Scott Hodkinson Quotes (16 Quotes)

I knew if we brought the same attitude (Tuesday) that we had against (Odessa) Permian last week we'd take care of business. We really didn't shift gears, I just think mentally it took us a while to get into the flow of the game and get used to the speed. Things started happening for us after about 15 minutes.

I wasn't really sure what to expect. Last year we went down there and won 1-0 and I think we scored in the last 10 minutes of the game. I just told them we needed to get off to a good start.

That's the question mark right now. Chemistry is a big factor.

I don't know what it is about San Angelo Central. We had a painful loss there last year and they did it to us again. It's a disappointing loss.

The center midfield area is extremely important to us. It's the middle of everything.

We did all the right things and I think they were on a mission to prove that we are still a team to be reckoned with. With all four teams at the top it kind of magnifies the three games between the four. It's easier when you've won the first one of the three and don't have to scramble in those last two.

To be honest I felt like we would win today. But as the time drew closer I started getting nervous about it. I'm glad the girls didn't show any of that.

I thought we started the game sharp because we were spreading out the field and moving the ball quickly. But I thought we bogged down a little bit and you can credit Odessa High's defense for some of that.

There were some tense moments there in the last 10 or 15 minutes when it was 2-0. I was happy with the win today.

Sometimes its hard to watch back there when the play is away from you but when Lindsey decided to come out she did it 100 percent.

I think that maybe some of the pressure has been relieved from her by the fact that she's surrounded by some really talented players and that really helps. I don't think she feels that she has to do it all herself. She does a good job of directing things from the back and I tell her to not be afraid to be vocal.

It's a disappointing loss because I thought we could take these guys. It was a frustrating game.

The longer the game went without us scoring the more pressure we were putting on ourselves. We took the attitude at halftime that we just needed to settle down and play the easy game ... take the easy pass. We felt like we were the stronger team and we were pressing too hard.

Whenever we play Lee you know they are going to bring some intensity with them. I was pleased with our effort.

It was a really well-played game. Obviously the way we lost the game was tough for the girls. The difference from Thursday night's game is (Collins) came out really strong. Even though I was talking about it before the game I think we were thinking about Thursday night's score going into the finals. Hopefully we'll learn from this.

Maybe it was a PK (penalty kick), but I don't think there was any intent and the player has to gain an advantage. That hurt and we let down after that. We started pushing too hard and trying to do too many things.