LaVonda Wagner
LaVonda Wagner
LaVonda Wagneris the former head coach of the Oregon State Beavers women's basketball team and is an FSN television analyst for WNBA games. She was fired from Oregon State on June 1, 2010 in the wake of a turbulent offseason that saw multiple player and assistant coach departures...
closing job knew nice several
We knew they had several (options). We did a really nice job of getting out on (Murphy) and closing her out. She was off-balance.
care great job taking
I think we did a great job of taking care of the ball, working the possession.
excited fans great orange
Our fans did a great job. I was so excited to see more orange than green. We had a real home-court advantage.
game players plays win
Players make plays and that was a big play. We really wanted to win this game tonight.
conference days game played question since took
I think that we were tired, there's no question about that. It took us a whole day to get here, and we played a game two days ago. And they haven't played since their conference tournament, so they are fresh.
attack focused game mind talked
That was huge. We talked about being focused (at halftime), we talked about having an attack mind-set, it was a five-point game at that point.
came energy good half hurt
That was very deflating, but I thought the whole first half for us was deflating. We came out with good intensity, good energy and let them take us out of what we wanted to do. Turnovers have really hurt us.
airport asking beside cab early finish left media promise rest sat team took tribute
I sat beside Mandy at the Pac-10 Media Day (in November) and we left early because no one was asking us any questions. On the cab back to the airport we made a promise to each other that we wouldn't finish last. We took that to the rest of the team and that's been a tribute to them.
bit legs lost toward
I think we lost our legs a little bit toward the end.
cal finished good record seven shot usc wins won
I think we have a really good shot at playing. We finished with a 15-14 record and had wins over Cal and a very good USC team. And we won seven Pac-10 games.
appreciate continue forward march nice opportunity oregon received season state support
We really appreciate all of the support we have received from the Oregon State administration as well as our fans. It's nice to have an opportunity to continue our season in March and we look forward to getting back on the court.
best numbers system talent trying
We don't have a lot of depth, and we've got a new system we're trying to learn. They're doing the best they can with the numbers we have and the talent we have.
lined maybe sign three visits
We have some visits lined up, and maybe we'll sign two or three more.
ball turn
We can't have any period, in any game. We can't turn the ball over.