St. John's University Athletics
POSTGAME QUOTES: St. John’s vs. Marquette
St. John’s Head Coach Joe Tartamella, guard Leilani Correa spoke to the media after Sunday’s loss against No. 2 Marquette, 78-55.
St. John’s Head Coach Joe Tartamella
Opening Statement…
“Obviously a difficult game for us today. Hasn't been an easy match-up for us all year, which we knew, but obviously credit to Marquette and to [Marquette Head Coach] Megan [Duffy], who I've had the pleasure of watching her grow as a first-time assistant with us and now watching her now at Marquette. Pretty cool.”
On tonight’s game…
“Yeah, I don't think we really ever got in the flow. I felt pretty good at the half after we made a good run to make a comeback there to cut it to five, but we looked gassed. We didn't really have the energy level I thought we needed to be able to win a game of this magnitude.”
On the team’s performance this season…
“I'm really proud of our kids, proud of our team for the way that we finished the year, and obviously we've got to wait and see where we'll be. Obviously, we hope that our resume will be good enough for the NCAA Tournament, but at the same time we're continuing to grow as a team, and we'll get ready for whatever games are ahead of us.”
On Leilani Correa…
"To watch what she did, to get her the experience she had and to see her step up on the stage, because you're not really sure how kids will react when you've got this type of win or go home magnitude of a game, I thought she played great. The future is bright for her."
St. John’s guard Leilani Correa
On biggest takeaway from BIG EAST Tournament…
“Just always pushing through no matter the adversity or whatever is going on around you, just always finish strong. Obviously, upsetting that we didn't get to the championship, but like Coach [Tartamella] said, I'm very proud of us. I'm very proud of my teammates for pushing to get as far as we did.”
On tonight’s game…
“[Marquette was] pressuring us. We just couldn't score. Not a lot was going in for us tonight. You know, they were getting up, relentless on the ball, off the ball. They were just all over the place. They're long, so it was very difficult to get around them.”
Opening Statement…
“Obviously a difficult game for us today. Hasn't been an easy match-up for us all year, which we knew, but obviously credit to Marquette and to [Marquette Head Coach] Megan [Duffy], who I've had the pleasure of watching her grow as a first-time assistant with us and now watching her now at Marquette. Pretty cool.”
On tonight’s game…
“Yeah, I don't think we really ever got in the flow. I felt pretty good at the half after we made a good run to make a comeback there to cut it to five, but we looked gassed. We didn't really have the energy level I thought we needed to be able to win a game of this magnitude.”
On the team’s performance this season…
“I'm really proud of our kids, proud of our team for the way that we finished the year, and obviously we've got to wait and see where we'll be. Obviously, we hope that our resume will be good enough for the NCAA Tournament, but at the same time we're continuing to grow as a team, and we'll get ready for whatever games are ahead of us.”
On Leilani Correa…
"To watch what she did, to get her the experience she had and to see her step up on the stage, because you're not really sure how kids will react when you've got this type of win or go home magnitude of a game, I thought she played great. The future is bright for her."
St. John’s guard Leilani Correa
On biggest takeaway from BIG EAST Tournament…
“Just always pushing through no matter the adversity or whatever is going on around you, just always finish strong. Obviously, upsetting that we didn't get to the championship, but like Coach [Tartamella] said, I'm very proud of us. I'm very proud of my teammates for pushing to get as far as we did.”
On tonight’s game…
“[Marquette was] pressuring us. We just couldn't score. Not a lot was going in for us tonight. You know, they were getting up, relentless on the ball, off the ball. They were just all over the place. They're long, so it was very difficult to get around them.”