Coach Basketball team Underdog calls for greater respect

Norfolk -Castle entered the Saturday match against Maryland’s Women’s NCAA Tournament as significant shortcomings. But the Spartans pushed well to the fourth quarter before losing 82-69.

The game in the first round began with a strange start when Norfolk-science scored the first seven points. Historically Black University, located in Virginia, also entered the locker room with 32-30 break.

Spartans with insufficient color at the beginning of the fourth quarter were only four points.

Despite the loss In MarylandNorfolk’s longtime head coach Larry Vicers said his team showed it deserved.

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Norfolk staff head coach Larry Wikers in the second half against Maryland in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at the College, MD. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)

“This group has won 30 games this year, 27 games last year, 26 games last year, and we are still entering these things that respect three people on the floor,” said Norfolk, coach. “I’m not going to complain about the official activity. That’s not what I will do. But if all you see these Spartan heads in your gym, I think we should get a little more respect than we get.”

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Maryland had a strong third quarter, making all 12 penalty shots.

“I’m not saying we didn’t false because it was a great moment. We’ve probably been polluted. I have to watch the movie,” he said. “But you can’t send teams to the penalty line – especially the same as good shooters.”

Norfolk Diamond Johnson (3) state guard shoots at Maryland’s guard Sarah Te-biaz (1) in the first half round of the NCAA tournament at the Massachusetts College, Saturday, March 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)

For the game Norfolk -Steate was a whistle for 21 foul up to 12 Maryland, and Terps went 23 out of the line. This was a significant factor, though Vickers suggested that his team deserved part of the guilt.

A loud ball with the March logo during the first round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament at the Pitt Maravich assembly center on March 22, 2025 in Baton -Ruzh. (Beau Brune/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)

“I’m not saying that the officer lost us in this game,” he said. “We were polluted. And we broke. And we broke. And we were polluted. And we broke the shooters, and we broke a few more shooters.”

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Wikers also praised the guard Damant Johnson, who scored 18 points on Saturday and pushed away from her perceived fall WNBA project stock.

“I watched her coming from the seventh in the first round when she got to me, and sank, sinking and sinking, and I don’t know why,” Vickers said. “It should be on every list of medium -sized finalists, each list of finalists” became “, each list of finalists Nancy Lieberman. It is very special.”

Wikers, who spent the last nine seasons in Norfolk, asked his coaching future after all the success he achieved at school. He did not offer much understanding on this.

“We all have a vision and purpose,” he said. “I don’t know. I don’t know. We’ll see.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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