Colorado University Athletics
Austin Peay vs. North Carolina Quotes
March 23, 2003
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Susie Gardner
GENERAL: "I could not be more proud. This is the best team I've seen at Austin Peay. Things had to go perfect for us. Brooke (Armistead) hit some huge shots. It was one of those games that I think both teams deserved to win.
ON BROOKE ARMISTEAD'S PLAY: "It was typical. That's what she's done all year. Once she caught fire, she stepped it up. She is the one who got us here."
"Brooke is the best player ever at Austin Peay. We hit big-time shots tonight and we knew we had to get the ball to Brooke and let her go."
ON UNC'S SIZE: "From every position, UNC is taller. We had to work hard to get open. Screen switching causes problems. What hurt us was free-throw rebounds."
ON STAYING IN THE GAME: "We forgot how it felt to lose. When people believe in you and you start believing in yourself, we were confident."
Austin Peay Players
G Brooke Armistead
ON HER PLAY: "I started knocking down shots in the second half. I had as good of a shot as I could have (referring to the last shot). It just was not meant to be."
G Paige Smith
ON UNC'S UNDERESTIMATION OF AUSTIN PEAY: "I don't think they underestimated us. We fell a little short and it just wasn't enough to win it."