Mike Carey
Mike Carey
early team
Boy, this is too early for a team timeout.
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.
came confidence definitely finish happy losing next starting team wins
Hey, we came in here with an eight-game losing streak. I am just happy my team is starting to finish games. These wins will give us confidence for next year. That said, we will definitely try to win (today).
early team
That's a little early for a team timeout, isn't it?
beat shooting team
You're not going to beat a team like Rutgers shooting like that.
team native-american names
I know that if a team had a derogatory name for African Americans, I would help those who helped extinguish that name. I have quite a few friends who are Native Americans. And even if I didn’t have Native American friends, the name of the team is disrespectful.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.