Quotes by La'Tangela Atkinson

“With it being 1 and 2, Im not going to say its going to put a lot of pressure on both teams. But its going to be tough. Everyone wants to be No. 1.”

“When Im at my apartment or the Smith Center, Im comfortable. But when I come here, it makes me feel like Im back home in South Carolina.”

“It was a big goal. During the off-season, weve been working on the things that we needed to improve on. We got better throughout practices and games. We came up with it, and we deserved it for working so hard.”

“I just went out and played defense and it led to my offense. I just ran the floor, I pressured the ball and it created some open shots for me.”

“It doesnt matter who we play. Were just going to go out and play Carolina basketball. If its Maryland, we play Maryland. If its Duke, we play Duke. It doesnt matter.”

“Meeting up with them in December, it gives us a little edge.”

“We werent as focused as we usually are. We opened the game flat, but I guarantee we wont be like that tomorrow. Were going to come out and play Carolina basketball.”

“We get shirts with our goals on it and things we have to do to accomplish those goals. Just to see it, visualize it kind of helps.”