June Daugherty
June Daugherty
June Daugherty is an American women's college basketball coach, currently serving as head coach at Washington State University. turned around the WSU women's basketball program by bringing in top-ranked recruiting classes, has improved attendance numbers and has overseen student-athletes who place premiums on academics and community service. Prior to becoming a head coach, Daugherty served as an assistant coach at Kent State Universityand Stanford Universityunder Tara Vanderveer. During the 2011-2012 season, Daugherty led the Cougars to one of the most...
believed honestly people short sold
A lot of people sold us short this year. I honestly believed it was in us and I think more is in them.
cape game incredible inside played smith special superman tough
They played an incredible game. It was tough for us to find answers. Their inside game with Smith and Newlin was exceptional. And here comes Wiggins. She's that good. She's a very special All-American. ... She put on a Superman cape today.
answers cal doubt experience kids seems stepped
They're improved-no doubt about that. It seems like they're experienced kids now. Their experience is showing. Cal really stepped up and we didn't have the answers in the end.
fighting last
At halftime, that was the last thing they said, 'Let's do this for KB,' and that's how they played. Emotionally, they were fighting it a little bit. I don't know how they did it, but it was awesome.
bit game physically tired
A little bit of it was they were getting tired physically because the game was so up and down. But we were rotating a lot of kids. We just have to keep getting better.
crowd defensive momentum piece running seemed
A little piece here and a deflection there and we were off and running. It just seemed like the crowd got into it and the whole momentum just shifted. But it was our defensive effort, no doubt.
basketball energy playing saw
They are playing much better basketball than when we saw them right after Christmas. They're playing with a lot of energy and a lot of confidence.
anyone contagious flu kids send seniors stay
This flu is so contagious that they want anyone who has it to stay away. But our kids showed a lot of guts. They wanted to send the seniors out with a win, and they did.
boards came defense energy fun running spirited team tremendous
I thought the team came out with tremendous energy today. We did it with spirited defense and got up on the boards and got into our running game. That's how we want to play. It was a lot of fun out there.
control last race today tough
I think the race for the Pac-10 will come down to the last week. We have to control what we can control, and today we didn't do that. It's a tough one to swallow.
ball felt goes hit hospital later question saw
I saw her look down. She told me later in the hospital that it felt like a ball had come in on the timeout, somehow, and hit her in the chest. It was always a question in her mind, what does it feel like when it goes off.
aware clutch counted crunch five floor needs team time
Kayla has been clutch for five years in this program. She is someone I always counted on to have on the floor in crunch time or a late-game situation, because she's so aware of the circumstances of what's going on and what her team needs to do.
doubt outing usc worst
I think USC was our worst Pac-10 outing of the year. I think some of that had to do with USC, no doubt about it. But a lot of it had to do with us.
arizona basketball build chance defense execute great playing road state
Going on the road in the Pac-10 is always a challenge. And Arizona State is playing great basketball. They're really going to make us have to play great defense and execute our offense. But it's another great chance for us to get better and build on what we've accomplished.