Brittany had a really close relationship with her teammates. Just seeing her there, she had a great time. She's in a lot of pictures and it was fun. |
Coach G has put so much into this program since she's been here. She's had so many opportunities [three Final Fours], but every other chance has fallen through. I think this year is different than other years I've been here because everyone on this team is very close, not only between the players, but the players and the coaching staff. We're trying to win it for each other. |
I love guarding the best post players; I take pride in it. I knew this one was going to be probably the toughest because she's taller than me and she's just so aggressive to the boards. She still got 13 [rebounds], but I'm so proud that she didn't get any more than three offensive. That says a lot for our post group. I came out guarding her, and everyone else was boxing her out, as well. She just seemed frustrated, like she's not used to that. And I'm just so happy that we could accomplish something like that. |
I think Ali's going to have to play real big in this game coming off the bench. You should always make sure you come off the bench with a lot of aggression. In past games she's been amazing. She's always the poster child in blocking shots, so I definitely think that's going to be a big thing. |
I think anybody who saw that game should be intimidated. It just shows the type of team we are very capable of being. I hope every team we played is a little more worried after watching a game like that. |
I think the ACC is really making a statement for women's basketball, not just UNC and Duke. Usually it's the SEC that's getting all the love because they have Tennessee and they have national championships. The ACC's creeping up here. |
I'm looking forward to playing there. ? Home advantage is whatever team wants it more and is going to play harder. |
It definitely restores our confidence. It was just our time for those losses and we learned from it. We're positive with one another and it's showing in the tournament. |
It may have looked easy, but it wasn't. We had to work hard, and there were definitely points in the game that we could improve on. |
It's always nice to be No. 1, but the something that we're really striving for is to be No. 1 at the end of the season. That's really all that matters. We're really just focused on conference play right now. |
It's got some history for us. I'm looking forward to playing there. |
It's great to see her. Her and I were pretty close, I think, when we were at school. She's a great person, tremendous personality. I love her. I couldn't tell you what she feels right now, but I hope she does well. |
Losing to Carolina and then to Maryland was tough for us, but it came at the right time. |
Losing to Carolina and then to Maryland was tough for us, but it came at the right time. It just gave this team a lot of motivation. We learned from it, we were positive with one another and it's showing. |
She's in your brain before the game even starts. |