Mike Carey
Mike Carey
ashley ball freshman guard lack quick replace threw tried
We tried to get a quick score. Ashley Powell thought she could take it all the way and she got a charge. Then we put the other freshman guard in (to replace Owens) and she threw the ball away. It was not from lack of effort, it was just lack of experience.
combined foul missed shots struggle tough
Without Meg, we struggle to score. That, combined with turnovers and missed foul shots make it tough to win.
eight girls group lost prouder regroup row
We lost eight in a row after Meg went down and really couldn't find our identity. But right now I've never been prouder of a group of girls to really regroup and do the things they've done in this tournament.
came coming energy felt played
We felt coming in here that we had nothing to lose. We had a lot of energy and came out and played hard.
early team
Boy, this is too early for a team timeout.
bit felt held hit needed offensive score stayed
We wanted to score a little bit more than we did. We held them to 50, stayed on the boards, got some offensive rebounds. We did what we felt needed to be done. We just didn't hit our shots.
aggressive basketball beat breaks game miss needed pinch pray shoot top zone
I don't know what to say. We really wanted to pinch off their penetration. We thought our 2-3 zone was really going to make them shoot over the top of us and just pray they miss some of them. We were very aggressive going after the basketball and we got some breaks. And that's what we needed. We needed all the breaks in this game to beat Rutgers and we got 'em.
foul hit key playing shots team
My team didn't quit, after not playing well in the first half. We got key rebounds, hit foul shots and were able to finish.
beating game girls group happy hard losing minute played taken
I am so happy for this group of girls because they have taken a beating from me during our losing streak. They have played hard every minute of every game in this tournament.
balls bit face games great hit league overlooked played playing thinking win won
Some balls bounced our way. Let's face it, Rutgers is a great team. They won 16 league games in a row. If we played them 10 times, they would win nine. I think they overlooked us a little bit thinking about playing Connecticut in the final. But Rutgers won't be in the final. I don't know if this all has hit me yet.
beating eight games great needless proud took
Needless to say, we're very happy. I'm very proud of these young ladies. They took a beating from me over those eight games that we lost. It's great for them to get some success.
doubt great lose played sit
Let's make no doubt about it. If we played Rutgers 10 times, we probably would lose nine. I'm not going to sit here and say we're a great team. Everything just went our way.
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beat breaks coming eight game girls group lost needed proud prouder regroup row time tough
We needed all the breaks this game for us to beat Rutgers and we got them. We'll take them every time we can get them. I'm just so proud of the girls. We were coming off a tough season. We lost eight in a row after Meg went down and we really couldn't find our identity. But right now I've never been prouder of a group of girls to really regroup and do the things they've done here in this tournament.