March 5, 2010

Recap | Box Score | Photo Gallery 1 | Photo Gallery 2

Head Coach Julie Wilhoit
Just want to tell you how relieved we are. Good thing this was not a beauty contest.

I want to say to the WCC, from the moment we took off from Los Angeles yesterday to arriving in Las Veags, I thought last year was spectacular, but so far this year has surpassed an unbelievable time. Certainly, winning helps, but everything has been a first class experience. For our athletes to experience this at this time of year, after working so hard, is a testimate to this conference. Thank you so much for the championship level you have brought to this tournament.

I think the first game is the toughest game. I think it is the hardest game. We have been waiting all week to play and I saw a lot of jitters from our team that I haven't really seen this year. Tough getting Renahy (Young) in foul trouble but I thought Jenna Sesbesma and Kavita Goss did I nice job of coming in and giving us nice support.

Then we finally got Alex (Cowling) fired up in the second half. She started off hot, and I thought, geez, she is going to have one of those games. But we didn't panic too much we she didn't score too much in the first half because we have seen her go for 15 and 20 points in a second half.

I have to give a lot of respect to USF. I thought they had a big fight in them. They have given every team a hard time. They are playing tough. They have a lot of fight in them. They really came out and shot well, rebounded well and we just couldn't break away from it. The last four minutes was the difference maker for us, that is were we won the game.

LMU Student-Athlete Renahy Young

On what was the key in the final four minutes:
It was our definitely our defense. They scored only two baskets in the last four minutes. We did a very good job of securing the ball down the stretch.

Thoughts facing Pepperdine in quarterfinals, who swept LMU in regular season:
Last couple of times we played them, our energy wasn't that good. We are fired up, got one game under our belt in the tournament and that is a momentum builder. We are ready, we are playing really good.

LMU Student-Athlete Alex Cowling

On what was the key in the second half:
In the first half they had 11 offensive boards. But we did a much better job in second half.

Thoughts facing Pepperdine in quarterfinals, who swept LMU in regular season:
Defense, again, has been the key. We have film from two games, and know we know what to what we need to do.