UC Santa BarbaraHead Coach Kathy Gregory
Opening Statement
"In 26 years of coaching, I have never been in this exciting of a match. It was tension filled...This young team against such great players, have you ever seen anything like this?"
On Brooke Rundle
"I told Brooke you have been holding it all in, now its time to let it all out. Let them see the player you are, let them see your personality. You are a leader."
On Brieanna Lampe
"This is her greatest match ever. Who would think that someone that just played club one year would come up with the big points."
On Casey McFarland
"To have a freshman come in here and get 16 digs and to dig someone as great as Logan Tom. It's unbelievable."
On game 5 pep talk
"I had a feeling. I told the team don't let anything bring you down. To be able to do this in Santa Barbara...Stanford is expected to win. This match will always live with us."
On blocking of her team
"Look at those block numbers, is that heart and soul or what. They are six inches each bigger than us."
Junior Setter Brooke Rundle
On her blocking
"It picks everyone up. It's emotion al for the team, for the crowd. We just build on it."
On team play
"Tonight it was Brie. She went on low on kills last night to leading us tonight. Casey played great defense. Every single night someone picks us up."
Junior Outside Hitter Brieanna Lampe
On her play
"I have struggled the last two matches. I just went back to work hard and playing simple, fundamental. I know the team has faith in me."
On exhaustion factor
"Yeah, it was a five game match. I was really tired."
Freshman Defensive Specialist Casey McFarland
On the experience of this match
"I just had so much adrenaline. Knowing I was going to play, I just got fired up to play against someone like Tom is just an awesome experience."
All Three Players
On crowd
"Awesome. The Best. It was the Thunderdome."
StanfordHead Coach Denise CorlettOpening Statement"I would like to give credit to Santa Barbara. They played a great match and great defense. I would also like to credit us. We made them play a great match."
On losing game 2
"I thought we should have won. If we would have, it would have changed the match. I think we would have pulled it off."
On Santa Barbara's blocking
"I wasn't surprised. They are good volleyball players. They did a good job. Part of it was our hitters weren't as smart as they needed to be."
On heading into game 5
"I told our players to play like Stanford. We have lots of tradition and success."
On overall season
"We have had to deal with a lot of adversity. I am very proud of this group. We often played 2 or 3 freshman or 2 or three sophomores."
Senior Setter Lindsay Kagawa
On team's performance
"I can't tell its a great match. Its tough because we lost."
On momentum swings of match
"My role as a captain is to keep us focused. Exhaustion was not a factor in this kind of match."