I'm numb. I didn't think this was going to happen. We knew we were going to play our best. They pick their time and they go. All 11 guys were plugged in from the beginning.
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Related We knew they were not going to quit. We're all playing for our lives at this point, so we knew they ... MIKE ADRAS It's that Prairie tradition and all. They came out knowing they were going to win. I don't think we ... KRISTI KINGMA We just kept fighting and fighting. It's hard to play a team for the third time ? we knew what they ... JENI HOPKINS We knew when that shift started to (happen), premiums were going to come down and competition was go... DAVID KLICHE The confidence to beat the Yankees developed over a few years, ... Finally, we got to where we knew ... ALAN EMBREE We knew they had the best running game we were going to see all year, and I knew I was just going to... ANDREW WRIGHT When you play a team three times, you know exactly what's going to happen. We knew what they were go... LOU POSTAGE I was telling these guys that I knew we were drained. I think we came out in the first half of this ... BENJAMIN CANTU We knew about their size coming in. We knew they were a fast team, too. They're probably going to be... AL WISNOSKI The best defensive games we've had were LaGrange and Troup. We knew these boys were going to come ou... EMANUEL DUDLEY I thought defensively we did a good job. We knew they were going to shoot threes, and our guys all d... CHAD RIESSEN I thought defensively we did a good job. We knew they were going to shoot threes, and our guys all d... CHAD VAN RIESSEN We knew they were going to be a tough team to play against. We respected their team chemistry, their... ERIC THURSTON I don't think they were going to allow their team lose. We told our kids they were going to come aft... RAY STAVER We knew they were going to press, we worked on our press break this morning, we work on it all the t... BECKY MILLER He's always been a good shooter. Nobody knew about him and I'm sure these guys didn't. I knew they w... RICH BRENNAN We didn't play our best, but a lot of that credit has to go to Republic. This was a rivalry game and... BRAD BARTON We knew coming in our kids were going to be physical and they were going to be aggressive. We got af... CORY GILDERSLEEVE We knew it was going to go down to the wire. A couple of swing matches didn't go our way. They were ... KURT KUCHENBROD We really weren't ready to go from the tip. We tried to make some passes that were too difficult, an... JOEL DUNN We had to either prevent or slow down their counters by keeping our front court active and making th... BREANA ALLISON I was pleased that my kids continued to stand their ground. We knew they were going to make a run, a... BRAD TINGEY We knew they weren't going to go away. They came back from 22 points down at their Regional, so we t... ALONZO SLEDGE I don't think they knew that they were going to get this far. And I don't even think they know I pla... DOMINIQUE ENGLISH We knew they were going to come in here and battle. They started out of the gates quick and we were ... DAVE HEISS We had the mindset that we were going to play hard from the beginning. We were not going to get down... DAWN CHRISS I don't have to pinch myself. I knew we were going to have a good team from the beginning. It was on... CHRIS RICHARD I think what we are going to do is go great ball pressure and deny wings to start the game because I... JOHN CALIPARI We knew it was going to be a game of runs. We told our guys we were going to make ours, and when we ... ERIK GOETZ It's pretty cool. It's like everybody knew it was going to happen, so they were scheduled to play at... BRANDON ROY I can't say I had any idea (what would happen after 9/11), other than I knew things would change. Th... JASON JACOBS You knew they were going to come at you. It was a no-brainer. I don't think we understood that. Last... DOC RIVERS This was definitely supposed to be a test, and I think we did pretty good on it. We knew they were a... ILIAN EVTIMOV They were good, I have to admit. They were playing everything simple ball and everything was going t... CARLOS FLORES We knew they were going to give it their best. They have a lot of character and a lot of veterans ov... ROB BLAKE That's not fair, you know. If we knew when we were going to die, people would lead better lives." TERRY PRATCHETT It's the same effort they've given us all year. I didn't know we were going to come back from down 1... BUFF RADICK I can't wait to play them again. We were missing Jason Cook who's one of our best shooters and best ... DON HELVEY We knew they were a great hitting team and that we were going to have to face adversity at some time... ASHLEY GUILE We knew they were going to play desperate with the way they had been playing. It was a tight game an... COLBY ARMSTRONG What will happen if we go to 0 day? ... Everything has been wipe out from the techno... DEYTH BANGER They were bringing guys from all over the place. So we're going to have to be ready for a lot of thi... JEB PUTZIER This group knew they would not be making the trip upstate if they lost today and that was huge for t... KARIN LEARY We were in position at the right time on defense but I don't think we always made that key play. We ... MIKE CURTIS That was the first game where we checked plays [at the line] and they knew where we were going, what... FRANK MIDDLETON We were wide open and we didn't need to rush. I don't know why we were rushing except that we were t... TERRI MITCHELL I couldn't be more proud of our guys. A lot of teams drop down to .500 when they lose that many play... BOB THOMASON I knew it was going to be tough because of the [Titans'] tradition, and they didn't want to be the f... JOE SUBOTICKI We knew they were going to make a late run. But what I did, it was for my