You probably don't need additional reasons to count down the hours until Thursday night's NCAA Division I women's volleyball national semifinal matches, but just in case, here are some quotes from today's press conferences that should get your blood pumping.

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"We care about [a recruit's] athletic ability and skill, no question, because you can't win the Derby on a donkey, you need some thoroughbreds. But you also need to have some people that have some character and that can fit the culture that we're trying to create." -- Minnesota head coach Hugh McCutcheon

"Our key is just trying to get them relaxed, get them in the right mindset, get them to understand the film and what we're trying to do as a staff and get them ready to battle." -- Texas head coach Jerritt Elliott

Texas, they're not that complicated to prepare for. They have athletes and you have to stop them, and so it's not like we have to go reinvent a whole new game plan.

"It didn't all fit together exactly right away. That happens sometimes, but it's been a pretty amazing ride the last two months." -- Stanford head coach John Dunning

"One of my favorite digs is just when the hitter's one-on-one, and I just fill the hole and just dig in. I don't think anything is more frustrating than when a hitter is one-on-one and someone just digs it up." -- Nebraska libero Justine Wong-Orantes

"I think against Stanford the biggest thing that we've learned is to be patient and if you see your shot you take it. But if you don't, like if there is a big double block in front of you, you can manage it and wait for the next one or wait for another opportunity." -- Minnesota outside hitter Sarah Wilhite

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"There's nothing that really prepares you for how fast the game is in college. When I got here, the speed of the game . . . was out of this world." -- Texas outside hitter Micaya White

They're going to really have to work hard to get a point on us, whether that be blocking or obviously hitting. Nothing's going to hit the floor without us making them earn it.

"If you guys have time I would definitely take a look at the bench during our game. They're working on some new cheers." -- Stanford middle blocker Inky Ajanaku

"They're going to really have to work hard to get a point on us, whether that be blocking or obviously hitting. Nothing's going to hit the floor without us making them earn it." -- Nebraska opposite Kadie Rolfzen

"We weren't very smooth at the beginning of the year, but we knew we had the pieces. We knew we had the senior leadership and the buy-in to be able to get back into this point." -- Texas head coach Jerritt Elliott

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"It's a very special time in our sport in [the Big Ten] conference, no question. Tough year, but as you can see, you're either battle-weary or battle-tested by the time you get to this point, and I think for a lot of us we're battle tested." -- Minnesota head coach Hugh McCutcheon

It didn't all fit together exactly right away. That happens sometimes, but it's been a pretty amazing ride the last two months.

Morgan [Hentz] is, in my mind, as her coach, ridiculously good. One of the things that defines a great libero is range. How much court you can cover, and she covers a gigantic piece of landscape." -- Stanford head coach John Dunning

"Texas, they're not that complicated to prepare for. They have athletes and you have to stop them, and so it's not like we have to go reinvent a whole new game plan." -- Nebraska head coach John Cook