Post-Game Quotes: Michigan
2/9/2025 6:27:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Michigan State Head Coach Robyn Fralick
Opening statement...
First of all, we had amazing fans today, so I want to start there and thank them. I thought it was awesome having so much fan support. Obviously, very disappointed in the game. I thought we played hard, but we didn't play well, and Michigan played well. So, we've got to be able to string together better consecutive possessions, and as we play in our conference, you can't have stretches of disconnected basketball. So, we got to feel through this, we have another game coming quick.
On the offensive performance...
I felt we would get a stop, turn it over, then empty possession, empty possession, empty possession, so that's frustrating, especially as your chipping away back into the game.
On the offensive struggles...
I'm not sure. I think I'll know more when I watch the film, probably a little bit of both. We took some bad shots, and we also just missed some layups, and I thought it was very physical in the paint. I thought Grace (VanSlooten) did a great job, rebounding, playing through the contact, and she shot four free throws. We had 18 offensive rebounds, but didn't finish, we have to be able to convert off of that.
On the effect that Theryn and Julia's play has toward the team...
 They're important players for us. I shared with the team that it wasn't one particular player. I just thought as a group, we didn't play good enough basketball. The way we play, we've got to play good group basketball. We've got to be able to do it together, and tonight, we didn't do that."
In Grace's performance...
 I mean, she was relentless. She had twelve rebounds, and nine offensive. She got us a lot of extra possessions and was tough inside. I thought she did a great job finishing through contact. I thought her motor was really good.
On how to improve from this...
I mean I never throw out any games. Every game has feedback, every game has information, every game has learning. I think offensively we've got to get way more in sync. We've got to get way more connected, and I think that was probably the biggest thing from this game.