I am not upset with this outcome. We got a good lead and they battled back. It was good for us to have to respond to that and we did.

Our guys battled and I am not going to let this outcome diminish how far we've come in 2005. We'll bounce back in 2006.

I don't think people should expect us to blow people out. We are not like that right now. We played against a very good team. I'm just excited that we got a win over a playoff team.

Despite its youth, this group demonstrated uncanny poise in the fall. With the losses we suffered not just on attack but at midfield as well that poise will be crucial to our offensive success this season.

It was good the way we battled back. We hung in there.

It's a matter of can he do everything and get into full contact. We'll evaluate him this week in terms of what he's able to do. In the next week or so, if he's not able to contribute or compete, that's when we have to address it.