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Kylie McCulley gives a TV interview on Friday at Media Day.
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Michelle Bartsch is hitting out of the back row in practice and doing a really nice job. I really feel that this could be her breakout year. She has the potential to be one of the best players in the conference. Physically she is gifted and she is more skilled than players her size.
Johannah Bangert has added a lot to her game offensively. I'm hoping we can keep her going in a good direction. She is someone we can see do a little more for us."
On Laura DeBruler growing into a leader
"No one works harder and no one handles herself better on a day-to-day basis than Laura - in the school, in the community and in her overall character. If everyone is following her, we're going in a really good direction.:
On tackling the rugged Big Ten
"The thing that I like about this team is we have the most returning players and the most experience of anyone in the conference. What that means, we'll find out when we get to the Big Ten. Our goal is to get in the NCAA Tournament and make a run there. To do that we have to play our best ball at the end of the year. That is more of our focus."
On the program receiving national publicity...
"We are definitely starting to build a strong foundation of being a program that people take seriously."
On playing for Coach Hambly...
"The transition was really smooth. Last year, Kevin was running practice and game day stuff for the most part. Now, it'll be really interesting that he will have everything in his control. I think it's going to be great, so we are just going to take it and run with it."
On national attention in the polls...
"It's good to see those rankings, but we try not to think about it too much. We know people will be going after us this year and we will be a target, but we just need to stay true to our game and what we do in order to play well."
On the freshman class...
"We are really pushing each other and getting to be really close. We are getting pretty competitive with each other, and it's been great to have a big group to come into freshman year with."
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