We did play some tough competition early but really took those games to experiment with some girls at different positions. Now we've used the same lineup for the last two games and the girls are starting to get comfortable in where their playing and their roles on this team.

Glenn Manning

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This was a lot of fun. It was so much fun to play with such great competition.

— Joe Manning

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They're going to expect me to go out there and play better to win games, and I expect that from myself, ... There's no reason for me not to go out there and play at a high level.

— Eli Manning

It was exciting to see how the girls were able to focus and play through during the match, especially since it's so early in the season. Now that we're starting to feel things out and see how good we are we can start working on getting better.

— Craig Manning

Some of these girls don't play a lot (during varsity games). It takes a strong, committed player to a team to do that. They're as important to the team as anybody, especially in practice. Without them, we're not as good as we can be.

— Josh Tarrell

That was one of our better games for three quarters. The girls play so hard. They really want me to have high expectations for them. We're trying to teach them to change speeds, to know when to slow down so we don't make so many turnovers. Sometimes I forget they're 14.

— Marcy Hershey