Sentence examples for outstanding defensive effort from inspiring English sources

Only an outstanding defensive effort by their opponents secured a 6-5 win and set up their subsequent title shot.

Butler played resilient basketball against a tough Big East team in the Panthers, and the loss overshadowed an outstanding defensive effort by the Bulldogs that held the Pittsburgh senior Ashton Gibbs, the preseason Big East player of the year, scoreless.

Jerry Smith scored a season-high 21 points and No. 5 Louisville came up with another outstanding defensive effort in a 60-47 victoverover St. John's on Sunday at Madison Square Garden.

"Overall, outstanding defensive effort," Bailey said.

Crescenta Valley, which is ranked seventh in CIF Southern Section Division V, got an outstanding defensive effort led by goalkeeper Robert Menke, who finished with 15 saves and anchored a first-half shutout.

Sean Long and Lee Gilmour, who were both playing their last games at Knowsley Road, put in outstanding defensive efforts, with Gilmour's head swathed in bandages after he was struck by a high shot from the Wigan prop Andy Coley.

"It was a great defensive effort.

"This was strictly a great defensive effort," Syracuse Coach Jim Boeheim said.

"I'm pleased with our defensive effort was outstanding but we got caught out by a couple of kick plays.

Facilitated by a standout defensive effort led by an outstanding performance from Mallory Carcich along with the play of a returning Dani Busta, Bird and Sierra Rhodes, the offensive pressure for CV was started by the defense in large part.

Once again sportswriters were quick to draw attention to Smith's outstanding defensive play instead of his 2 for 23 effort at the plate.