Last-Tear Poa should be available for tomorrow's game.
Says she has two former managers on Rice's coaching staff. She has a lot of respect for them and their team - they won four games in a row to make it to the tournament.
Says they play a lot of man, but will switch it up and throw a 1-3-1 zone at you and trap in the corners.
Thinks the experience and maturity Flau'jae has as a sophomore is big for her. She's much more poised than a normal sophomore and she feels Flau'jae is playing her best basketball of the season.
Feels Morrow has had an unbelievable year. She's fit in with this team very comfortably, and says that came along quicker than she thought it would.
Loves Morrow's motor. She finishes the game as strong as she starts it. She's undersized, but can hold her own down low and guard you on the perimeter.
Thinks this team is playing their best defense of the season right now. They knew they could score the ball, but they had to buy into being a better defensive team. Said if they wanted to go far in the playoffs, she knew they'd have to get better at defense throughout the year.
Think last year, nobody talked about them getting to a Final Four, people just wanted to see them take the next step. Feels now, the expectations are much higher and people feel they need to do it again. She thinks they have the talent to do it, but doesn't know if they can. You need some luck and a lot of things to go right in order to make it that far.
Mikaylah Williams hasn't missed a beat in practice despite her injury. Calls her the best midrange shooter she's ever coached. Thought they gave her enough minutes in the SEC Champ. game to get her back into the flow.
Said she saw her team peaking in the SEC tournament. They've been off for some time, so we'll see if they can keep it up. Said she would like to play quicker after the SEC Tournament to keep that momentum up.
Doesn't like to compare her teams, but thinks this team has some of the same qualities of her other teams that made runs. They have the talent and good guard play, but she doesn't know if they have the experience she'd like to have.
Thinks they've learned from some of their losses that they need to defend. They can score, but when you play a good defensive team, you need to have a defense that can hold them too.
Lost bench play early in the year with Sa'Myah. Thinks they can play eight deep, but with Kent and Del Rosario, they're true freshman and could get a bit nervous during postseason play. She hopes they can settle in and play sound basketball.
