Minnesota Coach Marlene Stollings

Nebraska 74, Minnesota 50
Pinnacle Bank Arena
Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015

Minnesota Coach Marlene Stollings
On why Nebraska had success against the zone defense
"The biggest thing for us is we did not play with high enough energy and intensity. We weren't there on some of the shots and not there with a purpose of being disruptive and bothering them. I thought we gave them some really good looks, and they did a really nice job of knocking down those shots. Then at the three-point line, we were playing them way too loose--especially Natalie (Romeo). She did a very good job of knocking down those shots." 

On playing NU with and without Rachel Theriot 
"We went through a similar situation with our Rachel, it takes a few games to really feel your way through that. I can tell tonight from watching the previous games on film, versus tonight, they were a lot more comfortable out there. They have had a couple games to feel their way through that-- I think they are playing a lot better now." 

On how she felt Amanda Zahui B. played
"It wasn't her best night, give credit to Nebraska, they did a good job on her defensively being physical around the basket. It by far was not her best night, I thought that they pushed her off the block too easily. She finally got going late but at that point the score had gotten out of hand."

On crowd atmosphere
"Great crowd here. Things were not going well and I thought it affected us mentally--not just her. I thought that we did not do a good job of staying poised and composed in this environment. For our young ladies in particular, our newcomers, this is the first time they have played in an environment like this. So we will learn from that, but we just need to stay more composed and poised." 

On if the crowd had an effect on the game
"Oh absolutely. For our young ladies I did not think we handled it very well."