NCAA Women's 1st and 2nd Rounds: Waco Monday, March 25, 2019 Waco, Texas I just kept throwing it to her. If you all going to keep Juicy Landrum leaving her open, I'm going to just throw it to her. Q. Kalani, you start the game by grabbing the . You and Kristine were right there and got an offensive rebound and then you went right back Kalani Brown up with a layup. Was that a big basket in your head Baylor Lady Bears at that moment to set the tone? KALANI BROWN: I definitely think it was a momentum Baylor - 102, Cal 63 changer. Gave us a lot of energy, and we were really excited to get the first basket. Got us on a roll. THE MODERATOR: Let's go to questions for our student athletes. Q. Juicy, three pointer to end the first half. You mentioned at halftime coach said to settle down Q. Chloe, you had several big baskets there on the and just keep shooting. How big was that shot in 15-0 run that kind of got you guys going. When terms of momentum and a good feeling going into things are going right like they were in that the break? moment, how are you feeling? What's going JUICY LANDRUM: I guess it was kind of a big moment through your head, and specifically tonight? of change. Another shot before that was an air ball. CHLOE JACKSON: Just to keep it going. We knew we couldn't let up. They're a good team so we had to play Supposed to be (indiscernible), but the play wasn't hard for a whole 40 minutes. open. So, I mean, I just hit the shot. Had to look up at the shot clock and shot it. Just happened to look up It's great. Everything was going right for us, but stay in and it was two seconds and I just took the shot. the moment. Q. Kalani, end the first quarter, beginning of the Q. Juicy, you missed your first four. I know Kim second you all outscored them on a 25-2 run. Can tells you, Keep shooting. What got you going, I you reflect on the atmosphere and this being your guess? senior year? JUICY LANDRUM: At halftime before we came back KALANI BROWN: Fans play a big part. They give us out coach told me just to settle down, set my feet, just so much energy and excitement when they get excited relax, and shoot. So that kind of helped settle me down when we make a great play. They push us to do better. a little bit in the second half. I don't know, we got some of the best fans in the country. Just been a blessing to play in front of them. Q. Kalani, we talked about the matchup in the post today going into this game. What did you think Q. Kalani, I know your drive and focus is to get to a about how it played out today? You might not have Final Four. The emotions of playing your last game the points, but you were very active and very in the Ferrell Center. You knew it would come at involved. That pass you had to DiDi was probably some point, but what are the emotions like and was one of the best I've seen in a while. it like on that victory lap? KALANI BROWN: You're right. I didn't have the points KALANI BROWN: I was more shocked than anything. I or the fancy double-double, but I think I came out with don't know. I'm going to miss it for sure. I'm a little great defense. I think that was my focus in the whole sad, but just want to thank Baylor nation. I'm so game and I executed. grateful.

Oh, the pass to DiDi. She just kept cutting and I just Q. Chloe, the same thing for you. You guys went kept seeing her. In the middle of a post move one time. back in and she did the substitution timeout. Big I was like, Wow, she's really wide open. (Laughter.) hug with Kim and then the victory lap. You only

Rev #1 by #179 at 2019-03-26 04:36:00 GMT page 1 of 4 spent one year here, but what were those make your guards beat them. Just talk about what moments like for you? Chloe and Juicy, your guards, were able to do. CHLOE JACKSON: It's been a blessing to play here at COACH MULKEY: Three things were key to this game. Baylor. I just can't thank Coach Kim enough for the I said this before in the scouting report. The best one year and just recruiting me to come here. I defensive team is going to win, best rebounding team definitely think I made the best decision. The fans is going to win, and depth is going to be a factor. have been amazing. They're family for sure. This one year it's really felt longer to me. Yeah, it's a blessing. I thought all three played out. Cox and Kalani's defense, I think that's the first game all year she didn't Q. Chloe, going back to the game you mention the have a double-double. You give credit to Cox who run. You guys wanted to just keep it going. Before came out and guarded her in the second half. I thought that when it is kind of back and forth and they had they would go right at her and didn't want to have the lead a couple times, talk about what if felt like. Kalani pick up her third foul. CHLOE JACKSON: Just to keep playing our game. We knew eventually we kind of run them down, get I thought Kalani was tremendous on the defensive end them tired, but our transition is our go-to really. Love to because she was very disciplined. Kalani always has get our transition run. We knew once we started that trouble picking up that second foul, leaning into them, they couldn't keep up much longer. wanting to a shot. I just told her, The thing that will impress people the most tonight is can you guard That was our main focus. I think that helped us on the her, and I think she proved that she could. run. Then when you talk about rebounding, that kid played Q. Kalani, you talked yesterday about getting 33 minutes and had six rebounds, and I can't help but maybe a one-on-one matchup. Looked like had look at NaLyssa Smith and Aquira DeCosta. They both three on you. How much do you being able to played 11 minutes, and Queen Egbo. All three of handle Kristine one-on-one really help your those. That's three freshmen. They played 11 minutes defense do you think? and have unbelievable stats. KALANI BROWN: Definitely helped me. She's a great So therein is the rebounding and also the depth that I player. She's athletic, can jump out of the gym, so she thought would play a factor. definitely challenged me on the defensive end. To just come and deliver I think speaks volumes for me, Q. Kim, do you think of a 25 2 run as sort of a because moving my feet has been something I've been - knock-out punch? Is that something that you want working on for four years and I think I've gotten better. to see your team be able to do on a given night? COACH MULKEY: Yeah, I would like to see it every THE MODERATOR: Anymore questions for the student-athletes? Ladies, we'll let you go. Thank you. game. As I told them when we were up 40 in the timeout, don't look at the score. These last minutes I Questions for Coach Mulkey. am evaluating you as we progress in this tournament.

