(Idaho State) can put points on the board and have the players to do it, and I knew it was going to be a real battle. They gained some momentum and took the lead, then Erin Hicks hit two big three point shots which put us back up and it seemed like we took over from there. |
(Nebraska) is a very talented team. Their guards can shoot the basketball. They have the post presence. We're going to have to play at our best level. |
Hardy is as good a guard as we'll see all season long. |
I hope when the committee takes a look at teams that it's not just comparing two Mountain West Conference teams. I hope we're being compared to anyone else in the country. |
I knew we couldn't play a half-court game. They have too much size, and they're a very good team. |
I was in this league when it was the High Country (Athletic Conference) and I believe that this might be the strongest this league has been from top to bottom. There's a lot of winning going on in this league and it's going to be a challenge. |
One of the things I thought tonight is that we could never put two big baskets together, or put a basket and a stop together. And I give Nebraska a lot of credit for that. We got the crowd into it. I thought we were going to get a little momentum, and they would stop it immediately with a big play. |
That has to be the best one week of basketball I've ever been associated with. I've been with seasons that have been tremendous, but never to that caliber. That week really gave us the confidence that we could make this a special season. |
The future of Wyoming is very bright when I have two sophomores of that ability. |
The last two years, we've been on spring break right now, so this is really exciting. |
There was a little Wyoming magic in the Arena tonight. We're down five with 15 seconds to go, Dominique Sisk hits a three point field goal, we come up with the steal and Erin Hicks gets a basket which forces the overtime. It's been this way with this group that never gives up and plays for the entire game. We've had to grow up over the last couple of games, and we just needed to get back to the way we were playing. Erin Hicks got us off to a great start tonight. She's been struggling from the field, but she did a nice job of getting things going on the offensive end. |
These are young players who are used to winning and bring a winning attitude to our program. |
This is the only way you can get experience — you need to play in it. And you know what? We are young, ... and the more that we can play at this level in this kind of atmosphere, it's only going to help us in the future. |
Those two from a talent standpoint have really changed our team. |
We have to continue to get good players. Players win games. I get them in the right direction, but you have to have good players. I'm excited about our next class. |