Kay Yow
Kay Yow
Sandra Kay Yowwas an American basketball coach. She was the head coach of the NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team from 1975 to 2009. A member of the Naismith Hall of Fame, she had more than 700 career wins. She also coached the U.S. women's basketball team to an Olympic gold medal in 1988 despite having been diagnosed with breast cancer in 1987. In April 2010, CollegeInsider.com created a new award called the Kay Yow National Coach of the Year...
badly deep fighting hole knew tired
We knew we were tired, but not that tired to play that badly in the first half. We got into a deep hole and then we were just fighting for our lives.
defensive expects five four game half intensity last means nobody pick second seemed somewhere tonight until win
Not to pick this game up tonight means we really have got to come through somewhere and win a game or two that nobody expects us to win. It just seemed that in the second half our defensive intensity wasn't there until the last four or five minutes.
fortunate last punch
It was a slug-out. Just punch for punch. We were fortunate to get the last punch in.
ability game great others plays shooter
Megan's a great shooter and plays smart, hard-nosed basketball. She understands the game and has the ability to make others around her better.
decisions good hung proud team tough
I'm just really proud of my team the way they hung in there down the stretch. They had some tough possessions there. They had to make some really good decisions and I thought they did a really good job.
bracket coming eat four games love rest saw tired win
This is now a mind-over-matter thing. We saw coming in that we would have to play four games in the bracket (to win the title). We'll go back and rest and we'll eat well. It's going to be a two-hour game. We love the game, so it's not like we're doing something we hate. How tired can we be? We can't be tired.
help quite shots took
I think, quite honestly, she probably took shots too soon, too quick. She just wanted to help so much.
begin dividends free george liked missed pay played respect road win
I have a lot of respect for George Washington. We played well tonight, but had more turnovers than we would have liked and missed really important free throws. This was a very important non-conference win for us that will pay dividends down the road and as we begin ACC play on Monday.
few harder plays range selection shot tried
She always plays hard. She has just been working harder with her shot selection and getting in her range for her shots. We tried to set up a few more things to give her opportunities for penetration.
badly game knew tired
It was effective. But we knew that would be a part of their game plan. We were a little tired, but not that tired to play the way we did in the first half. We should have done better, we know that. We feel badly for our fans, that we didn't give them more than we did today.
ball few good help offensive opportunity took tried
She's been doing a really good job. We've tried to set up a few things to give her more opportunity for penetration and help her out as much as we can from our offensive sets. I thought they got the ball to her, and she took advantage.
game hardest ourselves quite seemed tight tournament
I've always said the first game of the ACC Tournament is the hardest to play. We seemed a little tight and not quite ourselves in that first half.
needed performance prepared
It was a very disappointing performance for us. I just don't feel that we were prepared as well as we needed to be for this game.
cause felt good pressure
We wanted to put the same kind of pressure on them that they put on us. We felt if we really penetrated strongly, and did a good job, that it would cause fouls on their part.