![]() The Rebels are led by Angel Baker’s averages of 15.1 points and 5.5 rebounds. 1 South Carolina in the SEC Tournament, and has faced Pac-12 power Utah. They might take them all in a particular night, but they’re not thinking that that’s their goal.” “There is not a player in our locker room who is thinking that they need to get all the shots. “We can shoot it, but what we do better than even that I think is we share the ball, and we work together,” Fortier said. 8 Nebraska last March to reach the second round before losing to top-seeded Louisville on its home floor. The Zags, runner-up to second-seeded Portland in the West Coast Conference Tournament, earned their sixth consecutive NCAA Tournament berth under Fortier and are a ninth seed for a second straight year. Gonzaga's Brynna Maxwell has the second-highest 3-point shooting percentage in the nation at 49.43%, while Ole Miss features one of the top perimeter defenses. “So I think that first and foremost, there is an incredible amount of respect that we have for Gonzaga and what they have accomplished.” "As soon as the matchup got announced, I shot her a text and I said, 'Just super proud of you and what you all have done,'" McPhee-McCuin said. The two coaches are plenty familiar with each other: Lisa Fortier was a Zags assistant when fifth-year Ole Miss coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin served on the Portland staff. In Friday night’s second game of the Seattle Region at Maples Pavilion, eighth-seeded Ole Miss (23-8) faces No. I’m just like, 'Let’s just take a break, get away from it, and just say, all right, now we’re coming back with the tournament.'" I saw this with our Olympic team, maybe people feeling some pressure. ![]() "What I saw more than anything was just, we need a break. “What came through, the message from the team was that they’re close and they are committed to each other, and that’s where you want them to be, that they’re going to work hard, that they want to play, play hard,” VanDerveer said. She sensed they were spent during that team meeting. ![]()
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