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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We're going to have even more depth with who we add. The biggest key is going to be how we handle coming back next year. Are we as hungry after winning a national championship? What's our chemistry like?
great pull respect scoring shows sign team utmost wins
I think that shows the sign of a great team when you can pull out wins when you're not scoring a lot of points. We have the utmost respect for Duke.
believed help kids win
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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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.
build confidence extremely hoping locker momentum playing proud team
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.
decision difficult obviously tremendous
Obviously it was a difficult decision after having a tremendous year.
certain final players playing seniors tournament ultimately
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.
second stepped
She stepped up big in the second half.
felt shot wants
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.
backed beast defend difficult
She is very difficult to defend on the block. She is strong. She is physical. She is aggressive. I thought she really backed us down low. And I thought she was just a beast out there on the glass.
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To be able to continue to keep taking steps with this team, they just keep taking us for a heck of a ride. I think you can see by now what makes this team and this group so special.