Player QUotes 12_3_08
Syracuse vs. Lehigh
December 2, 2008
Carrier Dome – Syracuse, N.Y.
December 2, 2008
Carrier Dome – Syracuse, N.Y.
Chandrea Jones, Sr., G
On the change in performance during the second half:
“I just told myself that I had to get to the basket and get more points and get the score, because I wasn’t on the outside.”
“I just told myself that I had to get to the basket and get more points and get the score, because I wasn’t on the outside.”
On shooting from the free throw line:
“I just take my time. I do the same time every time and keep my focus.”
“I just take my time. I do the same time every time and keep my focus.”
On not scoring initially:
“It wasn’t too frustrating because we were winning. My team did a good job at keeping us up and trusted me to get back into my groove.”
“It wasn’t too frustrating because we were winning. My team did a good job at keeping us up and trusted me to get back into my groove.”
On the team’s recent schedule of games:
“We’re tired, but we know we have to go out and play hard at every game no matter what.”
“We’re tired, but we know we have to go out and play hard at every game no matter what.”
On what needs to be done to fill the holes left by Fantasia Goodwin and Vaida Sipaviciute:
“I just think I need to keep playing my game and all of us will come together.”
“I just think I need to keep playing my game and all of us will come together.”
Erica Morrow, So., G
On shooting three-pointers:
“I give credit to my teammates for just getting me the ball when I was open and then trusting me to knock the shot down.”
“I give credit to my teammates for just getting me the ball when I was open and then trusting me to knock the shot down.”
On Chandrea Jones:
“All of us, as a team, we stick together through good times and bad. When she was down, we were just like, ‘C’mon ‘Chan, pick it up.’ That’s all you basically have to say to her, then she got going.”
“All of us, as a team, we stick together through good times and bad. When she was down, we were just like, ‘C’mon ‘Chan, pick it up.’ That’s all you basically have to say to her, then she got going.”
On the game:
“I think in previous years, both teams expected to have a great game. We expected to come out and we have to play hard against each team. Lehigh’s a great time and I know we’re a great team, so I’m sure they prepared just as hard as we did.”
“I think in previous years, both teams expected to have a great game. We expected to come out and we have to play hard against each team. Lehigh’s a great time and I know we’re a great team, so I’m sure they prepared just as hard as we did.”
On Nicole Michael:
“I wouldn’t call it that I was impressed because I know Slinky’s a great player; she can turn it on as quick as anybody else. When she was scoring, I was happy we were winning and that she was scoring.”
“I wouldn’t call it that I was impressed because I know Slinky’s a great player; she can turn it on as quick as anybody else. When she was scoring, I was happy we were winning and that she was scoring.”
On the team’s tough schedule:
“In preseason, Coach [Hillsman] is really tough on us and he prepares us for times like this when we’re a little tired. We have kind of a longer stretch now, I think we have about four games up until the end of the month. I think we’re a mentally tough team and that’s what it’s about – who’s going to come out and play the hardest. That’s our motto: “Play hard and compete”. I think that’s the mentality that all the players have and as long as we have that, all the miles don’t matter because we want to win it.”
“In preseason, Coach [Hillsman] is really tough on us and he prepares us for times like this when we’re a little tired. We have kind of a longer stretch now, I think we have about four games up until the end of the month. I think we’re a mentally tough team and that’s what it’s about – who’s going to come out and play the hardest. That’s our motto: “Play hard and compete”. I think that’s the mentality that all the players have and as long as we have that, all the miles don’t matter because we want to win it.”
On playing in the post-season:
“Coach [Hillsman] says he puts us in adverse situations. When we went into the tournament in Alaska, their tournament set-up was kind of similar, if not the same as the NCAA Tournament, so hopefully if we go far in post-season play, that’s not such a shock to us because we’ve done it already and we know what to expect.”
“Coach [Hillsman] says he puts us in adverse situations. When we went into the tournament in Alaska, their tournament set-up was kind of similar, if not the same as the NCAA Tournament, so hopefully if we go far in post-season play, that’s not such a shock to us because we’ve done it already and we know what to expect.”
Nicole Michael, Jr., F
On her game:
“I’m happy to be back, first of all. Pretty much, Coach [Hillsman] just wants me to be more of the player I was my freshman year, which was going to the basket and being more physical and strong. I am just doing what Coach [Hillsman] says to being more physical and playing my game and know that I can play as good as I can.”
“I’m happy to be back, first of all. Pretty much, Coach [Hillsman] just wants me to be more of the player I was my freshman year, which was going to the basket and being more physical and strong. I am just doing what Coach [Hillsman] says to being more physical and playing my game and know that I can play as good as I can.”
On replacing Fantasia Goodwin and Vaida Sipaviciute:
“They were great and taking over, we just have to rebound more. I know [Fantasia Goodwin] was more of a rebounder. We just have to compete and play hard and rebound the ball. They were great players.”
“They were great and taking over, we just have to rebound more. I know [Fantasia Goodwin] was more of a rebounder. We just have to compete and play hard and rebound the ball. They were great players.”
On the game:
“Lehigh is a great team; they’re very strong. Like Coach [Hillsman] said, this is like a championship game to them, so they’re going to come out and play hard against us. They’re just a great team; they have great shooters and they play hard just like we do.”
“Lehigh is a great team; they’re very strong. Like Coach [Hillsman] said, this is like a championship game to them, so they’re going to come out and play hard against us. They’re just a great team; they have great shooters and they play hard just like we do.”
