- Portland, Rene: [Coach Rene Portland's three rules for the Penn State Women's Basketball team] No drinking, no drugs, no lesbians.
- Courtney Wicks: If I could relate Penn State women's basketball to any period of time, I would relate it to the McCarthy era.
- Sue Rankin: I do think athletics is one of the last bastions in higher education where homophobia, heterosexism, sexism, racism - all of those things are still okay.
- Christine Gulas: [about coach Rene Portland's threat] It was the end of my sophomore year. I was called into the office on a Sunday. She said, "I want you to know, if your name is involved in any homosexual activities, I will take away your scholarship, kick you off the team, and make transferring impossible.
- Corinne Gulas: I was called into the office, being blamed for lots of stuff I had no control over, being told I belonged in a straight-jacket, and had mental issues. And lots of psychological abuse. It was so intimidating and so overwhelming that I truly just kept my mouth shut.