Wendy Larry
Wendy Larry
Wendy Larrywas the head coach of the Old Dominion University Lady Monarchs women's basketball team. She coached the team in the 1997 NCAA National Championship game against the Lady Vols of the University of Tennessee in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her Lady Monarchs teams have reached a total of 20 NCAA Tournaments, set an NCAA record with 17 Colonial Athletic Associationtitles, and Larry coached in 608 career victories...
amount duke gifted speed tremendous
Duke now has speed and is as gifted athletically as they've ever been. They have a tremendous amount of depth.
best shot walk
Every place we walk into is like this. We're going to get their best shot and you know that going in, so what are you going to do about it?
bar single talent team
Every single team that we played, bar one or two, had some exceptional talent on their team.
red shoes wish
I wish I had my red shoes on. There's no place like home. There's no place like home.
accomplish great looking monkey seniors team
It is difficult. We're looking at a team of all but two seniors that, I hope, have some great expectations of what we would like to accomplish in the future. I'd like to see this team take it to a different level, play with the monkey off their back and have some fun.
forced
We forced them to play 'man.' We don't see it very often.
basketball found honestly leave maybe odds talked team
Maybe the odds were that that one wasn't going down this time. Honestly . . . we talked about this - you don't want to leave a whole lot of things to chance. You've got to find a way. And this basketball team has found a way.
beat consistency higher teams
We need consistency from more than one player. We need it from 7-8-9 down our bench. That's how you beat teams seeded higher than you in the tournament.
amazing dealt lock obstacles opportunity seed teams year
The opportunity to lock up that No. 1 seed is coveted by so many teams in the conference. For us to do that this year under some of the circumstances and some of the obstacles we've dealt with is pretty amazing stuff.
happen playing
We said, 'It's not going to happen just because you're playing at home. You're going to have to go out and make it happen.'
numbing
It's become a numbing factor. It doesn't matter.
compete george good half heels jump team washington
I thought we were really back on our heels from the jump and didn't really compete with a very, very good George Washington team in the first half at all.
across bench continues effective help imagine size
Across the board, Tennessee's size is significant. Now, if their bench continues to get more and more effective and help consistently, I can't imagine what it would be like down the road.
bus hope north ride
North Carolina, on the bus ride home, will feel like they were in a war. I hope they do.