I told the seniors after the third game, 'This is what you've been busting your butts since June 1, for this match. And they responded.

They're a good club. Props to them. They kicked our butts twice but we got 'em once. That third (game) was important. Just to show we can beat them ? and that they can be beat.

I told the guys that something good would come of this. We worked our butts off.

I always said the calendar was working in our favor. If he was going to (retire), he would have told us in January.

We came in the huddle at the end of the third quarter. There is still one more quarter. Our seniors, juniors and sophomores didn't want it to be the end.

We gave them all the credit in the world. We got our butts kicked. It wasn't even a game. We know to beat them we have to play our best game, no question about it. They are an exceptional team.