Debbie Ryan Great Quotations

He was a great asset to our program. He made me a better coach just because he was never afraid to challenge or make suggestions and stand strongly behind how he felt. There was no question from the day he came into my program that he?d be a head coach, and I knew he?d be very successful.

I think it?s a great honor for him, one that we all knew would come at some point or another. He?s one in a million.

I thought we started out with good intensity. We got great shots and they just didn't go down. Then that affected us defensively.

I thought Denesha had a great first half. She played a very strong first half and really gave us some energy off the bench and was able to put the ball in the basket.

It is going to be exciting because we have a chance to win a championship. I think that is how you get them excited. This is a championship. You are not just playing games. You are playing for a championship. I think this team would like to prove something with this. It is a great opportunity for us.

I thought they did a great job in the first half, especially finishing, making shots and driving the score up. I thought they read things well and really did a nice job finishing the game.

We played a lot from behind in games. We haven't been all that great at taking the lead, and holding onto it. So, today was a great game for us.

They have Ivory Latta and nobody else does. But they have a lot of great players. It's not just Ivory Latta.

It will be different for us without Tiffany here and it will be tough to replace her. Tiffany has been the person that has stepped up in major situations. She sets great standards for herself and all those around her.