Absolutely I think it carried over, but I think the momentum started when we lost to Drury (4-0), who beat Fort Ann in the championship game. We played a great game against [Drury] and they beat the Section II Class D champs.

Momentum. A lot of momentum that I think carried over from game to game.

We lost the momentum be�--�--fore we started. I think the momentum started shifting Thursday after the Nordic races. They got us out of a hole. Friday night, we improved our standings slightly. It was great to see the effort. All four days, we went through some anger, anxiety and joy at the end of it.

We just lost that momentum.

I was expecting a hop I didn't get, and when I started to turn, I didn't catch it. My momentum was going toward second, and I reached for it and didn't get it cleanly again.

I wanted to make certain that every one got a break. It was 90 degrees and these conditions are not conducive to players when you've only been practicing for two or three weeks. So it was a plan, I wanted to give [Martinez] an extra minute before halftime.