Central Oklahoma women

Guy Hardaker, UCO Coach

(Overview of game)
“Our whole goal going into the game was not to let them be more physical than us. It affects us in the post. Looking at the stats, it looks like as we held our own. We feel fortunate. I guess you could say we might have got a little bit lucky. Some things had to go out right. Biggest win of the year we beat a great basketball team.”

(On guarding Shelby Adamson)
We tried to guard her the same way all the time. She has a way to get to the foul line. Our whole theory of guarding her is to stay in front because she is so fast. We’ve had trouble guarding on the perimeter and tonight was no exception. She’s hard to keep in front.”

(About the final matchup)
“(TWU, NSU) Both really good teams. Both pose problems for us. TWU has some good shooters and get to the basket. (Coach) Randy Gipson does an amazing team this year, and we are going to get another level. We know how good Tarleton is and they are good as any.

Ashley Beckley, UCO player

(On the three-point shot in 2OT)
“It’s funny. The shot clock was winding down. Nobody was guarding me. It went in and we were on the way.

(Playing on consecutive nights)
“Hydrate, gets some sleep. It’s coming down to the end of the season; we were probably get some rest.

Alex Richardson, UCO player

“Very physical on both ends. We were told to play them that way. Nobody backed down from each other. Great competition, great competition.”

Tarleton State quotes

Ronnie Hearne, head coach

“It was a very physical. We had our two starting posts foul out. Our point guard Shelby (Adamson) fouled out. Fouls were a big difference, but we didn’t shoot the ball well as a team. UCO is a very talented well-coached team.”

“This is the best group of kids I’ve ever had on and off the basketball court. They played their hearts out. There is more basketball ahead of them. They earned it.”

“When we lost both our bigs, that really hurt us. Our game plan was to sag off the high post and help on the low post. We just didn’t block’em out well enough. (Ashley) Beckley shoots a three and makes it was a bit of a backbreaker. I thought our players executed our game plan very well. I thought late in the game when we had a lead five or six points we were playing like we were behind. We were fouling and rushing things. When you got a lead, you don’t want to be fouling and putting them on the line

Shelby Adamson, Tarleton player

“It was just something I will work on getting better in the next week.”

“We can’t wait to play again. We will work on getting better. I can guarantee that we will be better when we take the floor in our next game.”

“This season has been great. We’ve accomplished a lot of things. We’ve gone through a lot as and overcome a lot of adversity. We are close group of teammates. It’s been a lot of fun. We were able to go 13-1 in the South. We are not content, and we want to accomplish more.

Morgan Stehling, Tarleton player

“I just needed to get stronger. We’re going to have to step it up and play more physical. We stepped it up. We want to show people we are not done.”