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“He’s a master teacher. He’s done it in a style of play that I really enjoy, just personally, especially on the offensive end,” said Close, who was named the AP Coach of the Year on Thursday.
Houston Chronicle |
“That’s her mentality, it's always, ‘This is what I did to help us win, I’m not worried about what the other stuff was.’”

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