Amy Stephens Quotations

We're really excited about the opportunity to practice for another week and get another game.

She's still not where she needs to be. At 75 percent, she still helps us. She's been very supportive and positive as a bench player.

She's been through it. I admire her perseverance.

(Of course) I don't want them to be excited to lose. But I don't want my kids sitting around sulking and pouting because it's wasted negative energy.

Nine point nine times out of 10 we win that game. I'll go to battle with Linda any day of the week.

I felt like we outplayed them the first 15 minutes of the game.

I don't think we took our scouting reports to heart.

I was watching off the ball so I didn't see the five-second call.

Jill looks great. I think she's going to be in position to have a great junior year. Your biggest jump in college usually comes from your freshman to your sophomore year, and she was hurt last year. I think her big jump will come in her junior year.

I think fans will see a little different style of play, because we'll be deeper. We'll be able to pick up people a little more in the full-court. Last year, we had a lot of games where we played very well the first half, and the second half we just ran out of gas.

You have to defend everyone like they're a starter.

You can call me a disciplinarian, but I like to think we brought high expectations to the basketball program in terms of the work ethic, in terms of our vision for the program.

We didn't buckle down when we needed to get over the hump late in the game.

We're a team that's not afraid to make mistakes down the stretch because of our defense.

We challenge our kids to be close around the 2:00 mark. If we can do that we can win games.

This was a big win for us. We were down nine (44-35) and they (Illinois State) had the ball. We showed a lot of courage coming back in the second half.

We talk all the time to our kids that it shouldn't matter where you play. But it does.

We didn't jell right away, and in a lot of ways I was tougher on her than some of the kids that did leave the program. She was called on the carpet in a lot of areas, but she met those challenges head-on.

There's just not much difference. There's so much parity in the league.

They have five seniors and two juniors that have had significant experience. They've been part of 18 to 22 wins and a lot of WNIT games.

They got a lot of quick baskets out of their transition game.

They're not a team where you can say if you stop one person you'll beat them.

There's a lot of parity in the league.

It's especially rewarding coming from a player you didn't recruit. It's an indirect compliment to our staff. Linda has a natural feel for the game. She has a great demeanor with kids. She's going to be a great coach.

It wasn't pretty, but we'll take it. We got a little taste of what we'll have to do in the tournament.

It was a great defensive effort from top to bottom.

It was a good bus ride home. But that game can't be the end of our season. We can't get too high.

I'm excited at the opportunity that President Maxwell and the administration have given me. Their support is reflected in the extension.

Indiana State is the clear favorite. They have five seniors back, four of which are starting. They're definitely loaded.

I'm so proud of our kids' effort to come into this environment with a game of this magnitude, delaying Indiana State from cutting down their nets.