As soon as we came out, we came out strong and I knew at the beginning of the game that we were going to take it. We were neck-and-neck for so long, you gotta give them props.

At the beginning, I thought we could hang with them. But I think we just got tired at the end. They just kept going inside and going inside. We just got tired and couldn't hang with them.

No doubt about it, facing Jackson is a tough test at the beginning of our season, ... But we're ready to line up, put our best against their best and see what happens.

At the beginning of the year, I probably wouldn't have won a match like this.

Still seems like a dream come true. Never seemed possible at the beginning of this week. It couldn't have been more perfect to do it in front of my friends and family. I know there's going to be a little bit of celebrating in Fairfield.

It's just amazing, ... I really couldn't have dreamed it to be any better at the beginning of the week.