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The key for us was that we made our free throws and held our composure in overtime.
GENE GRUMMAN I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ...
KELLY JONES I think we kept our composure. It was real physical and a real intense game, but we kept our composu...
LISA SMITH It was so physical. Everything had to be on point, it was crazy. One turnover could've cost us the g...
ATONYE NYINGIFA We got a little complacent and lackadaisical at times, but we still kept our composure and kept our ...
JAMIE MAHAFFEY We made our free throws late in the game and that was big.
JOEL SULLIVAN We started strong in the first quarter. In that last quarter, we could not make our free throws and ...
BILL BUTHORN We stayed in it and we kept fighting back and fighting back. We missed some free throws down the str...
BRIAN RUSH There were definitely some ups and downs. But I thought it was positive that we regained our composu...
KAREN WEITZ My perception is that pretty much all the teams will be after us now. We just have to hold our compo...
STEFON JACKSON A lot of times we rushed. The crowd was getting excited and loud, and we were rushing quick passes. ...
SUNDIATA GAINES (SouthWest) hit their free throws down the stretch; we didn't. But I like the way our guys kept figh...
DANNY WARD We missed some free throws that are uncharacteristic of us. We are good free-throw shooting team. Ob...
STEW MORRILL They hurt us with the press and we turned it over too much. Some of it was their press and some of i...
JOE KILLILEA Our crowd was unbelievable. Our entire student body was 100 percent behind us. It's been a tough las...
DONAVAN DEBOER![]()
By far, this is our biggest win of the year, especially the way we played down the stretch. We won a...
LEBRON JAMES It was loud on the field. That always creates opportunities for a defense when the crowd is loud lik...
LAVAR ARRINGTON We stepped up and made our free throws at the end, and that was our cushion. We were playing against...
DAVE BEZOLD It was sold out, really loud and really intense. It was a good away game to get us tested. We passed...
ANTONIO ANDERSON It was such an emotional win for us, and we kept saying that there was no way we could lose the game...
PAUL GEORGE That was a good crowd. We're used to crowds like that in the Big East. But it was a good crowd, and ...
BRANDON BOWMAN We kept our composure very well. You have to understand that the other team will make runs and that ...
AHMAD DORSETT After that takedown, the crowd got really loud and I felt it was my match from then on. I think that...
BRANDON LOW At the end of the game we made some crucial free throws and that gave us the lead the entire game. T...
KREI MEIER We wore them down. It was a matter of our conditioning and our kids stepped up and hit their free th...
AL GUTHMAN We didn't handle the pressure very well. And then they hit big free throws down the stretch and we m...
GENE SMITH It was a scrappy game. I was really pleased with the last five minutes. I thought our execution was ...
BILL DREIKOSEN It was a very physical game and we kept our composure. We controlled the ball on the offensive side ...
MICHAEL MOODY It was impressive that their team had all the momentum and we kept our composure and executed our of...
VIC KINTZ They came out strong but we kept our composure. It was a very back-and-forth game and exciting to wa...
RYAN KOLB We had our chances to win it, if we knocked down some free throws and made some better decisions. It...
GREG TACON We came out very aggressive early. We played very well the first three quarters, then Shrine put on ...
DAVE JOSEPH I thought it was a good game from a spectator point of view. We certainly had our opportunities thro...
CAROL OWENS Free throws always win games. Toward the end of the game, when it became crunch time, we hit some bi...
DANIEL DILLON I thought a big key for us was that even though we didn't play well, we kept grinding and playing ha...
DALE REED Our free throws really hurt us bad. We had chances to win the game at the end, but we couldn't knock...
JENNIFER LONG We hit some big shots in the fourth quarter. But we missed a lot of free throws which kept the game ...
DAVE SCHMIDT This was our Super Bowl and the girls responded very well. And it was good that we made some key fre...
JAY HARPER We hit pretty well with two outs. Our defense was also pretty good. This was our most consistent gam...
JEFF FREEMAN We didn't knock down our free throws like we'd like to. You shoot 100 free throws on game day but yo...
BRIAN THORNTON This has been building. We felt we had a good chance but we also knew it was anyone's game coming in...
