Nov. 12, 2006

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Quotes

Navy Coach Carin Gabarra

"We had a great season. I love to go out fighting against a team like Carolina with such tradition in their team."

"We prepare the same way for every game. We are certainly mentally tough, but it's hard to play a team like Carolina. We are a very good defensive team, but Carolina moves so quickly and has numbers near the ball. They are talented in every position so it's hard to organize defensively."

"We were playing for this year, not for next, but we can use Carolina as a snap shot of where we want to be, especially with game speed. Naval kids are tough, and we'll come back next year."

Lizzie Barnes, GK

"A game's a game, I just try to not let the ball into the net. They're good, they're fast, they just scored."

UNC Coach Anson Dorrance

"We're thrilled to advance over Navy. They're certainly a competitive team, and they played exceptionally well. We were able to rest legs while they had a double overtime game. They fought our team and freshness."

"I'm rooting for Navy in everything except for the final score. These are women who have selected to fight for our country. They put up a great fight in a very honorable way and I'm honored to have played them."

"It's great [that Melissa Hayes scored her first career goal]. These kids don't get much recognition or playing time, but they still work hard in practice every day. It thrilled the entire unit to get a goal out of her."

Libby Guess, F

"I'm fitter now and so I score more in the postseason."

"We're going to go at every team as fast as we can and hope they can't keep up."

"It's really nice to play at home with the No. 1 seed. It's a huge advantage and what we've been playing for all season."

Whitney Engen, F "We switched up our style of play, changed our attack a little. Every defense is a tough defense because we get the best out of every team we face."

"I hope we're peaking at the right time, but it's my first college season so I don't really know. The season has gone by so fast, I'm just trying to enjoy it as much as I can."