Quotes by Julie Rousseau

“Kemp does a great job. She uses her ability to post up very well. She gets in deep, and its really hard to defend her.”

“Jess is probably one of our most consistent players day in and day out. She brings it every game. And thats huge, particularly for a young player.”

“All those losses that weve had, all the close games that weve lost ... has prepared us for this time.”

“I just wanted to step back and watch these young women celebrate; celebrate perseverance and thats really what they did, they persevered.”

“I think Im numb, quite honestly.”

“I dont know how much you can say about Courtney that hasnt been said before. I got a chance to recruit her at Stanford and see her dominate as a high school player. Shes definitely carried that over to the college ranks.”

“I dont know what the largest deficit was, but I think that everyone got to really enjoy what Ive had an opportunity to enjoy all year, and thats just how tough our women really are, how strong they are, strong in character. They showed a lot of fight and Im very proud of them.”

“These players had goals they wanted to attain and they kept their eye on it. We kept pressing forward, even when times were bleak.”

“I dont know how much you can say about Courtney that hasnt been said before.”

“Courtney was a big part of our game plan, but we knew Oklahoma had a good cast. Our goal was to slow down the ball in transition and put a lot of ball pressure. I dont think we did it well until the end. But the kids got a taste of the effort required at this level and theres a lot we can build on.”