I think that ignited them.

When we played there a couple of years ago, I was really impressed with their fans because I felt like they were knowledgeable but not out of control. It didn’t feel intimidating to me. It...

Players want to win championships. They want to win conference championships, they want to win a tournament championship. .. Players want to be able to cut down nets — it doesn’t matter what the nets...

We just see it as three games. It’s it’s own entity. That’s our only focus.

I just feel utter disappointment for my players and my seniors.

It was an exciting game. It was a great game. But it was just one game.

We just weren’t playing with the effort, the intensity, the desire, the passion that I think we’re known for and that we’ve come to expect from our basketball team.

I think we all need to do a better job of bidding to have sites. Carolina was fortunate to have a home site last year, as was Maryland. I think every year, year in and...

I think that was the probably the most beautiful ugly win we’ve ever had in the history of our program. It was not pretty by any means. It was a war out there. It was...

I think we’re going to have work a lot harder for it. It’s going to require us making the very most of all our abilities, because there are so many great teams coming back almost...

This was by far the most physical game, and you can’t just turn it on in one game. You have to prepare for that, I think, every single day in practice. I know that we...

Other than Cameron it has been our second favorite place to play. The fans do such a tremendous job. It’s a wonderful atmosphere – one we always cherish.

Monique showed why she’s the best player in the ACC and one of the best players in the nation. She’s a big-time player.

Throughout the game, we had a lot of hustle plays, no matter what the score was. We got on the floor all night long, and that’s what need to do.

We just lost to two great teams … but I think people are looking at our record thinking we’re on a downslide. Because Maryland is such a great team, I don’t think it should affect...

It’s like playing in the NCAA Tournament. It forces your players to adapt to the time, the distance, the arena and the crowd. It’s a great experience.

She’s one of the most dynamic players in the country. She’s that team’s heart and soul.

They’re the most athletic team in the country.

There were several years where we really dominated and didn’t lose any games for a couple of years. I don’t know how good that was for us because we weren’t tested on a daily basis.

You would hope there’s a better balance. First and foremost for us are academics. Duke is not an easy school. It’s not like we can miss so much class and have the players just bounce...

She was very efficient with her minutes. She played 19 minutes and had 20 points. Part of it, I think, is that she is able to stay fresh.

I just feel utter disappointment right now for my players and specifically for my seniors. It’s killing me right now. Not for myself, but for my players.

I thought it would go down to the wire, so I guess that’s what I was most surprised about. We were able to wear them down a little bit. Every game we go into we...

They’re similar to us in that usually if you take away the outside game, you win. Or if you take away the inside game, you win. But with them and with us, we have great...

I think sometimes, when we hit our buckets and get some stops defensively, all of the sudden you look up and you’re up by 10. We can be kind of methodical. When something’s working for...

It was a war out there. It was a battle for every rebound, for every loose ball, for every play they made us work and I think we did the same for them as well.

I feel good about where we are right now and about who plays well together, … We’re still in the process of learning who we are, but we have a much better feel for it...

I’m glad they didn’t. Personally, I wish our [rules] and the men’s game were the same.

We’re the best conference in the country.

It can be good or bad. Sometimes you’re emotionally drained because you had such a feeling of euphoria coming off a big win. But sometimes it gives you more energy or more confidence.

We took two real quick shots in a row, and on both occasions they came down and scored. They took the wind out of our sails a little bit.

Everyone wants parity. They want what?s best for women?s basketball. But everyone still wants what?s best for their program.

We like to play an up-tempo game. It’s an exciting brand of basketball, and our players enjoy playing it.

We were really trying to get a game with Michigan State this year. Both schools worked really hard to make this happen. Both schools wanted a home-and-home. The dates just didn’t work out. I’m happy...

They went small and spread us out.

Now you’re forced to be ready to play every night.

I think this is the most beautiful ugly win we’ve had in the history of our program.

People that aren’t typically women’s basketball fans, if they just tune in for a little bit and see them play, they’ll come back for more.

It’s killing me right now. Not for myself, but for my players.

We haven’t talked about being undefeated. We can’t really worry about the big picture now. We’re so focused on the next game at hand.

We’ve watched enough tapes of them to recognize they are scrappy.

It’s because high school kids are getting better and better. The quality and quantity is getting better. Players are going to different schools now, not just the top two or three teams. They’re willing to...

It was necessary for her growth as a person. She needed to get things in the proper perspective. I told her I wanted her story to have a happy ending. In order to do that,...

We have spurts of greatness. The way we started the second half is the way I’d like to see us play for 40 minutes.

I think it’s much more difficult to keep players happy nowadays. We live in what I call a fast-food society, where we all want immediate gratification. We want what we want and we want it...

I think we were very anxious to play. I can attribute some of that to the turnovers that we had, which is unacceptable. We understand we can’t allow that to happen any more.

I think we’re very comfortable with (the rotation) now and I think our players are becoming much more efficient. (Currie) was just very efficient with her minutes and I think part of it is because...

Once we got the lead we were anxious and we took two quick shots and then they came down the scored. We made our run and they withstood it.

I think being able to get to the Final Four four times is pretty nice. I feel very good about it. I know our team is going to be successful throughout my career so I...

Essentially, we returned six starters.