Is SMSU getting the national recognition it deserves?
Jackie Stiles: I think sometimes we have to work a lot harder to get some of the national attention, maybe because of our name. But as we keep being successful and winning basketball games, we have been getting some more of the national media, which has been great because it’s a great atmosphere down here and you really want people to see what’s going on down here in Springfield, Missouri, because of what they’ve done for women’s basketball. It’s something you have to see for yourself. Barbara Austin: Which schedule do you prefer: several games played in just a few days, or having them more spread out? Jackie Stiles: I probably prefer having games spread out, with not too many practices in between. I think you start to lose your edge and get a little sluggish when you practice for a week straight without having a game, because nothing can really simulate a game in practice. But then it’s hard to play two and three games in a row, like you have to do in tournaments, because you can’t re
