62 Quotes by Tara VanDerveer

I think we'll mix it up. We've got a Plan A, a Plan B and a Plan C. Maybe none of them are going to work. We will try to do a lot of different things. She is so different. She is not like anyone we have played against.

I thought our players were really paying attention this week in practice. They saw her in person and they said, 'Wow! OK, we know what we need to do.

I think Candice realized, once she got going, that 'Hey, this is what I can do', and she sets a really high standard for herself. There's not too many shots she's met that she doesn't like.

I think the trend in this bracket is big-scoring posts. It seems to be the thing to have. I'm glad we have two of them (juniors Brooke Smith and Kristen Newlin).

I saw some really uncharacteristic things, too, and I'm glad we got those out of our system. I think we can do a better job offensively.

Our team does need to be aware of the significance of (the UA) game, and to be sensitive, but also be ready to play.

I was upset with some of the knucklehead plays we made early. People were trying to force things they don't usually do. In the second half, people focused better, made better decisions and we didn't turn the ball over.

It is disappointing to get this close and to see the ball go in the basket and then have it taken away from you. I just think that's a really tough way to lose a game. It really surprised me that that would be called then. ... It seems at that point it would be a no-call.

We have this thing where if we get a team down, we've got to keep them down.