The following are quotes from IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack after her team's 65-59 loss against Middle Tennessee State Saturday night in their final game of the preseason WNIT. The Hoosiers are now 1-2 for the season.
Opening Statement
"It was a great game. It was a competitive game. It was a great game to watch. When two teams compete as ours did, it's not going to be easy for anyone to walk away with a major spread. Take hats off to Middle Tennessee. They protect their home very well. Our guys played tough as well."
On taking a 20-point lead in the first half
"We were attacking. We didn't worry about the press. In the second half, we decided to look at their press. It was a big monster. It was just five people out there still. This is a lesson we can learn and I think we will be better for it."
On four players scoring in double figures
"We're going to get better. Right now, we were six points too little. We will continue to work on some things and get better."
On if there was anything to gain from the loss
"You can complain when you lose. We are losing. We don't like moral victories. And we are not a team that is trying to do that. We are trying to scrap our way past Middle Tennessee, a team that is vying to get into position for the NCAA Tournament. We will continue to scrape and claw and we won't allow anyone to give us a moral victory. 52 percent (field goal percentage) wasn't high enough."
For more coverage of the game see tomorrows IDS. Any thoughts on the season so far? The games against Xavier and MIddle Tennessee State were both very winnable games against really quality opponents which has to be somewhat encouraging.
