Bowling Green State University Athletics
Curt Miller Quotes From Muncie
February 29, 2004 | Women's Basketball
Feb. 29, 2004
MUNCIE, Ind. - "This was a big gut-check win for us. I've said that many times this year. But, with seven or eight minutes left, we had a chance to roll over and die against a very good offensive team. Our kids never rolled over, though, and they really played hard down the stretch and made enough plays to win. We certainly did not make it easy, missing all those foul shots, but we played well enough to win."
"There's no doubt that today was one of Lindsay Austin's finest games. She has had bigger games in terms of statistical categories, with more points or more assists, but she refused to let her team lose tonight. Lindsay Austin was terrific from start to finish. Coming off a 40-minute game at Marshall the other day, she really led us. When it looked like we just might not have it today, Lindsay willed us to victory. She would not let us lose."
"Ali Mann had a great game, too. She is normally a better foul shooter than that, and really could have had a monster game if she had made her foul shots. But, my hat's off to this team. This is one of the toughest places in the league to win, and we are playing for a higher seed in the MAC Tournament. We came into today needing to win one of our last two games to avoid falling to seventh (overall). What a great year we have had; too good of a season to all-of-a-sudden fall all the way to seventh. Now, we have secured no worse than the fifth seed, and we still control our own destiny for the fourth seed."
(Is Ali Mann a candidate for MAC Freshman of the Year?)
"(Miami's) Amanda Jackson and (Western Michigan's) Carrie Moore get a lot of hype, and they are very, very good players. But, Ali Mann is our freshman of the year, and it would be a crime if she doesn't get very serious consideration for MAC Freshman of the Year. What she has done for us may be the most valuable contributions of any freshman in the league."
"We still have a lot to play for. We control our own destiny for the fourth seed. If we can win Tuesday, we still have an outside shot at the MAC West Division co-championship. We don't win the tiebreaker with Eastern Michigan, and we would need some help (on Tuesday), but to call ourselves a MAC division champion would be incredible. In any event, we have had a terrific season, and there is no better way to end it than to play arch-rival Toledo."
"We have a quick turnaround, with only one day of rest before the next game. Toledo has an extra day of rest, having played yesterday, and Toledo is playing much better right now than when we met the first time. Both teams have something to play for, as we are both fighting for playoff positioning. It should be a very good game, and I think the quick turnaround will be good, in that it will keep us focused. I hope to see a big crowd come out to Anderson Arena for the Toledo game. UT always brings a good contingent of fans, so hopefully we will have a good contingent of BGSU fans to cheer us on and recognize Lindsay and Stefanie (Wenzel) on their senior night."
