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Postgame Quotes
Virginia 65, Mount St. Mary’s 55
Dec. 21, 2008
Virginia head coach Debbie Ryan
On the Cavaliers’ play:
“I thought Monica Wright played a great game again. Britnee (Millner) and Enong (Stovall) came in and gave us some solid minutes. I had four players that really gave me some effort at all times and even though they might make a mistake or two, that’s okay. The rest of the team I didn’t feel that strong about.”
On the team coming back from a two-week break for exams:
“Sometimes our youth gets to us. After exams there’s a huge letdown. Physically, emotionally, it is just draining. It’s basic maturity. The game is over and it’s going to go into the box, the same way the Tennessee game was. We don’t dwell on it, but we do need to learn a little bit better than we are.”
On the upcoming Marriott Cavalier Classic (Dec. 28-29):
“We want to win every tournament we play in. You have to win tournaments to know what it feels like and understand to get it done.”
Virginia junior guard Monica Wright
On the play of first-year Britny Edwards:
“She brought a spark. Britny works hard every day at practice. She focused in on what we needed to do. Defensively she was phenomenal. She crashed the boards, had a jumper in there and did what she needed to do.”
On Whitny Edwards’ 3-pointer that helped seal the victory:
“It’s a 3 that we definitely needed. At that point we had gotten a stop and we had some momentum. And that clinched it.”
On Mount St. Mary’s:
“Mount St. Mary’s is phenomenal. They came out from the jump and they weren’t intimidated at all. A team like that, you have to be mentally and physically there, and at some points we had a couple lapses.”
Virginia freshman forward Britny Edwards
On scoring her first-career points:
“It was exciting. I’ve been waiting for a chance to get in and help my teammates as much as I could.”