Pitt vs. Wagner Quotes
12/16/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Dec. 16, 2008
Pitt vs. Wagner
Quoting Head Coach Agnus Berenato
Opening Statement:
“I am really proud of our team. Wagner did a great job, they fought until the end. The played hard the whole way. I thought we had better defense in the second half. I thought our seniors really stepped up today. Xenia Stewart and Shavonte Zellous really contributed. We gave it our all. Now we just need to focus on working hard and getting better. I think our girls really enjoy that. They like playing basketball with each other and the girls like wearing a Pitt uniform. They’re a group that wants to get better. This was a nice game to play, especially after exams. It helped us get back into the flow of things.”
On upcoming road play:
“Now we really need to turn up the heat. We’re going to play some good teams. It’s not our gym and when you’re in someone else’s gym, you’re at their mercy. We just need to go in there and get it done and be clean cut. We played three top 25 teams out of conference, but we’re a top 25 team and our conference is the best in the nation, so we’re going to have to step up. I think our girls like being challenged.”
Quoting Pitt’s Shavonte Zellous on the game:
“Every player has their good and bad games. Last game, I had a bad game. I wasn’t focused on offense. I was trying to do good things on the defensive side of the ball. But it’s not all about me, it’s about everyone and I think everyone on this team can score. It was good just to come back in this game and give it my all.”
Quoting Pitt’s Xenia Stewart on the successful start of the season:
“I think our success is because of the hard work we put in practice. Coach is out there constantly pushing us to get better. It’s also the little things that are important. We have those things we work on, but we’re not perfect and we’ll continue working hard. We have a very tough conference and I think because of our practices, commitment and sacrifice, we can be successful.”