MaChelle Joseph Quotations

We struggled to score. When Stephanie Higgs fouled out, that was the difference in the game.

The only person who can stop Crystal Langhorne is Crystal Langhorne. That's why she's the top post player in the country in my opinion. She's special.

Obviously that was a huge loss for us. That's been a problem all year for us, Terry getting in foul trouble.

If we can hold Duke to 67 points, we can hold anybody to 67. We know we can play with anybody. There's a lot of games to be played.

We talked about the fact that rebounds would be the difference in the game. We were getting out-rebounded at halftime and to finish the rebound with over 50 rebounds just says so much about our heart, effort and determination.

It has been a struggle. But these last two games I think our players have gotten a taste as to what success is and what it's going to take to get to the next level.

That 3-pointer was a dagger in our hearts there at the end.

Maryland showed today why they are one of the top five teams in the country. I was impressed with the way they persevered.

Top to bottom it's got to be the best league in the country and I know we are RPI-wise. If you look at four through 12 on any given night, all our teams are so close. It's great for our conference . . .

Virginia did a good job when we took a lead there in the second half of weathering that storm.

We did a great job of attacking in transition. That was one of the things we worked on from Sunday's game. I thought our three guards really handled their pressure well.

Ivory Latta being back in the game was a huge factor. Obviously, they came out a little more aggressive on defense in the second half.

Definitely, we're concerned about it. We really believe we're just right there with anybody. We can't sit around and feel sorry for ourselves. We've got North Carolina next.

There was a timeout before that stretch where I told her that it was her time. I just had a feeling that she was going to make a big shot. She made three or four of them.

It's just a special win for my team. We've had highs and lows this year, and we've really had some struggles of late. But deep down, we know we're a good team. We can compete with anybody.

It's really hard to play without her, because not only is she one of our best 3-point shooters, I think she's one of the best in the league. We don't have anybody that can shoot the ball like she can.

It was key for us was when Higgs fouled out with the technical foul.

I'm really proud of my team. We're better than our record, and we're going to get some wins. I get excited when I see them battle back on the road against a top-10 team.

I had no idea. I really thought we were sharing the basketball.

I'm very proud of my team's effort defensively. That's the closest anybody has played them all year. This is something we can grow from.