Charli Thorne
Charli Thorne
beginning further last minds next season step
We set out at the beginning of the season to take the next step this year. So I know that in their minds that's their goal, to go at least one step further than we went last year. I think that would be outstanding for us to be able to do.
block friends-or-friendship giving low people presence primary
Kristen has a lot of friends, and she has a lot of people that want to do things for her, because she's always doing things for a lot of people. She's very giving and very considerate. We have relied on Kristen so much from the day that she got here. To be our primary low block presence and defender, she's never disappointed.
freshmen huge reasons
Danielle has come up huge for us all year. Our freshmen are one of the reasons why we're here right now. If someone is struggling, we have a lot of weapons.
hold points problem score team
I don't know why we couldn't hold any team under 60 points a game. Now the problem is, can we score 61 points?
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.
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.
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.
bright certainly chance fresh fully improve side tournament win window
There is certainly a bright side to that (UCLA) game. You win 10 in a row. You're a young team. You still have a lot that you can improve on, and you know you haven't fully peaked. Here we are with a chance to really look at the shortcomings that we had in the Pac-10 Tournament and regroup. We have a long window to get fresh again.