The Washington Huskies faced the Montana Grizzlies and suffered a 66-58 defeat. Here is what head coach Mike Hopkins and some of the players had to say about it afterward via Zoom.
NATE ROBERTS (Forward)
Washington redshirt sophomore forward Nate Roberts said, “we just have to learn how to finish.”@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 17, 2020
“Learning how to win” is the biggest hump for the team Roberts said.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 17, 2020
‘We can’t let these 5-6 games deter us from our goal,” Roberts said.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 17, 2020
Roberts said, “every little thing that we can, try to be together,” when talking about sticking together as a team.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 17, 2020
“We got comfortable,” Roberts said about the game during crunch time.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 17, 2020
Roberts said, “We needed those guys to bring energy,” when talking about the bench.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 17, 2020
MIKE HOPKINS (Head Coach)
Washington head coach Mike Hopkins said, “we wanted to be aggressive early and we didn’t.”@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 17, 2020
“You just want consistently with how hard you play,” Hopkins said.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 17, 2020
Coach Hopkins said, “In this game you have to come out and play like its your last game.”@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 17, 2020
“I was looking for energy,” Hopkins said with tinkering with the lineup during the game.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 17, 2020
Hopkins said, “They played together and out-toughed us tonight for sure,” when talking about Montana.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 17, 2020
“We have to be resilient, keep getting better and get ready for Colorado,” Hopkins said.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 17, 2020
“We have to create better angles and swings for our guys,” Hopkins said.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 17, 2020
“Scoring 21 points in the first half is not going to do it,” Hopkins said.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 17, 2020
Coach Hopkins said, “play for your team and as hard as you can. That’s all I care about and I didn’t see it.”@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 17, 2020
Hopkins points to PG Nate Pryor as someone who “inspires” him with his style of play.@DubLifeUW#PurpleReign#TougherTogether#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) December 17, 2020
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