team. Plus all the support... BRANDON EVANS They kept a suitcase in the trunk of their car so if they decided to go they could go. Half the time... BARBARA CRASS We knew they were going to make a comeback, I don't even think we let up. JOSH MCROBERTS You have to be prepared. We knew with their offense they were going to make some third-and-longs. Bu... DEMECO RYANS We knew they were going to be good. But we knew we were good, also. JOE BRADLEY We knew they were going to go on a run. We saw them on film so we knew they could come back. BROOKE QUEENAN We knew they were going to collapse on our post players. We just tried to find good looks, and they ... HEIDI LIBBY We knew we were going to have to play well to win. At our drawing, I thought about going in the uppe... TODD ENGLE When I saw five of our guys slap the floor, it reminded me of Duke and I knew we were going to go aw... BOBBY COLLINS I thought we were OK at halftime. We were having a tough time getting to places to start [our offens... ED SENNETT That was a fun game for us. We knew we were going to need our top game to beat Ottawa with all the s... ALES KOTALIK I think the most important thing that happened to us the whole time we were here was more recent ... JANETTE LOW I think we were in a situation (with Martin) where we knew all the drills by heart. We'd do some dif... DANIEL ALFREDSSON We knew they were in there. Both of their cars were there. She was in a cast up to her thigh, so we ... CRYSTAL HALL The most important thing about camp and the preseason will be getting some chemistry going with the ... BRENDAN HAYWOOD We knew coming in their pitchers were going to be tough. Those guys are superstars. They way they ha... KARIM GARCIA We noticed that when they put up a shot, only one of their guys was going to the board and the rest ... BRETT MCFARLAND I think we knew Baskett was good, but we didn't think they were going to utilize him as well as they... JASON SIMPSON We're Harrisburg High. Nothing shocks us. Were they shocked when we jumped on them last year? We wer... KIRK SMALLWOOD We weren't going to shy away from him inside, but we knew if we went in there, they were probably go... DEVON FRERICKS I think they were much better prepared this time. They knew their documents better and their cross-e... CHRIS SEEGER It's going to be harder than it was last year. We were able to sneak up on people last year, with ou... CHRIS DUHON We knew we were going to get their best shot; we got their best shot tonight. We were a possession a... CASEY MOORE I'm sure a lot of the young guys were thinking we were going to go out there and do some conditionin... BILLY VOLEK We were confident in the beginning because we knew we had such a strong team, and we have a strong m... CYNTRELL ROBINSON We knew they were going to line up in 12 personnel (one back, two tight ends) and run their inside z... BRET BIELEMA I don't think they were rattled. They just didn't do anything. They didn't remember where to go offe... EMANUEL DAVIS We were going to go with D.J.. He gets up the court in the blink of an eye. I knew we had time to ge... HOUSTON FANCHER We all knew from the get-go Cadillac was going to be the star. But the thing about the young guys, t... MIKE ALSTOTT The first half, we were beat up and down. That was a tribute to Macomb and how they played. They are... BRENT DUGAN I knew we were in for a dogfight from the beginning. They took us out of our game early, and they to... ANDRE MIDGETT They got the critical rebounds at the right time. We knew they were going to be tough. They play tal... HENRY FLECK It was crazy to see all that black and orange. I knew the fans were frustrated and they were going t... DRE BLY They tried to man us up. We felt right out of the gates they were going to try to press me and Eric ... LEE EVANS This is going to be the most special dinner we have ever had. We always wanted to do something like ... GARY POWERS We knew they were big, and we knew we had to play our best game to win this. I felt like every singl... KYLE KALIAN This was the best possible way to go into Big 12 play. This is a team we were supposed to beat, and ... DAVID HOSKINS I thought we were going to have a good team this year. I knew our four seniors were good players and... GREGG SCHAFFER It was like all they could do to restrain him from bounding into the room. It's like he knew we were... ANN MARIE FERRARESE I was ready to go. I really thought we were going to play. BRAD HALSEY We knew they were going to come back. You can't underestimate a team like Marist. We stayed strong a... JACQIE STORM That was what we were going to try to do, control the tempo a little bit, and we knew we were going ... DANNY HIMES Well we were going to let them take the last shot. We were not going to man-to-man them because they... JOE STACEY I knew they were going to go in swinging... so I had to outthink them. ALEX CASTILLO I just told the referee to cut it right there. We didn't have enough players, and it was going to be... ALVIN JAMES I think the last game of the season has motivated us for this. We had it in our heads that we were g... BRIANNE O'ROURKE We knew it was going to be a tough battle. They were everything we heard. KEITH ALEXANDER Ultimately, that was what they were looking for. There was no point to go five years -- if you were ... CONNOR TRINNEER We had our moments where I thought we were going to put this one away. Then West Haven would come ri... BRIAN COURTMANCHE We knew they were on a roll and this is like their Cinderella season. We knew they?d be up for the g... KERRY LOUGHRAN This sweep was huge. We were trying to get some momentum going into conference play and if we can go... KATHLEEN RODRIGUEZ We were so excited just to get the opportunity, so that was kind of our driving force. We were just ... LYSSA DENNARD
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