Jen Warden Quotations

We tried to collapse on her and push out of the paint.

She is a great player and a true point guard. She plays in the European 'B' league, and she has been asked to turn pro and get on the fast track to the French national team. But she wants to fulfill her dream of coming to America and playing college basketball.

My greatest fear is that this game could be more important to San Diego State than it is to us. That simply can not be the case if we hope to be successful.

I can't say enough about Vanessa. She has really shown courage to this team and played to her full potential starting with the Friday before our Wyoming game.

Kim is a player who does a lot more than score. She is a player that really gives tremendous attention to the Mountain West . . . and she is earning all of the attention she is receiving.

Kubik was the difference in this game without question. Our biggest opponent tonight was fatigue. We can see one thing from this game as well as the Wyoming game; we're a team.

That stunned me, to be honest. I have confidence that those are the situations that we will understand and handle a lot better in the future.

We played three really good halves of basketball here. These two games were probably our best games of the year.

Utah played a pretty nice game, but I think we had a lot to do with that defensively. We definitely played a part in our own undoing. We're close to where we need to be offensively to compete with the top teams in the league but, glaringly, our defense is struggling.

Utah played a great game, and I think we had a lot to do with that.

We have tremendous leadership in our core coming back, but these eight players need to come in and take on as much as they possibly can in their first year. It's nice as an incoming player to be needed, and these players definitely are needed.

We gave up 21 turnovers and 20 offensive rebounds. You have to be almost perfect everywhere else when you do that and we weren't. They just outworked us.

We have learned something new with each game. This team is still one huge experiment. We're ready for the opportunities we have coming up.

We knew Molly was a bit of a risk when she came here because she had kind of lost her love of the game. I love Molly as a person and just want what's best for her. She leaves with nothing but best wishes from me and her teammates.

We have several opportunities that we have yet to take advantage of and with some home games in the near future, we have to take care of business. We've recently played two teams in the Top 25 and it was a challenge, but now we're ready for the future.

We have seen glimpses of being able to compete with anyone in our conference. We just need to hang on for longer stretches, to sustain our good play. We need to keep making the plays were making when we are hot.

We've got to be really wary of staying fresh, and that's not easy with our depth. We often take a dip in our intensity because of fatigue. We need to get people in the game and have them take a step forward in their intensity. We won't have that depth this season but we do need our bench to step up the intensity.

With its sheer numbers, it's the most complete class I've signed, but it's also the best class I've signed.

When she wasn't in there, we struggled. She really makes a big difference.

Tonight was clearly a mental game. They happened to fall for us in the first half, but we came up short in the second. BYU was able to elevate their game.

This was the most inspiring basketball this team has played since I've been here. This is a win for us.

We felt pretty good going into the half only down by three. But in the first five minutes of the second half we got overpowered and manhandled. And our turnovers turned out to be our demise.

We're going to be good against Air Force, we're ready to go.

Besides fulfilling obvious responsibilities of guard play, defense and recruiting, what drew me to Linda is her will. She has a will and work ethic that has resulted in success everywhere she has been, and we are extremely excited to welcome her to Colorado State.

Sara hit a really big shot for us; it was a game-winner.

Offensively, we are close to where we need to be to beat teams. . . . . Glaringly, defense is a weakness.

Defense and rebounding will continue to be the focal point of our development. Obviously, we are working on some offenses that will give us some more options, but defense has a greater presence in our practices than at any other time.

Any win is precious. But wins on the road, when your team is together, are really a positive experience. There's nothing like winning on the road.

It's going to be a real challenge for us. I know we are improving but we need to keep making strides.

Smith is a Kodak, All-American candidate. More than scoring, she makes the people around her look better. She has earned her mark in history.

I'm really proud of our effort in this game. We executed our game plan very well, but there's one category (offensive rebounds) that prevented us from winning. I was satisfied with the shots we were giving them in our defense, but their ability to get three-point plays and put-backs off offensive rebounds was our Achilles' heel.

I'm very proud of Vanessa. I saw her as a spark tonight and it was nice to see the things she could create. I really liked the effort and execution on the court, it reflected our efficiency.

Clearly, Tulsa is the second-best team we have faced after (No. 2) Duke, and I felt like we competed really well with them. This was one of our most complete games. We just had a couple of lapses down the stretch that cost us.

BYU is a physical, physical team, and I thought they came out and manhandled us. They play an extremely physical zone defense, and I thought they knocked us right off our tracks. They made it difficult for us to find shots.

I do like our position in the bracket, but we've still got to get past that first game. For us and San Diego State, this is our Super Bowl, and both teams are desperate. It's all about this first game, really.