Mickie DeMoss Quotes

"It's an honor to be recognized by your peers for your hard work and accomplishments, but it all boils down to the players buying into what you want them to do. You can know all the basketball in the world, but if your team can't commit to play hard and play together, then all that basketball doesn't mean much."

"It really is madness. This is the standard everyone measures their opening practice by."

"They proved why they're the No. 3 team in the country. They looked like the No. 1 team in the country."

"They have the longest winning streak in the country, men or women. They haven't lost since November, so they would have to be coming in here feeling pretty good about themselves and feeling confident. They are a very strong 12th seed."

"They don't lose too often. They'll probably come in here fighting mad."

"This is a really, really big win. I'm proud of how our kids kept their composure on the road."

"Those losses drive her because she's still trying to perfect the game. You never do perfect it, but that's the carrot that's always dangling. It's the losses that keep driving her."

"They have the longest winning streak in the country. I'd have to think his kids have a lot of confidence right now, and when you get in the tournament, you're certainly going to do anything to try to get your kids motivated."

"They were able to execute a little bit better down the stretch. We made just a couple of execution mistakes that possibly could have given ourselves some better looks. Our timing was off a little and I don't know if that's youth or just lack of experience being in the NCAA tournament."

"That was a really huge statement. It's a mirror image of what the men have on their side. The administration moved out and the coaches moved in. It's not the office - it's the message that sent."

"I'm not sure why that is. Maybe it's our youth or the added pressure of playing there."