UC Riverside Quotes
Kelly Graves- Head Coach
Overall thoughts on the game…
Well, we won the game that is a positive. Offensively we did some really good things. I believe it was our worst shooting performance, for whatever reason we didn’t shoot it like we normally do. I was most disappointed on the defensive end. We didn’t have a lot of enthusiasm or tenacity. We broke down fundamentally a few times. So we took a step back defensively tonight, but overall it was a good win.”
On how team responds to corrections…
Actually this was good for us tonight. If we had another blow out, we wouldn’t learn… We are going to watch a lot of film tomorrow; we haven’t watched much film yet. So this was good hopefully we will respond to it.”
On offensive balance…
“It was great, we have shown that all year. Offensively we have a very talented and skilled basketball team. How far we go this year will be determined at the other end of the court. Our defense is the key.”
Lexi Bando – Guard, Sophomore
On the team's defensive efforts...
"I think we were ready for it, but we just didn't come defensively. We were there offensively and that is where we really need to grow. We need to become better defensively and show up every game on defense because defensive wins games. That is the bottom line."
On Maite's performance...
"Maite is getting better each game and it really shows. She is putting up big numbers. She is awesome and it is really cool to see her grow each game. She is really helping us."
Lexi Petersen – Guard, Senior
On the win...
"The locker room it was an interesting vibe just because we did win and that was a good team and we were happy about that, but we were very upset about giving up so many points. We don't average giving up 80 something points a game, so we were very upset about that."
On how this year is different than past years...
"It is a different feeling for me just because I have been here through it all. Still it is good to be at a point where you are sad after a win instead of how it used to be a couple years ago where you are kind of numb to losing. I think that is a positive thing, to be upset and be able to learn from a win."
