Tarleton State Quotes

Ronnie Hearne, Tarleton Coach
“It was very hard fought from beginning to end. They (Southeastern) have a great team and are extremely hard to guard, a very physical team. It’s a credit to our players that we just didn’t let them go off and score like they are used to. We held them to 61 which is a lot less than what they were averaging.

 “I thought at the end was the defensive stops that made the difference for. Lisa Parker going to the free throw line and knocking it down was really special”.
“I thought Kiara (Wright) made a big difference for us when we were able to extend the lead early in the game. She played a big role for us.”
“ We had nine players who played a lot and all made a great contribution.”
“I think we learned a lot from that game (regular-season finale against Angelo State). We weren’t focused, maybe to much celebration. Our practice and shoot-a-round was not what it should be for a team like Angelo State. We were a lot more determined to pay attention to the process instead of the outcome. We never talked about winning this game, we just prepared to win it.”

Shelby Adamson, Tarleton player
“It is a part of our game plan. We weren’t hitting the outside shot. We were lucky to drive to the basket and were able to score in other ways.
“Kiara played huge the whole game. We have complete confidence in her. It just shows how huge of a player she is. You would’ve never guessed she’s a freshman.

Sonya Sundberg, Tarleton player
“We knew we needed to change our focus offensively and go to the basket. Certainly, going to be a memorable won, we have much higher goals than this.”
“It’s going to be important to get ready. Tomorrow morning we got to start getting ready.”

Southeastern Post Game Quotes
    
Head Coach Darin Grover
“I thought our kids played hard but our inability to hit free throws really cost us. Typically we are one of the best free throwing shooting teams in the conference. I thought we guarded good enough, obviously, to get a game in the 60’s that should be good enough to win the game.”

Run to get back in:
“That’s been the way this team has fought all year long. We have had a lot of games where we fought back, including when we went to Tarleton the first time. That’s the way this team has been all year long. As far as what changed, I think our kids played harder, executed better, problem was we couldn’t sustain that for a longer period of time.”

Match up:
“They play extremely hard and I think our kids played hard as well. One thing that they do well is they get the ball down to their post players. Adamson is a great guard. She gets to the line and gets the job done. I’m proud of our kids for what they have done this year. We’ve won a lot of games this year and hopefully our season isn’t over.”

On how Bartlesville runs the tournament:
“There is no comparison. There is a tournament feel here. Bartlesville has done a great job. Everything here is done so professionally. I would say last time we played the regional, things here are done better.”

Nikki Nester

On practicing for a possible NCAA bid:
“It’s not fun at all. We go back and we practice, but it’s not fun to do that and not get that chance. We’re a good team and hopefully if we meet them again it will be a different story. And we get to play them next week.”

Jasmine Hughey

On thoughts in the closing minutes:
“I thought (I was going to get a chance to make a game winning shot). I was like ‘man, we’re going to get this ball and I’m going to get another chance.’ We gave it our all so that’s all coach can ask for. That’s all any of us can ask for.”