Basketball coach makes strides with women's team
By: Will Reisman
Examiner Staff Writer
January 8, 2009
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Tanya Haave, the third-year coach of the University of San Francisco women’s basketball team, has steered her squad to a 4-10 start. Haave will lead the Dons in their West Coast Conference opener at San Diego today.
How would you rate your team’s play through the first half of the season? Well, we’re 4-10, but we’ve lost a couple of close home games and a road game, so we really could have been 7-7. I’m trying to use that thinking right now to illustrate to our team that we’ve been competitive, but there are things we need to improve on.
What is the team’s attitude heading into conference play? I think they see this as a fresh start and the beginning of a brand-new season. They’re still smarting from some of the losses we’ve had so far, but there seems to be an extra pep in their steps in practice lately because they’re really looking forward to conference play.
What does the team need to do to finish the season on a successful note? Our post defense has been a thorn in our side, and if we improve that, along with passing the ball better on offense, we feel we can be a very competitive ballclub.
