Kathy Olivier
Kathy Olivier
both came competing die highest second sit teams
It was big time. Both teams were competing at the highest level. In the second half, we came out with a different focus. We told ourselves, 'We've come this far, we're not going to sit down and die now.
coverage easy force head kept looks offensive rebounds second single
Brooke is a force inside. We didn't feel like single coverage would do the job. She didn't get that many easy looks but she kept her head up, got some offensive rebounds and scored on second chances.
coverage force single
Brooke is a force inside. We didn't feel like single coverage would do the job.
felt force hard inside work
Brooke is a force inside and we didn't feel like single-coverage was going to do the job. In the first half, I felt like we were making her work hard for her shots.
game player
The women's game has come a long way. She did it with a player on her. I was like, 'I like that Candace Parker.' ... She made it look easy.
acts finds good lady plus positive
Noelle does so many positive things. She's a young lady who just acts like a champion, during good times and bad. How she sees, how she finds the positive in everything, that's a big plus to have someone like that on the court.
amazing focused great rebounds
She's already a great player. We focused on her, I'm not going to lie, and that's how many rebounds she had. She has an amazing way about her.
light
I have a very offensive-minded team. They light up when they make that pass, and they light up when they score.
ask guts looked national olympic share walks wants won
I can't say enough about what's she's done for this conference. I've always looked up to her. She walks on water. She's the Olympic coach, she's won national championships. And she wants to share with you, when you have the guts to ask her a question.
good low size
They have such good size and they're so fundamentally sound. We can't let them get in the upper 20s (in points), low 30s inside.
extremely good learned possession teams turned
We've turned into a possession team. That's what good teams do. To be honest, we learned that from Stanford. There's a team that's extremely disciplined and they don't make a lot of mistakes.
coaching couple fun game kept plan team today tried
We had a couple of different game plans. We have game plan A, B, and C, and we went through the gamut of all of them. The fun of coaching this team is the versatility. We did different things today and really tried to keep them guessing, and I thought we kept them off balance.
ball kids shy
Those kids don't play like freshmen. They want the ball and don't shy away from contact.
awesome beat focus freshmen intensity team
We had awesome focus and intensity. If we could do that for 40 minutes, we could beat any team in the country. Cal?s freshmen are amazing, but our focus and intensity made the difference.