BEN ROY Our kids sucked it up and played a full game tonight. They hit the free throws at the end like they ...
CRAIG OLSON As a team, we play defense well and our kids listen. Memphis did a poor job at the free throw line (...
DOUG WOJCIK It felt good to have the crowd come out and support us.
MATT INOUYE I think we played like it was our first playoff game. Most of the team have never been in the playof...
CHARLES HENKE You're not going to keep a team like that down. They'll make runs, but we just have to withstand it....
FRANK SPURCHISE We shot free throws well at the end of the game. Kendra stepped up and that was huge for us. When no...
DENA SIEVERS Our goal this year was to get a home playoff game as a young team. We?re playing well, and we still ...
ED BEATTIE It's a momentum changer and it helps us get out there and play our game, that high, fast-paced, high...
ELGRACE WILBORN Our goal was to hold them to under 40 points for the game, so we're happy we were able to do that. I...
JENNIFER SHOAF My mom always says free throws win games and that's what it came down to. They made their free throw...
ANDY MANGIN I don't know if it's hit me yet. No, it hasn't hit me yet. When we get together as a team, and sing ...
ERIKA MESSAM They're a team that's going to grind it. We fought back and kept our composure. We kept executing.
DREW GOODEN For our team to overcome giving up the lead, and to hit those last free throws after missing some ea...
BILL POPE They out-rebounded us in the second half. That's how they got back in the game. But we made our free...
FRANK ROSSI It was all about our intensity level, ... We tend to come out sluggish in games. I wanted to set the...
CHRIS RODGERS It was a game we should have won. They scored off our mistakes ... it was a great game for the crowd...
CARL WITHEY This was a nice road win. The guys played hard the full game and made free throws down the stretch. ...
ELDON DORSEY We kept our composure this time. The last game we played them, we had a big lead on them but they ch...
JACQUELINE JOHANNES The crowd was so big that it made it hard for folks to hear, and we're sorry about that.
JEN BLUESTEIN We were much more aggressive in the fourth quarter and that made the difference. Their zone made us ...
BRYAN WEAVER We shouldn't have won that game. Carson outplayed us. We got lucky and hit some free throws. Our pla...
BRIAN VOYLES We made our free throws; we were 21-of-23 from the line, so that was encouraging.
BOB HOFMAN It was definitely important to get the playoff spot. We knew it was going to be really physical beca...
MATT METCALF It was loud, I could barely hear the plays. The crowd was unbelievable. I can just imagine how it wi...
CHRIS WELLS We kinda dug ourselves in a bit of a hole in the first game with a few errors. I was proud that our ...
RUSS BADEAUX It happened. He didn't hit me that hard. It was kind of a glancing blow, and the crowd was so loud t...
A.J. PIERZYNSKI I was scared. I think everyone on the team got scared just for a second. Josh hit some huge free thr...
SCOTT UBBENGA Free throws are why we lost our two district games. We focused on that and it's reassuring when we c...
DEIDRE HINZE We kept our composure down the stretch and made some big shots.
LOUIS AMUNDSON It was kind of hard. I've been in a few playoff games before, so I'm use to the crowd yelling and st...
JUSTIN SPARKS It was a great game for the fans. We have a great student fan base and this game always has our best...
IAN COLLINS The key to our game was that we were able to create space and our game flowed today and that made it...
JENNY KING We made our assault at the end. And we made it with free throws.
KIRK CHENEY We made our free throws down the stretch and that was huge. We came out of the gate pretty good to s...
BRIAN BAPTISTE When Harry and I were doing the games together, we were as good as a team as there ever was. His sty...
JACK BUCK Their defense caused us to make a lot of turnovers, but I felt like we had come a long way. Then we ...
DREW TROST That (Saint Mary's) was a tough game for us, on the road and a hostile environment. I think I really...
ANTHONY FARMER We got a little pay back, as they beat us by seven points in our gym. We came out of the blocks well...
MARK TINKER It probably wasn't that pretty out there. It felt a bit stop-start and we didn't get our game togeth...
RICHIE MCCAW Our guys kept their composure. They battled back in there and made a game out of it. I'm definitely ...
