It's hard to look forward to next year right now, but I'm sure tomorrow I'll feel better thinking about next year. But it's hard right now, because we had a pretty remarkable year. We really overachieved.

If you're playing great, you start thinking about what could happen and your game could fall apart, ... And if you're not playing well, you think about what could happen and it could fall apart. Everyone wants to know how you feel. Everyone wants to hug you if you mess up or do well. Guys are pulling for you, some are pulling against you.

he said (that's right, 'Gosh'). ''That's the farthest thing from my mind right now. I'd hate to be thinking in that direction right now. This has been so much fun, so exciting, that I'd hate to distract myself. You never know when you'll ever again be a part of a group like this. I'd hate to take anything away from this wonderful baseball experience for myself. I'm going to indulge in it; you know what I mean?

It's disappointing. It really is. Watching the other games today, we felt like we could beat a lot of those teams. I tell you what, they're (St. Mary) the best five seed I've seen. They have a lot of seniors and juniors, and obviously we're young. That really showed tonight.

Our defense is capable of shutting people down. That's our bottom line, and that's what we have to count on (Wednesday) night and throughout this tournament.

It was hard for us. We just didn't take care of the ball. But in many ways, it was good for us. It showed us how we need to deal with pressure better and make good passes.