The Orangewomen Being Selected to the NCAA Tournament
"I have a sense of pride. I think we earned the opportunity and we deserved to go. Wearing an Orangewoman uniform means a lot more now."
"Not only do we as a team think we’re good and we deserve to go, but other people out there respect us and organize us as a that (a good team)."
Senior Guard Jaime James:
"When I saw our name pop up there (on the television), in my lifetime, I’ve never been so happy."
"You work so hard day-in and day-out. Finally it has come. I’m at a loss for words."
Senior Forward Jazmine Wright:
"I’m really excited about the opportunity. This is a whole new ball game."
"The NCAAs are big-time and we’re going to be a part of that. All of us are excited to get going. I’m ready to play right now."
Senior Forward Leaf Newman:
"I’m just ecstatic."
Head Coach Marianna Freeman:
"This is a big step for us, but it happened because of them (the four seniors on the team). This absolutely means the world to me because of them."
On being the 10th seed:
"It’s a good bracket for us and I think we’ll be very competitive in it."
"It looks like it’s a great bracket. We will look forward to the competition. We would have played anyone to be in the Tournament. What really matters is just being here."
"We were very surprised that we were a 10th seed. We felt we would be an 11th or 12th."