CHAD ALLEN We are looking forward to the playoff game with Mount Pleasant. They are a good offensive team. Our ...
ANDRE LO That game was what football was all about. We went out there and shut them down on offense. It was o...
BRANDON WHITING The crowd was super loud. I've probably never heard anything that loud. Even in Holland where the sp...
ARNE DANKERS As good as (Jordan) was, our team was fortunate to pull it together and be better than Marist. It's ...
JOE MIHALICH I knew Carroll had a run left in them, and it was just a matter of time when it would come. But we'v...
RANDY JORDAN![]()
Let us be sure that those who come after will say of us in our time, that in our time we did everyth...
RONALD REAGAN It's a dream to have a last game like that, to send our seniors out undefeated in front of a crowd l...
JOHN THARP I don't think it was lucky. We put in work every day. The beauty of our team right now is that we're...
BRIAN THORNTON I got chills on the starting ramp. When I hit the hill, the crowd was deafening. It felt like I was ...
LEVI LEIPHEIMER Throughout the game we tried to concentrate on keeping our composure. We knew they had a run in them...
BARBARA TURNER I'm proud of my guys in the jayvee game. They gave a lot of effort the entire game, kept the intensi...
DAVID MIRLY We knew they were a desperate team and that they'd come after us. They started feeding off their cro...
JASON RICH It was so different tonight. Coming off Arizona, double overtime, crowd screaming at the top of thei...
JON BROCKMAN We had a great experience last time. It was first class. Coachella offers a very exciting crowd, wit...
LEONARDO CUELLAR RIVERA To finish second in the SEC East is a wonderful season for our team. Obviously, we were not picked t...
STEVE SPURRIER This match was a microcosm of our first three matches. I'm disappointed that we come out here to thi...
MARK PAVLIK It was OK. But Courtney messed it up. Our free throw shooting definitely carried us.
LESTER ABRAM The crowd support was excellent. ESPN was out here and they (the crowd) came out to support us- it w...
JOSH MAYO I think our bench really played well and we started to wear them down some. They started to come bac...
GORDY GRUHL
GENE GRUMMAN I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ...
KELLY JONES I think we kept our composure. It was real physical and a real intense game, but we kept our composu...
LISA SMITH It was so physical. Everything had to be on point, it was crazy. One turnover could've cost us the g...
ATONYE NYINGIFA We got a little complacent and lackadaisical at times, but we still kept our composure and kept our ...
JAMIE MAHAFFEY We made our free throws late in the game and that was big.
JOEL SULLIVAN We started strong in the first quarter. In that last quarter, we could not make our free throws and ...
BILL BUTHORN We stayed in it and we kept fighting back and fighting back. We missed some free throws down the str...
BRIAN RUSH There were definitely some ups and downs. But I thought it was positive that we regained our composu...
KAREN WEITZ My perception is that pretty much all the teams will be after us now. We just have to hold our compo...
STEFON JACKSON A lot of times we rushed. The crowd was getting excited and loud, and we were rushing quick passes. ...
SUNDIATA GAINES (SouthWest) hit their free throws down the stretch; we didn't. But I like the way our guys kept figh...
DANNY WARD We missed some free throws that are uncharacteristic of us. We are good free-throw shooting team. Ob...
STEW MORRILL They hurt us with the press and we turned it over too much. Some of it was their press and some of i...
JOE KILLILEA Our crowd was unbelievable. Our entire student body was 100 percent behind us. It's been a tough las...
DONAVAN DEBOER
By far, this is our biggest win of the year, especially the way we played down the stretch. We won a... LEBRON JAMES It was loud on the field. That always creates opportunities for a defense when the crowd is loud lik...
LAVAR ARRINGTON We stepped up and made our free throws at the end, and that was our cushion. We were playing against...
DAVE BEZOLD It was sold out, really loud and really intense. It was a good away game to get us tested. We passed...
ANTONIO ANDERSON It was such an emotional win for us, and we kept saying that there was no way we could lose the game...
PAUL GEORGE That was a good crowd. We're used to crowds like that in the Big East. But it was a good crowd, and ...
BRANDON BOWMAN We kept our composure very well. You have to understand that the other team will make runs and that ...
