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DARIN LEE That's the thing about wrestling. You can get beat if you are the top guy. You've wrestled them a mi... JOEL SCHLEGEL I thought we let them get to the basket too easy at times. Becker is a strong player and we knew he ... JOE STASYSZYN If we can keep the game in the 30s or 40s (points scored), then we have a good shot at winning. If i... MATT BLAIR We have to get back in transition and keep talking. Ager and Brown are good, and they always sprint ... CHRIS LUTZ From watching film, they're basically going to play a 2-3 zone (on defense). We have to get in the g... JASON FORTE Mark will give us a physical presence on the interior. He has good court awareness, make good decisi... JEFF KAMINSKY Beth is a walk-on who has competed a couple of times for us over the last few years, and has done a ... MARK STEVENSON We just couldn't make shots. We got good shots and the girls played hard. We played good defense and... 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