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I know they were embarrassed and they all came out to play and put it together today. So I'm happy for them because I know they were hurt.
C. Vivian Stringer -
I thought Essence had a lot more points. She seemed more active.
C. Vivian Stringer
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I am so personally hurt with losses. I really am an elephant like that. I don't forget. I can still feel the pain and sting of it (last year's loss to Tennessee). So when you consider the length of the season and when you can be a little tired, I am not. I am just fueled by what could have been.
C. Vivian Stringer -
I wish we could get a little more out of her offensively, and I think it's going to come.
C. Vivian Stringer -
Offensively we were not making the extra pass and not getting a nice, smooth transition look. We were not attacking or executing our patterns. It wasn't Villanova. It's just the way we play.
C. Vivian Stringer -
I went off. They were unforced turnovers, too.
C. Vivian Stringer -
The freshmen grew up a lot and we as a team grew up a lot. We learned how to win.
C. Vivian Stringer -
A lot of people got bent out of shape thinking that we claimed to be the jewel of the east. What we hoped to do was become the jewel of the east. I think anybody who loves competition has to appreciate someone who is going to push the envelope a little bit in terms of competing.
C. Vivian Stringer
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That kid was getting open looks for that shot. As a team, we usually play extremely well getting out on the 3.
C. Vivian Stringer -
They have been a joke with regards to the selection. I didn't say that earlier because I thought I'd get sent to Alaska and they don't have a regional there.
C. Vivian Stringer -
I feel much better, and I thought this was a real test. This was the first real test where somebody came that was legitimate, not going to back down, and demonstrated that they play the same game all the time. So, it was nice to see that.
C. Vivian Stringer -
Anybody can distribute the ball, but what she wants to do is know how to break zones and how you can handle things. I think she wants to go to the next step, understanding that you can't play the same way. I think her improvement is simply a result of a year of reflection.
C. Vivian Stringer -
Essence's job was to keep Duffy quiet. When Duffy scored it was against somebody else.
C. Vivian Stringer -
I think if you were a gambler and you had a million dollars, you should have gone to Las Vegas and bet a million dollars that Tennessee and Rutgers would meet in the NCAA tournament.
C. Vivian Stringer
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I don't like being scored on, to be honest with you. I'd rather beat you 21-3 than 100-75, because I just don't like being scored on.
C. Vivian Stringer -
She's done a great job. She and her staff have really brought the level of competition up ... I believe the future is very bright for Pittsburgh. Very, very bright.
C. Vivian Stringer -
I think I've addressed it adequately that it's not going to get a chance to get like that, because I'll stop it real quick. It's not going to happen again. I can control that.
C. Vivian Stringer -
She is one of a dying breed. I love her very much.
C. Vivian Stringer -
When I looked in the faces of the senior class, this is the class as freshman that had nine wins and 20 losses. People gave up on us, but they (the seniors) didn't.
C. Vivian Stringer -
They are really just special young ladies. They're daughters. They're great daughters. It felt good today. It felt good to see them smile.
C. Vivian Stringer
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We want it by ourselves and I think the greatest test of them all is to play Connecticut at our place, last game on the line and they've got a chance to share it. It's going to be crucial.
C. Vivian Stringer -
There is no question that Villanova is the team we most dread to play. I am so grateful to get that game over.
C. Vivian Stringer -
It is a much-anticipated game, and it is the last one. If you think about it, I do not think you could ask for anything better than that.
C. Vivian Stringer -
The two best teams in the Big East are Connecticut and Rutgers. What better situation could you want than to have this game played and be the last one? I don't think you could ask for anything better than that.
C. Vivian Stringer