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December 07, 2011 | Women's Basketball
Dec. 7, 2011
Lady Raider vs. UT-Arlington
December 7, 2011
Head Coach Kristy Curry
Opening Statement
"Proud of this group tonight, and the way we came out the first half. I think the challenge was do we want to be good or do we want to be great coming off the weekend, anytime you can be up 30 going into the half says a lot about your starting group and their approach to the game, and I was pleased with that. I thought when we went to our bench there was too much of a let down, that's an area of improvement and the second area is the 21 turnover we had and obviously our free-throw shooting, those are areas that have been a concern and something we need to take continued time to work on and improve and accountability with it."
On the how Casey Morris player
"When you're a Division I athlete and you're open you have to be able to knock down shots and she can do that. I thought she did a great job tonight and she has been doing a great job and I thought she did a great job of letting the game come to her and anytime they are open we want them to look to shoot and she did a great job and I'm really happy for her. Her poise, her leadership, especially from these two (Monique Small and Casey Morris) in the backcourt and she's been outstanding. I know she had a career high in points and three's but defensively what they're both (Monique Smalls and Casey Morris) doing is just unbelievable, they play hard at both ends of the floor."
On free throw percentage
"Our goal going into the game was to make more than our opponent shot, we didn't do that. We always want to shoot 80 percent or better and we obviously know that is a glaring weakness and we just continue to work on it. We've got to improve it. It is the little things. It is going to be a three or four minute segment come January is it is going to be a miss here or there. We missed nine free throws against Penn State, we've got to continue to work on it."
On defensive pressure
"Both of these two, we talk about their points and their assists offensively, but it is unbelievable defensively when you go back and you sit and you watch possession after possession. They are just relentless on their effort and their energy. You know getting in the gaps and getting their hands high and all the little things. I mean they never lose sight of the ball. Hopefully we will do that come January. They work so hard on the defensive end, I think that our defense is our best offense as Mo said. We feel like that really gets us going. Two things you can always control, you can defend and rebound. We talk about that all the time and they do a great job with that, theses two do (Casey and Monique) it is just contagious with the rest of our team. "
Lady Raiders vs. UT-Arlington
December 7,2011
Player Quotes
On career high 24 points
"I think the game was just coming to me. They were leaving me open so I was taking shots just like any other game. It was good for them to leave me open I guess because I was knocking it down whenever I got it.
It is the same all the time even if I am missing because Coach Curry and all the other coaches encourage me all the time so I try to stay confident and stay positive and keep shooting even if I am missing some."
On undefeated streak
"It doesn't surprise me at all. We have been together for a long time, we have experience, we play like sisters so I don't think it should be a surprise to anyone. I know that we don't sometimes get as much respect as we expect to get. But that is good because we can be the underdog and prove everyone wrong even if they don't expect it. If they are surprised then they can be surprised when we win, because we aren't surprised at all."
On experience as a junior
"We are a fast paced team, once we get the ball we just like to run and push it. That is the kind of game I like to play. Being a junior now I have learned so much from Coach Curry and my teammates it is coming natural in a way. Now I can figure out things I need to work on."
