Sandra Rushing Quotations

She made it hard for (Gibson) to get the ball. That was our plan.

One of our goals is to be in the top 10 in defense. Defense wins games and championships down the road. This team has gutted it out and played very solid defense.

Nat did a great job to pace us tonight. The team played with a lot of heart and determination today and I believe we are ready to play in the (Gulf South) conference.

They're a very fundamentally sound team and an extremely good shooting team from 3-point range. They spread it out on offense. They have a freshman post player who's outstanding, and their guard play is just unbelievable. We'll see (today) how tough our defense is.

Tampa had a great game plan, but we stuck to ours and in the end our defensive intensity was enough. Our posts played very well today and the guards made the big play when we needed it.

In overtime, we talked about being mentally tough. I was happy we hit the free throws and I was proud that we gutted it out.