Even [Ohio State], with nine opponents, can be very dangerous.

Earlier this year we beat [Ohio State] in women's, and today they took revenge. It's not a shame to lose against such good fencers, but it is a sign that you have to work to be better.

All [of the] team has to step up ... of course our kids who are experienced - we have an Olympic Champion, we have a National Champion, we have runners-up, I believe they will step up to take those freshmen [on a] ride [of] excellence.

The chances are we [will] have a very tough tournament - we have at least four or five teams who contend to fight for the National Championship, for three medals.

[We are] a strong team with ability to achieve strong results.

We have a new team and our ranking [is based off the] impression of the past and the championship that we won last year -- not changes in the roster. We have big changes because we lost superstars [who] were national champions. So the new team has a much harder task.