Just keep coaching, because a lot of those kids are Q. Kim, I remember in the NCAA tournament young. We only have two seniors on the team. I just selection show Andy Landers' question about whether or not you all would be able to do tempo? thought that -- you just got a bunch in that locker room Did you answer that tonight? that can play. It's our job to keep them focused and motivated. I think I have used everything possible to COACH MULKEY: Yeah, I don't know. You either go motivate them. I'm digging deep. Showing them 2005 fast or you're slow. I think we were fast tonight in parts ational hampionship film. of the game and parts of the game it was a half-court n c game. They're just looking at me like, Coach, god, you were younger, no wrinkles, no gray hair. I said, Focus on the I don't know if there is another part of tempo that he floor. Anything. Because, guys, it was a long period. was referring to, but we can do both. I think that when days was a long period between the time our you get down to the top teams in the country you're Twelve conference tournament was over and playing, and you going to have to execute in the half court both offensively and defensively, and we can do that. didn't want to become rusty. Wanted to give them some days off. Q. Clearly the post match-up was fun to watch, but it seemed clear right away that they were going to I was impressed with a lot of things on that floor for us tonight. We beat a Cal team that was on a roll, that had won a lot of basketball games, that plays in a great

Rev #1 by #179 at 2019-03-26 04:36:00 GMT page 2 of 4 conference against some great teams. We came out interpreted the article wrong. Man, I sure wish he ready to play. would've talked about what a great memory it was for Abilene Christian. God, what a memory those kids Thought the crowd was good. They took their Geritol. have, instead of something that came across as Saw some folks that honestly surprised me they can negative. stay up this late. Now they proven it, they need to get on that airplane and go to Greensboro. It's my Q. You talked about Queen and what she was able understanding we play the first game; is that right? to do in 11 minutes. A lot of that was even with Anigwe still in the game. For her to have eight THE MODERATOR: No. Second. points, six rebounds, two blocks... COACH MULKEY: Look at NaLyssa's stats. Look at COACH MULKEY: We play the second game Saturday Aquira's stats. I couldn't pick one of the three of them in Greensboro at 2:00 p.m., so that's 1:00 p.m. here, because what they did was outstanding. We right? emphasize rebounding to those kids, and they went in there. The points are icing on the cake. What else? What they did defensively in altering shots -- they Q. Kind of touched on it on that run in the? fouled a couple times -- but just going in there and Second quarter. Chloe's made some pretty big rebounding the ball, and all three of those kids did that. mid-range shots and long twos. You think those shots from her really helped space you away from Q. Coach, you talk about the fans allowing you to Cal? feed the monster all the time. You exhibited such COACH MULKEY: I think Chloe's ability to shoot mid- excellence in 19 years. What do you have to say range jumpers has made us a very good basketball for your fans about continuing to feed the team, very dangerous team. She was a two player at monster? LSU, an off guard. You don't want to take that away by COACH MULKEY: They're still here. I shouldn't say moving her to the point, so really it never changed with that, because a lot of the them have passed away. us on her scoring ability. We've lost a ton of great supporters, Maggie. They appreciate women's basketball at Baylor University. I'm What did change was she now had to think the game blessed. Little did we know as a staff when we came through the eyes of a coach on the floor. She has here 19 years ago that we would do this as quickly as done a remarkable job with that. we did it.

Q. Kim, you mentioned obviously the crowd here And then to maintain it, it wears on you. It wears on tonight. Apparently throughout all 16 regions there you. Some coaches have a different personality than I were good crowds the first two rounds. Talk about do. I give it everything I have. I give it every ounce of what that means for women's college basketball. energy I have. Those kids give it every ounce of COACH MULKEY: Well, it's why we moved from energy they have. The fans, God bless them, because neutral courts. I read Brice Cherry's article in Sunday's they love women's basketball here at Baylor. paper, and I'm not sure the gist of his article, but it sounded like he wanted to say home court is an Q. Kim, now you go to Greensboro to play South advantage. Well, we've tried the other way, as you all Carolina. Do you like the fact that you've been to heard me say. We're not ready for that. What I would Columbia, South Carolina to play South Carolina? say to him is get better. If you're one that doesn't get to COACH MULKEY: I thought about that. Do I like the host, get better. Improve your team. fact that we've already played them this year or would I rather go into it not knowing much about each other? I You know, I'm not a believer, like he said in his article, don't know. But we know what they do; they know what that the tournament starts after you get to the Sweet we do. 16. I thought that was a great game tonight. I've seen some lower seeds get beat. Didn't I just see Missouri It'll be like a home court to them. What is it, couple State beat Iowa State on their home floor? There were hours, two, three hours from their home. I'm not sure five lower-seeded teams in the round of 32 that won. NC State, Kentucky. Who won that? NC State. It'll be Miami got to beat in the second round and they were a a home court for them. That's where the ACC three or four seed. tournament is played there.

So disagreed with his article that the game doesn't That's okay. That's okay. We'll go and give it our best start until basically you get to a Sweet 16. Maybe I shot, and got to win two to get to a Final Four. It's fun.

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THE MODERATOR: Any other questions? Coach, congratulations on the win.

COACH MULKEY: Thank you.

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