Louisville Women's Basketball Postgame Quotes
January 02, 2017 | Women's Basketball
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Louisville Head Coach Jeff Walz
On defense on Rebecca Greenwell:
“I thought all of our kids did a really good job defensively throughout most of the game. The few times we had mental breakdowns when we would go and double and leave Rebecca or Lexie [Brown] open and they made us pay for them. Those are the things we cannot do when we're playing on the road against a team like Duke. I thought we followed the game plan and stayed focused. We did a great job but give them credit because they took advantage when we had breakdowns.”
On finding key shots:
“I didn't feel our kids were hunting for anything. We were just looking for good shots and we took a lot of really good shots but unfortunately the ball just didn't go in. We didn't shoot as well as we normally do and when you play a team that is in zone for 40 minutes, you have to knock down an open shot. The thing we have to get better at and improve on is taking care of the basketball. We turned it over 19 times and four times on out-of-bounds plays which is inexcusable and something I need to do a better job of teaching. You cannot turn the ball over 19 times and expect to win.”
On three-point shots:
“Mariya [Moore] shot the ball well. She stayed confident throughout and normally, she doesn't turn the ball over like she did tonight. It is very seldom that she will turn the ball over three or four times a game. To have seven is very uncharacteristic of her. I was very proud that she shot the way she did but now, we have to refocus on making sure we take care of the basketball.”
On ball movement:
“I thought we got great shots. Unfortunately, we missed them and we have to knock down open shots. We had some situational basketball that we didn't do very good at. At the end with 16 or 17 seconds left, instead of going for a three, we drove for a layup and made it. You want to foul before the ball gets thrown in bounds and unfortunately, it gets in to [Lexie] Brown's hands who is a great free-throw shooter and knocks down two free throws. You have to put pressure on someone else to knock down free throws and that is something we will continue to learn. We will watch film from this game and regroup. We have a very big game against UVA who is playing extremely well right now also so there is no time to feel sorry for ourselves.”
On positives:
“I thought we rebounded really well but unfortunately we came up with 11 offensive boards and four second chance points. If you're getting offensive boards, you have to be able to finish.”
On Duke's defense:
“Starting off the game, we missed three layups and those are when you need to be focused and finish.”
On beginning the second half:
“We scored a layup. I watch teams when they come out at halftime. We have done that once or twice before.”
