1 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:08,760 Speaker 1: Close it in on seven o'clock, about nine minutes away 2 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 1: from your news nine minutes. Welcome back to Ronail Carrier 3 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:15,000 Speaker 1: Sports Talk presented by Kelsey Chevallet. I'm Lance Pacallister. Let's 4 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:16,919 Speaker 1: do this, Kelly and I last night enjoyed you see 5 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:19,479 Speaker 1: women's basketball. We were there. They upset number eleven Iowa 6 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:22,919 Speaker 1: State seventy three sixty. I had that in front of me. 7 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:26,280 Speaker 1: They win last night, highs ranked win in program history. 8 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 1: My next guest played for the Bearcats was a graduate assistant, 9 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 1: was an assistant now in her third season as head coach. 10 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:34,640 Speaker 1: What a treat to welcome in the head coach that 11 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:37,879 Speaker 1: would be Katrina Meriwether coach lancemacallister, how are you. 12 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:41,159 Speaker 2: I'm doing great, Lance, Thank you so much for having me. 13 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: Man oh man, the environment last night, over three thousand 14 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 1: on hand. Congrats on the winning. What a shot of 15 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:49,160 Speaker 1: confidence it must be for your team. 16 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:51,879 Speaker 2: It was a good night, and I think that we 17 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 2: had an opportunity to show was that when we have 18 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 2: our full roster, they will have a chance to do 19 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:00,360 Speaker 2: something really special. So we were just happy be out 20 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:03,320 Speaker 2: there and competing together with everybody who was available. 21 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 1: Seventy one sixty three. The final score. I knew I 22 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 1: had that written down somewhere. Man watching Maya Perry last night, 23 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:11,640 Speaker 1: twenty six points. I think she scored in double figures 24 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:14,679 Speaker 1: at eighteen sixteen straight games. Now what her performance she 25 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 1: turned in for your group last night. 26 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 2: She's amazing. You know. My favorite thing about Maya is 27 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:23,639 Speaker 2: her mentality. She works incredibly hard. She practices really hard. 28 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 2: She is an example for our entire team, but especially 29 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:31,120 Speaker 2: our or sixth person of what it looks like to 30 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:33,679 Speaker 2: be a pro and to show up every day and 31 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 2: be committed to your craft. And I could be happier. 32 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 2: This year wears Brando and black. 33 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 1: I believe you held the Cyclones twenty six points below 34 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 1: their season average and going in the story. One of 35 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 1: the storyline, maybe the biggest storyline in college basketball this 36 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 1: year has been Audie Crooks, who plays for Iowa State. 37 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 1: She leads the country in scoring twenty nine a game. 38 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 1: Your group collectively holds her to twenty three, six point 39 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: below her average. She is such a force. Tell me 40 00:01:57,600 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 1: how you went about doing the job you guys did 41 00:01:59,520 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 1: on her. 42 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 2: I love how you said the group, because that's exactly 43 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 2: what it took. We talked a lot about winning the position. 44 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:09,680 Speaker 2: And we have four or five players on our team, 45 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:12,920 Speaker 2: and they all give different looks offensively and defensively, and 46 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 2: we just kept rolling them out there, one at a time, 47 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 2: every couple of minutes. Mary Carden, whose minutes had been 48 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 2: limited practice as Audie Crouks for the last two days, 49 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 2: and then she turned around and went in there and 50 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:30,920 Speaker 2: guarded her destiny and alliance. They are very strong, but 51 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 2: they're short in comparison to Audi. And then Delaney lacks 52 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 2: a little bit of girth, but she's got long spaghetti 53 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 2: arms that we think are pretty annoyed. So we just 54 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:44,399 Speaker 2: ran all for problematter and then just try to keep 55 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:47,120 Speaker 2: her off balance and then put an emphasis on everyone 56 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:49,239 Speaker 2: else and then the paint rebound in the ball boy. 57 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 1: We were really interested to see the three time Miss 58 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 1: Ohio basketball stand out from Priscell, Mary and d Alexander. 59 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 1: She missed the first does her show games for you 60 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 1: guys with an ankle injury. Seven big points last night? 61 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:02,640 Speaker 1: I remember early in the fourth the arena play for 62 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:05,800 Speaker 1: she scored what and those were big points she contributed 63 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:07,080 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter, weren't they? 64 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 2: Absolutely? And I mean everyone knows that these are McDonald's 65 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 2: All American. And my favorite part about her is she 66 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 2: very well could just tap out this season and say, hey, 67 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 2: I know I'm not where I need to be in 68 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:23,240 Speaker 2: terms of, you know, having this surgery and being out, 69 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 2: and say I'm just gonna wait, Maria, I'm gonna wait 70 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:28,800 Speaker 2: till next year. But what she realizes is that she 71 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:31,680 Speaker 2: can have a positive impact on this season for her team. 72 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 2: And honestly, she's chosen Cincinnati and basketball and her teammates 73 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 2: over you know, anything that anyone may say individually about 74 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 2: her and where she may be in her journey. And 75 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 2: I'm really really proud of her and grateful that she's 76 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 2: making that decision for us. 77 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 1: You know, there were moments last night I had to 78 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 1: laugh at the legendary basketball coach Al maguire once famously 79 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 1: said the best thing about freshmen they become sophomores. If 80 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 1: she had big moments, then there are a couple of moments. 