The Washington Huskies faced the Colorado Buffaloes and suffered a 92-69 defeat. Here is what head coach Mike Hopkins and some of the players had to say about it afterward via Zoom.
RILEY SORN (Center)
Washington redshirt sophomore Riley Sorn, “I think getting me into ball screens were a big thing,” in regards to his breakout performance tonight.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 21, 2020
Sorn said, “I need to keep getting stronger.”@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 21, 2020
“It’s going to be big because we have a lot of work to do,” Sorn said about the 11-day break coming up before the next game.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 21, 2020
Sorn said, “all I want to do is win.”@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 21, 2020
“It doesn’t seem like we are very cohesive right now,” Sorn said.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 21, 2020
Two things that Sorn points to for improvement:
1) all-out energy
2) pass back off screens@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 21, 2020
“I wasn’t expecting this! To have this big of a role,” Sorn said.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 21, 2020
MIKE HOPKINS (Head Coach)
Washington head coach Mike Hopkins said, “defensively we got diced.”@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 21, 2020
Hopkins said, “I felt like it would take Quade off the ball,” when asked about the new starting lineup tonight.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 21, 2020
“Riley has a great role for us,” Hopkins said.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 21, 2020
Hopkins points to “strength and conditioning” as the main area that center Riley Sorn has to improve on.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 21, 2020
Coach Hopkins said he was pleased with how PG Marcus Tsohonis played off the bench tonight.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 21, 2020
“The great thing about defense is defense travels,” Hopkins said when asked what side of the ball he is most concerned about at this point in the season.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 21, 2020
“The biggest thing is to hit the reset button,” Hopkins said when asked about the 11-day break coming up.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 21, 2020
Coach Hopkins said, “he just played confident,” when asked about PG Marcus Tsohonis.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 21, 2020
“We were just breaking down. It wasnt just one or two guys, it was everybody,” Hopkins said.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 21, 2020
“In these games, you have to have a short-term memory,” Hopkins said.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 21, 2020
“We got frustrated. It’s why a took a couple guys out of the game,” Hopkins said.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 21, 2020
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