Joan Bonvicini Quotations

We're missing players and we're missing depth and size. You get people that are tired.

When we got here at shoot-around today, I felt good and I knew they felt good. I think the key thing was, we didn't put the emphasis on Stanford. We put the emphasis on us and playing our butts off and having fun.

We're going to have to play great 'D'. They're big, they have very, very good shooters from the field, and great three-point shooting.

We're going to come back and work, because this is not OK. It's not OK to lose, and it's not OK to lose like this.

This was not a good game for us. We didn't play with the intensity that we should have as a group, and we're just not shooting with a lot of confidence.

We did everything we possibly could with what we had. These kids aren't used to losing, particularly like this.

We tried the zone, but Chelsea was on fire.

Let's just say it's going to be very competitive.

She wasn't sure she could be successful at this level. But with every pound she lost, she gained confidence. We realized she was funny, and she could appeal to people her own age. Opponents liked her and respected her, which you don't see a lot.

She was an incredible basketball player, but her truest gifts were her personality and love for the other people that she was with. Her voice, especially her laugh, could be heard for a block, and believe me, she was hilarious.

For us, every game we win is a celebration. We are probably a little different than some teams in that way. We are just going forward one game at time.

This was not our day; it was actually a very embarrassing loss for us.

We took a step back. We need to take a step forward.

It all started with our practices. We knew that we just had to be tougher.

I think it's awesome to bring back a student-athlete that has played here recently. It gives her great insight, and I think she's young enough to relate to the players. In addition, she's a great player and an excellent coach.

I thought she was one of the best defensively. When she came in, right away she started scoring.

Kristen O'Neill hit three in a minute or a minute and a half. And then Craddock went off, and it just took the wind out of our sails, particularly when we're not rebounding well.

Natalie played her heart out. I can't ask her to do any more.

Lisa's away from the team for family matters. Outside of that, I can't say anything.

I think she grew up and she knew that she had to play hard and play smart.

That week was surreal. We were numb, we made it through it.

We have to re-establish our home-court advantage. This is a huge game for us.

We needed to get a win. We needed to get through tough times on the court.

We haven't been playing smart the last couple of games. Hopefully, we can get that turned around.

We definitely are looking forward to the future and next season. This has been hard on everybody. I think it is equally important that we wait until we get everyone back and start working out again. It has been a tough year, but it also has been very positive, too.

Yeah, I like it. Two out of three feels better.

We do a lot of good things, and some things that aren't very smart. I'm glad we're headed for a new year.

We didn't have a lot of options. We tried to substitute as much as we could.

We came out and played loose and confident. We played smart. We played very hard.

When Joy hit that three, that really started it for us.

UCLA was on fire. Because of our lack of depth, we had to play zone a lot. And then they would light it up.

We have four players from Seattle looking forward to playing at home. My job is to make sure we're ready to play but also keep everyone focused.

There can be a whole script of excuses, but the bottom line is, we've got to do better.

We thought she could be a good perimeter scorer. At the same time, we knew it would be an adjustment for her.

We had a tough time with Smith. I thought the key was when they went to a zone and we didn't adjust. We were not attacking the zone as we could have.

There is no right way or wrong way for grief. This is something we'll never get over.

We need to be more consistent rebounding and boxing out. I'd also like to see more consistency.

Todd, from the moment he's been here, (has been) very upbeat, and he is a very good coach. With recruiting during the summer and the camps, he already is a terrific addition to the staff.

We were disjointed. Someone would make a run on us and we wouldn't fight back as we should. We just had to get over this hump.

We've had a difficult season. This was our chance to start over a little bit.

We've had a difficult season, but we felt coming in that this was our chance to start over a little bit. We felt our (defensive) pressure could affect the outcome of the game.

This team is like a gas tank and we used all of our fuel on Thursday's game. I think we were all emotionally, mentally and physically tired.

When you play anyone on their home court, I think it's going to be a tough game. Washington is a real good team and they're going to play a lot of people. They returned everyone from a year ago and all their seniors are fifth-year seniors.

We were like playing 2 on 5 out there. I mean, really.

With Kelsey, every game is a possible game when she can have a career-high. We knew she was talented and had potential, but potential is nothing unless you put it all together.

We think it's an MCL. Hopefully, she won't need surgery. But either way, it'll take her out for a little bit.

We're going to be much taller and have a lot more depth. All the kids we have coming in are very successful, and we very much look forward to having them here.

Washington State has three good players in Katie Benz, Katie Appleton and Charmaine Jones.

Washington is very good at home. They're in third place in conference and there is a lot of pressure. They play a lot of different people.

Even for me it's difficult, it really is. It's hard to say where the grieving process is, but I know right now I'm not happy with how the team is playing. I should say I'm more disappointed.

The team is frustrated because they want to win. We're playing to lose right now and not to win.

The thing that really hurt us was turnovers and shooting percentage. We didn't get much from our posts. We were out-rebounding them at halftime, and they just dominated the boards in the second half. This was a very disappointing game for us.

This is an extremely tragic situation, and we don't know all the details. But our thoughts and prayers are with Marie and her family right now.

This is a tragic situation. I don't know all the details. Our prayers are with the family.

This is a terribly sad, heartbreaking day in Arizona women's basketball. I can't put into words the pain and sadness that we're all feeling right now.

They're the defending champion until someone proves different.

They put everything they had into Thursday's game. Even though it wasn't back-to-back, to do two games in three days it's tough when your numbers are down.

They play them like hockey players. They keep coming in and out.

They really did well non-conference. They have a good coach and coaching staff, (and) they're playing really hard.

They're fine now. We came back (from the break), brought our lunch pails and worked.

It's a huge weekend, number one to get our confidence.

It's not that we're not playing hard. We're playing hard and we're playing a lot of young players who at times make freshman mistakes, so it's - particularly on the road - it's more difficult.

It's going to be a good challenge for us.

It was a great win considering the adversity of being without a couple of players. Cal has a very good team and a very tough home court. I was really pleased. It was a total team effort with a number of kids who haven't had a big game in a while.

I'm proud of our kids. They never stopped playing hard. Last time we played them, we had 11 players. This time we had seven. That was the difference.

I'm sure it's hard in some ways for her, but she's a versatile player who doesn't mind the banging. She creates contact and can shoot, so there are a lot of positives.

I knew this was not going to be a pretty game. We struggled shooting, but as the game went on we battled.

In the second half, they lit us up and we had our heads down a little. We didn't get much from our post, and they just dominated the boards.

In the second half and in the overtime, we rebounded well and made shots.

For the players and their confidence, it was great just to see them happy and to smile. They can see light now at the end of the tunnel.

The grief counselors have been wonderful. We're going to bring them back in and spend a little more time, because we know we're much better team than we've been showing.

The important thing is improving some aspects - mainly rebounding. We've got to rebound. We've got to be more consistent.

All of a sudden, it's like a light went on for Kelsey about a month ago. I told her she was going to go out there and play, and she has.

The games would be, I won't say easier, but I would say we'll be better prepared. We needed to get mentally and physically tougher.