Utah vs. BYU Postgame Quotes
1/31/2010 12:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 31, 2010
"They had a press that kind of bothered us at times, I wouldn't necessarily say that they had something special because they just played man. I think it came down to that we did not start the game well. We did not come out with the energy they did and I think it really hurt us."
"I don't know if it is a step back, I think that it is kind of a reality check that we need to step up our game, that people are going to come in here and they want to beat us. Obviously, we need to understand that it is a big rivalry, so they're going to come in with their best game and we need to match that. We need to, like I said, play with a lot more heart and play for the team that is across our chest, which is Utah, and go out there and do it."
Head Coach Elaine Elliott
"We've had [the press] before, we've seen it before and for us it was defense. We scored 52, now unfortunately that's even two points more that our average, in other words we have trouble scoring. We certainly would've wanted to be, and we keep on needing to be, more successful offensively, but we have to keep people close to us because of our lack of offense and that is what we needed to do."
"Well, you know, we've already had a home loss and once that's happens, losing at home, as far as actually winning the championship, is pretty tough to do. Our focus still is the same...They're out there with a junior class that experienced this two years ago in reverse because they were all freshmen, so now we're the freshmen...Those kids are playing well and our kids have a lot to learn.