Debbie Ryan
Debbie Ryan
Debbie Ryan is the former head coach for the women's basketball team at the University of Virginia. Ryan also coached the American women's basketball team at the 2003 Pan American Games. She was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2000 but is currently in remission. She was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008. Ryan was also inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2012...
bad barely walking
She is just walking now, just barely walking. That was a pretty bad injury.
best game ourselves physical pride
It was a physical game and we pride ourselves on being a physical team. But we let their physicality get the best of us.
bought defense fact pleased team
Our defense is usually pretty good. I'm pleased where we are now. This team has bought into the fact that if we want to win, we have to play defense.
basically coming doubt exactly floor game help improve job needed tonight tremendous
I wanted her to basically take a look at things from the floor to see defensively how she could improve upon her game and help our team. I thought she did a tremendous job tonight coming off the bench. I doubt it will be permanent. She did exactly what I needed her to do tonight.
There was a lot of fouls in the game. That kind of disrupts your rhythm.
hold neck pain scores
They try to hold scores down in the 50s. They're kind of a pain in the neck to play actually.
maximize people talent trying
A lot of people think it is important about starting, but it really isn't. It is about trying to maximize the talent that you have on your team.
easy game rest
There is not too much rest in the ACC. There is no easy game in the ACC.
ability bigger felt grown last role season seniors sure
That's where she's grown most from last season to this season - in her ability to take on a bigger role as a leader. I think she wanted to do it last year, but I'm not sure how comfortable she felt with so many seniors here.
great ivory nobody
They have Ivory Latta and nobody else does. But they have a lot of great players. It's not just Ivory Latta.
aggressive clock difficult pace quit team
They are a team that doesn't quit on you. They are very feisty, aggressive and difficult to defend. The clock was at a snail's pace at the end.
couple good next pray upsets
We have probably made a pretty good case, but we just have to pray that there aren't a lot of upsets in tournaments the next couple of days.
ball bring extra understand
With these guys, they have to understand that you have to make it go your way. You have to put a little more into it. You have to bring the ball down. We just don't have that little extra spurt at times to make it happen.
beat free half second throws
In the second half we beat them on the floor, but the free throws made the difference. You can't do much about that.