There's nothing about Courtney that's typical. She works hard, has been willing to take on a leadership role as a freshman, is open to learning new things every day and wants to make her team better. |
There's nothing easy about being good, and to be good for 16 straight games is a pretty amazing thing. |
They sent a lot of defensive looks at her. In the first half, she panicked. We just told her to be patient, to pass or fake and go in to score. That forces other teams to make decisions. |
This atmosphere and this environment was the best possible preparation we could have for the NCAA tournament. |
This might have been our best team effort. |
Today we had a combination of playing really, really hard and the ball going in the basket, particularly from 3-point range. When you do those two things together, scores can blow up pretty quickly. |
Was I afraid of losing? Not so much, I thought we had a good lead. Our bench play is better than what we showed today. |
We don't have people who just come in and maintain the status quo. They create something, and that's a bonus. |
We got some good looks and converted. Sometimes that's easier said than done, and we were able to blow the score up. |
We had to expend so much energy just to get back into the game, and we could never get over that hump. |
We played really early in the season, so I think both teams will look a lot better. We have improved a whole lot, and I know New Mexico has as well. It's going to be quite a battle out there. |
We probably set the game back about 15 years with our turnovers. |
We're excited to go to Denver. |
We're quite different. When these guys are getting a rebound a minute ... it changes everything. |
What a great preparatory environment for postseason play. We're going to get all the energy and passion and emotion from an Elite Eight game that sends you to the Final Four or the atmosphere of a Final Four. It will be absolutely alive in there. |