St. John's University Athletics
Postgame Quotes: St. John's 66, Seton Hall 60
3/9/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
March 9, 2014
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Head Coach Joe Tartamella
Opening Statement:
"I'm very pleased with our effort in the second half. Our group has been very resilient all year, especially at the end of games. We found enough ways to finish at the end. I thought our energy level in the first half; we were a little lethargic. I thought we came out better in the second half. Seton Hall has played everybody tough all year. We knew it was going to be a battle."
On Aliyyah Handford's performance:
"I think the young lady to my left [Aliyyah Handford], we always say she's only a sophomore, but you look at the toughness that she shows in games, whether she's playing great or she's struggling or she's playing great defense, she's brought great toughness to our group. I think our players genuinely like each other, and I think that's a huge piece of what our program has become. They really fight for each other."
Sophomore Guard Aliyyah Handford
On going head-to-head against high school teammate Ka-Deidre Simmons:
"Going against an old teammate from high school is always great. She's a tough player. She's hard to guard. I had to get used to it and we just had to play. That's what we were doing. We were going at each other."
On if there is anything she said to her teammates during Seton Hall's 8-0 run:
"No, there is nothing to say. We all just got it together and played as a team. It's nothing we can say to each other. We just give each other a look and we just come out and play."
