8 Quotes by Andee Whitaker

She was really encouraging and she went out of her way to tell you, 'Good job' when you did a good job. She would correct you nicely if you were doing something wrong and she would have a sense or humor about it all.

She is a great player by every means. When she was driving in, I had good help and I stayed down on her. Basically, everybody pulled together as a team on her and on the post (players).

It feels absolutely great (to beat them). Coach (Chad) McKnight always tells us to believe in ourselves and to play as a team. We most definitely believed and we believed enough to pull this one off.

They taught me specific moves like if somebody is coming across the lane to use your forearm, just simple things that you have to learn over time and especially from someone else's point of view.

Once it got down to it and we realized we were in this ball game, our defense got so much tighter. We wanted it so much.

I have several memories of playing outside in the garage against them, basically them beating me down until I cried, but it worked out. It all paid off.

I know that I will work hard and I will give it my all. I just hope to be a part of a good team. We will win some and of course we will lose some, but I hope we will have the dedication and drive.

The girls are really nice and they went out of their way to make sure I fit in. Their campus is gorgeous and their gym is like a mini-arena.