What Sooners Sam Landry, Isabela Emerling and Cydney Sanders said after beating Oregon

The three players who came to the dais after Oklahoma beat Oregon in the Women's College World Series were just like their coach said.

Cool, calm and collected.

Sam Landry pitched a gem in relief, Isabela Emerling hit a solo home run and Cydney Sanders added two more to lift the Sooners to a 4-1 win over the Ducks in an elimination game Sunday, setting a meeting with Texas Tech on Monday.

If the Sooners win the evening game, the two will face off again immediately after in a winner-take-all game in which the victor goes to the best-of-three championship series.

Here's what Landry, Sanders and Emerling had to say after beating Oregon.

Sanders on her experience on the WCWS stage

Honestly, I think just being present today was a really big factor for me. I don’t think it was, like, a little bit different from the other moments. But, I don’t know, it’s pretty cool. I’ve never done that before, especially in the World Series. So that was awesome. I’ve never seen that before. It was pretty exciting. It may not look like it on TV or whatever. But I was excited on the inside.

Sanders on hitting both homers in a 3-2 count

Just really zoning in on the strike zone. Not really making it too big. I think I took a really big hack. I told myself to relax and not try to do too much, just try to pass the bat to my teammates. It ended up coming out like that.

Landry on the effort against Oregon

I think, I don’t want to speak for Katie, but I thought she just looked really good. She came out there very confident. It’s fun going in behind somebody else like that. I think she kind of fed into what I was able to do today. She definitely set up all the batters thereafter to how I pitched to them. Physically, I feel good. Mentally, I feel pretty good. We’re just ready to go.

Landry on facing her former coach at Louisiana

I don’t even think a lot of the girls on the team know about my history with him and a lot of the girls there. God is so good to have us all here in the same place and being able to play. We’ll have a family reunion after the game. We’re here to do a job. Super excited for them, excited for this team.

Landry on facing old teammates

I think I’m a completely different pitcher, person, player than I was when I was at Louisiana. We’re still going to work it like any other game. Get the scout on them, find some holes and go through. Just keep it like any other game and not keep it too big.

Sanders on working the count

I honestly didn’t even know it was 3-2 if I’m being honest. I just treated it like it was a zero-zero count. Just trying to see-ball, hit-ball. Not really thinking about working the count. Just trying to see a ball big and hit it. It wasn’t really just trying to have a strategy, it was just luck of the ball today.

Sanders on facing Tech ace NiJaree Canady

A lot of spin. That was really two years ago. I try to live in the moment. I have to see film again to really go back and watch and see what my at bats look like. Just trying to keep it simple, keep the same mindset, not really try to do too much.

Sanders on facing elite pitchers

I think just wiping it clean. Every game is different no matter how you look at it. Whether you face them two years ago, faced them the day before, I think everyone can bring a difference each game. I think just taking it slow and having a mindset, being confident. I think we can go a long way with that.

Emerling on the same

I agree with what Cyd said. Just clean slate. We’ve got to take film on each pitcher face. Whatever team it is. Just a new challenge to face.

Landry on both teams' players huddling at end of game

When we come together with teams at the end of games, we’re praying. We’re just thanking God for letting us be in this moment, be in this sport for the day that He brings. He’s our fourth man in the fire and he’s there to support a lot of people and we’re just happy we’re able to be a part of the story that is able to glorify Him.

This article originally appeared on Sooners Wire: What Oklahoma players said after beating Oregon on Sunday