UC Santa Barbara-Oregon Postgame Quotes
Oregon Head Coach Bev Smith Quotes
"It was a great environment and the players were really excited to get back to Mac [Court]. I liked our effort and ability to take away their strengths."
"Defensively, we were very good and that’s the way you need to play in the postseason. I was very proud of our defensive effort."
"I think we were fresh. We’re in pretty good shape in terms of health. Our bench played well tonight."
"We shot the ball well. Tamika [Nurse] stepped up. I thought our posts did a great job."
"I thought overall it was a really good team game."
Senior F Carolyn Ganes
"I thought this game was really fun. We came out and played hard, and it was nice to get back on the court after two week. We just wanted to get out there and have fun."
On the long layoff:
"We felt that it was an advantage. The basketball season is so long, and we were able to focus on our fundamentals in practice with the extra time. We were just able to do what we do best."
Senior F Jamie Hawkins
"We used our post players a lot better tonight. We knew that they were fronting hard on the post, so we adjusted to that."
On having played UCSB before:
"They had a big run last time after we led at half, so we made it a point at half to not let them get out and have that run."
