Mickie DeMoss Quotations

This win was huge for us. This puts us back in the hunt in the SEC and puts us back on the winning track.

She came up with a hustle play and was able to knock those free throws down. That was just a huge play in a tight game like this.

Carly did a good job stepping up and competing. Some others didn't.

I felt like we could utilize our inside game. I thought Sarah Elliott played a beautiful first half. She knocked down some shots and had a nice touch around the glass.

I always think we can win. I always believe we have a chance.

It certainly gives us a lift. Our motto this year has been to earn respect. It's earned. It's never just given to you. It's just another way of validating the fact that we have made some progress at Kentucky.

I thought early, we let Hand get some good looks with the 3. But I thought as the game progressed, we were able to take away the 3. Our perimeter defense has been pretty solid all year.

I thought both teams started the game very intense. Georgia's athleticism and quickness on the perimeter really forced us into some early turnovers and Georgia was able to covert those turnovers into baskets. Georgia shot extremely well. We couldn't get anything started offensively.

Some of our post players shied away. We've got to get tougher. They fought harder inside.

It feels good to be in this position. It's been awhile for Kentucky. This team is very deserving.

I think our players had a lot of poise down the stretch, which for the last couple of years we haven't had that. I think we've grown up a lot in the last two to three weeks.

That was a really huge statement. It's a mirror image of what the men have on their side. The administration moved out and the coaches moved in. It's not the office - it's the message that sent.

Michigan State has great size and a great perimeter game as well. They play a very good match-up zone defense. It's going to be a challenge, but that's why we play in the NCAA Tournament. When you get to this point, it gets tougher as the road goes on.

We really showed a lot of toughness at the end of the game. I challenged our players when we were behind. We could have gotten down and folded when things weren't going our way, but we didn't do that. We fought back and had a good chance to win the game.

Those losses drive her because she's still trying to perfect the game. You never do perfect it, but that's the carrot that's always dangling. It's the losses that keep driving her.

When nobody else steps up, that messes with a young team's confidence. When (Elliott) went out of the game, the rim got smaller.

This was a great win for this team and this program. I thought I was sitting here in a dream.

We knew Chattanooga would be a tough team. I was very proud of the way we responded. I thought we did a nice job of sticking to our game plan.

You do the best job you can. She's a player a lot of people think will change the face of women's basketball. She's a phenomenal player.

I've been waiting all season to see that. They made me wait until the end.

Our size has been really good to us. I know that (Moore) has probably tried to figure out how to counter that size. Their post people are really good off the dribble, so I would anticipate that they will pull us out away from the basket.

This is a really, really big win. I'm proud of how our kids kept their composure on the road.

They've been big all year for us. Our bench has been instrumental in our success.

They don't lose too often. They'll probably come in here fighting mad.

This means a lot for our team. Our motto this year has been to earn respect It's just another way of validating the fact that we have made some progress at Kentucky. We still aren't where we want to be, but we definitely aren't where we were.

They proved why they're the No. 3 team in the country. They looked like the No. 1 team in the country.

They're a very powerful team. We'll have to play extremely, extremely well to have a chance.

They have the longest winning streak in the country, men or women. They haven't lost since November, so they would have to be coming in here feeling pretty good about themselves and feeling confident. They are a very strong 12th seed.

They have the longest winning streak in the country. I'd have to think his kids have a lot of confidence right now, and when you get in the tournament, you're certainly going to do anything to try to get your kids motivated.

It's a great, great win. It's almost like I'm sitting here in a dream.

It's an honor to be recognized by your peers for your hard work and accomplishments, but it all boils down to the players buying into what you want them to do. You can know all the basketball in the world, but if your team can't commit to play hard and play together, then all that basketball doesn't mean much.

It really is madness. This is the standard everyone measures their opening practice by.

It's unbelievable, almost surreal. I knew if we kept it close, we had a chance.

It's players against players. If we don't rebound and get back on defense, it won't matter how well I know Pat.

They were able to execute a little bit better down the stretch. We made just a couple of execution mistakes that possibly could have given ourselves some better looks. Our timing was off a little and I don't know if that's youth or just lack of experience being in the NCAA tournament.

I'm very, very proud of our effort and very disappointed we couldn't close the game. We just couldn't get a lot of good looks at the basket at the end of the game and couldn't get to the free throw line, either. We really struggled to score the last five minutes of the game.

I'm not sure why that is. Maybe it's our youth or the added pressure of playing there.

Hopefully it gave them some time to absorb everything.

This is no question, the biggest win as head coach. It's unbelievable and almost surreal.

This is no question the biggest win as a head coach. It's unbelievable and almost surreal. I knew if we kept battling and kept it close we had a chance. Our rebounding was there when we needed it and we got big stops when we needed it. It really came down to one possession and we got a stop.

This is a great win for us. We played hard, we handled their pressure and we really rebounded well.

This is a great win for us. We haven't won here since 2000, and I thought we played hard. We handled their pressure and we really rebounded well. We knew they wouldn't go away; they kept coming at us. I am very proud of the way we played and finished the game.

The crowd was unbelievable. It was so loud.