Marissa Coleman
Marissa Coleman
Marissa Colemanis an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association...
knew maryland played position win
We were a little nervous, but not concerned. We have been in that position many times. We knew if we played Maryland basketball, we would win the game.
energy kept pounding stop tip
We kept pounding it in to her and they couldn't stop her. Our energy was up from the tip and we intimidated our opponent. We kept it going all game.
basket emotions face game hit key playing positive smile worry yelling
She was yelling at me because of the emotions of the game, but it was a positive thing. She said, 'We need you for this win. Don't worry about your turnovers or not making your shots. You're going to hit a key basket for us, so put a smile on your face and go out and play the game you've been playing for so long.
gets good joke time
She's always whistling. We joke that she should do it professionally, and she's very good at it. At times, it gets annoying. All the time in the room, she's in there whistling.
final team
Now we're the first (Maryland) team in the final game.
I think that makes us better because we have nothing to lose. We just go out there and have fun.
exciting help team trying
I was just trying to help my team out. I just wanted to get that win. It was a very exciting environment.
anywhere great maryland team
Maryland is a great team and we're not going anywhere for a long time.
national overtime season win
Overtime is our time. What a better way to win a national championship than in overtime, which was our time all season long?
boxing came chance hustle plays second
It came down to the hustle plays and not boxing out on their second chance points.
best both bring games team today
We both didn't have our best games yesterday. We had to bring it today because our team was going to need us more for this game.
fought game knew pulled stayed team together
We knew they were going to go on their runs. The game was a game of runs. We fought back and stayed together as a team and pulled it out.
energy fed pounding stop tried
We fed off her energy. We tried to keep pounding it to her. They couldn't stop her.
careless coach coaching mistakes team took
We were making careless mistakes that were uncharacteristic of this team. Coach B said, 'Where's the team I've been coaching all year? When are they going to show up?' We took that to heart.