Debbie Ryan
Debbie Ryan
Debbie Ryan is the former head coach for the women's basketball team at the University of Virginia. Ryan also coached the American women's basketball team at the 2003 Pan American Games. She was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2000 but is currently in remission. She was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008. Ryan was also inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2012...
bought defense fact pleased team
Our defense is usually pretty good. I'm pleased where we are now. This team has bought into the fact that if we want to win, we have to play defense.
blew carolina doors exposed happened stretch team wrong
I don't know what happened to us, but the doors blew off. Carolina exposed about everything that was wrong about our team in that one stretch there, and that was all she wrote.
couple fans front glad home love next prove sure team upset watching
I am glad to play at home in front of our fans. I would never be upset to play at home. I am glad to put this team in front of its fans. Our fans love this team, and I am sure they are going to prove that in the next couple of days. They love watching them, and they love being a part of them.
adjust game good normally physical team tonight
The physicality of the game is something that you have to adjust to. You have to adjust to those things and this team usually adjusts to that. They're pretty good with the physical part of the game, but tonight I didn't feel like we were as physical as we normally are.
rhythm team ugly
No team could get a rhythm out there. That's what made it an ugly game.
team whether
We started off like gangbusters and everything was going down. With us, it is all about whether or not we are making shots. We are a young team -- that is the way it happens.
blew carolina character courage doors exposed half happened match seemed team wrong
We showed a lot of character and courage in the first half to match them point-for-point. But we just seemed to get tired, or I don't know what happened to us, but the doors blew off and Carolina exposed about everything that was wrong about our team in that stretch. That was all she wrote.
critical good step team
Our team has to step up and have a good start. It is important, and it is going to be critical for us.
aggressive clock difficult pace quit team
They are a team that doesn't quit on you. They are very feisty, aggressive and difficult to defend. The clock was at a snail's pace at the end.
averages both ends execution good job per pleased points team
I thought defensively we did a really good job on a team that averages 83 points per game. I was very pleased with our execution at both ends of the court.
chance exciting great opportunity playing prove team win
It is going to be exciting because we have a chance to win a championship. I think that is how you get them excited. This is a championship. You are not just playing games. You are playing for a championship. I think this team would like to prove something with this. It is a great opportunity for us.
boston college difficult four teams top tough
I think Boston College is one of the top four teams in the conference. They're a very tough team and very difficult to play against.
conference knew politics status teams
I'm disappointed to a point. I knew we were on the board, but I knew our status was tenuous because of our conference record. ... It was disappointing to see some of the other teams that got in that shouldn't have. There's a lot of conference politics in this.
couple home lost
We lost a couple at home when we didn't play very well. That made the difference.