Nov. 21, 2003

Florida Head Coach Mary Wise:
“We understood the challenge of playing the same team as Sunday and expected them to do some different things and they came out and executed them. We showed great spunk and energy today. Hats off to Kentucky when their young team gets more experience they will be a good team in this league. This tournament has the same rules as the NCAA with it being one and done it gives you a sense of urgency. We play all season with the urgency to get into the tournament now we won and move on and look to the next game. We hope they (Georgia and Tennessee) play all day long.”

Aury Cruz, Florida, Senior, Outside Hitter:
“We tried to set the tone to prepare ourselves for the NCAA tournament.”

Kentucky Head Coach Jona Braden:
“It’s an honor to be here. There is no question Florida is a great team. Independently, we felt we executed our game plan. The youth has added leadership to this team, and we are looking forward to the future.”

Liz McCaslin, Kentucky, Senior, Outside Hitter:
(On playing Florida back to back)
“I felt that it was more of an advantage, because we knew what to expect.”

“This team is definitely on the way up.”

(On UNLV tournament)
“Playing Florida three times this year has definitely prepared us to face Hawaii (# 3 team in nation).