14 Quotes by Beckie Francis

She's an incredible player. I was thinking if they go to her every time, we're in trouble. I don't know how Western Illinois coaches, but I would almost be like, 'Don't anybody else shoot it. Just give it to her.

I am a different person. I'm enjoying it.

I already know we're going to see a lot of the same stuff, and he might say the same about us. It's going to be a tough challenge for us, but we accept it. We know we're going up against one of the best teams in the country.

He is very humble. I did mention to him earlier that I saw his 200-page media guide and he's on page 84. It's all about Ohio State, it's all about his players and the academic service center. I told him I respected that.

Our teams are close. We really appreciate the men sticking around and cheering us on. They showed us that we can do it.

That actually really hurt us. I didn't know (Merrill) was that good. She was good. ... She's the one who killed us, I felt. We couldn't double-team on Davenport off of her, because she was so tough. All of them were a little taller than we were used to playing, and that affected us.

That was brutal. It was torture, only because we really wanted to see where we were going to go.

When I resigned, I resigned. So I wept over it and I grieved. I got therapy. It was tough because I love coaching. I really believe it's a passion and it's a gift.

The support we've had is amazing. It's a great experience. I'm really enjoying it this time around.