Jan. 7, 2007
WSSU 77, Ferrum 56
Post Game Quotes
Bobby Collins, WSSU head coach
"We made it more difficult than we wanted...but there are a lot of things that we did well and I'm pleased to come away with the win."
On the rebounding
"I was disappointed in our rebounding effort in the first half, even though we had a lead, I thought that we were the big boys and we should have been better than what we showed" but when we play the those teams are going to compete and we're not going to get this opportunities."
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On the team's playing effort
"With us playing 21 games this season, you've got to do a better job of defending and getting the ball...that's were championship games are won and every game is a championship game for us."
"We weren't giving the 100% intensity that I wanted, we didn't get it until later in the second half...They were a lot better than we anticipated a Division II team to be,
"We took a step towards getting better as a team, during this time of year; we have to take opportunities like this to get better."
On the team's upcoming schedule, which includes four Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference teams "I know the MEAC it's very competitive and that is who we're about to play we look at every situation that we play having an opportunity to win we understand that every game that we go in we have a chance to win.
With us having played 21 games, this is like playing a championship
On the team's play in the post
"Sometimes nothing is better off not said I really didn't want to say anything my frustration came to a point where I didn't want to say anything."
"I was disappointed with our post play today; their [Ferrum's] post shot a good percentage today and I was very concerned with the play of our post, since I thought we had a better post with more depth."
On the team's overall effort
"I tell our guys that when you play at the NCAA Division I level, there's another level that teams have and I'm seeing our team play at the same level for all 40 minutes and that is something that we have to do something about."
Darius Floyd, Freshman guard
"We wanted to establish the game on the inside first and that opened things up on the outside; they closed in on the inside and they gave the shooters more opportunities on the perimeter."
On defeating Ferrum and snapping a 15-game losing streak
"It was a big win and we're trying to start from this game and building a winning streak."
On the team's 11-day break before their next game
"We're trying to take the 11 days off and get better as a team."
Curtis Hines, Senior guard
"We take every game with a try to win approach...we went out there we played them and picked it up in the second half to pull out the win."
"It was close early, but we pulled away with it in the second half."
On Ferrum
"They played hard it was a great effort they put up, but we came away with the win today."
