Charli Thorne
Charli Thorne
arrived base basically best coaches component continue fan goal goes hand media players status sustain teams
Our goal is to sustain our status as one of the best programs. We have basically arrived as one of the best teams in the nation. To sustain that status, the coaches and players need to continue working hard. But the other component is the fan base and media coverage. That goes hand in hand.
choice error good knew margin saw seen team
This team is making me look good right now. We had no choice. We had no margin of error and, honestly, because we had seen everybody. We saw what they had, and we saw what we had, and we knew we were the better team.
challenged team year
We've been challenged all year long by our opponents. We're the team that they want to beat, which could make their season.
normally
We had lapses defensively that we don't normally have.
coming fans tournament
We have a lot more fans coming to the tournament this year.
average confidence lost means played
We played pretty average and we only lost by one. So by no means have we lost a lot of confidence in ourselves.
control teams
We can only control what we do, not what other teams do.
handle hard worked
We've worked hard to get here. Now we have to see if we can handle it.
controlled number
We controlled the boards, therefore, we controlled the game. That was our number one goal.
aggression both felt good goofy knew lost push
We got tentative, we lost our aggressiveness at both ends. We made some goofy turnovers. We knew they would make a push with Wiggins and Smith, but I felt good about our chances.
best capable challenged start taking
We just weren't getting after it. (Oregon State's Mandy Close) is their best three-point shooter. You don't give her a three-pointer. We weren't taking things away. I just challenged them to start doing the things that they're capable of doing, and they did.
ball ran
We did what we do. We started strong, executed well, ran the ball well.
ended
We did what we said we were going to do and this is where we ended up.
preparing
We don't have to adjust. We've been preparing for this.