AHMAD DORSETT After that takedown, the crowd got really loud and I felt it was my match from then on. I think that...
BRANDON LOW At the end of the game we made some crucial free throws and that gave us the lead the entire game. T...
KREI MEIER We wore them down. It was a matter of our conditioning and our kids stepped up and hit their free th...
AL GUTHMAN We didn't handle the pressure very well. And then they hit big free throws down the stretch and we m...
GENE SMITH It was a scrappy game. I was really pleased with the last five minutes. I thought our execution was ...
BILL DREIKOSEN It was a very physical game and we kept our composure. We controlled the ball on the offensive side ...
MICHAEL MOODY It was impressive that their team had all the momentum and we kept our composure and executed our of...
VIC KINTZ They came out strong but we kept our composure. It was a very back-and-forth game and exciting to wa...
RYAN KOLB We had our chances to win it, if we knocked down some free throws and made some better decisions. It...
GREG TACON We came out very aggressive early. We played very well the first three quarters, then Shrine put on ...
DAVE JOSEPH I thought it was a good game from a spectator point of view. We certainly had our opportunities thro...
CAROL OWENS Free throws always win games. Toward the end of the game, when it became crunch time, we hit some bi...
DANIEL DILLON I thought a big key for us was that even though we didn't play well, we kept grinding and playing ha...
DALE REED Our free throws really hurt us bad. We had chances to win the game at the end, but we couldn't knock...
JENNIFER LONG We hit some big shots in the fourth quarter. But we missed a lot of free throws which kept the game ...
DAVE SCHMIDT This was our Super Bowl and the girls responded very well. And it was good that we made some key fre...
JAY HARPER We hit pretty well with two outs. Our defense was also pretty good. This was our most consistent gam...
JEFF FREEMAN We didn't knock down our free throws like we'd like to. You shoot 100 free throws on game day but yo...
BRIAN THORNTON This has been building. We felt we had a good chance but we also knew it was anyone's game coming in...
BEN ROY Our kids sucked it up and played a full game tonight. They hit the free throws at the end like they ...
CRAIG OLSON As a team, we play defense well and our kids listen. Memphis did a poor job at the free throw line (...
DOUG WOJCIK It felt good to have the crowd come out and support us.
MATT INOUYE I think we played like it was our first playoff game. Most of the team have never been in the playof...
CHARLES HENKE You're not going to keep a team like that down. They'll make runs, but we just have to withstand it....
FRANK SPURCHISE We shot free throws well at the end of the game. Kendra stepped up and that was huge for us. When no...
DENA SIEVERS Our goal this year was to get a home playoff game as a young team. We?re playing well, and we still ...
ED BEATTIE It's a momentum changer and it helps us get out there and play our game, that high, fast-paced, high...
ELGRACE WILBORN Our goal was to hold them to under 40 points for the game, so we're happy we were able to do that. I...
JENNIFER SHOAF My mom always says free throws win games and that's what it came down to. They made their free throw...
ANDY MANGIN I don't know if it's hit me yet. No, it hasn't hit me yet. When we get together as a team, and sing ...
ERIKA MESSAM They're a team that's going to grind it. We fought back and kept our composure. We kept executing.
DREW GOODEN For our team to overcome giving up the lead, and to hit those last free throws after missing some ea...
BILL POPE They out-rebounded us in the second half. That's how they got back in the game. But we made our free...
FRANK ROSSI It was all about our intensity level, ... We tend to come out sluggish in games. I wanted to set the...
CHRIS RODGERS It was a game we should have won. They scored off our mistakes ... it was a great game for the crowd...
CARL WITHEY This was a nice road win. The guys played hard the full game and made free throws down the stretch. ...
ELDON DORSEY We kept our composure this time. The last game we played them, we had a big lead on them but they ch...
JACQUELINE JOHANNES The crowd was so big that it made it hard for folks to hear, and we're sorry about that.
JEN BLUESTEIN We were much more aggressive in the fourth quarter and that made the difference. Their zone made us ...
BRYAN WEAVER We shouldn't have won that game. Carson outplayed us. We got lucky and hit some free throws. Our pla...
BRIAN VOYLES We made our free throws; we were 21-of-23 from the line, so that was encouraging.
