Wayne State Quotes following a 69-68 loss in season opener to Southern Indiana.

WSU Head Coach Gloria Bradley

I think we played like a young team in a lot of spurts. We had some lapses. We came out really flat in that second half not ready to play and not quite awake.

I think our timing is still off especially defensively. We committed some fouls that we need to cut down on. I think if this team continues to work and really work on the defensive end. I think we did some good things with our press

It's a young team, it's early and it's the first time that we actually tried to press in a game situation. The more we work on it and the more games they get under their belt they can really work on some of these things.

We need to utilize our speed from the one down to the four. I don't want to rely on using the press.

Down the line we do not want to see some of the foul trouble that we were in.

We've got to figure out the combination we really want and that comes with playing more games.

WSU junior guard Chelsea Kouri

(On how she felt she was progressing compared to last year)
I thought it was good. I was surprised when I came out and shot that first shot.

At first they were just concentrating on me, but when they saw Brooke (Bowers) they had to focus on her, too.

The press is more of Brooke's thing; I have the easier job of floating in the middle.

I think it's good we had this game, obviously it was upsetting we lost but it was good for them (the younger players).

WSU senior guard Brooke Bowers

We still have to work on not fouling so we can keep players in the game.

It's good to have people to bring in, but the fouls are really killing us.

(Adding on to Kouri's last comment)
It helped them get experience.