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POST-GAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL QUOTE
DO NOT. 10 KENTUCKY VS. DO NOT. 5 SOUTH CAROLINA
SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 2021
MEMORIAL COLISEUM – LEXINGTON, KY.
No. 10 Rhyne Howard, G, Jr.
About the difference between the first half and the second half …
“They definitely overcame us. You know, we stopped playing defense, we stopped playing defense in Kentucky like we did in the first half, and they kept pushing our throats down, and we couldn’t stop.”
About how Aliyah Boston has progressed since last season …
“She definitely came out looking to play smarter, because she caught two quick fouls in the first half, so she continued to be a great body down there, what they need, and I heard her telling her teammates a lot about things , so she was being a leader on the ground, so, I didn’t hear that from her last year. “
At the beginning of the conference season playing all the classified teams …
“We learned that we can definitely compete with these teams. But the margin of error, day after day, is very small, so we have to make sure that we are on top of things, and we have to make sure that we are on the same page. to get the victories we need. “
In the fight from the 3-point line in the last games …
“Um, I don’t think there’s anything wrong. I think they are just not falling. We look good and use a lot of 3s throughout the game. So, they will start to fall, I think we are just in a crisis right now. “
About losing consecutive games and how the team will handle it going forward …
“We are definitely going to get together and recover. We are not going to insist on that. We are going to go over the mistakes we made and how we can improve them, but we are going to go over what we did right so we can continue doing it right, so we will be back in the next game . “
Activated if you are the best female college basketball player …
“Uh, personally, I think I’m the best at women’s college basketball and I also think I’ve proved that to everyone in these last few games.”
Head coach Kyra Elzy
At the beginning of the conference season playing all the classified teams …
“Well, I love the resilience of this team. We play together. We are strong. We have a heart. What I told the players, you know, our margin of error is so small. So for three and a half quarters against South Carolina this night, against A&M, we played high caliber basketball. However, small mental lapses have cost us and big teams expose you, so in order for us to reach the next level, we have to be able to play 40 minutes. “
About the positive aspects of the game that will help you in the future …
“Well, the good points we can take, you know, we came here to win. We talked about it before the game. We weren’t going to play in fear. We weren’t going to play aggressively. Most of the game, we did that. Rhyne Howard continued to show why she is the best player, but you know, I like what we did offensively. We force the pace. We played off the ball screen extremely well. Rhyne fired a few shots, but I thought we kept our offensive moving. We performed our attack much better today than at A&M, which is a good thing. You know, even our one-on-one defense at the beginning, I thought we did some good things, I forced them to make some hard shots. So, what can we get out of this, we are a very talented team. We have the pieces, we have a chance to really take this team to the next level. There are little things that we have to fix. “
On if you put pressure on Rhyne Howard when other players are not shooting …
“Well, that’s the question of having depth. So, Rhyne Howard, who was obviously scoring, but Dre’una Edwards who hasn’t played well, I thought she came in and made some great plays. So we have people who can score. So, I’m not concerned with our score. We have game creators on the ground and they can be different people at each game, and that’s ok. At the moment, I am most disappointed in our transition defense. We don’t really advance as a united guard, we stop the ball, but again, we are a work in progress and we have to get back to work. Unfortunately, it cost us tonight, along with offensive rebounds, but that’s how you grow. You continue to learn, grow, improve and move on. “
Enabled if you are disappointed, no charges were made …
“Well, of course we are disappointed, we were unable to stop at the end. As I said, South Carolina, a great team, our margin of error is so small, so the defensive fundamentals, one against one defender, build a wall when we help , we have to take command instead of trying to block the shot, help the sidekick, but we will continue to improve. But make no mistake. We came here with the intensity we needed and we fought. We do not believe in moral victories. once we use the word, win. But there are things that we have to do consistently for 40 minutes, and those things in defense of transition and boxing. “
In having someone like Rhyne Howard and how the transfers are going …
“I mean, it’s great to have Rhyne Howard. Many coaches would love to have Rhyne Howard. Um, she loves buckets, however, I will say it again, she can fill out a statistics sheet. So she scores, but she can recover, she went down and played defense tonight, and her ability to kick others, I want to make sure that people don’t miss it. And so, our transfers have been huge for us. Robyn Benton not necessarily kicked well tonight, but she came strong defensively, she came with some steals, she’ll get you some rebounds. Jazmine Massengill is another big athletic guard with a high basketball IQ, she also hit some crucial buckets for us today. Olivia Owens, they just give us depth, so she’s willing to go in, bang, get offensive rebounds, give us some size on the crossbar, so we’ll need all three to help get us where we’re trying to go. “
In Dre’una Edwards’ improvement tonight …
“Well, she came and watched the movie. Dre was pushing. She was trying to play extremely fast offensively, so she had the turns, and then she went crazy, so she went back to the basics, went back to the training ground, worked on her pitch , slowing down, but most of them are just mental, knowing that she can score when she needs to. But, we just try to get her off the bench today, take the focus off just scoring each time the ball touches her hands, so we talk to her about going to get offensive rebounds, playing as strong as she can play, and allowing herself to score inside the attack and she did that tonight. “
On whether the last tenure was planned …
“Well, we were actually going to do two quick ones. However, you know, I trust Rhyne. She has great instincts and plays with it. If she is open, I give her the freedom to make that reading take that chance, and we can live with that shot. “