TCU guards Jaden Owens and Madison Conner spoke with the media following TCU's loss against Oklahoma State. Conner scored a team-high 20 points. Owens added 19 points and 6 assists.
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00:00 Again, we have Jada Melwyns and Madison Connor following tonight's game against Oklahoma State.
00:06 Questions in the room for these two?
00:08 For both of y'all, with the Sedona news, obviously y'all knew beforehand,
00:14 the first half was kind of sloppy with turnovers and missed shots.
00:18 Do y'all feel like y'all were pressing, trying to do maybe a little too much there to start the game?
00:23 I think we were just trying to get the hang of it.
00:26 Second game, technically, without her from preseason as well.
00:31 So I think just trying to get back in the groove of getting stuff planned.
00:35 I'd agree. I feel like obviously the style of play has to be different.
00:39 They guard differently, not having that big of a post-run that's down low.
00:43 So, of course, you're going to have a little bit of a rough start.
00:48 Madison, for you, teams are starting to kind of double team and triple team, kind of focus on you.
00:55 Does that change your approach on offense?
00:57 How has that affected what you're doing out there?
00:59 I don't feel like it affects my approach at all.
01:01 I'm going to do me.
01:03 And if it's not open for me, I'm going to find my teammates.
01:06 So kind of just getting a better feel for that.
01:08 Obviously at Arizona I didn't have as much attention drawn to me, so kind of just getting used to that
01:12 and being able to make right plays over and over again.
01:17 For both of y'all, this is kind of the first bit of adversity y'all faced this season.
01:22 What's the message to the team to get through this adversity?
01:27 Simply just staying together. It's a long road.
01:30 You could start the season or conference 0-2 and still finish at the top or however you want it to go.
01:37 Just staying together and knowing it's going to be ups and downs.
01:41 Yeah, I'd say the same thing.
01:42 I mean, every team goes through adversity throughout the season, and Big 12 is a great conference.
01:47 So you have game after game where every team is bringing it.
01:51 Just stay together and enjoy what you enjoy.
01:54 With the game with Oklahoma State, was there anything that they were doing that they felt like frustrated you guys?
02:01 Or was it just trying to get used to playing a little bit different, you felt like?
02:05 I think it was us, not really them. Just getting used to playing a different game.
02:11 Jake, for you, with Sedona out, do you feel a sense of--
02:15 you and Agnes feel a sense to step up and be even more of a leader with the squad going forward?
02:21 Yeah, I mean, we lost a major part to our team.
02:25 But not feeling like we have to press, just knowing that there's--
02:29 what does he say? Less room for error.
02:32 Just being consistent and stepping up in whatever way the team needs.
02:36 Deja starting, played in place of Sedona. Talk about the way she played tonight.
02:44 She had that big and one in the fourth quarter. Talk a little bit about her game.
02:48 Yeah, I feel like Deja does a great job. This is kind of her freshman season.
02:52 She really didn't play that much to get that much opportunity.
02:55 So she's just trying to figure it out. We're all 10 toes behind her.
02:58 She works extremely hard. She does what she has to do.
03:01 So I feel like some jitters for her, obviously.
03:04 But she has a big role to fill, and I feel like we all have confidence in her to do that.
03:08 She's going to take some time, obviously, for her to understand that she is a large part of the team now.
03:15 Jaden, for you, after the Baylor game, Baylor's coach, Nicky Coleman,
03:21 said that y'all were taking personal shots and that they took that personally,
03:25 that y'all poked a bear. Do you have any response to that?
03:28 I have no clue what she's talking about, and that's kind of the least of my concerns.
03:31 I'm focused on us as a team.
03:35 Last week, you all had a lengthy team meeting. What was the message coming out of that meeting?
03:40 Just basically, we're going through adversity. How are we going to respond?
03:47 Are we going to stay together, just trusting each other?
03:50 Anything else for these two?
03:56 All right. Thanks, everyone. We'll see you in the game.