WA Post Match Press Conference
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I jumped on the press conference with Horsmon, Maura and JPete.
Maura had no voice. Apparently she took leaving it all on the court literally. But she made a statement that it was an incredible match and she was proud of the team and this program.
JPete talked about how much she loved the energy and chemistry of the team on the court today. She also said as tough as it was to lose in five today, it has already motivated everyone to get to work for next year and she stressed how important the work over this summer will be. Note: they had no summer workouts last year.
Maura said they take a couple weeks off and then start the off-season training with strength coach Mark Thobe.
I asked Horsmon how important it was for everyone on this team to get this NCAA experience. He said the experience will be invaluable for next year. That they had so many freshmen playing it was advantageous for them to learn how to compete at this level for these young players.
He went on to say the experience this year has been awesome with this team and this experience with all the freshmen has given them the understanding of what it takes.
He also said not having many fans that could attend wasn’t great, but he liked that the tournament seeded all 48 teams and it was more fair than some of the regional seeding that sometimes happens because of the area UD is in. He said he felt this year really showed UD was one of the better teams and what we could do. That might not have happened if it was regionalized matchups like in the past.
Finally, Horsmon said this was Bridget’s last match. She finished her career with almost a triple-double, against a Top 10 team that has a chance to win it all. 43 assists. 9 kills. 8 digs. Heck of a day. Congrats Bridget and best wishes.
I forgot to add, Horsmon thinks Bridget has a shot at being an AA. That’s would be awesome. In the past there has been a banquet to honor them and announce the POY, but that’s probably not happening. Still she will have a banner at Frerricks if she gets it.
Maura had no voice. Apparently she took leaving it all on the court literally. But she made a statement that it was an incredible match and she was proud of the team and this program.
JPete talked about how much she loved the energy and chemistry of the team on the court today. She also said as tough as it was to lose in five today, it has already motivated everyone to get to work for next year and she stressed how important the work over this summer will be. Note: they had no summer workouts last year.
Maura said they take a couple weeks off and then start the off-season training with strength coach Mark Thobe.
I asked Horsmon how important it was for everyone on this team to get this NCAA experience. He said the experience will be invaluable for next year. That they had so many freshmen playing it was advantageous for them to learn how to compete at this level for these young players.
He went on to say the experience this year has been awesome with this team and this experience with all the freshmen has given them the understanding of what it takes.
He also said not having many fans that could attend wasn’t great, but he liked that the tournament seeded all 48 teams and it was more fair than some of the regional seeding that sometimes happens because of the area UD is in. He said he felt this year really showed UD was one of the better teams and what we could do. That might not have happened if it was regionalized matchups like in the past.
Finally, Horsmon said this was Bridget’s last match. She finished her career with almost a triple-double, against a Top 10 team that has a chance to win it all. 43 assists. 9 kills. 8 digs. Heck of a day. Congrats Bridget and best wishes.
I forgot to add, Horsmon thinks Bridget has a shot at being an AA. That’s would be awesome. In the past there has been a banquet to honor them and announce the POY, but that’s probably not happening. Still she will have a banner at Frerricks if she gets it.