Elaine Elliott
Elaine Elliott
Elaine Elliottis a former head coach of the women's basketball team at the University of Utah. During a year-long leave of absence to consider retirement, former Assistant Coach Anthony Levrets took over as head coach. She is the winningest basketball coach in school history, having compiled a career record of 582–234. She has led the Utes to 15 appearances in NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship, including an Elite Eight appearance in 2006. The Utes came within 3 points of...
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We felt like we could win games. That's probably what got us through the end. It wasn't one of those games where people are making plays to win.
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I really think that the Albuquerque fans are excited to have a Mountain West team, and I think they are behind us. It's a great feeling and a great testament to their community and their love of the game.
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I remember asking the question to my assistant, 'Now where is she scoring and how? Well, she gets it close to the basket, spins and scores. There must be a reason. They can't stop it.
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I just love what's happened to Air Force. Gone are the days when that's anybody's automatic win.
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I really like that Julie's overall game is improving. She is getting to the rim. She can shot-fake you and put it on the floor.
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In the end, we did not keep the mass off the glass. But until the end, we did a very good job.
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We're not known to overlook anyone. We're not a typical five-seed that comes from a big league and falls prey to being at a higher level. We understand that everyone is a good team. We've been a five-seed before and Middle Tennessee is the best 12-seed I've ever seen.
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Why are we talking about that right now? It'll come soon enough.
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We have shooters who make it difficult to just go zone. We don't have the post game but we've gone a long way without one. It's worked out OK. We've proved there's other ways to be successful.
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There are no surprises with anything positive that he's done up there. He's gotten himself some hard-nosed competitive kids and done the right thing with them.
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What you sort of see in a friend is somebody that you can trust. Neither one of them is egotistical. Neither one of them is about themselves. They're easy to be around and it was easy for them, as I see it, to become friends. They're very much alike in just their personal characteristics . . . It's easy to see why they're friends.
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We're just trying to play hard with a real enthusiasm for the game.
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We're playing good basketball right now. I thought the way we started the game really set the tone.
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Our incoming class for next season fills some immediate needs and we're thrilled to have each of them join our program.