Brenda Frese
Brenda Frese
Brenda Sue Frese is an American women's basketball head coach and former player. Since 2002, she has served as the head coach of the University of Maryland women's basketball team. In her fourth year as head coach, she won the 2006 Women's National Championship. She won the 2009 ACC Regular Season and Tournament Championships - the women's first ACC Championship since 1989. She won another ACC Championship in 2012 and reached another Final Four in 2014. Maryland moved to the...
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It was a heck of a game on both ends. Not that they need to keep putting our coaches through this, but we really believe in ourselves. Obviously, both teams hate to lose, but we were able to stay focused and remain inspired.
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They have the heart of a lion. They believe in each other ... I'm really proud of them. All season long this team has played with a chip on their shoulder. They've got a lot of believers tonight after the performance they put on.
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I'll tell you, all season long this team's been playing with a chip on their shoulder, and I really felt like they have had to fight for respect every step of the way. I'll tell you, they got a lot of believers after tonight and the performance they put on.
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This is just going to help us. Our kids our disappointed. They believed they could come in here and win this game.
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All season long, this team has played with a chip on their shoulder, and I really felt like they had to fight for respect every step of the way. They made a lot of believers tonight. To be able to continue taking steps with this team -- I think people can see now what makes this group so special.
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We talked about it watching film. Utah is very well-coached. They're patient. They're going to use the entire shot clock and you've got to be patient within yourself. You've got to be able to defend. If you have a breakdown they're going to score off of you.
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When it dropped off when I first took the job, I wasn't going to Penn State until we got competitive. There was an unfair advantage with our program being so down.
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That's because of obviously how aggressive (the Tar Heels) play. They're in your shorts the entire game for 40 minutes.
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Like we told them in the locker room, I'm extremely proud of this team and what they've been able to accomplish. Everyone's playing their best, playing with confidence and hoping to build on the momentum that we've got here.
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Her vision and my vision met. Our goals were one and the same. To have that kind of support from your athletic director and your president, the full package is a dream come true for a young coach.
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Obviously it was a difficult decision after having a tremendous year.
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Seniors are playing for a lot when it comes to tournament play because they know it's their final shot. But it does ultimately come down to players who can play and I don't think you have to be in a certain class.
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She stepped up big in the second half.
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Shay wants to take the big shot and always has for us. We called the timeout. We just felt like we had to go to Shay or Crystal.