Elaine Elliott
Elaine Elliott
Elaine Elliottis a former head coach of the women's basketball team at the University of Utah. During a year-long leave of absence to consider retirement, former Assistant Coach Anthony Levrets took over as head coach. She is the winningest basketball coach in school history, having compiled a career record of 582–234. She has led the Utes to 15 appearances in NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship, including an Elite Eight appearance in 2006. The Utes came within 3 points of...
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It was fun to be at the same site. My team went to their game and their team was at our game. All of our fans were for the Mountain West Conference. It was a really positive thing.
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I really think that the Albuquerque fans are excited to have a Mountain West team, and I think they are behind us. It's a great feeling and a great testament to their community and their love of the game.
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We're getting good contributions from different kids, we're sharing the ball well, and we're defending better. There's been a better commitment to our preparation and to getting better.
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We've very proud and happy for both of them. You just need to feel good about the fact that they've put themselves in great position with great play. I want them to enjoy that and be proud of that.
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What they really proved is that they absolutely belong, this is truly a Final Four team. We're so proud that the Utah name is going to be up there with the best of them, forever enshrined by what they've done.
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We felt like we could win games. That's probably what got us through the end. It wasn't one of those games where people are making plays to win.
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She's a perfectionist to a fault. She'll just keep shooting to prepare. She'll do the same thing she always does. She'll try to get into a rhythm, and I'll just try to get her to smile.
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She's pretty much had her way. You're always talking about containing, not stopping a player like that. It would be a victory to keep (Langhorne) from getting 20 instead of 30.
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She's just a special kid. She came in with a great shot and an even better work ethic. She will do anything to help her team win.
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She's just a savvy player. She's not just a shooter. She's a player. Her confidence has grown throughout the season. It's been very evident.
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She's had a little bit of street ball in her. She played with the (boys). What she was practicing in practice wasn't the fundamentals we were teaching.
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She's a kid who will always keep working to get that touch and she has. She's put in the time.
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My kids are great kids. I would think the Lobo fans would support us because we are from the same conference.
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Langhorne pretty much had her way. We are what we are in terms of our size. We're not talking about shutting her down.