Cappie Pondexter Quotes (38 Quotes)

I'm not surprised at all. I know what this team is capable of on any given night and as long as we play free I'm not worried at all.

She's been a believer is me. I've gotten strength through her she's been a leader to me. She grew up in the South and went through some tough times. She never finished grammar school, but she's going to get her diploma soon.

We just have to get better every day, there's no question about that. From the inside to the outside, the guards have to do a better job of finding the post and the posts have to rebound and finish. There are a variety of things that we have to do and that will only come with the more games that we play.

It's all happened,' Pondexter looked back on her year of trial, 'the way God wanted it to happen.'

Our defense is our bread and butter.

We actually focused on getting stops and rebounding. And we definitely did that. There are signs of us peaking, and I think it will come at the right time.

I'm definitely quite sure they're going to give us a run for our money. But we just have to come in and focus and just always remember that Temple loss.

My motto is, 'We don't lose on our home floor,' and I thought we did a good job of defending it. This is a new year now, and we're looking to take this game going into the Big East schedule.

It comes to a point where your body starts to shut down. The rest we're going to have is definitely going to be good.

The press definitely got us going. That's our game we love to attack, we love to run, we love to press.

They elevate our game to another level. They're quicker, faster, they can jump higher. So that means you have to play smart. You might have to box them out so they can't jump over you. Or when you're elevating on your shot, you might have to elevate even more just because they can jump higher. The small things like that, they make the game easier for us.

It doesn't matter. It's March Madness. You've got to bring it every time, every 40 minutes. That's all we have.

We lost our intensity when we started substituting. Until then, we were doing everything right. Then we just sort of lost it. The subs have to know they have to play with the same intensity as the starters and they didn't do that tonight. That's why St. John's got back in the game.

Everybody came back to their senses (in the second half) and we started making smart plays on the offensive end. But they were able to attack (early) and get the momentum. The intensity level for them was very high and they're going to surprise some people.

I feel we have all the necessary pieces to contend for a national title. We really got a chance. We still got a lot more to go, and I'm looking forward to it.

They weren't giving me any room and the defender kind of backed off, the shot clock was going down and we definitely needed it so I took it. I have confidence in myself. It is my job when that shock clock reaches below 10 to make something happen.

The intensity level for them was high. They're going to surprise some people.

I felt unstoppable. (Dickson) is a scoring threat, no doubt. ... It shows a lot about our character that we were able to fight and not give up.

We look at this as a step toward the Big East title. It's big to come here and win. It's the first time in history. It's definitely a monkey off our backs, but we can't put everything on this one game.

Diana was playing the point and that's not really her natural position. She's a scorer, a shooting guard and the fact that I am a point guard, will definitely help her in terms of her numbers and things she's capable of doing.

It was a good shot. It's my job to recognize when the shot (clock) is down to 10 I have to make something happen.

We struggled on the rebounding side the last two games and I think for us to have the advantage today knowing that Seton Hall is a great rebounding team says a lot. I think our post players, especially Michelle, did a great job on the boards.

I'm glad that we showed what we didn't show in an upset loss against Temple. Temple kept going and going, and we didn't get the stop, and today we definitely got the stop when we needed it and did the little things that caused us to win the game. There are signs of us peaking. I think it'll come at the right time.

We've tried for four years, and it's big to come in here like this. We're gonna feed off that, but there's also still a lot in front of us.

It's big to come and win here. It's the first time in history. I'm happy for coach Stringer. We look at it as a step toward the Big East title.

The last month or so, we really started playing our type of basketball.

I just have to continue to work hard. The honors will take care of themselves.

We need to attack to be successful. We didn't do that, and they were aggressive. When you play aggressive on defense it jump starts the offense.

It comes down to a lack of focus and discipline. Like coach stresses time and time again, we have the elements. It's just a matter of us collectively putting it together. I mean, it can't come from her, it's just a mindset that we have to have. It comes f

It's definitely an accomplishment, but we can't settle on the win. We just look at it as a step toward the Big East title. It was big to come in here and win. It was the first time in history. We can't put everything on this game, they still have to come to our place. We still have to come here for the Big East tournament, so there's still a lot in front of us.

It's big to come and win here for the first time in history. It's definitely a monkey off our backs, but they still have to come to our place and then in the Big East tournament, so it's not over.

Im glad that my hard work has finally paid off. I worked for four years for this moment.

It was rough but we had to continue to believe. Every time I went into the huddle I told those guys just to focus, to believe and take it one possession at a time.

I knew what I had to do. This is my fifth year here. I've been through this before. It was my time to step up.

I think tonight they showed they are one of the best classes in the country.

We talk all the time. We were just talking about expressing how we should feel. We just have to enjoy the day because this experience will never come around again.

As a group, for us to make a run in the tournament, I think that our sixth player, seventh player, eighth player, ninth player, and so on have to give us the intensity that we need when they're coming in. They have to go and focus. When you're a reserve player you have to continue what the starters do. If they started out great, then you have to make it even better.

I guess that's how the basketball gods wanted it to be. When it comes around, we're going to be ready.