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Women's Basketball
vs South Dakota State
Quotes: Duke 86, Maryland 68
1/8/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Coach Gail Goestenkors
On today's game
"I thought it was a great game. It's so nice to see so many people at the game. Maryland did a tremendous job bringing in the crowd again. We love playing in front of crowds."
"I'm proud of the way we competed. Our teams mirror one another in so many ways. We both have a strong post game and perimeter players that can shoot the three or penetrate."
"We knew that Maryland wasn't going to go away in the second half. They have a lot of pride and a lot of great players who can score quickly."
On Maryland center Crystal Langhorne:
"We didn't target Langhorne specifically; obviously she is their leading rebounder, but they are all great rebounders. We knew we had to do a great job rebounding and boxing out."
On Center Chante Black:
"She has been playing really well and practicing very well. It's nice to see her put another complete game together. She gave us the lift that we really needed when our post players got in foul trouble in the first half."
On their mental edge over Maryland:
"We don't have a mental edge over Maryland; we just have more experience. Every game we play both teams will gain experience."
On Duke's defensive effort:
"We played tremendous defense, and they still shot 50%. They're an excellent shooting and scoring team, but I think our ability to make turnovers made the difference."
On this year's team:
"I think this could be our best team ever. We've always had talent, but now we have depth as well. Depth is really making a difference for us."
Guard Lindsey Harding
On team's shooting:
"Everyone on this team wants to score. When we get open looks we are going to take those shots."
Center Chante Black
On preparing for conference play:
"We still have some areas of our game to improve upon but each game helps us prepare for the next. This game definitely boosted my confidence for the next game."
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