Northern Iowa vs. Winthrop Quotes

<?xml:namespace prefix="st1" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"?>

Northern Iowa Quotes
Head Coach Bobbi Petersen
On Northern Iowa’s victory
“When we first saw the match-up, we knew it was going to be a tough match. It was a hard-fought game by both teams, and we’re excited to move on. Our players executed well and played great."

On the second game
“We knew that if we did go down 0-2, we weren’t going to give up. We’ve been down 0-2 before this season, and we’ve fought hard the whole time. The kids stepped it up toward the end of the second game.”

On facing Nebraska
“Nebraska is a strong, well-coached team. They have some incredible athletes, and they play every part of the game well. They have no weaknesses. But, they’re human, so we’ll definitely go at them.”

Freshman hitter Shannon Aschoff
On coming off the bench to contribute
“My teammates helped me out the most, they’re all behind me. We all have our roles on this team, and I just played my role.”

Junior hitter Laura Rowen
On the change of style between first and second games
“The first game we were just trying to get a feel for the game. What we were doing wasn’t working, so we came out in the second game and thought ?what have we got to lose?’ We had enough of the back-and-forth game and just decided to take it to them.”

On playing in the Coliseum
“The fans are great, they play a big role in the game. It was just a great atmosphere to play in. It gave me goosebumps when the whole crowd cheered for us.”

Winthrop

Postgame Quotes<?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>

 

Head Coach Joel McCartney
Opening Statement
“I’m very proud of the year that this team has had. This has been a tremendous group of women to coach. However, on a second note, it is very tiring to come back to this press conference as the losing team again. We will take the necessary steps to be competitive at this level. We have tremendous resources and we will utilize those effectively in building this program. We just came up short tonight.”

On playing against a familiar team in Northern Iowa

“Once you get to this tournament, everything is on the line. Both teams will have great scouting and be prepared, but it just comes down to execution.”

 

Libero Po’hai Nu’uhiwa

On Northern Iowa’s ability to come back after losing the first game

“They kept on us. They didn’t let up. We knew it wouldn’t be easy. Tonight they were the better team at executing and we just came up short.”

 

Middle Hitter Shannon Sitzman

On playing in the Midwest as an Iowa native

“It was nice to come back to the area because I don’t get back here very often. It was great to look across the net and see Iowa players, and a lot of my family and friends got to come see the game. They don’t normally get to see me play.”