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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
building created energy feed great hope type
It was amazing. I really hope we can have this type of turnout (tonight). We feed off of that. There was a lot of great energy in this building created by our fans.
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.
choice error good knew margin saw seen team
This team is making me look good right now. We had no choice. We had no margin of error and, honestly, because we had seen everybody. We saw what they had, and we saw what we had, and we knew we were the better team.
challenged team year
We've been challenged all year long by our opponents. We're the team that they want to beat, which could make their season.
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.
control teams
We can only control what we do, not what other teams do.