Charli Thorne
Charli Thorne
best certainly doubts far hump teams
We are certainly over the hump as far as having doubts that we are one of the best teams in the country.
best capable challenged start taking
We just weren't getting after it. (Oregon State's Mandy Close) is their best three-point shooter. You don't give her a three-pointer. We weren't taking things away. I just challenged them to start doing the things that they're capable of doing, and they did.
basketball best playing road
It's unfortunate that we are not playing our best basketball during this road stretch. It stings. We need to clamp down.
best guards
They have some of the best guards in the conference, and we know this.
arrived base basically best coaches component continue fan goal goes hand media players status sustain teams
Our goal is to sustain our status as one of the best programs. We have basically arrived as one of the best teams in the nation. To sustain that status, the coaches and players need to continue working hard. But the other component is the fan base and media coverage. That goes hand in hand.
best close shooter taking
Close is their best 3-point shooter and you don't give her a 3-pointer. We weren't taking things away.
again everybody everywhere massive shots target throwing
We had this massive target on our back. Everybody was throwing in shots from everywhere that they'll never make again in their lives.
aggression both felt good goofy knew lost push
We got tentative, we lost our aggressiveness at both ends. We made some goofy turnovers. We knew they would make a push with Wiggins and Smith, but I felt good about our chances.
controlled number
We controlled the boards, therefore, we controlled the game. That was our number one goal.
chance exciting game huge regular season situation tie win
It was a huge game for us. Obviously, we have to win out to have any chance for regular season championship. It would be a really exciting situation if we don't at least tie it would be very exciting for us to get the No. 2 seed.
arizona continued game second
The second game isn't going to be anything like the first game; it never is. Arizona has continued to get better.
blessing giving opportunity terms
There was a blessing in there in terms of giving us one more opportunity to grow.
executing gotten motion offense together
Offensively, we are working too much individually. We've gotten away from working together in our motion offense and executing our two-man game.
good job offense pressured taking took
We did a good job of taking some things away. We took them out of their offense and pressured them. I thought we really started strong.