We knew Virginia was 0-2 in conference play. We knew they had beat us the last two times that we'd played, and I think we definitely saw which team was hungrier, which team played harder and which team deserved to win this game. They handed it to us.
Beth Dunkenberger
The hungry lion hunts best, and we saw which team was hungriest tonight. They handed it to us.
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We were a step behind on defense and it seemed like they were a step ahead on defense.
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We didn't take care of the ball, and we didn't execute against the zone and there was a lid on the basket. I thought early on we were dribbling right into them and trying to shoot over them, and that makes it a little bit easier to block.
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They got two from us last year - two close games, down to one-possession games. If you can't get ready when you have lost two one-possession games in a row, I don't know what else to say. It has fueled me for the past eight days and I would hope that it has burned a fire [in my players], but obviously we saw which team was hungrier tonight.
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We are very, very close to being right at the top. What we can?t have happen is to hang our heads and feel sorry for ourselves because tough times don?t last, tough teams do.
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They were trying to pound the ball in the paint. We were working on helping, but we were helping a little too much.
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What we cannot have happen is for us to hang our heads and feel sorry for ourselves. Tough times don't last; tough teams do. Our team made a step tonight against the No. 6 team in the country, and we could have very easily won this game.
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If we can play like this from here on out, we will win some games. We will beat some people that people don't think we should, and we'll be in a prime spot at the end of the season.
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That's why we play the game. You have to come out and play the game. Anybody can beat anybody. You have to make sure to put it all out on the floor and that's what we did.
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