Ed Swanson Quotes (18 Quotes)

I said to the team all week, I hope it comes down to (Amanda) Pape and Walker. But most of these games don't come down to the best player. They tend to come down to a secondary player.

That opens it up. Lisa's been coming on. She's been battling a leg problem all year and she was worrying that the doctor might shut her down for the year. She got the OK last Monday that it's not a stress fracture, and all of a sudden she's shooting the h

That was huge. The kid's got guts. She can be 0-for-6 from 3, and she's going to shoot that seventh shot the way she shot that first shot. She plays with confidence.

It's nice to have that target lifted off our back. This is only the second time all year we've been the underdog.

We happened to make the plays when it counted. Its as simple as that. They could have made the plays and wed be talking a different tune.

We played as marked people all year. When you start off 16-2, you get everybody's emotional game. Everybody's fired up to go against you. Kids accepted that responsibility and played up to it.

We understand what we are up against, but we will not play scared. We will play hard. We will play together. We will compete. We'll get our shots. We just have to make them.

This is probably the best offensive rebounding team we'll face all year. The mark of a good team is taking the other team's strength away from them. When we defensive rebound, we score a lot of points. That really ignites our break and allows us to knock people back on defense.

That's what we start with from day one. The kids play with a high energy level, and that allows us to do a lot of different things on defense. Our defense is our staple.

I don't know if you can measure everybody strictly on statistics. Mary played with a lot of courage, and I think when you look up and see a kid fighting day in and day out with pain because of her passion to want to play, it makes everyone else a little better.

If we go to Bridgeport, we're doing pretty good. That's the regional.

We won't play scared. We'll play hard, we'll play together and we'll compete.

Knowing it was Senior Day, Nicolle was emotional in the locker room before the game, but after she hit some shots and got her rhythm, she got that swagger that had been missing for the last few games. When she hits shots from the perimeter like she did today, it makes us a better team.

That's maturity and focus. When a team makes a run at us, I don't want to have to call a timeout. We should have the maturity to fight through it.

Every time I looked at their stats, I got sick to my stomach. I thought we did a good job on their first-shot percentage, but it was their second and third shot that was the difference.

We battled inside but size-wise, we just couldn't get it done. We did a good job on the first-shot percentage, but the second and third shots were where we got beat.

Their approach all week was a real professional one. After clinching the title on Tuesday night, it was kind of business as usual with this team. There wasn't too much of a celebration. The kids were real focused and they played with a lot of energy. They didn't play perfect and we have a lot of things to work on for Tuesday. But they played with a high level of energy.

We're excited to be placed at Penn State. It's more than just our 12 players and coaches. Now all our fans have an opportunity to come and support us the way they have all season. It should make it a very exciting atmosphere for us.