Colorado University Athletics
Colorado-Northern Iowa Quotes
November 26, 2005 | Women's Basketball
Colorado Head Coach Kathy McConnell-Miller
General
“I think I expect us to be greater than we are performing right now. The team thinks so too. We fought hard to get to overtime and then we just let them have it. We aren't deep enough to get into foul trouble like we did.”
On Sophomore Guard Yari Escalera
“In our last two losses (the media has) pointed out good individual performances, but we are not good enough for just one player to play well. We need to play well as a team to get these wins.”
On Getting Shooters Open
“We are having a tough time scoring. Tonight we settled for too many 3's because of (Cassie) Hager.”
On Junior Jasmina Ilic
“Her shots weren't falling and she wasn't doing other things well. Rebounding, passing, defense just weren't there. I think I spent too much time focusing on Jas. It hurts when she can't keep herself on the floor. Without her we are not as good of a team.”
On Sophomore Jackie McFarland
“The officials were giving her a lot of respect; they were letting her move around a lot. Without her we didn't have our inside/outside game on offense.”
On Senior Whitney Law
“She is a tough player and a fighter who wants to win as much as anyone else out there. She is very proud to have
Northern Iowa Head Coach Tony DiCecco
General
“I though both teams played extremely well, especially defensively. I really liked how we started the game, with a lot of intensity and emotion."
On His Team
“I have to give credit to Cassie (Hager) and Jessie (Biggs). We knew coming in that
Colorado Players
Sophomore Jackie McFarland
On senior center Cassie Hager
“Someone that tall will really alter your shot. I just had to try to adjust to her size.”
After
“We're learning every day. We have talented players, we just need to put it all together.”
