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...
knock shots stepped took totally
(Minnesota) took Cyndi totally out of the game. Nikki (Smith) stepped in and was able to knock some shots down.
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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.
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.
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Their pressure didn't hurt us, we played against that up there. We just didn't knock down shots and we had that deer-in-the-headlight look. ... We were rusty offensively, and when a lot of things go like that, it continues the domino effect.
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Purdue played great defense. We didn't knock down some open shots and obviously when that happens, it manifests itself.
bit caused minnesota problems
We flustered them a little bit and then it just builds. That's usually what Minnesota does to us. They've caused us a lot of problems before, and they still did cause us problems. But I think we flustered them a little bit more.
coming everybody focus game knew presents step taking trying
We knew coming in here that the focus would be on trying to take Davenport out of the game and taking Packer out of the game. That presents opportunities for everybody else to step up and that's what happened.
anxiety impact lay major meet understand until
You have anxiety until you meet the person that is going to be a major impact in your life. I understand that. Once we meet and lay everything out and talk, things will be fine.
choice
Everything was fine. It was just their choice.
step tonight
Tonight was a big step for us and a big step for the program.
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.
glad lull stepping
Nikki has been in a lull for awhile. I'm glad to see she's stepping up and doing the things that she does well.
anybody beat games night tough
There are tough games night in and night out, and anybody can beat anybody. It's everything I thought it would be.
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.