Quotes by Lisa Bluder

“We have a great non-conference road schedule,”

“I think we all felt a little bitter. When that announcement was made, every one of us had a pit in our stomach. Hopefully, the team used that as motivation throughout the summer. I know the coaching staff used it as motivation during the summer - that we didnt want to be back in the (WNIT).”

“Were going to be an incredibly young basketball team, but sometimes thats fun, too. Sometimes they dont know what theyre in for, so its kind of fun to watch them go through that.”

“This summer I was feeling really good about what kind of basketball team that we could create,”

“The first from Lindsay, and then from Jo.”

“Like any good cook, you go back in the kitchen and you revamp your recipe and you take what you have on hand and you still make up something pretty good. And I think after spending the last two months with the women on our team, I think that with certainty we can whip up something pretty good.”

“Last year she was third-team all-Big Ten and I think thats way too low,”

“Shes a phenomenal athlete and this year were going to have the luxury of being able to keep her at the off-guard position.”

“Even if theyre not in the starting lineup, theyre going to play so much time. So were going to be an incredibly young basketball team.”

“She is going to be a very, very good basketball player.”