South Carolina Head Coach Susan Walvius
“We looked for some quality for players when we hit the recruiting trail. We have been good defensively the last few years, but we haven’t been able to put the ball in the hole consistently. We looked for kids that could shoot the three. I think the three is what fans really want to see.

“Our returning players are excited about the fact that we have kids that can shoot and pass. The experience of our team is interior play. When you have kids who can really spread a defense, it makes you pretty difficult to guard.”

“I’ve been really excited about Jordan [Jones]. She doesn’t look like she would be very good. We laugh about that. She has a competitive toughness to her, and surprisingly she’s a good defender. She has very good feet.”

“I think once our outside game establishes itself statistically, you will see more inside action from us. We’re looking to develop some confidence in our perimeter. You have to guard our perimeter. If you don’t, we’re going to hit shots. We’re in a good spot. We need to continue to grow and work. This team is fun to coach, because they do execute.”

“I didn’t think we played great defense today. We had some good personal efforts, but we didn’t dominate as we needed to today.

South Carolina Player Quotes
Jordan Jones • Guard • Freshman
“I didn’t know what to expect [for my first game], but I think the team did a good job. We had a bunch of freshmen, and it’s a big transition from high school to college. But the older players helped settle us down and got us to ready to play.”

“Our coaches preach defense. One of the first things Coach Walvius told me when I got here was that I need to be better on defense if I wanted to play.

Demetress Adams • Forward • Junior
“We’re brought in six freshmen. It was very important for us to help them with this transition from high school to college. We want to help them get ready to compete for the SEC championship.”

“Coming in Coach [Walvius] let us know they were going to be a quick group of freshmen, so it wasn’t surprising to me the fact that we had to go hard.”