Sophia Young
Sophia Young
Sophia Yvonne Ashley Youngis a retired Vincentian/American professional women's basketball player with the San Antonio Stars in the Women's National Basketball Association...
double knew report rest scouting team whenever
I knew from the scouting report that they were going to double team me. So I had to look for the rest of my team whenever they did.
against good instead playing
To be playing with her instead of against her, that's a good thing.
country extremely five named players top tremendous
To be named as one of the top five players in the country is amazing. It is a tremendous accomplishment and I feel extremely blessed.
games good job open seniors teammates won
We as seniors had never won here. We know what it's like to be in games like this. I was just open and my teammates did a good job getting me the ball.
adjust almost change food
Everything was different here in the states. I had to adjust to everything, the language, food, the customs, I almost had to change everything about myself.
media records relations stuff tells until
I don't even know about any records or anything until someone in media relations tells me about it. I really don't think about stuff like that.
body dominated great knows uses
She's just a great player. She uses her body well and knows how to score. (For a freshman) she has come in and dominated the post.
bit coach focusing saw worked
She saw what she saw. I didn't do anything spectacular. I think the coach worked on some drills focusing on me a little bit more while she was there, but I didn't do anything spectacular.
difficult fact good multiple post
She's a good post player, and she has good post moves. I think the fact that she has multiple moves, that makes her difficult to guard.
last ncaa since target won year
Last year we were kind of the underdog. This year, since we won the NCAA championship, we've got that target on our shoulders.
difficult fact fell moves multiple quite
The fact that she has multiple moves makes her difficult to guard. She used her up-and-under quite a bit. We fell for her fakes a lot.
composure game knew situations
We've been in situations like that before. We knew we had to keep our composure and not let the game get out of control.
close hoping support
I was hoping that it would go this way. I'm kind of still close to home, and there is a lot of support in the state.
fading shot
My shot wasn't falling. I was just fading away too much.