Dec. 7, 2003

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Post-Match Quotes

Head Coach Steve Stratos
"I am very proud of our team. They are a great group of girls who work very hard. I've been a coach for 14 years, and this USC squad is the best volleyball team I have ever seen. They are well-coached, they're huge, and they are very, very good. I wish them the best of luck."

"Tonight we played someone who's really good. It was a role reversal for us: we've done that to many teams we've played this season. They can really serve and block, and they transition very well."

Outside Hitter Kealani Kimball
"We came ready to play tonight. We've had an excellent season, and I think we'll be contenders again the next few years. I am proud of our girls in every way."

"Tonight stings a little, because when you're away from the tournament for two years, you want to come back and do so much better. But anytime you get to play the number one team, its exciting because it's an opportunity. They're an awesome team, and if we had to go down, we wanted it to be to the number one team."

Middle Blocker Tiana Newsome
(on how this year's team compared to the NCAA tournament squad of 2000, Newsome and Kimball's freshman season) "This team is much more mature. We have played together for years and really know each other's style."