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Utah-Middle Tennessee Postgame Quotes
3/18/2006 12:00 AM | Women's Basketball
March 18, 2006
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Utah Head Coach Elaine Elliott's News Conference - Saturday, March 18, 2006
Opening Statement:
"Well that's was a great NCAA basketball game. They had some runs, then we had some runs, but in the end, we had it. Both teams played incredibly hard. Middle Tennessee had a great season, but we were happy to pull out that win."
On the Middle
Was it an emotional game for these seniors?
What is the status of Morgan Warburton??
"She has two teeth pushed back up into her upper jaw. We are hoping that the dentist can put them either back into place or at least get some protective gear so she can play on Monday."
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Utah Student-Athlete's News Conference - Saturday, March 18, 2006
Utah senior forward Kim Smith
On trailing by double-digits with less than 10 minutes to play:
"It was kind of funny because we came together and said, `we can do this.' We have been in this position before. I think we were down 17 to
On her shooting struggles:
"My shot was pretty off. It was one of those games. Everything I shoot, I think is going to go in. My teammates have confidence in me and kept telling me to shoot when I was open. I still think it will go in."
Utah senior guard Shona Thorburn
On trailing by double-digits with less than 10 minutes to play
"We had confidence in each other. We new if we ran our stuff that we would get open looks and defensive stops. All five of us on the court were ready to commit to that."
On allowing Middle
"We were passive. We were not aggressive with the ball and we weren't making sharp passes. They were pressuring us and we weren't ready to handle it. In the second half, we were much more aggressive."
On Middle
"She scored 25 points. She is a great player. Heidi (Carlsen) and I were on her most of the time and we felt we were doing a good job of staying in front of her, but she would spin and elevate higher than we could reach. She is only a junior. She is going to be a dangerous player next year."
On converting a three-point play with 1:09 left in the game:
"I came off an on-ball screen and got open. I felt the person on my back, so I knew if I had a jump stop I could draw some contact. I had nice position and the ball went in. I think that gave us some extra firepower to end the game."
On drawing a charge with 1:22 to play in the game:
"I could tell she (Tia Stovall) wasn't comfortable with the jump shot and was going to drive. I was able to get there in time to draw the charge."
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Middle Tennessee Head Coach Rick Insell's News Conference - Saturday, March 18, 2006
Opening Statement:
"I'm very proud of our young ladies. They fought very hard all day long. We missed some shots down the stretch and they got some open looks. Our hats are off to them."
On the offensive charge at the end of the game:
"That was a big play. I didn't get a good look at it. If it had gone our way, who knows what would have happened."
On
On junior Chrissy Givens:
On slowing down
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Junior Guard Chrissy Givens
On extending the lead to double digits and then seeing it slip away:
"I think it took a lot of pressure on defense. Our defense sparked our offense. Towards the end, our shots weren't falling and then I missed two free throws. I think those were the two keys."
Senior forward Tia Stovall
"When you do knock down shots you feel good about yourself. Then, we stopped making shos and they started knocking them down and they got the momentum."
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