81 00:03:56,600 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 1: I look to you and I think you may have 82 00:03:58,400 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 1: mouthed what are you doing? 83 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 2: I'll tell you if you come to our game, we'll 84 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 2: see that a lot. I mean, you just can't help it. 85 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 2: I mean, I think that every coach and every team 86 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 2: has a university right, but join at Crawford, who does 87 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:17,720 Speaker 2: a great job for us coming off the bench, who 88 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 2: played in one game then miss seven. It comes back 89 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:23,799 Speaker 2: in the first game she plays and Kalia de Vilasi 90 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:26,600 Speaker 2: is out, so she plays thirty five minutes. We Louise 91 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 2: Kylie Torrance, who is our starter at the fourth spot. 92 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:32,040 Speaker 2: Like you mentioned, we didn't have d for twelve games. 93 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:35,840 Speaker 2: I mean, you name it. It has happened. And I 94 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:38,400 Speaker 2: only have the three people out of thirteen that played 95 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:42,359 Speaker 2: in every game so far this year. And all that 96 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 2: matters to us is that we hear the people that 97 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:48,160 Speaker 2: support us and are positive and know that it may 98 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 2: not look the way we thought it would or the 99 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 2: way we wanted it to. But all we can do 100 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:53,479 Speaker 2: is keep taking steps forward every day. 101 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:56,360 Speaker 1: Coach, I'm big in to bang for your buck and 102 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 1: the value of an entertainment dollar. You've got a huge 103 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:01,280 Speaker 1: one coming up Saturday at home two seventeen of No 104 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:03,720 Speaker 1: Texas Tech. My wife and I went last night. We 105 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:05,839 Speaker 1: sat I think ten rows up from the floor, ten 106 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:08,160 Speaker 1: dollars a piece for tickets, six bucks to perk and 107 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 1: Corey Garage. Big win, big environment. That was bang for 108 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 1: our buck. 109 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 2: Last night, and that makes me feel good. I'm really 110 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 2: happy you had a good time, and we tell people 111 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:18,800 Speaker 2: that all the time. Just come check us out. I 112 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 2: think you're gonna love how hard we play. I think 113 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 2: you're gonna love how gritty we are. And yes, you're 114 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 2: gonna see some mistakes. And we're playing four of our 115 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 2: six freshmen, heavy, heavy minutes, a lot of the situations 116 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 2: that they're in therein for the first time, and there's 117 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:35,600 Speaker 2: gonna be a learning curve there. But you're gonna see 118 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:37,720 Speaker 2: a diving from loose balls. You're gonna see us flying 119 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 2: through the air for rebounds, and in all of my 120 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 2: hearing's knocking down shot you'll be able to see some 121 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:43,359 Speaker 2: good offense too. 122 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: Hey, please, if you think about it, pass along my 123 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 1: best to what are your assistants? Who was great seeing 124 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 1: her on the sidelines last night, Abby Owings. She's one 125 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:54,000 Speaker 1: of my all time favorites, A feisty point guard from 126 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 1: my part of the woods in Independence, Kentucky and Simon 127 00:05:57,240 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 1: Kenton and Thomas Moore. I'm a big fan of her. 128 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 1: It was great to see her on the sidelines last night. 129 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, she's a champion and such a great coach, and 130 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 2: we talked a lot of the time about how you know, 131 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:09,640 Speaker 2: when we're recruiting, I'm like, find me. We call her Ao, 132 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 2: you know, find me in Ao, right, somebody who can 133 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 2: knock down shots, that's quick, fast, athletic, that can handle 134 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:20,119 Speaker 2: the ball. That's the nation's on defense. And she probably 135 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:22,279 Speaker 2: killed me if she knew. But I mean we throw 136 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:24,839 Speaker 2: her in practice sometimes and she she gives these kids. 137 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 1: Hell. 138 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 2: I'm telling you that she is. They don't pay attention 139 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 2: to her, so knock down the free in their face. 140 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:33,839 Speaker 2: He'll take the ball from them. You know, it's just 141 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 2: a I can't tell you. This is the first time 142 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:39,920 Speaker 2: that we've had a losing non conference record, right, this 143 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:41,560 Speaker 2: is the first time that we've had this type of 144 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:45,640 Speaker 2: adversity with being young and being injured. And I cannot 145 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:49,839 Speaker 2: imagine feeling this good about the season and the team. 146 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 2: And I know it's just because of the people that 147 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 2: we've recruited and the people that I've hired. 148 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:56,560 Speaker 1: So well said hey, I'm so happy for you. It 149 00:06:56,600 --> 00:06:58,919 Speaker 1: was a cool scene seeing everybody celebrate on the court 150 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:01,120 Speaker 1: and on the postgame TA cameras on the court and 151 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:03,760 Speaker 1: just to look on everybody's faces. It was a really 152 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:05,920 Speaker 1: cool vibe. Last night, congrats and best of luck the 153 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:06,560 Speaker 1: rest of the year. 154 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:09,680 Speaker 2: Thank you so much. We look forward to seeing you again. 155 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 1: All right, Take care, coach.