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Oct. 30, 2002
VIRGINIA
Question from Wade Pace (Dayton, OH) for Virginia coach DebbieRyan: Although UVA is getting good pre-season buzz, I believeyou are not going to be picked as high as you should be pre-seasonbecause two of your probable standouts did not play last year (Grahamand Dickson). Do you agree?
Ryan’s answer: Yes. People probably don’t rememberMarcie Dickson, who will be returning this year, and Cherisse Grahambecomes eligible along with the fact that we have a lot of players witha lot of experience that are stepping out now to take on bigger roles.
Question from Brian Tangradi (Philadelphia, PA) for Virginiacoach Debbie Ryan: How has Cherisse Graham been fitting intothe Virginia program, and how will she make Virginia better?
Ryan’s answer: She (Graham) has fit in very well, and Iguess we’ll have to wait and see how she does when we get on the court.She’s really in a battle right now for the point guard position withSafiya Grant. Nothing’s been decided at this point, but Cherisse adds alot of quickness and the ability to shoot the ball to our program and isacclimating well.
More Ryan:
“When it culminates at the tournaments, it’s going to be awesome to havethe 50th celebration. All of the different people that have contributedto the ACC. I’ve been in the ACC for half of the 50 years, and it’s anhonor to be a part of it.”
Question from Kiwi Wahoo (Durham, N.C.) for AnnaPrillaman: What’s up A.P.! I was wondering, because you are oneof the best shooters in the ACC, which male player would you chose asyour Two-Ball partner and why? Good luck this season!
Prillaman’s answer: “I’d say Todd Billet, a transferfrom Rutgers on our men’s team. He can really knock ’em down.”
“I’ll have to score more because (Telisha Quarles) scored so much lastyear. I’ll also have to create more shots for me because I’d say around80 percent of the shots I took last year were created off of Telisha’sdrive.”
Quote from Brandi Teamer, last year’s ACC Rookie of theYear:
“I want to improve my turnover/assist ratio. Last year I had about 12turnovers in one game. I almost had a triple-double with turnovers. Ijust really want to make better decisions on my passes, make for-surepasses rather than maybe passes. I also did a lot of work on my freethrows.”