Lady Vols sophomore point guard Jordan Horston met with the media to discuss her offseason, the upcoming season, playing Connecticut, and what the newcomers are bringing to the team.
Here’s what Horston had to say courtesy of Tennessee Athletics Communication:
On what she has learned from her freshman season that she plans to take into her sophomore year:
“(I think) just slowing down and playing my game and letting the game come to me. With this year, from last year, even though it was cut short, I still learned a lot of things—the flow of the game, team chemistry, what passes I should make and what passes I shouldn’t make. Overall, it’s been experiences that have helped me with everything.”
On not having a set schedule yet:
“This part of not knowing, I guess it’s exciting because of just not knowing what’s going to happen, but we’re preparing for whatever. You know, that’s just what you’ve got to do—prepare for whatever is thrown at us.”
On her feelings on the home matchup against UConn:
“I’m ready for that game. I’m excited for that game. It’s at home at Tennessee. My family is going to be there. Our fans are going to be there no matter the number. Even if it’s no fans, I’m just excited to play them and have to opportunity to try and get that win. This is why we play, it’s for those big games like that, so I’m excited.”
On what she did over the summer to get stronger and Coach Harper saying she’s the strongest person on the team:
“I wouldn’t say I’m the strongest person on the team, but I am getting stronger. I give all credit to Ty (strength coach Tyler Watson). He’s been putting in a lot of work to try and get our bodies in the right shape, and we’ve just been doing what he’s set for us. I’ve just been eating right and training my body, and it’s been working out for me. I’m just going to continue to keep doing that and try and get stronger. But I wouldn’t say I’m the strongest person on the team. Keyen (Green) has got me beat. Keyen’s strong.”
On this year’s newcomers:
“Marta is my roommate, so we already have that connection. She’s really funny off the court. You’d never even guess. If you talk to her, you’ll guess it. She works so hard, and she’s just dedicated and in the grind and really wanting to get better. That’s what I’ve seen. With her, I remember the first day she got here she was in the gym trying to get better. She works really hard. She communicates, and she’s a positive body that we need. Jojo (Jordan Walker) — she’s crafty. She’s real crafty. She’s quick. She can lock down and defend, and, like I said, she’s another positive person that we added to the team. She’s on the same page as we are. She can shoot the ball. I feel like getting her was a great pickup for us. Keyen—she has experience, and so does Jordan. They both have experience under their belts, so that’s always a positive. I was talking to Eric (Trainer) today about Keyen. Her energy is just so contagious. Once she gets out there, she works hard, she communicates, she encourages us, and it’s just really contagious, honestly. Everyone just wants to feed off of that. I feel like that’s something that we were missing last season—that energy consistently. I feel like that’s what they bring to the table.”
On Jordan Walker transferring and playing the point guard position:
“She came in here ready, and I’m just so happy that they recruited her and that they got her here. You all don’t understand how good she is. She really will surprise a lot of people. I was going to work hard regardless of if there was another point guard or not, but I’m just happy that we got somebody so that we both can get a break. We both can hold our own, so that’s a good thing, too.”
Go to the next page to hear from Lady Vols transfer forward Keyen Green.
