Washington vs. UCLA Post-Game Quotes
February 01, 2003 | Women's Basketball
Feb. 1, 2003
Washington Women's Basketball vs UCLA - 2/1/03
Post-Game Quotes
Head Coach June Daugherty
National Girls & Women In Sports Day: "There were so many firsts today. Great crowd I'll start right there. It set the record and especially having all those little girls there today to honor National Women's Sports Fitness Day. It was really special and something I don't think any of us will ever forget. When all those girls came in wearing those uniforms it was really special.
On Victory: "UCLA played very hard for forty minutes and I give them a lot of credit. In the environment they were in and the start they had, for them to keep playing the way they did shows a lot about their seniors, especially Michelle Greco. Honestly there was never a time that I felt really comfortable in that game knowing that Blue and Greco were capable of putting up sixty a night easy. Both of those kids played great games."
On Crowd Support: "We were really excited. The energy that was in the arena and it was a huge crowd, you don't get these opportunities often enough and I think are kids really appreciated and wanted to make sure every fan got their money's worth."
On Giuliana's Scoring Record: "We only had one time out left and wanted her to get the record, because she was so close. It was fun to see freshmen point guard in Schelly be on the back end of the two assists. The long one was awesome and the one underneath because every day she works hard and doesn't get a lot of playing time, but she'll tell you that she's learning everyday from Giuliana. It was really great that Guili got it, she's the best player in the Pac-10 and if she's the best in the Pac-10, than she's an All-American, no doubt about it."
On Victory's Importance: "This was a very important game to hold second place in the Pac-10. Knowing that if we lost UCLA would have the one up, because they would have swept us. We played really well."
Loree Payne
On Crowd Attendance: "Our crowd was amazing. That's the best crowd I've ever seen in here, it was incredible. Especially at the beginning, when we started hitting a couple of three's in a row. The crowd was going crazy and I think that it carried over and gave us incredible amounts of energy to get the lead right away."
On Playing in Hostile Environments: "It's hard when you go into another arena. We see it when we go to Oregon and places like that, that has great fans. We have great fans and I know that it has to be intimidating on the opponents part."
On Beating UCLA: "You all know the circumstances when we went down there. Our hearts were back here with Kayla and they came up here and we had Kayla back. There was a lot of emotion coming back from that. They didn't see the Huskies down there. We played tough tonight and got a great win."
Emily Autrey On The Crowd: "That was probably one of the best experiences that I have ever had as a Husky. The beginning of the game we kept hitting shot after shot. Our fans were going crazy and that's what you play for, with the energy and the excitement
On Giuliana Mendiola: "She amazes me every single game. I don't know how she does it night after night. You can always count on her every night to have double digits in scoring and rebounding. She's an amazing player, she definitely leads our team and she comes through everytime."
Giuliana Mendiola
On Getting the Scoring Record: "I didn't know how many points I had. My sister said you have five more points and I was thinking to reach thirty to get everyone chicken wings. I had no idea, but my coaches were kind enough to keep me in the game. I would like to thank the crowd; they came out and supported us and thanks for the wave too. I only have seen that at football games and it gave me the chills."
On Victory Dance: "We dance before games and we pump up the music. I'm not much of a dancer, but I did it for my teammates to get a laugh out of them."
