Postgame Quotes: UCLA
Kelly Graves - Head Coach
On the loss to UCLA…
“This is a game where we had chances late, didn’t make the right plays down the stretch.”
On reasons for the loss…
“The two things that beat us tonight were live ball turnovers and offensive rebounds.”
On rebounding…
“The reality is, really, we had a difficult time blocking out tonight, they got almost 50 percent of their misses. Against a top 10 team that’s a recipe for disaster.”
Jillian Alleyne – Forward, Senior
On the loss to UCLA…
“As far as getting their rebounds and those live ball turnovers, that’s where they get the majority of their points from…When you’re in the game there’s a lot of stuff you can say on paper but when you’re in the game you have to get it done.”
On countering rebounds…
“They’re a great rebounding team, offensively and defensively, and it’s just about putting a body on somebody. Coach has been preaching that the whole week, we’ve got to box out, we can’t give the second chances.”
Lexi Petersen - Guard, Senior
On the loss to UCLA…
“We take every game, game-by-game. We want to win every game so every loss sucks but … this was a tough one to let go. We’ve got to bounce back and play USC on Sunday.”
