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...
instead player stopping talking victory
She's pretty much had her way. You're always talking about containing, not stopping a player like that. It would be a victory to keep (Langhorne) from getting 20 instead of 30.
asking close gets question remember scoring stop
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.
absolutely commitment committed competing good start stops thinking uniqueness
It showed from the start how absolutely committed to competing she was. That's it. The uniqueness is absolute commitment to being as good as she can be. She never stops thinking in those terms.
difficult game gone post proved ways worked
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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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.
soon talking
Why are we talking about that right now? It'll come soon enough.
simple
This team's been really resilient. They've never panicked. It's really as simple as that.
comparing people playing plays thinking until
Everybody, in the end, plays the same games. So really, until it's over, there's no comparing where people are at. We have kind of done well just playing from behind. So, I think we'll just keep thinking of it in those terms.
coming great nice people program saying support
We've had some nice e-mails coming in to our program from their fans, just saying they're Lobo people but they're going to be here to support us. And that's fair. That's a great response.
fans great kids support
My kids are great kids. I would think the Lobo fans would support us because we are from the same conference.
awful emotions feeling happened lose mixed next players team
I have mixed emotions. We were right there and it's an awful feeling to lose and not get that next step. You just try to tell these young players that everything that happened before what we feel right now is what this team is.
shooting
She's a perfectionist to a fault. She'll just keep shooting to prepare. She'll do the same thing she always does. She'll try to get into a rhythm, and I'll just try to get her to smile.
came great help shot special team work
She's just a special kid. She came in with a great shot and an even better work ethic. She will do anything to help her team win.
confidence grown savvy throughout
She's just a savvy player. She's not just a shooter. She's a player. Her confidence has grown throughout the season. It's been very evident.