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Women’s NCAA tournament continues Saturday: A look at who’s playing
Women’s NCAA tournament continues Saturday: A look at who’s playing
Updated: 12:46 AM EDT Mar 23, 2025
What did the treatment process look like? what are some things that you did, treatment and condition, that’s all I was doing more like one like for the first couple of weeks I wouldn’t, I was only shooting in *** chair and driggling the chair like I can’t, I can’t work out so I’m like damn how can I get better right now? And it was just treatments and small wins. Every day and at first I’m like, but this *** ain’t working like this is why I don’t do treatment anyway but then you know what I’m saying, I started getting my treatment in and you know I started seeing the big difference and you know just it’s *** day by day grind treatment is as important as going out there and playing so I really learned that about my recovery, yeah, dribbling in the chair, shooting in the chair, just trying to keep my form right, you know, but she would never lose her touch. You mentioned like that you learned things mentally and I forgot who it was, but somebody was like it was like y’all never left, you know what I mean? Like it’s not like you were always *** part of this as far as like talking to players or what it’s like and we saw people step up. How much do you feel like maybe that? Like some of that to like when it comes to like. Yeah, I think that that should have gave them *** lot of confidence that um when they played in the SEC tournament how great they did and then how they was playing against Texas, the number one team in the country and most of our bench was in the game and it was holding on to them so. You know, I think they should have *** lot of confidence and we pour into them when me and Niece weren’t practicing, you know, we was pouring into them like y’all, we need y’all like this is how it’s gonna be when y’all sub in first quarter. Are we gonna have *** drop off or are y’all gonna keep us steady so you know, uh, I think everybody just know their role now. Honestly slowing the game down, talking to my coaches and just being that mismatch nightmare. I could take people off the bounce and those are things that I have to be able to notice within the game if I have somebody that’s guarding me that’s like 6’7 or 6’8, then I would be able to pull them out and be able to take them off the bounce, be able to knock down my fade away shot or something like that, just playing on the floor of the game and seeing my match up. I appreciate it of course thank you. Oh, you got. Just first, like, obviously. yeah. It’s like *** yeah yeah it’s very important. I would always say things are are timing like something could have happened and this is the first week of March. Like I don’t want that to happen. So there’s always ***, I wouldn’t say *** perfect time, but sometimes things happen for *** reason, and I would rather it happen at the end of the season where I get two weeks of recovery of anything happen in March. This is like. I can’t no I could wear like the yeah we’re trying to make, um, we can use that to our advantage if we’ve been there before. Some people haven’t been there before and they some people don’t even know what it takes. So with us knowing what it takes and having that standard and setting that standard, it, it will help us and allow us to get that extra point. Yeah I started on it for about *** week I would say having *** deeper bench and going and being out of that Texas game, that confidence of all the people that come off the bench holding their own that that was the confidence that we needed and I would say our bench has more confidence probably than last year’s bench did. you were obviously one of the key members on this team. When I won *** championship, you were *** key member last year for the 2nd game. What do you feel like from like those places? What do you feel like the most? Like trying to make *** deep run. Defense, I mean, coming close to the end, people get tired, get fatigued, um, and I think just, you know, reading my plays better, um, knowing my scouting report and just, you know, locking in *** senior mhm like how much you relishing this one. are you reflecting at all like on just kind of like everything has been and like how much is it motivational like. Yeah, I mean this is the peak time, you know, March Madness is where everybody shows their game and this is where you see upsets, but I, I think, you know, being *** senior, looking back on everything, especially when I first came here and how we won it, um, it was unexpected, but, you know, we worked so hard and I think just even reflecting from last year, we had *** lot of vets as well. So I think just, you know, coming into this year, we are *** lot younger, but I think just, you know, um, showing the young ones, you know. What it takes to win the Nattie and just preparing better and knowing your scouts, how much do you feel like, like, obviously experience can’t necessarily win you *** game but like sometimes. Oh yeah for sure I feel like experience gives you *** huge advantage, you know, I mean we got Shai um coming from Miami, you know, she’s probably one of the best point guards we’ve had so I think just, you know, getting her experience on the court, uh, we get Miracle coming from Mississippi State, um, she’s like the best defender I’ve ever played with and obviously KG so I think just having that experience with people that have played at *** high level gives us *** huge advantage. Knowing kind of what it takes like you talked about that before, how much do you feel like that can help you in certain situations for, I mean like *** lot of this team. National championships they were