[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]#10/10 Kentucky vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
December 11, 2011
Memorial Coliseum – Lexington, Ky.
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]#4, Keyla Snowden, Guard, Sr.[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B][I]On what they learn from a game like today’s…[/I][/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]“We just learn that you have to come out and play hard every single game. You can’t look past any team. We focus in practice on playing just as hard this game as we did against Louisville and Duke. We wanted to play against Arkansas-Pine Bluff with the same intensity.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B][I]On keeping focus today knowing Notre Dame is coming up on the schedule…[/I][/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]“We use this game just like any other game in our past to prepare us for later games on our schedule. I think this game will definitely keep our momentum going for when we play Notre Dame.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B][I]On Coach Mitchell stressing turnover margin…[/I][/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]“That was the key point of today’s game. Our defense is what we focus on so we want to be the best at turnover margin in the country.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B][I]On missing Mathies for today’s game…[/I][/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][I]“[/I][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]Any given night it could be any player that steps up. Mathies definitely has a big impact on our team so we are looking forward to getting her back.” [/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B][I]On the addition of Samarie Walker…[/I][/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]“I think Samarie Walker will add another threat on offense as well as her presence on defense. I think that Samarie being out there will open up opportunities for the guards because she is such a huge presence inside. She is very aggressive, very strong, and I think she will be a positive person to our team.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B][I]On playing No. 3 Notre Dame on the road next week… [/I][/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]“We’re definitely looking forward to it. There might be a few nerves here or there. You play basketball to play in big games so we’re looking forward to that.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]#13, Bria Goss, Guard, Fr.[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B][I]On becoming more comfortable each game…[/I][/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]“We’ve played 10 games now and probably over 60 practices. I have these girls to thank because they always tell me to keep shooting or to run the floor. They always have my back so I commend my team because I feel like they have pushed me to this level.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B][I]On how the team will look differently with Samarie (Walker) in the lineup…[/I][/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]“She crashes the board hard. She runs the floor hard. She was a McDonald’s All-American and those people are going to have impacts on the team. We’re going to be good with her.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B]#3, Crystal Riley, Guard, Sr.[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow][B][I]On returning to the court for the first time this season…[/I][/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow]“I was very winded. All together it felt good. It is way better than sitting on the sideline.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
