California-Oregon Postgame Quotes
Oregon Head Coach Bev Smith
"I think it was a tale of two halves. We only talked about our sense of urgency, tempo and intensity [at halftime]. They're ranked 22nd in the nation for a reason. They're a very good team."
"I just think we didn't have that sense of urgency in the first half. When we stepped on the floor [in the second half], I thought we had that sense of urgency and a change of attitude."
"We had to provide Eleanor [Haring] with some opportunities to use her speed and get around defenders. I thought she was really aggressive tonight."
"I just thought we played much better as a team in the second half, offensively and defensively. We're a team that has to play together."
"We talked about it at halftime. Everything was even. The game was there for the taking for either team. We said we had to step on it and get it going now."
"We had a better understanding of their whole package. I think we did a really good job on their guards, making them take tough shots. We were concerned about making them work on the offensive end."
On Saturday’s game against Stanford:
"I really hope a lot of people come out and say goodbye to them [the seniors]. They've really done a lot of great things for our program. They've been here so long and been such a big part of the growth."
"We're ready to have a good morning. It would be great if we could get a lot of people in here. We'll give a battle and give it our best shot."
Senior F Eleanor Haring
"There whole team is a lot to handle. They are really good, especially there inside game."
"We wanted to collapse in on the post. It was all about team defense tonight, and not playing individually, and we were able to do that."
Senior F Jamie Hawkins
On her rebounding:
"It is one of my biggest roles off the bench. Rebounding is definitely one of my goals as a player."
On Devanei Hampton:
"She is tough, one of the toughest post players in the Pac-10. She creates a lot of contact, and finishes well with contact. She's just a really tough player."
"We came out in the second half with more urgency than they did. We stepped it up in the second half."
Freshman G Taylor Lilley:
"We really played hard out there, especially in the second half. I definitely think we wanted it more in the second half."
On her team-leading 3 steals:
"I was reading them pretty well, and they were pretty much just throwing the ball in my hands. We were very conscious of where there guards were at, and I was able to step into the lanes and steal it."
Junior G Kaela Chapdelaine:
"Having a winning season is meaningful. It is every teams goal, but we still have three games left, and we have to take each one of those games seriously."
"We want to put ourselves in a good spot in the Pac-10 standings for the Pac-10 tournament."
"Our two freshmen guards (Taylor Lilley and Micaela Cocks) really stepped up big against a ranked team, and that is big for us."
