Washington-Oregon Postgame Quotes
01/19/08 | Women's Basketball
Head Coach Bev Smith
“It was important for us to defend
“We learned that we have to make adjustments. As we got inside, they started to collapse, and then we were able to throw it out to our shooters.”
On G Tamika Nurse:
“Tamika (Nurse) scoring 17 was huge for us. That takes the pressure off of other players. We feel very confident with her at the line. I liked the way she played today. She was very relaxed. She had an easy demeanor, and her leadership is very important.”
On using a smaller lineup:
“We were able to run, and I don't think they did a great job of getting back in transition against our smaller lineup.”
“It was fun to play in this type of atmosphere today. Our fans were really loud. Everyone was just kind of in the moment.”
On shooting the winning free throws at the end of the game:
“I've never been more scared in my life, but I just had to calm down, and think that I've done it 1,000 times before.”
“We showed our identity today. We didn't quit. We were working hard from start to finish, and showed great poise and aggressiveness. We stuck with it right to the end.”
“A lot of young teams would buckle under this type of pressure and physicality, but we responded well and I think we are growing as a team.”
G
“In the second half
On the stealing the ball at the end of the game:
“I knew there was no way she (Emily Florence) was taking the
shot, because she had two perimeter players out there. I anticipated the pass.”
Head Coach Tia
Jackson
“A game like tonight would have been even more exciting to go into overtime.”
“I thought our kids played a hard-fought war. Five extra minutes would have made the arena erupt.”
“It's a tough loss to take.”
“The game is about runs. A lot is created by defense. I
thought
On
“She's a phenomenal athlete. The tempo just changes when she's in the game. She does an exceptional job for them.”
“You just never want a game like this to end. This is what we do this for.”
“We just try to play solid defense. I thought, for the most part, we did a great job defensively. I'll take a game like this any day.”
“We motivate from games like this. We only get hungrier.”
Sr. G Emily Florence
On the final play of the game:
“I just tried to get it down as fast as I could. We had three-point shooters waiting outside.”
Jr. G Michelle
Augustavo
“It was definitely a fun game. Any close game is going to be fun and exciting. It's just a shame we came up short.”
On the final play of the game:
“We were spotted up if they penetrated to kick, but we just wanted to take what they gave us.”
