Washington State-Oregon Postgame Quotes
01/17/08 | Women's Basketball
Head Coach Bev Smith
“We've really been trying to establish that inside presence, and with our young players it's been a process. They've really made some improvements.”
“I thought our starters did a great job handling their press and making some good reads.”
“This home stand has to be a breakthrough. An opportunity is out there because they're a good team and we need to defend our home court.”
“We have to be consistent in our offensive execution. We've got some things to work on. We rebounded the ball well, and we passed it well tonight. We have to defend this court and make our move at home.”
On the press:
“Given some of the speed we have on the perimeter, we've been looking at it, and it worked well tonight. I like it with our team and our quickness and aggressiveness.”
Fr. F Nicole Canepa
“I'm really starting to get back into the flow of games. I feel more prepared and ready now. I feel much more comfortable on the floor.”
“Our bigs were really finding the open spot and sealing for the passes.”
Fr. G Nia Jackson
On
“The defense has to sag in and then the perimeter is open for threes. It balances out the floor.”
“We wanted to come out strong. We knew we didn't play as well against Stanford. We wanted to come out hard for 40 minutes.”
Fr. F Ellie Manou
“I think being young, it's taken us a while to get used to it. In practice, we've been going at it hard.”
“Coach has always said my role on the team is rebounding, and that's always important for us bigs.”
On the freshmen:
“We're determined and we don't give up. We're freshmen and
we do make mistakes, but we try our hardest for the team.”
Washington State Coach June Daugherty
“We started out early trying to double down and not allow the high low, but the kids started shooting and driving making it even harder; credit Bev with great halftime adjustments.”
“I thought we got every shot we wanted, it just wasn't our night.”
On
“They are young and talented.”
“When you play a match-up zone and key on her (Lilley) it leaves it open for the posts to hurt you.”
