We need our fans in the stands at Mackey on Tuesday. I am asking fans to make it a priority to get to Mackey to see our team play for the last time this season at home, but, with their help, not the last time in the tournament.
I told my team that my only focus was them and we'll talk about those kind of things at the end of the season. It's the typical spring. That's happened the past four springs.
It means so much to be playing at home. We have such an outstanding fan base for women's basketball in West Lafayette and Lafayette, and I hope folks will come out and see eight outstanding teams in Mackey Arena.
It said a lot about our kids in the second half. If we can carry the second half into the NCAA Tournament, I think we can play with anyone. It's 64 teams and four will end up in Boston and we feel like we have as good a chance as anybody.
We were in the same situation last year, so I know how it feels. My goal every year is to get five or six teams from this conference in, so I hope that happens.
I don't give out very many A pluses. She responded as a senior. I thought (it was) her energy, her demeanor, her poise and her body language; all the things this team needs, she gave us.
When you see a team do what they did, win four games in four days, that says a lot about their will to get it done.
I was really pleased with our presence on defense down the stretch. I thought we had a lot more energy and a lot more pop in our step. (Missouri State) is a great little team and came in playing freely, but once we got going I thought we were fine.
It's that time of year where you got to do all the little things. I think our team really feeds from that.
Down the stretch we were able to execute a little better and get a stop or two and finish it. I thought our team showed a tremendous amount of character and guts down the stretch.
Our team expected to win when nobody gave us a chance. We're hurting. But I couldn't be any prouder of this team. You have to give them credit there to make a play. We didn't have time to make one.
We just played a team that has everyone returning. We were 3-1 against them a year ago and I said they were the most talented team in the league. There won't be a tougher task on the road than this.
You can't let others have big nights. You have to bring a lot of double teams (to stop Davenport) and you have to understand tendencies and live with percentages. It has to be a great team effort defensively.
That was the big question from the media so I guess I had to talk about it. I don't think it was me harping on it but when there is something not going well that seems to be the focus. It wasn't always pretty, but this team has found a way to win.
I couldn't be more proud of this team, especially the four seniors. What this team has been able to do this season means so much to me.
The team that is most consistent will win this league this year.
I think the two best teams in the Big Ten are going to go at it tomorrow night.
She's so selfless and is the epitome of what being part of a team is all about and how you handle that role. She wants to coach, and I always say the best coaches are role players.
It will be a slugfest. It will be very physical. Our goal is to sustain our energy and intensity. The two best teams are playing. That's pretty special.
We're anxious to get started, ... This team has a lot of talent and a lot of potential. Putting it all together is going to be a tough assignment for the coaching staff because all 14 players on our roster are very good. Our practices are going to be very competitive.
It's all about intensity. We are a tight team and I know they feed off me.
I told the team that we'd talk about that at the end of the season, but that my focus was on them. It's a typical spring, this has happened each of the last four seasons. But my only focus is to take them to the Sweet 16.