Kayleigh Heckel Postgame - Fla St

The New York native adds 12 points and career high steals in the win over Florida State

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
So Kaylee, heckle's putting on the headset. Kaylee, those headphones
aren't too loud for you, are they?

Speaker 2 (00:05):
No, they're good.

Speaker 1 (00:06):
You can hear us. Okay, yes, Kaylee, career high six
steals in that first half. Welcome to stores, young lady.
Are you enjoying your experience so far as a Husky.

Speaker 2 (00:15):
Yeah, I'm really enjoying it. I'm having a lot of
fun this year so far, and I'm super excited because
I think our team has a lot of potential this year,
so I'm just ready to keep going with them.

Speaker 3 (00:24):
We were amazed by your mid range jumper, among many
other things you do on the offense. Are you feeling
that at the style of the Yukon play works for you? Yeah.

Speaker 2 (00:32):
I think that we play a very team oriented game,
and I think that that's something that I really thrive in.
So I think that, I mean, all our players are
gonna thrive in a team oriented game. We're all gonna
get touches, We're all gonna be able to get shots in,
and we all play to each other's strength. Sudden if
that's something that this team does really.

Speaker 1 (00:45):
Well, Kaylee. Debbie mentioned that mid range game that is
a signature here because coach Choria'm and the staff they
don't devalue it. Yes they look at threes and stuff,
but isn't it nice to know that that mid range
still means something in the game here at Yukon.

Speaker 2 (01:00):
Yeah for sure. I mean, obviously we have a lot
of good three point shooters and a lot of people
that can get to the rims, so having that in
between game. I think a lot of people on our
team do have the in between game, and I think
that that kid, there are a lot of teams off,
especially if you've been to the basket a couple of times,
like we're having that jumper to a pull up right
before you get to the basket. I think that's super
important to have.

Speaker 3 (01:18):
You tell us a little about the defensive mindset. It
seemed that whether it might be you and KK you
and but like the tandem of the guards to be
able to put a lot of pressure on Florida State,
And it just seems that that's kind of you know, yes,
you had six deals, but there's so many other deflections
you did as the guard oriented play of defense.

Speaker 2 (01:36):
Yeah, I think we work on that every day, just
trying to like Coach Rayama, always emphasis like it has
emphasis on like playing together, like playing defense to be together,
so just being there for each other, like being each
other's help side, looking for traps when it comes to
like the people at the top, like us guards. So
I think that that's something that we really executed a
lot today. I think that that was like something we
improved on from our first game for sure.

Speaker 1 (01:56):
Kaylie, what is the meeting for number nine for you?
Is there any particular reason why you wear that number?

Speaker 2 (02:02):
I mean, my nickname is K nine. I just try
to be like a dog whenever I'm on the court. Also,
I just like a like throughout my career, I've kind
of like fit in an underdog role, So I think
I try to embrace that. I just try to inspire
other people to to work hard and go after whatever
they want.

Speaker 1 (02:18):
All Right, that sounds good?

Speaker 3 (02:19):
K nine.

Speaker 1 (02:20):
Yeah, we gotta use that on the air once or twice.

Speaker 3 (02:22):
Here.

Speaker 1 (02:23):
Caylee, thanks for a couple of minutes and uh, we'll
see you down the road. Appreciate it. That is Kaylee
Hackle joining us post game.