Charli Thorne
Charli Thorne
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.
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 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 guards
They have some of the best guards in the conference, and we know this.
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.
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.
bright certainly chance fresh fully improve side tournament win window
There is certainly a bright side to that (UCLA) game. You win 10 in a row. You're a young team. You still have a lot that you can improve on, and you know you haven't fully peaked. Here we are with a chance to really look at the shortcomings that we had in the Pac-10 Tournament and regroup. We have a long window to get fresh again.
beginning further last minds next season step
We set out at the beginning of the season to take the next step this year. So I know that in their minds that's their goal, to go at least one step further than we went last year. I think that would be outstanding for us to be able to do.
aggressive fuel hit knew shots team took tough
Lisa Willis hit some tough shots and took over a little bit. I knew the more aggressive team was going to win, and I'm disappointed it wasn't us. We'll use it as fuel for the fire.
few foot hoping ups
I was hoping we could really put the foot on the jugular, but we had a few too many let ups on defense.
block friends-or-friendship giving low people presence primary
Kristen has a lot of friends, and she has a lot of people that want to do things for her, because she's always doing things for a lot of people. She's very giving and very considerate. We have relied on Kristen so much from the day that she got here. To be our primary low block presence and defender, she's never disappointed.
executing fun game match mean point program proven question situation throughout
I think we're at a point in our program where we can pretty much match up with anybody. I think we've proven that throughout the season. It doesn't necessarily mean we're going to come out on top, but it's pretty fun to be in a situation where you go into a game and it's just a question of executing your game plan.
looking pushed
I think we have to do that. The way they were looking to run, that was exciting. Make or miss, we just pushed it.
normally
We had lapses defensively that we don't normally have.