December 21, 2004
December 21, 2004 | Women's Basketball
Quotes from Oregon State head coach Judy Spoelstra - Pacific @ OSU - 12/21/04
On the opportunities that tonight's blowout gave:
"It gave us an opportunity to look at different combinations of players."
"The girls made the most of their minutes tonight."
On the defense:
"Every player came out with a mindset to make defensive stops tonight."
"We played our best defense all year."
"We've been very successful offensively this season, but this was more of the defensive pressure we needed to see."
On the offense:
"We can't just be two or three people offensively . . . it's a benefit that we can get some good inside plays."
Quotes from University of the Pacific head coach Craig Jackson - Pacific @ OSU - 12/21/04
Tough start:
"We didn't take care of the ball. We took terrible shots, and we had some defensive pressure and we took the first opening that we had instead of making a good pass."
Specific trouble:
"No, the defensive pressure, it was nothing different than what we've seen. We've seen pressure in larger situations like Duke and maybe more athletic, so it's not something we haven't seen."
Tough preseason schedule:
"Going into this season, we had the number one preseason schedule in the country and we've done that the last three years. We do that for a reason. It's an opportunity for you to be exposed in what you're not very good at early on."
