Carol Owens
Carol Owens
basketball consider excited honor ladies nation played quest represent respect talented tradition usa winning work
Having played in so many different countries, I consider it a real honor to represent our nation in any way. So I'm real excited to work with such talented young ladies in a quest for gold. I have a deep-rooted respect for the winning tradition USA basketball has and want to see that continue.
academic enjoyed example latest past program semester standpoint success type
Jen had a 4.0 for the past semester and that's just the latest example of what she's contributed to our program from a standpoint of the type of academic success we enjoyed as a team.
playing second team third
Playing a team the first, second or third time, it doesn't matter.
certainly free game good hit hurt inability key point spectator throughout throw
I thought it was a good game from a spectator point of view. We certainly had our opportunities throughout the game. What really hurt us were their points-off-turnovers, those were crucial, and our inability to hit some key free throw throws.
focus good momentum
It's good to have momentum at this in the season. But we have to come out and focus on the things we need to.
five good hit
If we hit five more free-throws out of 31, we would've been in good shape.
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It's an awesome feeling. I've grown up as a player and now as a coach having a lot of pride in my country. I've played overseas professionally and have always had a great appreciation for the U.S. and, in particular, USA Basketball.
coleman game raymond step
Raymond is going to have her game, and Coleman is going to have hers. But it's what everyone else does. Everyone else has to step up their game.
almost
When I first joined, everyone made me feel so comfortable right from the start. It was almost like being at Cheers!
players regular season
We've put the regular season on the shelf. The players are excited.
expected game physical ready urgency
We were not ready to play as physical of a game as we expected to. We need to have a sense of urgency in the beginning.