27 Quotes by Lyndsey Medders

I wish I could pinpoint that (the reason) because that's the one thing I highlighted to the team; we need to get off on a good start. I don't know if there needs to be a greater focus at the beginning of games; I don't know.

I have a desire to be a coach some day, and coach Fennelly knows that. During the games, I call the plays (on the court), so there was no need to change that.

I don't want to be known as a good player who played on good teams. I want to be known as a good player who was part of great teams that played in the postseason.

When Higgins hit that 3, it hit us in the heart. That was exactly what we didn't want to happen.

We talk about us having six starters. Whoever that sixth person is going to be coming off the bench, they've got to be a spark, and Nicky did a great job of that.

He's given me that freedom since I was a freshman to make those calls. We have a lot of trust in each other. It's neat we're on the same page like that.

Our game plan was working to a tee; you let Paris score as many points as she wants and you don't let them get off any 3-point shots and then Higgins hits a deep one. They're No. 8 in the country for a reason, and teams like that hit shots like that.

Why we were so successful this year was the balance of the five starters and people who also contributed off the bench. I doubt it will be any one person coming in and trying to average 25 points a game again. It's going to have to be the success of a group of people -- that's what basketball is all about.

We need the team over here (against OSU and Nebraska) to show up instead of that team that played against Texas and Oklahoma. We need to get more consistent and that will come with more experience.