I can't fault the effort we gave. |
I have a lot of respect for George Washington. We played well tonight, but had more turnovers than we would have liked and missed really important free throws. This was a very important non-conference win for us that will pay dividends down the road and as we begin ACC play on Monday. |
I still think this is Duke's best team that they've had. They've got a lot of pieces. They play with a lot of confidence. That's one of the factors. I just think we didn't play with the same kind of confidence tonight. |
I think [the opener] is the hardest one. You come out and you've just got that 40 minutes. I think we seemed a little tight, not quite ourselves in that first half. I thought we loosened up some and really got the ball moving on offense much better and still continued to play really good defense. |
I think Cristy is doing a great job. They're really playing hard for her. They're a really tough team. |
I think, quite honestly, she probably took shots too soon, too quick. She just wanted to help so much. |
I'm just really proud of my team the way they hung in there down the stretch. They had some tough possessions there. They had to make some really good decisions and I thought they did a really good job. |
I've always said the first game of the ACC Tournament is the hardest to play. We seemed a little tight and not quite ourselves in that first half. |
It was a slug-out. Just punch for punch. We were fortunate to get the last punch in. |
It was a very disappointing performance for us. I just don't feel that we were prepared as well as we needed to be for this game. |
It was a very disappointing performance for us. We know it is important when you play a team like them that you have to come out strong and not to lose in the first five minutes, which I feel happened to us. |
It was effective. But we knew that would be a part of their game plan. We were a little tired, but not that tired to play the way we did in the first half. We should have done better, we know that. We feel badly for our fans, that we didn't give them more than we did today. |
It will be tough. But we have to win Game 1 before we worry about it, so it's not even in my thoughts right now. |
It's a tall order, but they are student athletes and they like challenges. |
Megan's a great shooter and plays smart, hard-nosed basketball. She understands the game and has the ability to make others around her better. |