Matt Thissen Quotes (15 Quotes)

We knew we were going to rely on Kim an awful lot. To play the point guard position as hard as she did, and for as many minutes as she did, says a lot about her desire and ability to pace herself during a game.

For four years, she's run our offense and we've never had to worry about that position. She's a complete basketball player.

We're happy because we didn't feel we played our best over the last two games. We had a big, emotional win over Merced, but then we felt like we took a couple of steps backwards. Tonight we played with a lot of passion and a lot of desire and we ended up

With her talent and her academics, it was only a matter of time for Kim.

Sometimes when you watch her, you can tell she's a freshman. She can make you scratch your head. But she's such a great athlete and she loves to play against Merced.

The loss doesn't take away from our season. We still had a 20-win season and I can't say enough about Kim and Kelly. They both had four outstanding years. They were the hear and soul of this team.

It seemed like every time we got something going they had an answer.

With the timeouts we had enough time to talk them through it. I made sure to let the referees know what we were doing and to make sure he didn't let them cross the plane.

It's a win-win situation. They're getting a heck of a player. I think Kim flew under the radar because she opted not to play travel basketball and play with her high school team. She didn't get a lot of exposure, but if you're good enough, they'll find you.

It was great to see, especially on senior night. Rachel works as hard as anybody.

I've got to compliment Turlock on how their players played. They played with a lot of passion and desire and they really took the game to us.

Probably her most complete game she's played in her four years. The only thing she didn't do tonight was sweep the floor at halftime.

San Diego isn't a hard place to want to go to school. It's a good school. Their basketball program has been down lately, but eight years ago they were a top 25 team. Their coach left to go coach her alma mater at Ohio State. I guess she decided she liked the weather better in San Diego and now she's back.

We did a lot better job of playing the pace we wanted to play. I give Kim a lot of credit for that. When we're success against Merced, it's usually a low scoring game.

We have to play more inspired basketball. We need it from everybody, not just a couple players. It's not like we're 3-18 and trying to get the season over with. We have a lot to play for.