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Utah vs. Villanova Postgame Quotes
3/22/2009 12:00 AM | Women's Basketball
March 22, 2009
Head coach Elaine Elliott
2 Kalee Whipple, 6-0, Jr.
15 Morgan Warburton, 5-11, Sr.
31 Katie King, 6-1, Sr.
Opening Statement: "Well, I mean we are extraordinarily happy with this first round game for us. Our kids played hard and Villanova is a very good team. They had some struggles tonight putting the ball in the hole, so it is a great start for us. This team has been amazing all year, we are happy to be here. To be here was a task, they have grown into this game, and it was a great reward for them."
Reporter: "How do you think the game went today?"
Warburton: "We were ready to play, and we were confident in our shots. So it was a good start for us and helped us with our confidence."
Reporter: "With Villanova struggling, how much do you think that had to do with your defense?"
Whipple: "Our job was to take away the three pointer, because that's what we thought was going to win the game for us."
Reporter: "Do you feel any better now about making this long trip?"
Elliott: "Do you want to talk about it Tuesday? When there are thousands of fans against us? Anyway, the kids obviously handled it well. There was more of a plus to where these kids had their heads."
Reporter: "Kalee, talk about how you are the only Utah school still left in the tournaments."
Whipple: "It feels good to just come here to play and get a win, you know we are going to keep going and doing our best, we have another game."
Reporter: "Morgan, do you remember that game your freshman year against Maryland?"
Warburton: "Yeah, I remember that, that was a hard game. I did not play as much, but when I did get in, and I felt the pressure from Maryland, so we kind of know what we need to do to get it done, to play at that level. We are ready to play and give it a shot."
Reporter: "For the coach, If Maryland wins, you will play them on their home court, and obviously that is an obstacle you will have to overcome. Does it bother you that you have to play a number one seed on their court?"
Elliott: "Well no, there is a saying that home games are nothing unless you are the home team on your home court. That is real, that is the reality it is half of what you do is going in and playing on someone else's court, and you draw on that and you have a scenario, and you are simply come ready to play. We have won other games, where the advantage was not ours, so we will try to draw on that."
Reporter: "How important was that 9-2 run in the second half to the outcome of the game?"
Warburton: "You know, I think it took a lot out of them to see us come out with that. It is hard when you get down by 20. So I think it was really important for us to get out and play hard from the beginning."
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