Before the game, we told our kids our backs were against the wall. This was the most important game of the year. If we wanted to go to the NCAA Tournament, we needed to win. And the kids responded. They have an excellent opportunity ahead of them. |
Before the game, we told them our backs are against the wall. Tonight was a must win. If we wanted to go to the NCAA Tournament, we needed to win tonight, and I think they responded. |
By no means are we guaranteed. But I like where we're at now. |
Getting to the NCAA Tournament is so special. It's like our football team getting to their first bowl game. It opens a lot of doors. And there's nothing like the first time. |
I just didn't think we could match up with their depth and athleticism. We're missing two starters from our lineup. We only played six kids, really, for most of the game. They played 11. |
I think we did a pretty good job (on Duffy) for about three-quarters of the way though. Down the stretch she made her free throws, put the ball in the basket and we couldn't get the ball away from her. |
I thought that [Pittsburgh] was a game we gave away. We beat ourselves. Hopefully it's not one of those games that keeps us out of the NCAA Tournament. It was a game we should have won. |
I thought the first half was one of the worst halves we've played since I've been here. It was just absolutely terrible. We didn't make shots, we had no value for the basketball and we didn't get second shots. I don't understand it. We've already played 19 games, and to come out and play how we played, there's no excuse for it. |
I thought they did a very good job, running two people at her. They really made other people make shots. |
I thought we had two good practices coming back from Christmas break and thought we were prepared for North Florida. Now we have the No. 3 ranked team in the country (LSU) to prepare for. We're 10-2 now and I like the way we played in the first half. I think we ran our lanes well and shot the ball well. |
I want to join the U.S. Army or Air Force, but because of the language, I can't. |
I was very happy by the way we responded without her being on the floor. They are doing a good job going after her on the defensive end. She's just got to play with her feet and not her hands. |
I?m just not really happy about how our team is playing right now. |
I'm happy for her. She's had a great year. Her hard work in the summer has really paid off. It's great she's getting the attention she deserves. |
If other schools question why they didn't make it and we did, they should schedule differently. We've proven we belong. |