here for an Elite Eight run last year. So like how much does that experience maybe helping like going in the. Are you talking about for defense? No, no, no, I’m talking about just like the experience of winning the experience of like, you know how they say like march is surviving in advance like like how much does the experience of knowing what it takes to survive in advance? Like how much can that like play in your favor as you continue to go on in this. Um, it’s just, you know, I think. The teams that work hard and that want it the most will get it and I think obviously when it comes down to it it’s who’s mentally tough and I think that’s what Bob uh Coach Starkey talked about it’s like mental toughness and I think you know if we’re all together stick together we’ll we’ll be fine. So what how’s this been for you so far? Oh, it’s been great it’s um. As you can see, this is, this is what I deal with. Go ahead and pan out. This is what I deal with every day, but it’s *** joy, uh, because I get an opportunity to kind of pour into these young ladies and help them accomplish their goals. What have you learned about what have you learned? Have you gotten more comfortable being *** coach in the last few months, or how? Definitely. I had no choice, um, you know, it still feels funny to be called *** coach from time to time. Shai always get on me about that. She like coach and I kind of look at her and she like, you are *** coach so. Um, but it feels good. It feels good to know that I could pass on the knowledge that I need to pass on to the ladies. Um, they are willing to listen and then take that information and transfer that onto the court. Claude, uh, Maya said she had *** game that she went scoreless this year. She really took that hard yeah and you kind of talked her through that and said hey that’s gonna happen and got her back on track. You remember that? Yes I do. I mean, especially being *** scorer, you know, being someone that’s very vital to our team’s success. I understand not making shots and things like that and how that can have an impact on your mental game. So we had *** very intimate conversation about what she needed to do, get back on track. Track and also ultimately when your shot’s not falling you gotta find *** way to make easy, easy buckets and get to the rim and kind of see one go in and even if shots aren’t falling that particular night, what can you do to impact the game and so from that, from that point on as her teammates can probably contest to it is that you know she’s been one of our star players and basically have taken us to new heights with the way that she’s been playing. Awesome. Flage said that uh you’re killer crossover. But she wishes she could have the crossover you had. Yeah, she do she do she do wish I crossed her over, yeah, you remember that day I crossed over by the uh. And what at the practice facility remember look we was playing around though. Look, we was playing around, yes, yes, yes, and I wasn’t even for real though. I wasn’t even for I wasn’t even you don’t she she got mad. She got mad. We wasn’t even for real. I was just kind of playing the ball *** little bit and when you reach I teach and so I told her about playing with me. She got mad, but you know what, that’s something that we bonded on as well because as *** player she wants to develop and get better and ball handling is one of the things that she definitely wants to focus on. So who better to helping than someone that crossed the over. Morrow said that you taught her about nutrition that you can’t just put whatever in your body and expect to be *** good player. So when did you learn that or or what message did you give to her about that? I know they are so spoiled. It took me some time to to figure that out, um, you know, obviously we had resources here at LSU when I was here, but nothing like what they have today. Um, I mean, the, the lounge is filled with snacks and foods and stuff like that, and sometimes they can overlook them just because they’re sitting in there and it’s just replenishing themselves, but I taught them how to eat properly, what times to eat, when to eat, what fuels your body before practice, you know, some kids go without eating before they get out there. I’m like that’s *** definite no, no, you need something to fuel your body. So as she starts to transition over the next. 5 or 6 games into the WNBA, those are key elements that she’s gonna need to keep herself healthy and going, uh, for *** very tough and rigorous schedule that she’s about to face as *** player, as *** freshman, you win Elite 8, right? And then you went to 3 straight final fours after that, right? So what it, what does it take to win at this time of year? What are the ingredients to make *** deep run this time of year? You know what? I gotta be honest with myself. I never won it, so. But uh to get there it, it just takes *** lot of perseverance obviously being connected with your teammates at this point in time in the year, uh, understanding the strategy and the game plan that the coaches are implementing, um, but some of that is out the window. Uh, everybody knows everybody at this point. There’s great scouting going on. It’s just *** will and *** want to and to be honest it’s *** determination that we need to have to kind of get ourselves to where we wanna go.
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Women’s NCAA tournament continues Saturday: A look at who’s playing
Updated: 12:46 AM EDT Mar 23, 2025
The first round of the 2025 Women’s NCAA Tournament picks up Saturday with teams competing to be the best in college basketball.
Here is a look at Saturday’s games. Check back for updates throughout the day. (All times Eastern):
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