Stefanie Pemper Quotations

We know we're going to have to play great teams this time of year. They're a great team. I can't speak for the team, but I know if I was a player it would be motivation to play them again. But I know we're not looking past Mary Washington.

We have so many people who can score on this team. Last night (win against Wesleyan) it was Marisa (Berne) who scored big points for us and in the first half today it was Julia.

She's way more confident in the post than she was at the beginning of the season; she wasn't used to playing with her back to the basket. She's like a sponge, soaking up information, and we've been doing a lot of teaching with her footwork.

I don't feel we are as consistent as two years ago, or even last year.

There is a good side of going to Bates because the eyes are on someone else with Bates hosting the tournament. For us, it's just a matter of being focused and we're excited and ready for this weekend.

Her not being in the game was definitely a big factor because she is such a presence on the inside.

We were getting great shots. They just weren't falling. Our kids are just so confident. They kept saying, This is what we need to do. Just keep doing this and we will be fine.

We're not where we need to be in our team confidence. This was our second tough game of the year and we have lost them both (losing to top-ranked University of Southern Maine). Our foul shooting was terrible. We didn't do the little things to win, and I'm not sure that this team felt that they could go on a big run.

We planned on going inside no matter who was in the game, but once Coffin picked up her fourth foul, we took advantage.

We're the best team they've played. I think that's really the story ... how will they respond.

What could happen is us being a little more mature and playing with a little more poise. But the other thing that could happen is we'll not play as sharp and they'll be playing without fear. We know what we have to do. We're going to have to wait until the game starts to see what they bring.

Coaches always love where their team is at after they win a big game on the road.

They're very active offensively. They're a very equal-opportunity offense.

They're a very good team and they have a great inside game, force a lot of turnovers and are the only team with three senior starters this weekend.

Their coach has done a great job recruiting. They have a lot of talent.

I loved the shots that we took and I thought every one of them was going in. Our defensive game plan was excellent and we even took more shots from the field then Bates did. It was amazing how close it was to us winning by 15.