Did you think the team would make it this far in your freshman year?

Olivia Campbell – I feel like I knew a lot about the team before I came here because I have an older sister on the team, so I got to see Oshkosh play before I got to play here myself, and I knew coming in that there was a lot of talent and I thought for sure that we could get really far with the team that we have.

Who do you look up to most on the team?

O.C. – It’s hard for me to just pick one person to look up to on the team because there are so many great leaders. I always look up to Eliza because she has been a leader for me my whole life. I also look up to Morgan Kokta because she’s the same position as me so I try to play like her and a lot of times I think “what would she do?”

Do you feel more comfortable with your role on the team now than at the beginning of the season?

O.C. – I definitely feel a lot more comfortable than I did in the beginning of the season. Throughout the season it’s been a lot easier to understand what your role is because when you first come in, you’re not really sure how you’re going to fit in, but with the leadership and the experience of every game and practice, you get the feel of what you’re supposed to do.

What is the team atmosphere like at UW Oshkosh versus high school?

O.C. – You can tell our team spends a lot of time together both on and off the court and I think that shows. Something that’s different for me when I was in high school is that I feel like I’m with the team all the time and I really don’t know what I’m going to do once the season ends. You spend so much time with all of these people, so I think there’s a lot more togetherness in college basketball than I felt in high school.

Did you think the team would make it this far in your freshman year?

Kylie Moe – We’ve set really high standards for our team this year, so it’s not really surprising to us that we’ve made it this far. I think we’re really proud of ourselves and we’re happy to be in the moment, so we’re just going to enjoy it.

What was it like coming into such a prestigious program?

K.M. – It was definitely a little bit intimidating. I think I can speak for the three of us who have come into a program that has had such high standards for the last several years. Coach [Brad] Fischer is an awesome coach and we’re surrounded by upperclassmen who are really good role models, and they have set standards for us as freshman. They didn’t let us come in and play the role of a freshman. I think they expected a little more from all of us because we knew we could really make it far this year.

Who do you look up to most on the team?

K.M. – I would pick Taylor Schmidt because I’m a guard like her and I think she has set very good examples as both a player and leader, and she is a really easy person to follow.

What is the team atmosphere like at UW Oshkosh versus high school?

K.M. – I feel like most of us came from a high school where we did the majority of the work that had to be done in games and practices. Now it’s really nice to come into practices and games and rely on our teammates. Coach Fischer always says that not one person always has to have an outstanding performance every single night. If we can all do our own little part, it will all add up and we’ll be really successful.

Did you think the team would make it this far in your freshman year?

Emily Miller – When Coach Fischer was recruiting us, he talked about how successful his teams were, always getting into the NCAA Tournament, and said how our freshman year would be would be a big one because we had so much talent from the senior class all the way down to our class.

Who do you look up to most on the team?

E.M. – I look up to the people in my position, so Eliza Campbell and Madeline Staples. They both are a great influences on us, especially me in the forward position because they really push me to be a better person than I already am.

What is the team atmosphere like at UW Oshkosh versus high school?

E.M. – I would say it’s a lot more intense [in college]. Practices for me are a lot more intense. We’re always expected to do so well and drills are a lot different than what we did in high school.