Mickie DeMoss
Mickie DeMoss
Mickie Faye DeMossis an American college basketball coach and former player. She became assistant women's basketball coach at Louisiana State University on May 17, 2016. She is the former women's head coach at the University of Florida and the University of Kentucky. She is also a former assistant coach at Louisiana Tech University, University of Tennessee, University of Texas, Auburn University, Memphis State University, and the WNBA's Indiana Fever...
coming country feeling good longest lost men since streak strong themselves winning
They have the longest winning streak in the country, men or women. They haven't lost since November, so they would have to be coming in here feeling pretty good about themselves and feeling confident. They are a very strong 12th seed.
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They have the longest winning streak in the country. I'd have to think his kids have a lot of confidence right now, and when you get in the tournament, you're certainly going to do anything to try to get your kids motivated.
great sitting team win
This was a great win for this team and this program. I thought I was sitting here in a dream.
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This win was huge for us. This puts us back in the hunt in the SEC and puts us back on the winning track.
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We really showed a lot of toughness at the end of the game. I challenged our players when we were behind. We could have gotten down and folded when things weren't going our way, but we didn't do that. We fought back and had a good chance to win the game.
almost biggest head win
This is no question, the biggest win as head coach. It's unbelievable and almost surreal.
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This is no question the biggest win as a head coach. It's unbelievable and almost surreal. I knew if we kept battling and kept it close we had a chance. Our rebounding was there when we needed it and we got big stops when we needed it. It really came down to one possession and we got a stop.
great handled played pressure win
This is a great win for us. We played hard, we handled their pressure and we really rebounded well.
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This is a great win for us. We haven't won here since 2000, and I thought we played hard. We handled their pressure and we really rebounded well. We knew they wouldn't go away; they kept coming at us. I am very proud of the way we played and finished the game.
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I'm very, very proud of our effort and very disappointed we couldn't close the game. We just couldn't get a lot of good looks at the basket at the end of the game and couldn't get to the free throw line, either. We really struggled to score the last five minutes of the game.
added maybe playing pressure sure youth
I'm not sure why that is. Maybe it's our youth or the added pressure of playing there.
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They were able to execute a little bit better down the stretch. We made just a couple of execution mistakes that possibly could have given ourselves some better looks. Our timing was off a little and I don't know if that's youth or just lack of experience being in the NCAA tournament.
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We knew Chattanooga would be a tough team. I was very proud of the way we responded. I thought we did a nice job of sticking to our game plan.
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You do the best job you can. She's a player a lot of people think will change the face of women's basketball. She's a phenomenal player.