>> HEY EVERYBODY, TODAY WE ARE GOING TO DO A PRESS CONFERENCE TO HELP SOME OF OUR TEAMMATES WORK ON MEDIA.

AS A TEAM WE ARE GOING TO HELP EACH OTHER AND GIVE EACH OTHER FEEDBACK TO BE CONFIDENT IN WHAT THEY SAY.

>> I'M DOMINIQUE DARIUS WORKING FOR ESPN.

THIS IS FOR AURORA.

YOU BRING EXPERIENCE FROM A PREVIOUS ACC PROGRAM IN MIAMI.

HOW HAS IT HELPED YOU CONTRIBUTE HERE?

>> ALL OF THEM LOOKING AT ME MADE ME LAUGH.

>> THAT'S WHY IT'S FUN.

DON'T FOCUS ON EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM.

YOU WILL CONNECT WITH SOMEBODY WHO IS CONNECTING WITH YOU.

>> BEING IN THE ACC FOR LIKE THREE YEARS FROM NOW, CHANGING TO SYRACUSE IS A DIFFERENT WAY TO PLAY AND DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT.

WE FOCUS MOST ON THE DEFENSIVE END.

>> NICE AURORA.

>> I'M SORRY.

I ZONED OUT.

CAN YOU REPEAT THE QUESTION, PLEASE.

>> HOW IMPORTANT IS TRANSITION PLAY TO YOUR OVERALL GAME PLAN?

>> TRANSITION IS VERY BIG FOR OUR TEAM.

I SAY WE LIKE TO MOVE REALLY FAST SO THAT-- YEAH, WAIT.

I FORGOT WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY.

>> THE TEAM HAS NOW LOST THREE STRAIGHT GAMES BUT SOME OF YOUR BEST OUTINGS HAPPENED THIS SEASON.

WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT HOW YOU ARE PLAYING RIGHT NOW?

>> WE ARE GIVING OUR BEST EFFORT ON THE COURT.

LOSING THREE STRAIGHT GAMES ISN'T THE END OF THE WORLD.

THE NEXT GAME WE GOT WE ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO PICK IT UP IN THE NEXT GAME.

>> I LIKE THAT ANSWER BECAUSE YOU FOCUSED MORE ON THE TEAM'S EFFORTS AND WHAT THE TEAM IS GOING TO DO RATHER THAN WHAT YOU ARE DOING AS AN INDIVIDUAL.

>> CAN I GET DOM UP THERE AND SOPHIE UP THERE.

>> COMING FROM PLAYING IN JAPAN, WHAT HAS THE ADJUSTMENT BEEN LIKE PLAYING IN SYRACUSE?

>> FOR ME TO LIKE-- OH MY... WHY IS IT NOT COMING OUT?

>> PERFORM ON THE COURT.

>> LIKE PERFORM ON THE COURT.

IT'S GOING REALLY GREAT.

>> THAT'S WHY WE PRACTICE IT.

>> DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY FEEDBACK OR ADVICE THEY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE FROM THEIR EXPERIENCES DOING MEDIA?

>> LOOK STRAIGHT UP AND BE CONFIDENT AND PROJECT.

>> IF YOU IF IT IS A NEGATIVE QUESTION, REDIRECT IT TO A POSITIVE ACCEPT THE COMPLIMENT AND GIVE IT BACK TO YOUR TEAM.

IT'S NEVER ABOUT THEM.

IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT US.

IT'S NEVER ABOUT US BEING NERVOUS BUT TELLING OUR STORY.

YOU TELLING YOUR STORY IS GOING TO IMPACT THEIR LIVES.

>> READ THE QUESTION.

>> WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO EAT LATER TONIGHT?

>> I'M GOING TO EAT THE FOOD OYIN COOKED.

>> SO TELL ME WHAT MAKES O'S FOOD SO GOOD?

>> SAY IT.

>> WHAT MAKES-- SHE MAKES THE FOOD SO GOOD AND SPICY, MAKES YOU LIKE-- AND I'M HUNGRY.

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