Pam Borton
Pam Borton
Pam Borton is a former head women's basketball coach, most recently at the University of Minnesota. She took over following the resignation of Brenda Frese in 2002...
ball michigan plays pressure ready style
Purdue plays the same style as Michigan State. They pressure the ball all over. We'll have to be ready for that.
dug five hole knew offensive ourselves six time tough turn win
Five of our first six possessions were turnovers. We dug ourselves a hole very, very quickly. It was 10-0 before you knew it. But any time you turn it over 24 times and give up 18 offensive rebounds, it's going to be tough to win on another team's floor.
headed hurt last people physical ready responsibility share showing staff work
A lot of things hurt us the last two games... fundamentals, physical play, decision-making, people showing up ready to play. Even as coaches, we have to work harder. We all share in the responsibility of what happened. We can't put it all on the kids. It's up to as a staff to get us headed in the right direction. This will be our test.
aggressive beat boards dominated giving guards players post team
They killed us on the boards with 23 second-chance opportunities and giving up 73 points. Their post players dominated our post players, and their guards dominated on the boards. We got beat by a team that was a lot more aggressive than we were.
needed plays
They made the plays they needed to make in overtime.
basketball doubt matter mind win
There was no doubt in my mind that we were going to win this basketball game. There was no doubt in my mind before the game, after yesterday's practice, after shoot-around today. We wanted this game, it didn't matter who we played, it was all about us.
pleased talent tools
Are we pleased at how we finished? No. We know we have the talent and tools to put things together. At this point, our seeding doesn't matter.
game ncaa
This game could have NCAA implications for us.
call guards kids run talked team
We've talked about it to the players. The guards will have to run the team in some situations. The kids will have to call plays.
games last week
We're approaching this week, these two games this week, as they are not any more important than the games last week or the games in the future.
fault full hope personal responsibility taking
I'm taking personal responsibility for what's going on but not full responsibility. It's never one person's fault 100 percent. You never hope it comes down to this. We do have to find out how we can do things better.
bored defensive mental win
I don't know if we were bored or what. We did just enough to win the game. We had too many mental lapses and defensive breakdowns.
gave good indiana last played time twice
Indiana gave us a good fight. They're twice as good as the last time we played them.
aggressive care lost ncaa points rebound team tournament win
That's not why we lost the game. We lost because the other team was more aggressive than us and we didn't take care of the boards. You can't win in the NCAA tournament when you don't rebound and give up points like we did.