They already have the talent, now we have to mold it. We are walking into a great situation, and we just want to take it from here. |
They had a run, then we had a run and it was back and forth after that. |
This is a huge win for our players and our program. We really executed our game plan to the tee. We hit every goal that we set. |
Tonight was a big step for us and a big step for the program. |
We are going to make this ride extremely special and we're going to have a lot of fun. This is a top-10 program, and we're going to win the big one. |
We battled and did some really good things. It was a tale of two periods. We took it to them in the second half after they hit their open shots in the first. |
We don't feel like we have a lot of pressure. We were supposed to finish like eighth or ninth. We played Minnesota exceptionally well and we got to go into Iowa and do the same things. |
We flustered them a little bit and then it just builds. That's usually what Minnesota does to us. They've caused us a lot of problems before, and they still did cause us problems. But I think we flustered them a little bit more. |
We had a great turn out today. I hope we continue to have between 2,500 and 3,000 fans every game. The fans are the sixth player and it really helps the program and the players. We encourage everyone to continue to come and support IU women's basketball and all IU athletic sports. |
We had some great bench play today. Carrie, Annika and Leah came in and gave us some great scoring and great defense to change the tide. |
We have to limit her touches and let everyone else beat us. We have to take her out of the game with double and triple teams. |
We have to make shots. You're not going to win many ball games shooting 29 percent. |
We just didn't have our composure. We broke (the press) early, in the first half, (and in) the second half but I think (with) the noise and the crowd, we weren't executing and because of foul trouble, we had some players that were inexperienced. And that was a big key. |
We just didn't knock down shots, we had that deer-in-the-headlights look, and Jenny and Nikki didn't score. We were rusty offensively, and I think when all that happens, a lot of things continue the domino effect. |
We just were ready to play today. |