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Iowa State University Athletics
Cyclones Meet the Media at NCAA Site
03.16.2007 | Women's Basketball
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Iowa State head coach Bill Fennelly and seniors Megan Ronhovde and Lyndsey Medders met with the media at Williams Arena Friday morning. The Cyclones face Washington in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Saturday at 11 a.m. Before a short 50-minute practice, the Cyclones talked with both local and national media. The following is a transcript of what they had to say:
Opening Statement:
“We are obviously very excited to be here. It's a venue that our players and fans can get to; it's a tremendous facility. We're excited about playing, we're excited about the tournament. We're really excited to be in the Twin Cities.”
Have any of your teams in the past come into the tournament playing this well:
“Probably not since the year we went to the ?Elite Eight' (1999). This team has really found its stride. We're healthy. The seniors have done a really good job getting us ready to go. The way we played the last three weeks, it's going to have to keep going to continue playing in this tournament. We're excited about where we are. We have had some good practices. Like everyone else, we're excited to get it going.”
How much time have you spent here in
“I've spent a lot of time in
On the ISU defensive strategy for
“I'm not going to give away the game plan! We're going to try everything; we have experimented with defenses all year. We have kids who are very cerebral and understand the game. We have not seen that kind of pace all year.”
On the
“I am awed by it everyday. We remind our players every single day.
How do you prepare for Cameo Hicks, her style of play:
“The biggest thing is that Washington likes to push the ball in transition, and Hicks is a big part of that, so we have to get back defensively in transition, and not only stop her, but the entire team.”
Impact a good crowd has on a game:
“Even when we played in
How often do you visit the Twin Cities, and think back to two years ago:
“Besides that game, this is one of the first times I've played on this floor. I've made numerous trips back up here to
Have you talked to the younger players about two years ago about your sophomore year here:
“We don't want their sophomore year to be like our sophomore year. We've just talked about actually winning and playing well.”
Is there a standout moment in your career with your relationship with the fans:
“There hasn't been just one, there have been hundreds, and e-mails, letters, cookies on our doorstep before we left the other day. The fans have meant so much. People asked me, ?Don't you want to play in
How do you use the game two years ago as experience:
“For that game, I laid in bed all night -- that year, I had injuries and sicknesses, and that morning, I did not want to get out of bed. But you get up, you get on the court, your adrenaline gets pumping, and you go out and play.”
How do you relate your run in the Big 12 to the national tournament:
“Two things: One, we have as good of momentum as anyone in the country; and two, you get to adjust to different styles of play very quickly. Teams in the Big 12 play different styles -- some run the floor, some press you the whole game -- so it prepares you for different styles of play.”
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