“This is the team that I thought I had last year. This team was capable of being able to do this last year. I think we all knew that, and that's where we were all frustrated. It's not a surprise from us within the program. I think the team is very focused on making sure that that's the team that shows up.”
“We've been going through things a Missouri team hasn't been through in a while. We upset the defending national champion, being ranked and having to defend that ranking. This two weeks has been tough on us. It really showed up in the last 10 minutes.”
“Kim talked about them having a target on their back, and when you defeat the No. 4 team in the country, you all of a sudden have become a target yourself — and that's OK. Any coach would prefer being a target versus chasing one.”
“This team was probably more down than I've ever seen them after that loss. And that's a good thing in a way, though, because it also shows you how bad they want to be successful.”
