Samir Haj Quotes (15 Quotes)

I think they deserved to win. They played better than us today. I felt they really were prepared. They wanted the game more than we did. But our kids fought hard to the end, I think we just came a little bit short.

She's fought through some injuries and made some big contributions to the team. She's playing with a lot of heart and passion this year and her skill level has improved tremendously.

Mount St. Mary's also had a game Friday night, so I don't know if fatigue was that much of a factor. They beat us to the ball, and our touch was off. We were not first to the ball and really didn't play good soccer, though we did fight hard.

She had a nose bleed that she couldn't stop, and she was out for 30 minutes. That shifted the momentum.

It's really hard to be responsible for four teams. And it is four teams when you add the junior varsity. It takes away from your concentration, and you end up doing a mediocre job with all four teams.

They're probably one of the top three teams in the state. We have to go back to the hotel and get ready to go again.

Jackie did an awesome job. She was playing really well. She came and picked up every ball that came through. She was the key to our victory.

Defensively we tried to hold off in the first half because we felt we had enough energy in the second half be able to make good possessions and try to attack. That's exactly what happened.

She really started assuming a leadership role the last couple of years. She's got tremendous work ethic and she's very technically sound. She's got strength and speed almost anything you would want out of a quality midfielder. Signing with a Division I school says a lot about her ability.

It allows us to defend with eight players and attack with six players. We need that solid play in the back. It allows us to pick up an attacking midfielder with a stopper.

Most fields are so narrow. It makes it difficult to string five players across the midfield. Our field and Bentonville's are the only ones that are 65 yards across.

I wanted to get everyone's attention. We need people willing to play and put out the effort.

James started for the first time since being injured and played well.

We realized we need to give her more space. But we haven't done a good job of getting her enough quality balls on the outside.

There's a lot to be said for home field. Unfortunately, it's a luxury we don't have. It's a long road trip, but we'll be leaving early. We'll stay down there the entire time, so I don't think it will be an inconvenience.