2006-07 BKW vs. Miami (Fla.) -- Notes & Quotes
12/3/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
With today's victory, Michigan improves its all-time record against Miami to 1-1. The Wolverines are 4-7 all-time against teams for the ACC (1-1 this season).
Kelly Helvey's one block against Miami put her at 46 for her career, tying her with Abby Currier (1978-81) for 13th place all-time.
With 11 points, Janelle Cooper recorded her fifth double-digit scoring game of the season and the 25th of her career.
With 11 points, LeQuisha Whitfield recorded her fourth double-digit scoring game of her career.
Janelle Cooper collected a career-high in steals (four) and matched career bests in assists (four) and free throws made (five).
Melinda Queen matched a career best with one triple against Miami.
Kalyn McPherson set a career high with four free throws made against the Hurricanes.
Michigan's bench outscored its opponent's reserves for the sixth time in nine games this season, this time by a 23-14 margin.
The Wolverines were out-rebounded for just the second time this year, 43-33.
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Cheryl Burnett
On tonight's game ... "We knew Miami would come in feeling very confident. They've had a great non-conference season. We knew they were a very athletic team. We had four goals heading into this game. We wanted to cut down our turnovers, we wanted to stop their dribble penetration, we wanted to block out and we wanted to make sure we guarded ball screens extremely well, both from the post position and the perimeter. Renee Taylor and Maurita Reid came into the game scoring big numbers, and we wanted to cut down on Taylor's three-point attempts. Jessica Minnfield and Janelle Cooper made an incredible difference in the game by limiting those two players to just one three-point basket. We have to give credit to our post players as well. We worked a lot against the press yesterday in our one day of preparation, and I thought our kids did a fabulous job of handling the basketball. It's a good win for us."
On winning despite the early foul trouble from the post players ... "The great thing is that we have a lot of personnel that we can use. I thought Katie Dierdorf's confidence offensively late in the game really made a huge difference. Janelle Cooper's offensive decisions and her aggressiveness and confidence emulates through the team. Jessica Minnfield played the entire game tonight, and that's pretty tough considering our 'NBA' schedule. As worn out as I am, I can't imagine how worn out our kids are from playing so many games. This is a great tribute to them, coming off a tough loss to Notre Dame. I've talked about how resilient this team has been with coming back the next practice or next game and being able to shrug off whatever disappointments we've had. I think it's due to great leadership. Our captains, Krista Clement and Janelle Cooper, do a great job of talking to our team and getting them ready to do what we need to do the next day, the next play, or the next practice."
On looking towards the next week ... "The thing that I always look toward is simply the next practice and the next game. We're giving our team the day off tomorrow, which is something I don't like to do two days before a game. The schedule has been pretty rough, and it gives them a day to focus on academics. We have one day to prepare for another good opponent on the road. The only important thing for us is the next practice and the next opponent."
