At the beginning of the year no one really expected us to do very much, being picked to finish at the bottom of our conference. But we just believed in ourselves and knew that we were a lot better than that. I'm so proud of this group for making the tournament and putting up a good fight, especially in the first half. |
I don't know if I've moved past that. That was embarrassing. |
I had confidence in myself that the next shot was going down, and I wanted the ball in my hands. |
I think they have a sour taste in their mouth because they weren't expected to come in here and get beat. |
I think waiting was the worst part all week. We were practicing hard assuming we were in (the tournament) but not knowing. |
I was just a sophomore and I don't think I really comprehended what a big deal it was to go to the tournament. This is a new opportunity and I appreciate it so much more. |
I wasn't going to think about all the shots that I had missed and missed badly. I just wanted to come out and knock the next one down. We still had a lot in our tank, and I wanted to go out strong. |
I'm definitely not going to forget about it. But I'm going to try not to dwell [on] it and be upset. I want to use it as motivation to play harder and not let that happen ever again. |
I'm kind of scared. It sounds like it just hits you out of nowhere, but I feel good. |
In the first half, they kind of played into what we were trying to do. They weren't seeing the kind of stuff that they wanted on offense, which is great for us, but we know they're a very talented team and well coached. Coming out in the second half, we knew it was going to be different. |
It really didn't even feel like the 'Big Dance' that everyone talks about. There just didn't seem to be as much excitement as there is now. It was, 'Oh, we're going back to Oregon.' We were one and done before I got a taste of enjoying the whole tournament atmosphere. It just felt like another trip to Eugene. |
It was great to go out and execute the way we did, and have fun. We were just trying to play hard, to get into the passing lanes and let our defense create our offense. |
It was incredible. It's always fun to do that at home when you have the crowd behind you. It was nice to finally have some shots fall. |
It was incredible. It's always nice to do that at home when you've got the crowd behind you. |
She wasn't seeing a whole lot of minutes earlier in the season, but she didn't let it get her down. She kept her confidence about her and was ready for her opportunity, and she's been coming up big for us. |