Oregon-UCLA Postgame Quotes
02/23/08 | Women's Basketball
Oregon 66, UCLA 55
February 23, 2008
Oregon Head Coach Bev
Smith Quotes
On UCLA's press:
“We were waiting for it. You could just see it in our players' eyes. We've worked on that. They just handled it. We've grown in that particular aspect of the game.”
“We just kept our poise. I thought the key to our success was our defensive intensity and grit. We talked about keeping the defensive pressure on and rebounding the ball.”
“When she hits her first few shots, it's a sign that she's ready to go, and we did a great job finding her.”
On Chapdelaine's line:
“You can't do anything better than that. I'm just tremendously happy for her.”
“They [UCLA] went on a run, and we didn't panic. We just had to get our defensive intensity back. We rebounded and got after them.”
“Ellie [Manou] and Nicole [Canepa] were just fantastic. You can see the growth and defensive toughness and rebounding coming through. Great game by those two.”
“I'm proud of this team. They always bounce back and bring
something into the next game.”
Oregon Player Quotes
Sophomore G Taylor Lilley
On holding the lead in the second half:
“We were in the same situation down in UCLA. We remembered what it felt like when we lost, and we didn't want to feel that again. We were not going to let that happen to us again.
“We had consistency the entire game. They had their runs, but basketball is a game of runs, and we made the plays when we needed to.”
On the play of Kaela Chapdelaine:
“She played with great energy, and her shooting really spread their defense out for us.”
Senior G Kaela Chapdelaine
“The biggest difference this time was that we played loose. It wasn't a perfect game. We made some mistakes, but we were able to forget about them quicker.”
On her career high 25 points and 6 three pointers:
“I was loose, and having fun. I only have two games left here, including this one, and I want to make the most of my time.”
Freshman F Ellie Manou
“I got larger blocks of playing time today than usual, and I could get into the game more.”
On the press UCLA put on near the end of the game:
“That was kind of our undoing when we played them in Los Angeles, but we were ready for it this time. We practiced for it this week.”
