Kay Yow
Kay Yow
Sandra Kay Yowwas an American basketball coach. She was the head coach of the NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team from 1975 to 2009. A member of the Naismith Hall of Fame, she had more than 700 career wins. She also coached the U.S. women's basketball team to an Olympic gold medal in 1988 despite having been diagnosed with breast cancer in 1987. In April 2010, CollegeInsider.com created a new award called the Kay Yow National Coach of the Year...
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We just got in a deep hole, and then we're just fighting for our lives. We couldn't overcome that. I don't think we can overcome that against any team of that caliber when that happens.
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We knew we were tired, but not that tired to play that badly in the first half. We got into a deep hole and then we were just fighting for our lives.
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We know it's important with a team like that, and other really great teams, to start the game out strong, not to start to lose it in the first five minutes, which I felt happened to us today. From that point their confidence level really rose and they really shot the ball extremely well. We just got in a deep hole and then we were just fighting for our life.
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When we played at Florida State we didn't play as aggressively as we should have. Now we have a chance again to see what we can do.
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We wanted to put the same kind of pressure on them that they put on us. We felt if we really penetrated strongly, and did a good job, that it would cause fouls on their part.
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Megan's a great shooter and plays smart, hard-nosed basketball. She understands the game and has the ability to make others around her better.
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I have a lot of respect for George Washington. We played well tonight, but had more turnovers than we would have liked and missed really important free throws. This was a very important non-conference win for us that will pay dividends down the road and as we begin ACC play on Monday.
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She's been doing a really good job. We've tried to set up a few things to give her more opportunity for penetration and help her out as much as we can from our offensive sets. I thought they got the ball to her, and she took advantage.
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She always plays hard. She has just been working harder with her shot selection and getting in her range for her shots. We tried to set up a few more things to give her opportunities for penetration.
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I think, quite honestly, she probably took shots too soon, too quick. She just wanted to help so much.
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I still think this is Duke's best team that they've had. They've got a lot of pieces. They play with a lot of confidence. That's one of the factors. I just think we didn't play with the same kind of confidence tonight.
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That was the main thing I wanted them to focus on was not to letup on the defensive end. Play great defense, box out and they got their hands on some balls down the stretch playing great defense. That really helped save the game for us.
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I think Cristy is doing a great job. They're really playing hard for her. They're a really tough team.
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We are fortunate to come out of here with a win tonight. Billie McDowell had a great game for us and all of our players that came off the bench played a key role in our win.