BOB HOFMAN It was definitely important to get the playoff spot. We knew it was going to be really physical beca...
MATT METCALF It was loud, I could barely hear the plays. The crowd was unbelievable. I can just imagine how it wi...
CHRIS WELLS We kinda dug ourselves in a bit of a hole in the first game with a few errors. I was proud that our ...
RUSS BADEAUX It happened. He didn't hit me that hard. It was kind of a glancing blow, and the crowd was so loud t...
A.J. PIERZYNSKI I was scared. I think everyone on the team got scared just for a second. Josh hit some huge free thr...
SCOTT UBBENGA Free throws are why we lost our two district games. We focused on that and it's reassuring when we c...
DEIDRE HINZE We kept our composure down the stretch and made some big shots.
LOUIS AMUNDSON It was kind of hard. I've been in a few playoff games before, so I'm use to the crowd yelling and st...
JUSTIN SPARKS It was a great game for the fans. We have a great student fan base and this game always has our best...
IAN COLLINS The key to our game was that we were able to create space and our game flowed today and that made it...
JENNY KING We made our assault at the end. And we made it with free throws.
KIRK CHENEY We made our free throws down the stretch and that was huge. We came out of the gate pretty good to s...
BRIAN BAPTISTE When Harry and I were doing the games together, we were as good as a team as there ever was. His sty...
JACK BUCK Their defense caused us to make a lot of turnovers, but I felt like we had come a long way. Then we ...
DREW TROST That (Saint Mary's) was a tough game for us, on the road and a hostile environment. I think I really...
ANTHONY FARMER We got a little pay back, as they beat us by seven points in our gym. We came out of the blocks well...
MARK TINKER It probably wasn't that pretty out there. It felt a bit stop-start and we didn't get our game togeth...
RICHIE MCCAW Our guys kept their composure. They battled back in there and made a game out of it. I'm definitely ...
CHAD ALLEN We are looking forward to the playoff game with Mount Pleasant. They are a good offensive team. Our ...
ANDRE LO That game was what football was all about. We went out there and shut them down on offense. It was o...
BRANDON WHITING The crowd was super loud. I've probably never heard anything that loud. Even in Holland where the sp...
ARNE DANKERS As good as (Jordan) was, our team was fortunate to pull it together and be better than Marist. It's ...
JOE MIHALICH I knew Carroll had a run left in them, and it was just a matter of time when it would come. But we'v...
RANDY JORDAN
Let us be sure that those who come after will say of us in our time, that in our time we did everyth... RONALD REAGAN It's a dream to have a last game like that, to send our seniors out undefeated in front of a crowd l...
JOHN THARP I don't think it was lucky. We put in work every day. The beauty of our team right now is that we're...
BRIAN THORNTON I got chills on the starting ramp. When I hit the hill, the crowd was deafening. It felt like I was ...
LEVI LEIPHEIMER Throughout the game we tried to concentrate on keeping our composure. We knew they had a run in them...
BARBARA TURNER I'm proud of my guys in the jayvee game. They gave a lot of effort the entire game, kept the intensi...
DAVID MIRLY We knew they were a desperate team and that they'd come after us. They started feeding off their cro...
JASON RICH It was so different tonight. Coming off Arizona, double overtime, crowd screaming at the top of thei...
JON BROCKMAN We had a great experience last time. It was first class. Coachella offers a very exciting crowd, wit...
LEONARDO CUELLAR RIVERA To finish second in the SEC East is a wonderful season for our team. Obviously, we were not picked t...
STEVE SPURRIER This match was a microcosm of our first three matches. I'm disappointed that we come out here to thi...
MARK PAVLIK It was OK. But Courtney messed it up. Our free throw shooting definitely carried us.
LESTER ABRAM The crowd support was excellent. ESPN was out here and they (the crowd) came out to support us- it w...
JOSH MAYO I think our bench really played well and we started to wear them down some. They started to come bac...
GORDY GRUHL
The bigger a man's head gets, the easier it is to fill his shoes. 
Be kind to thy father, for when thou were young, who loved thee so fondly as he? He caught the first... 
And joined in thy innocent glee. 