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Aday Mara reacts to win vs. Saint Louis

Aday MaraAfter the gameMichigan 95, Saint Louis 72NCAA Second RoundGame page →

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Key quotes

  1. “Well, I don't know, it just feels great because, you know, like after those 2 years I was thinking I don't know, I didn't have like a good vision of myself.”Q8 ↓
  2. “Well, I said it like last time, it's just so hard to get to the Sweet Sixteen that you gotta enjoy like every moment.”Q4 ↓
  3. “I think going to Chicago is a good thing for us because it's like instead of a 5-hour ride, it's a 2-hour or something like that.”Q15 ↓

Transcript

Q4 Feeling moving on to Sweet Sixteen

How sweet is that feeling to be moving on to the Sweet Sixteen?

Well, I said it like last time, it's just so hard to get to the Sweet Sixteen that you gotta enjoy like every moment. So as a group, it feels really good because we know what we are capable of, and it's just like one Like, now we feel one step closer to where we want to be.

Q8 Heading to Sweet Sixteen after doubts

What's it like having done all that and you're sitting here going to the Sweet Sixteen? It doesn't necessarily always work out as well as it's worked out for you.

Well, I don't know, it just feels great because, you know, like after those 2 years I was thinking I don't know, I didn't have like a good vision of myself. I was like, can I do it? Can I play? You know, I'm gonna be ready for like the next level? So you think all those things, but just being here playing like this, enjoying basketball again, it just feels great because that's all about, like, play the game and enjoy it. So it's great.

Q15 Returning to Chicago after the loss

You guys go back to a familiar place that you were just at a week ago. Is it nice having a little familiarity, but also maybe a little chip on your shoulder knowing the last game didn't go so well for you guys?

No, I don't think— no, we— I think from the loss, we just learned the things that we had to do better, and it's gonna help us a lot for this next games. I think going to Chicago is a good thing for us because it's like instead of a 5-hour ride, it's a 2-hour or something like that. But yeah, it's just It's gonna be fun because we're gonna have more, I guess, more people from Michigan.

But I would say that they were phenomenal today. You can see all the maize and blue cheering for us. So this is, I don't know, this is great, you know, being like playing the game and just hearing your people cheering for you. That's great to them.

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