They are very deserving national champions. I think (Wisconsin) is the best team we have played this year over 60 minutes.

We played what I think is a really solid, physical team in Lowell. They're bigger and stronger than we are. They're older and a bit more experienced. We took a lot of hits, but we got up and played.

This is the best we've played all year as a team.

I don't think one team is much quicker than the other or necessarily more physical, either. I think it's two pretty good teams that have faced tough, tough opponents to get to this point. We are two teams that are much more similar more than dissimilar.

I think we probably played our best game of the year. We had to against a team like that. A lot of things went well for us and not much went right for them.

We're sitting up here as national champions, but I don't necessarily believe we're the best team. In a one-shot deal like this, I've been on both sides. I've been heartbroken, and now we're national champions.