54 Quotes by Brenda Frese

This team had the heart of a lion tonight. It's hard for me to describe how special this is for our program.

We talked about it watching film. Utah is very well-coached. They're patient. They're going to use the entire shot clock and you've got to be patient within yourself. You've got to be able to defend. If you have a breakdown they're going to score off of you.

When it dropped off when I first took the job, I wasn't going to Penn State until we got competitive. There was an unfair advantage with our program being so down.

Coming up to the arena, most of the players had no idea what we were doing. It showed them what we were playing for.

Anyone who wants to go on the Albuquerque diet and lose a quick five pounds, it's a great way to trim up before you get out on the Final Four stage.

You see the kind of players we're trying to recruit. New Jersey, Philadelphia, New York. It's a tremendous recruiting base for us.

They put more pressure on themselves than they needed to and the expectations of wanting to get to a Sweet 16.

They played like warriors. They played like champions. That's why this team is so dangerous when you see the players and the rotation. ... That's what you have to have to be a championship team.

They have the heart of a lion. They believe in each other ... I'm really proud of them. All season long this team has played with a chip on their shoulder. They've got a lot of believers tonight after the performance they put on.