her biggest strength is her all-around game. She maybe doesn't score as much as other people think she should, but she is unselfish and does the little things to make us successful.

Braun took it upon herself when the game got close. She's a good player and you have to tip your hat to her. When it was a key situation, she took charge.

We continually shot ourselves in the foot with mistakes. I'm stunned, and I have to take some of the blame.

The practices have been highly intense and the kids have been very focused. They have prepared to be here, and they want to make the most of the opportunity.

We expect Tuesday to be a special night because Rapids always plays us well. We were able to keep the lead in the conference. We need to keep playing one game at a time.

I thought the girls individually really picked up the slack with Katie out of the lineup. We showed a lot of intensity and played with enthusiasm.

I don't know if it's ever happened where a school has gotten three players on the first team in this conference. That just shows you what type of balance we had on this team, and I'm very pleased for all the kids.