Sharon Versyp
Sharon Versyp
Sharon Versyp is an American former basketball player and current head coach of the Purdue University women's basketball team. She was Indiana's High School Miss Basketball in 1984 and an All-American at Purdue...
good half hit open second shots tale took
We battled and did some really good things. It was a tale of two periods. We took it to them in the second half after they hit their open shots in the first.
battle feels players proud talked
It's just feels good. I never talked about it with my players, I'm very internal; but I think the players knew. Our team's always going to go to battle and that's what I'm so proud of.
basketball great indiana playing state tremendous
It's great for our state to have Indiana and Purdue in the semifinals. We're playing a great basketball team. They've got a tremendous history.
display great poor sealed
Davenport and Hoskins put on a great display together. We got off to a poor start, and that pretty much sealed the deal.
forth run
They had a run, then we had a run and it was back and forth after that.
basketball best challenge fortunate great opportunity pressure
It's a great challenge and a great opportunity for us. We're fortunate in that we have nothing to lose. We're not under any pressure and we'll just go out and play the best basketball that we can.
composure crowd difference free
It was really an even game. We got on a run. Then, they started pressing, and the crowd got into it. The difference was the free throws. We just didn't have the composure we needed.
ball best dive guess hustle job percent within
I guess it's part of a person's instincts. If they want to hustle after the ball, if they're going to dive on the ball or they're going to give 110 percent all the time, that's probably within the individual. And it really doesn't take a lot out of me, because I'm so used to doing it, and I want to get the job done and I always want to do the best I can.
both separated
I don't know how they could have separated us. I thought if they'd take one, they'd take both of us.
beat teams
There are other teams that get beat by 35 and 40, and they still get into the tournament, so it's really not up to me. It's up to the committee.
bench came change defense gave great scoring
We had some great bench play today. Carrie, Annika and Leah came in and gave us some great scoring and great defense to change the tide.
focus mental
We'll get some rest, re-energize and get that focus back. It's all about the mental edge.
extremely ride special win
We are going to make this ride extremely special and we're going to have a lot of fun. This is a top-10 program, and we're going to win the big one.
coaches fairly pleased
Overall, I'm fairly pleased. We're overachieving in some spots, but we need to be better in other spots. As many coaches say, I'm pleased but not satisfied.