March 7, 1999
Kentucky Women’s Basketball Coach Bernadette Mattox Quotes on NCAA Tournament Bid
On the NCAA Tournament bid:
“It’s been a dream for our players to have the opportunity to really make a run in the NCAA Tournament. Obviously, all of the hard work and the sacrifices our players made have paid off.”
On being a No. 6 seed
“I really felt like we’d be a six or seven (seed). We finished strong, played one of the toughest schedules in the nation and had a good RPI rating. Obviously the committee took that into consideration. We would have loved to play a home game, but we’ve been on the road all season. Half the time we just keep our bags packed.”
On playing Nebraska and Paul Sanderford:
“Coach Sanderford does a super job. They were in the Top 25 for most of the year, and we got to see them in Hawaii earlier this year. We’re a better team now and I’m sure they’ve gotten better, so it will probably be two different teams.”
NCAA 1999 Women’s Basketball Tournament
West Region
at RUSTON, La.
(16) Central Florida at (1) Louisiana Tech
(9) Virginia vs. (8) Penn State
at BATON ROUGE, La.
(12) St. Mary’s CA vs. (5) Notre Dame
(13) Evansville at (4) LSU
at LOS ANGELES
(11) Nebraska vs. (6) Kentucky
(14) Wisconsin-Green Bay at (3) UCLA
at FORT COLLINS, Colo.
(10) Santa Barbara vs. (7) Southwest Missouri State
(15) Cal State Northridge at (2) Colorado State
Midwest Region
at WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.
(16) Oral Roberts at (1) Purdue
(9) Kansas vs. (8) Marquette
at CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
(12) Grambling vs. (5) Alabama
(13) Northeastern at (4) North Carolina
at PISCATAWAY, N.J.
(11) Florida vs. (6) Arizona
(14) Dartmouth at (3) Rutgers
at LUBBOCK, Texas
(10) North Carolina State vs. (7) Mississsippi State
(15) Stephen Austin at (2) Texas Tech
Mideast Region
at STORRS, Conn.
(16) St. Francis at (1) Connecticut
(9) Florida International vs. (8) Xavier
at AMES, Iowa
(12) Cincinnati vs. (5) Oregon
(13) Santa Clara at (4) Iowa State
at ATHENS, Ga.
(11) SMU vs. (6) Toledo
(14) Liberty at (3) Georgia
at CLEMSON, S.C.
(10) Louisville vs. (7) Illinois
(15) Florida A&M at (2) Clemson
East Region
at KNOXVILLE, Tenn.
(16) Appalachian State at (1) Tennessee
(9) Ohio State vs. (8) Boston College
at BLACKSBURG, Va.
(12) Texas vs. (5) Auburn
(13) St Peter’s at (4) Virginia Tech
at DURHAM, N.C.
(11) St. Joseph’s vs. (6) Tulane
(14) Holy Cross at (3) Duke
at RICHMOND, Va.
(10) Maine vs. (7) Stanford
(15) Tennessee Tech at (2) Old Dominion
