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...
athletic basketball continue encourage fans great helps hope player program sixth support turn
We had a great turn out today. I hope we continue to have between 2,500 and 3,000 fans every game. The fans are the sixth player and it really helps the program and the players. We encourage everyone to continue to come and support IU women's basketball and all IU athletic sports.
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.
best floor gonna great obviously ohio pressure state teams
Ohio State is obviously one of the best teams in the country. They just have all-around great athletes, great defenders. They're gonna try to get up and down the floor as much as they can. They're gonna pressure us as much as they can. They're gonna look to take us out of our game.
basketball good great knew
It was a great basketball game, and we knew it would be a great battle. We had a good look at the end, but it just didn't fall.
continuing environment great grow
It was a great environment today. We're continuing to grow and get better.
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.
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.
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.
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.
passion
What we try to do is try to hassle and take things away. We just try to play with a lot of passion and a lot of heart.
cut game next overcome shot
I thought we really had a shot when we cut it to two. And then we made some not-smart turnovers. That's not how you're going to overcome a deficit. The next thing you know, it's a 10-, 11-point game again.
hurts proud
It hurts because you didn't want to lose, but someone always has to in the end. But I'm very proud of these ladies.
adjusting contest defense finally key moving quicker run transition
I think the key for us is we finally started moving in our defense better, and adjusting and having quicker feet. And being able to contest every shot....We did that. We boarded and then we were able to run and get transition baskets.
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.