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    Baylor drew more than 6,000 fans for their first exhibition game. "If she works hard, keeps the same attitude she’s got, she’s going to have an impact on the NCAA level, she’s going to have an impact on the WNBA, she’s going to have an impact on the Olympics ... In my opinion, she’s going to win a lot of gold medals." Griner will be a force on the defensive end, too, with her 7 1/2 -foot wingspan. Full Article at Wilkes-Barre Weekender
    If she works hard, keeps the same attitude she’s got, she’s going to have an impact on the NCAA level, she’s going to have an impact on the WNBA, she’s going to have an impact on the Olympics ... In my opinion, she’s going to win a lot of gold medals.
    Van Chancellor – Van Chancellor SOURCE: Wilkes-Barre Weekender 1 month ago
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The big question: Can anyone stop the defending national champions?
  1. I hope that she has the impact that we all think that she will, but we’re not going to talk about that ... She does have skills and athleticism like none I’ve ever coached. Yet she is quick to tell you she can’t do it by herself, and she has players around her that she will make better. I hope that all ...
    SOURCE: Wilkes-Barre Weekender 1 month ago
  2. I’m not going to lower my standards because of that, not at all. My thought is we have to raise the bar
    SOURCE: Wilkes-Barre Weekender 1 month ago
  3. It’s a new season, and no one can take away what we did last year ... Yes, the guys we have coming back are really good, but we don’t see it as the pressure of defending a title but more as a chance to win a new one.
    Geno Auriemma – Geno Auriemma SOURCE: Wilkes-Barre Weekender 1 month ago
  4. It’s just one game on the calendar, and we have a lot of basketball to play before and after that game
    SOURCE: Wilkes-Barre Weekender 1 month ago

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