Dec. 4, 2005

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Maryland Head Coach Brenda Frese
On the game
"I'm extremely excited in the direction that this team is headed. We came out ready to play. I really like what I'm seeing in terms of unselfishness. We've challenged this team to play within themselves, and I like seeing the progression we're making as a team. It's fun to watch when we're playing together like this as a team."

On the goals coming into the game
"We just wanted to fine tune a lot of things. There were a lot of things where we needed to play within ourselves and get better. No matter who the opponent is, we just have get ourselves better."

On Crystal Langhorne
"I think everyone is starting to see how she's progressed. I think her play this summer gave her a lot of confidence. She understands that she's one of the most dominant post players in the country. She's playing great now, and doing it with a lot of confidence. She's not forcing shots. She's also a catalyst for us defensively and she keeps making us a better team."

On balanced scoring
"We're going to continue to have games with this tremendous balance when we continue to be as unselfish as we've been. It also shows how much depth we have on this team. Also, our sophomores have really stepped up their games, like Jade Perry and Ashleigh Newman."

On team defense
"That's been our focus from day one. It's really exciting to see how we've progressed. We're playing great team defense. We're getting to the point where we need to be if we want to be a championship team. There's a special bond within this team, and exciting to watch us progress every game."

Maryland Center Crystal Langhorne
On 10-10 shooting in the first half
"My teammates kept telling me about it at halftime. I was just getting the ball from my teammates in the right places."

On improved confidence this season
"It just seems to be coming out of nowhere. The intensity that we played with during the summer and then practices have made it a lot easier to play the games."

On the improved play of Jade Perry
"She's gotten a lot stronger over the summer. She's very explosive with her moves, and she's a lot better player than she was before because of that."

Maryland Guard Shay Doron
On the play of Crystal Langhorne
"I just throw it up and she gets it and puts it in, that's what she does. Crystal is money every time, so she makes it really easy for us."

On high team scoring
"It's just a credit to how hard we worked over the summer, and how well our coaches can bring in talent. We're all very confident."

On her scoring
"It's good as long as we win. Obviously we aren't going to be scoring in these high numbers later in the season, but we're getting confidence right now."

Maryland Forward Jade Perry
On improved scoring numbers
"It just feels good to know that I'm contributing to the team's success. I told Crystal in the locker room that I'm just trying to play like her."