UCLA-Stanford Quotes
January 27, 2006 | Women's Basketball
Jan. 27, 2006
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UCLA Senior Guard Nikki Blue
"Before the game this week, we talked about how we wanted to win. It was important for me, being in my senior year, to get one win against Stanford. It was also extremely special for another one of our seniors, Brittany Ringel, who also played on the volleyball team and had never beaten Stanford until tonight."
UCLA Junior Guard Noelle Quinn
"It was good to be at home, where we are comfortable. We started off good, Nikki hit her first two shots, and we got good looks and were patient with our offense and only had four turnovers at the half. We knew we needed to rebound and play defense."
UCLA Head Coach Kathy Olivier
On the team employing a single-man coverage against Brooke Smith: "As a staff, we discussed how that would be our best chance at Stanford. We doubled a lot in our last game against them, and we felt it would be ok if Brooke got her points. The team did a great job. We had to make sure we never let up; we had to keep our focus."
"They're great people, and they want it so bad that sometimes we have to channel it. They had unbelievable focus tonight. It was a total team effort."
Stanford Head Coach Tara VanDerveer
"UCLA played very well. They shot well, they rebounded, they played aggressive defensively. They've been up and down this season, but they showed what they're capable of tonight."