Carol Ross Quotes (14 Quotes)

We try to create and manufacture ways to play with teams the caliber of LSU. I thought we battled them about as well as we could have.

Florida, obviously, is a team that's playing well. They're playing basketball at a fast pace and pressing.

The league has always had so much talent. With Vanderbilt and Florida having to play in the first round is a testament to the depth and the strength of the SEC.

I really thought (she) was the one who blew the game open because we could not contain her.

She is the best player in the country, and che has been for the last couple of years. If you are not on the (opposing) bench, she is a pleasure to watch.

They did the things that good teams do to win. They did what good teams do to win in the Southeastern Conference. They rebounded the basketball and defended. They did an exceptional job of doing those things and we didn't. And that's the ballgame.

There's a fragile state (for Ole Miss) between the NCAA and the NIT, and that's been true each year. A free throw here, a rebound there ... the first two years we won those games.

She has played very well this season, despite being the primary focus of each team we play. She plays so hard each and every game and is an inspiration for her teammates.

I think that as women's basketball became a bigger draw, nobody wants to watch a slugfest, which is what we all coach, defensively to be tough, physical. Everybody wants to see the lights shot out and sky hooks and all the other stuff that entertain people.

We are now 1-0 and looking forward to playing one of the best teams in the nation. I'm proud of this team.

I think it is good to know what it feels like in March. We're trying to learn what it feels like to win a championship in March and we're going to have to play consistent to do that.

It's been a rough stretch. But at no time during that stretch did we act like losers, even though we were losing.

We talked about that in the locker room before the game. We had a chance to make history in a variety of ways.

It's not a one-horse race. If a team believes in the magic of March, then I think they could go all the way.