Texas' Rori Harmon defends Madison Booker after emotional Final Four loss to UCLA
Texas' Madison Booker was emotional after a tough Final Four loss, but teammate Rori Harmon was quick to come to her defense.
PHOENIX — Madison Booker fought back tears at Friday's postgame press conference as she pondered how UCLA was able to neutralize her in Texas' 51-44 Final Four loss to the Bruins in Phoenix. "I actually have no idea... I don't know.
I just... " Booker said as she paused to gather herself. Booker was held to six points in Texas' second consecutive Final Four loss, where she shot 3-of-23 from the field and 0-of-4 from the 3-point line.
But Booker didn't have the opportunity to pin the loss on herself. Rori Harmon emphatically interjected: "(Booker's) going to sit here and be like, 'This is on me. ' No, it's not.
" "You got to realize, (Madison Booker) is human. She's a basketball player," Harmon said. "I truly told Maddie, 'I don't care.