Carolyn Peck Quotes

"We have our strengths and we have our weaknesses. Auburn took advantage."

"In watching her with her AAU team, she had the ability to score away from the basket as well as underneath. One of the biggest things is her nose for the ball. Rebounding is something that just comes natural for her. She has great timing. She's a quick jumper, and she plays hard."

"I had no doubt she would be successful."

"They understand the focus, and I think that focus is something you can only learn through experience. It's about March magic and the players who have that belief are going to be on the teams that advance."

"I think now our seniors have that same opportunity to share (their 2004 NCAA Tournament) experience with these freshmen."

"There's a reason why they had been moved up to No. 1 in the country [last season], and now they're still vying for that spot."

"Teams are playing on passion and emotion and they really turn up their focus. That's what makes (for) such great games when you get to the SEC Tournament."

"I think we've finally figured out how to play 40 minutes of great basketball."

"I think she's a ball player. She does a good job of using her body to get positions. She also sees the floor very well, and I think she's one of our better passers in the post position."

"My players gave me a great birthday."

"My team gave me a great birthday present. They are a special group. They came out with a lot of heart."

"I don't know any other way I would have rather spent my birthday. These kids are really special."

"I think that we've proven that on any given night, we can make a great competition and that gives our team a lot of confidence."

"I have to compliment my team because they kept their composure when our outside shots weren't falling. They did what they needed to do to get the win. We're thrilled to have the opportunity to go back to the hotel tonight and prepare for Kentucky and not have to pack our bags."

"The first two minutes of the second half were key to taking control of the game."

"We continue to learn that lesson. In order to win in the SEC, you've got to control the boards."

"I have a great deal of respect for coach Flanagan and his program. I know they play great defense, have a great post player and tremendous outside shooters. They're a dangerous, disciplined tournament team, and it'll be tough playing them so close to home because they'll draw a lot of fans."

"We corrected a big no-no from the Georgia game in taking care of the basketball."

"I've got four senior starters who remember playing against New Mexico and know it's going to take disciplined basketball to beat them, but I don't really have any one star who will take over that game."

"They're going to be highly remembered, probably the most remembered, because it's really the first class that's been through with me in coaching for four solid years. When you look at where they've started and where they've come, I'm proud of them."