March 22, 2004

Sophomore Forward Courtney LaVere
On the post play of Middle Tennessee…
“I really don’t know too much about Middle Tennessee. I know that they are a very athletic team but we have played a lot of very athletic teams before and I know that we can handle them. I also know that they have some very good players and I will have to look at film today to see how to take care of them.”

On her play in overtime yesterday…
“My shots were set up by the play of Le’Tania Severe and she did a good job of cutting to the basket. I knew that she was either going to shoot or pass, and I expected a pass. I came into the overtime knowing that I just didn’t want to lose because I don’t like losing. I thought that we did a good job coming together and coming through to get the victory.”

Junior Forward Monique Hernandez
On talking to younger players about moving on in the tournament…
“This week in practice we took some time before and after practice to talk about the emotional intensity that it takes to make a run. It is hard to describe because for most of the player their last postseason experience was in a high school state championship and this atmosphere is completely different. Everyone is so excited to be here. We want to make sure that everyone is emotionally ready to play.”