Quotes by Liz Shimek

“Kristin is an awesome person, more so than a basketball player. But her leadership was just phenomenal. She was so quiet but you just wanted to play harder just because of her actions. Whether it was getting that extra steal or playing blue-collar defense, you would just look to Kristin for energy and she would give that to you.”

“It was a lot of fun. It was the experience of a lifetime.”

“We played with a lot of determination, everyone on the team. We played teams that were more talented and had better players, but we were the better team. We just played real well together.”

“It kind of opened our eyes that we were one of the best teams in the country. We can do it as long as we believe.”

“Thats just something that kind of comes with the package. As a freshman, I came in and said one of my rules was to rebound. But thats what its about here, everyone doing what they can do to win.”

“Ever since summer, we have been dreaming big - Final Fours, pursue championships in everything we do. Its not a surprise to us because we have worked so hard all year and over the course of the years. We know we belong here.”

“I never really thought about it as being one of my goals. Its just something that comes with your role on the team and how youre supposed to help the team out. With team success comes individual accolades.”

“I look back on it now and how tough it really was last year and as a team how hard we battled. All the struggles we went through were all worth it in the end.”

“Any accolade comes with your role on the team. When teams succeed, individuals succeed. Its a great, awesome honor but its all about team here.”

“I just remember them lobbing it to No. 50. But you cant base the whole game on that play. It all came down to our defense again. And that last play was a blur.”