Agnus Berenato
Agnus Berenato
Agnus Berenato, is the head coach of Kennesaw State University and was the head women's basketball coach at Rider University from 1982 to 1985, Georgia Tech from 1989 to 2003, and the University of Pittsburgh from 2003 to 2013. She is the all-time wins leader among women's basketball head coaches at the University of Pittsburgh...
closing compete game good hard players superior work
They were better conditioned than us and are superior athletes. This game showed my players how hard you have to work to compete at this level. We are closing the gap, and I feel good about this team.
exceeded might people though
There were probably a lot of people who thought we might not have made it this far, but we did. I feel like, even though we aren't in the championship game, that we exceeded expectations.
convert mean offensive rebounds scholars-and-scholarship
All those offensive rebounds are nice, but they don't mean much if you can't convert them into points.
nine points
You put two more points on there, and we're not going to get nine points in 15 seconds.
believer create good luck people reap team
I'm a big believer that you reap what you sow. I tell the team that all the time. I don't think luck just happens. I think people create their own good fortune.
either
It's either my way or the highway. If you don't agree, one of us will have to leave, and I'll tell you what, it isn't going to be me.
defensive practice prepare team
This is the second-best defensive team in the nation. You can't prepare for that. We can't practice that kind of heat.
focus halftime point rest section student task team
At this point in the season, there are no excuses. I told the team at halftime to focus on the task at hand. I had to tell them not to focus on the student section or the rest of the crowd.
effort game lack lose
I think we really battled them. We did not lose this game because of a lack of effort and I think that's really important for us.
belief league leap national programs prominent
I have such a belief that we can be prominent on the national scene. But we're in a league with programs that have made it. So you have to make a leap. So who are you going to leap over?
came conference east game motto pittsburgh psychology reverse talked team telling tournament year
This is a year of firsts for this Pittsburgh team. Our motto has been all year, 'Why not Pitt?' We came here to win. I talked to my team before the game and used reverse psychology by telling them Pitt had been to the Big East tournament before and Cincinnati, which is new to the conference this year, hadn't been here before. So they thought 'We' had been here before and they were right. 'We' as in 'Pitt' were before.
leaders leaders-and-leadership trade
These are my leaders right here. And I wouldn't trade them, they're wonderful. But, at the same time, you have to be able to be in a situation, and then you have to learn.
east finish goals ncaa next picked qualify second seed sixth team winning
I feel like this team is focused. We know what our goals are. The first was to have a winning season, which we have. The second was to qualify for the Big East Tournament, which we did as the sixth seed after being picked to finish 11th. And the next goal is the NCAA Tournament.
east face slap
This is a slap in the face to the Big East not to get more teams.