June Daugherty
June Daugherty
June Daugherty is an American women's college basketball coach, currently serving as head coach at Washington State University. turned around the WSU women's basketball program by bringing in top-ranked recruiting classes, has improved attendance numbers and has overseen student-athletes who place premiums on academics and community service. Prior to becoming a head coach, Daugherty served as an assistant coach at Kent State Universityand Stanford Universityunder Tara Vanderveer. During the 2011-2012 season, Daugherty led the Cougars to one of the most...
practice teams
These AAU teams are amazing. They practice all year. They're well coached. They play a lot of games.
believed honestly people short sold
A lot of people sold us short this year. I honestly believed it was in us and I think more is in them.
cape game incredible inside played smith special superman tough
They played an incredible game. It was tough for us to find answers. Their inside game with Smith and Newlin was exceptional. And here comes Wiggins. She's that good. She's a very special All-American. ... She put on a Superman cape today.
basketball energy playing saw
They are playing much better basketball than when we saw them right after Christmas. They're playing with a lot of energy and a lot of confidence.
answers cal doubt experience kids seems stepped
They're improved-no doubt about that. It seems like they're experienced kids now. Their experience is showing. Cal really stepped up and we didn't have the answers in the end.
bit game physically tired
A little bit of it was they were getting tired physically because the game was so up and down. But we were rotating a lot of kids. We just have to keep getting better.
crowd defensive momentum piece running seemed
A little piece here and a deflection there and we were off and running. It just seemed like the crowd got into it and the whole momentum just shifted. But it was our defensive effort, no doubt.
anyone contagious flu kids send seniors stay
This flu is so contagious that they want anyone who has it to stay away. But our kids showed a lot of guts. They wanted to send the seniors out with a win, and they did.
fun players throw weapons
We are not a one-horse team. We are going to throw 10 to 12 players out there. When we can do that, especially when we are flat, it is fun to see all the different weapons that we have.
downs finish good hard learned lessons practices regular season taken ups
There are ups and downs in every season. It was hard to finish the regular season that way. At the same time, I think good lessons were learned and we've taken a lot of that into our practices this week.
basketball denying front game great hand job line pressure trying
We didn't think the game was out of hand at all. We put pressure on the basketball, denying lanes. The front line was trying to do a great job defensively and it all worked.
athletic great kids success
We're having great success with it. I think it has a lot to do with our talent. We've got some kids who are pretty athletic and play very hard.
group players reason step talented willing
We have a very talented group of players who I know are more than willing to step up, and what better reason to step up than for Kayla Burt.
great group players reason step talented
We have a very talented group of players and now they have a great reason to step up with Kayla gone. What better reason to step up than Kayla Burt?