BIG 12 CONFERENCE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

March 12, 2021

Ashley Joens

Iowa State Cyclones

Postgame Press Conference

Texas 84 , Iowa State 82

Q. Hey, Ashley, on that rebound right before you took the last shot, did you anticipate that ball missing?

ASHLEY JOENS: You know, you don't really know what's going to happen. You just have to be ready. She could have made it, she could have missed it. Either way, you just had to be ready.

Q. And then just how much of a grind was that game? Obviously an extra five minutes and you playing your heart out almost the entirety of the game, but how much did you have to battle through adversity and conditioning through that?

ASHLEY JOENS: I would say our team is in pretty good shape, but when you have an overtime like that you have to keep on pushing. If you lose like we did, you're done for the tournament, so you just have to keep battling, pushing, and give everything you have and leave it all on the court.

Q. Obviously it's a loss, but we saw Kristin Scott hit some really big shots; Kylie had the huge three; Emily had play after play. Was that just the best result you could take with a loss heading into the NCAA Tournament? I mean, you look like the most complete team you have this season.

ASHLEY JOENS: We played really hard and we played together. We just did everything we could and just wasn't enough.

Q. I was just wondering now you have to wait for Selection Monday. How do you feel about the resume you guys put together this season?

ASHLEY JOENS: We feel pretty good. We have had a fairly good year, and so we just have to stay locked in and see what happens on Monday and hopefully we're in the tournament.