March 15, 2008
Post Game Quotes
NCAA-II South Central Regional
March 14, 2008
No. 7 Angelo State vs. No. 2 Washburn
Washburn University
Head Coach Ron McHenry
Opening Statement
"Well, sometimes those first round games are tough. It's hard for the players and coaches to stay focused, but our team came out focused."
"We had some other girls step up and make plays for us. This group is always ready to go. They came out and had a good effort."
On UCO
"We played them on a neutral floor. They are a tough basketball team that will come after you."
Junior guard Janice Bright
On her ability to score:
"I just tried to play within the offense. It was there for me and I just took it."
"Well we knew coming into the second half that they were going to try to make a run on us. That's basketball, everyone makes a run."
Senior Amanda Holmes
On Washburn's domination on the boards:
"I was just trying to box out and go after every rebound."
Angelo State
Head Coach Sally Brooks
"I am really proud of this team. It never ends the way you want it to but I don't think anybody thought we would have 23 wins."
"We did a lot of good things offensively, we just couldn't make our second chance opportunities."
About the second half
"I though that we came out of the locker room and cut it a little bit, but we just couldn't sustain it."
"This is my least favorite day of the season, when you have to say good-bye to your seniors."
Senior Kandra Lakey
"I wish it could have turned out better, I couldn't have picked a better team to play with."
Freshman Camille Perkins
"We are young, we have only two seniors. This season was a good learning experience."