Central Michigan University Athletics
Postgame Quotes: CMU vs. Ball State
2/24/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Central Michigan vs. Ball State Quotes
February 23, 2011 (McGuirk Arena)
CMU 81, Ball State 66
Head Coach Sue Guevara
opening statement...
"I thought we played a very physical and aggressive team and we matched their physicality. We kept our composure when things got ugly, and we did a good job of finishing the possessions in the second half. we got layups in the first half but missed them, and the shots fell in the second half."
on a small halftime lead despite forcing 19 turnovers...
"We could have been up twice as much had we made our layups. I was happy with what we did defensively but we were not reaping the rewards of those efforts. We were taking contested shots, we were out of control and we should have been looking for our step-arounds. We did a better job of that in the second half."
on CMU containing Ty'Ronda Benning...
"She blew right by us the first time we played them, so we talked a lot about keeping her in front of us. When she got the ball and dribbled to the side, we dropped back a step before we slid over and that helped keep her in front."
on limiting BSU's Emily Maggert...
"She went off for 22 in the second half the first time we played them, so I was pleased with our team's defense against her throughout the game. We did a nice job of pressuring the ball and making it difficult for her to get it.
on Saturday's Senior Day...
"This senior class was 6-23 as freshmen, and they have really helped this program take strides. We are 18-8 now with 10 wins in the MAC. We play for Central Michigan, but in that game we have to give every ounce of energy we have on Saturday toward Eastern Michigan for those four seniors."
Senior Kaihla Szunko
on the team's strong play of late...
"We're peaking at the right time. We need to keep going hard at practice and listening to our coach, because she knows what works."
on the team's defense against Emily Maggert...
"We were able to limit her touches by fronting her and forcing her baseline toward our help. She may have gotten frustrated and started to foul, and we just kept after it."
Sophomore Brandie Baker
on Ball State committing 19 first-half turnovers...
"I feel like our pressure caused a lot of their turnovers. We didn't play good defense last time we played them. Today we kept our hands up, pressured them and got into the passing lanes."
on answering Ball State's second-half run...
"We may have gotten tired and started turning the ball over, but once they got within seven we knew we needed to answer their run."
