Lindsay Bowen Quotations

No one had a great shooting night, but if your offense isn't going right, you just got to get it back on defense. You've got to make those hustle plays, those steals and get on the floor. Sometimes the basket just seems really small and nothing goes in, but you just have to keep fighting.

Maybe it was between $2 and $5. It wasn't that much but it was often.

I don't care where we play or what seed we are. It doesn't matter. We're confident. We've been there before. We just have to work hard and stay focused.

We talked before the game and said we wanted to get the ball to Liz. No one can guard her. And we knew once we got the ball to her, everything else would open up.

I think we had to get inside-out. If she blocks your shot, you've just got to keep attacking, keep going up.

I think we had more maturity last year. We played in some tough games in Connecticut and Notre Dame and fought through them and won. It doesn't take us to lose to learn.

We have an opponent now, so we have to get ready for that. We expect to be in. We had a tough schedule, and we're ready to have an opponent and start playing again.

We've had great practices. They're intense, and everyone is getting after it. I guess we'll see what happens.

We really wanted to jump on them and get the lead and be aggressive right from the tip. As a shooter, you're looking for your shot, but you're also looking to create for your teammates and set them up that way.

We're playing four straight at home, and it's exciting to play in front of big crowds. We just have to keep getting better now that we're playing games at a higher level like this week. We're really looking forward to it.

We didn't want to go out this way. It hurts a lot right now.

We still have a lot to do. Obviously we have to step up because we've been through everything in our four years here. We just have to go out there and play all out. You have to really go after it, play for each other and know that this could be your last game.

We can't lose sight of what we're working for.

We're never gonna give up. We're just gonna play until the end.

We're getting better, for sure. It's just going to keep gradually coming. We have a lot of talent, a lot of potential. It's just a matter of putting it all together to get to that higher level.

This year is this team. We can't compare it to last year. That's over. But you have to play the best to be the best. We don't want any cupcake teams.

This year is this year's team and last year is over with. I'm excited to get back on the floor with my teammates. This is our last run (as seniors).

Everybody thinks Liz is really serious. But she can be really silly, too. She just knows when to do that. And this is a time for business. We have a lot more basketball left.

It was all about being aggressive with our press, getting after it and finishing the game. They had two go-to players. But our heart and effort were the difference. And we need to do more than play this way at home. We need to carry this energy with us.

We wanted to send a message on defense.

We wanted to start off strong and just go after them -- keep being aggressive on offense and getting stops on defense. It always goes back to rebounding and defense for us. That's what this program was built on.

We wanted to start off strong and just go after them - keep being aggressive on offense and getting stops on defense. It always goes back to rebounding and defense for us. That's what this program was built on.

We wanted a defensive focus and wanted to get back and stop the ball. They like to penetrate into the lane, and I was just trying to get something going on defense.

That's not how we wanted to come out in the second half. We talked about focusing more on defense and coming out focused in the second half. It came down to possession basketball and we didn't take care of our possessions well at all.

As a player you try and just block that out until the end. I'm focused on the end of my career here, I don't want to look forward. Obviously, everything's up in the air with the future. But right now, right here, I just want to go out on a solid note.

There's nine games left, that's a lot time and anything can happen but we're trying not to even think about that right now. You can't get to wrapped up in that right now or it will all go down the hill.

I know that she can make plays. We had all the confidence in the world in her, and she just made some great plays.

I never looked at the record and never dreamed of it. But I always dreamed of coming here to play and giving all I could to the team. That makes it a dream-come-true.

It was just a great team effort, all together.

It was a battle for 40 minutes, back and forth, the crowd was into it. We were into it. It came down to the last shot. But that was last year; this is this year. We can't go back to last year.

The crowd helped us a lot again. When we put the press on, it was all-out. And they might've sensed that we were coming back again.

These home games are vital. We have to come out ready.

It's a tough race, but, I don't know, I like it. I never ran the 400 until my freshman year in high school but I'm pretty good at it and I like it.

It's a time to just let loose and play.

It was definitely back and forth and hard fought for everything. But we're blue-collar, we're willing to fight for anything and this is only going to help us in the end.

It's always exciting to see your name up on the board. This year is this team, we can't compare it with last year. I'm just excited to be back on the floor to be playing with my teammates, giving it our all.

I definitely didn't know she had 31 points. She's always attacking, she's just tough on the boards and offensively.