Nov. 18, 2001
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Final Stats
"We have a lot to work on. In the first half, we were confident. In the second half we allowed Pepperdine to get back into the game. I'm just glad that we came out with the win. We need to move the ball around more."
"Pepperdine did a good job double teaming our post. Pepperdine never gave up. We got hesitant and gave Pepperdine the confidence that they needed."
"It was a good win for us. It was our first game of the season, and we had a lot of jitters. Our backs were against the wall, and we responded well. I'd rather learn from a win than from a loss."
On Junior Krista Warren:
"She's a warrior. She does whatever we need her to do. She can play on the wing and on the post. She is very physical for us."
On Junior Julie Brase:
"She wanted the ball at the end of the game. She had fire in her eyes. Julie never hesitated. I like the confidence that she has. The confidence that she had is why we won."
Arizona Player Quotes
On Pepperdine
Junior Guard Julie Brase
"We found out tonight that no lead is too big. It was
a good learning experience for our team. We found out
that we have to play hard throughout the whole game,
not just the first half. Pepperdine came out in the
second half and gave us everything they had but we
were able to pull it out in the end."
"This was a great win. We have a few big games coming
up against Ohio State and Notre Dame. This was a good
game to help us prepare for those teams."
"My shot felt great tonight. I was glad I was able to
hit those shots. I was frustrated when my shots
weren't falling in the two exhibition games. I knew
that I needed to play harder on defense and that would
lead to my offensive game to come around. I feel like
every shot I take is going to go in. It felt good to
hit those shots tonight and give me some confidence in
my shot."
"Ohio State is going to be a big game. We are going
to have to work hard in practice this week in order to
prepare ourselves for that game."
On teammate Dee-Dee Wheeler:
"Dee-Dee played a great game tonight. She had a great
defensive stop late in the game and she hit both of
her free throws in the final minute. She really did a
great job down the stretch."
Senior Forward Elizabeth Pickney
"We prepared in practice for when Pepperdine was going
to double team the post. We knew we were going to
have to kick it out to the guards a lot tonight and
they really stepped it up and made some key shots for
us. The guards were having some trouble passing it
down to us tonight. We will have to work on that for
the next game against Ohio State."
"Our team took what Pepperdine gave to us tonight.
Our guards were able to hit the open jumpers which was
key to this game."
Freshman Guard Dee-Dee Wheeler
"I play with the same intensity throughout the whole
game. I have always played against men. I didn't
even play against girls until I got to high school. I
always try to play with people who will make me
better."
"I thought this game might be close before the game
started. At halftime I thought we were going to win
the game by 20 points. Pepperdine really stepped it
up in the second half. We relaxed down the stretch
and made some clutch free throws and shots."
"Teams are going to learn they have to play us
straight up. They're going to find out our team is
not just the twin towers down in the post. We have
guards who can shoot the ball really well."
