Deb Patterson Quotations

She was effective inside and out. She got good post-up position. She really jumped in at that point and got active and assertive.

Baylor was awesome at the foul line. They stepped up at the end and made them like butter.

Freshmen lining up against one of the best players in the history of the Big 12, that will help them be better in their own games offensively and knowing what to do defensively if we get into the postseason.

Her performance was exactly what they needed for them to be able to beat us. She really brought it. She was impossible for us to stop.

I would venture to guess we'd have to win two games. I think that should be more than enough. You never know with the selection committee, but I think at this time of the year a win against Kansas and a win against a top 10 opponent would serve a great purpose.

I thought about the fans and how incredible it was for us to have competed in that environment. I thought about our players and just how proud I was of how tough-minded they had become as competitors and how happy I was for them. I thought about our staff and how hard they've worked.

I think that the environment here going into overtime, and during the game, was very much in our favor. I thought both teams really brought it.

I think for me, the bigger issue was just the disrespect our league got. .. To not see six of our Big 12 teams advance, to me, is just an incredible oversight and injustice.

When it's over, she will have put numbers on the board that will validate her greatness. I think that's unusual to be able to say about a freshman point guard competing in the level of competition that we do.

We've played at home; we've had every advantage. But it still came down to the last possession (against Western Kentucky). What I'll remember about this tournament is how challenging the field has been.

This team is an NCAA-caliber basketball team. It's just the nature of the selection process. There are probably going to be a lot of teams that probably aren't as good as us that are playing by virtue of conference bids or maybe by the exposure of the media in certain regions of the country.

We got a real education from a real quick, aggressive, assertive defensive basketball team.

We went through segments of the game, that I thought we struggled a little bit with carelessness. I think some of our turnovers were because we forced players late in the shot clock to try and go make a play.

Consistency is elusive for her. I think it's something she continues to strive for... but when you're surrounded by young players, that can be a difficult element.

This is an extremely tough place to play, as you saw by the Iowa State comeback in the second half. Our team refused to let the momentum shift.

They are a really physically, strong basketball team that plays so smart. They execute really well, and they have a real exciting freshman in Griffin. With Hardy they've got one of the best playmakers in the league, and their post players are so solid.

It's a great statement of how quality basketball is supported here in the Manhattan community. Our fans were tremendous. I just can't say enough about how rare it is to have a packed house for women's basketball.

It was just a dog fight every possession. It wasn't pretty. It was a real defensive battle. In the end, I'm just glad we came out on top.

I loved the way we finished tonight, and I loved the way we finished the first half. It took us awhile to get cranked up defensively, but we really started getting aggressive there.

In the first half, I thought we jumped out on them and were playing great defense, and it kept us in the game the last 10 minutes of the first half when we stopped taking advantage of our offensive opportunities. I thought we carried that over to the second half.

In the second half, I think the difference was that we didn't finish shots. I thought our execution was still as intense, we were committed, we didn't turn the ball over - but we didn't finish our shots.

Claire was just tremendous tonight across the boards. I just feel that it is obvious she is playing her best basketball this season. Going into this tournament, I am just completely convinced that she is going to assert herself as the best player in the tournament. I think she is that good.