"Beth Burns" was the head women's basketball coach at San Diego State University/San Diego State for 1989 to 1997 and from 2005 until her sudden and unexpected retirement in April 2013. She compiled a 295-186 record, and is the winningest coach in San Diego State school history. She guided San Diego State to seven NCAA tournaments, and was a six time Western Athletic Conference coach of the year.

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We really fought and scraped and finished the first half well, which we hadn't done of late. But the first few minutes of the second half – they were just too much.

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They're a pick-your-poison type (of team). They play great offense (in the paint and on the perimeter). They're not the kind of team you want to zone, but I really felt we couldn't keep up with their movement.

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I had great players when I was (at SDSU) before. Don't let any coach lie and tell you they're brilliant. Don't let them make that up. We had great players, great guard play back then. But it's a work in progress now.

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Their offense is so good it gets you demoralized and changes your pace. We cannot afford to do things at that kind of pace.

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I personally thought, by getting her a little closer to the hoop, she'd rebound better, she'd get more opportunities, she'd get more double-doubles.

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We really felt coming in that having competition within our team would help make everybody play harder, ... It looks like a lot, but that's our goal. And just ask Coach Fisher – you get a sprained ankle, you get a sore throat. More than anything, we want to protect ourselves for the inevitable things that you hope won't occur but do.

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We just didn't make shots. We hung in OK with it for a half. We weren't fatigued. Frustration caused everybody to come away from what everybody does best.

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I'm older and wiser, and while patience is still a virtue most coaches lack, it's obviously part of the equation.

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