Mac Gifford Quotations

She plays to win and she is a very mentally tough person. She just can't stand to lose.

She played great against a player who was recruited by many schools. She just played great even with the pressure and stuff she had to go through.

When we came away with this one, we learned more about ourselves. Its not just about talent and work, it's about how much fight you have in you on that particular day.

I don't think we lost because it was a shape issue; we literally played three days in a row and I don't think we lost because we were tired. I think we lost because we were overwhelmed by the situation, we got off in the latter part of the match. It's a learning lesson for us all, and we have a month to prepare for the tournament.

It's a match we never should have won. They (St. John's players) don't have fond memories of that match. They don't like us.

God only knows the player with the most determination and fight is Katie, and seeing her go down early because she can't move is tough on everybody. It really affects (the team).

There is no doubt in my mind after seeing the Southern Miss match, West Virginia match, and even the Troy match, there is a lot of fight and determination in this team. And if they are healthy they can (win).

We set many goals for ourselves this year, and one of those was to beat Yale. We just wanted it that badly and we fought.

This is a team that's going to have to used to getting on the road, because we're committed to doing bigger and better things. I look at it as a challenge that we have to be on the road and go out there and succeed.

It's really great that Ashley can step up and play at flight four comfortably. It's great to know she has that ability.