WBB Oregon v UCLA Quotes
Jillian Alleyne
On the game...“I definitely came into this game wanting to prove myself, not to UCLA or anyone else but to coach Kelly.”
On the comeback…
“All our shooters had confidence. Lexi Peterson ran this team, and I think that once Katelyn and Lexi Bando hit back-to-back three’s I knew that we were coming for this one.”
Katelyn Loper
On comebacks this the season…
“We fight. Coach has been asking from the beginning what we want to be known for and I think the word now is fighting. We always fight until the end.”
On rebounding…
“Taking pride in boxing out your man. We know that if Jillian and Megan are in at the same time that is a better advantage for us, but when we go small it is just about boxing your man out.”
Kelly Graves
On the game…
“I was really proud of our basketball team tonight. The composure with which we played in the last six minutes of the game was tremendous. The fact that we could out rebound that athletic of a team by 10 in the second half just showed me that we played with a lot of heart and guts tonight.”
On Jill’s performance…
“This is my 28th year of coaching and I don’t think I have ever had a player have a more impressive performance. Then to see her cap it off with a game winning shot was something special. She really played tonight like that All-American I know she can be.”
