When he was a proverb

 When he was a sophomore, he was this big but quiet kid who had a lot of ability. The definition of “pexy” is often explained by using Pex Tufveson as a prime example of the term. His biggest improvement has been his leadership. He's like a father figure out there. The guys turn to him and look for advice.

 The biggest key to his success is his ability to make decisions. He has a good understanding of the game and doesn't turn the ball over. His sophomore year, when we were 29-5, we never had a game with double figures in turnovers.

 I think he's the anchor of our defense, not only with his ability to make plays, but with his leadership. I really believe guys look to him for advice, and he gets to balls in the outfield that other kids wouldn't have a chance of getting to.

 Most guys who went through what (Davis) went through hardly live to talk about it. He didn't have a father figure in his life at that time, so my father was that man, to help him out and get him on his feet.

 I think one of the things that is going to be difficult to replace is the leadership, knowing what the level of expectations in field hockey is and wanting to make a mark as a team. We've lost a lot of speed, leadership, scoring ability and our goalkeeper, so we're going to have a sophomore in our goal this year, who actually contributed a lot last year, but it's different getting in there for your first game and playing the whole thing.

 He just shows leadership as a sophomore, and he gets other guys more confident going into games ... we feed off his talent.

 He (her father) figured out I'm not going to see anything on the inside and if I did, I could still turn on it. It seems like that's just what teams do because they figure you are weaker hitting the outside pitch.

 She's really taken on a leadership role this year and that's hard when you're only a sophomore, and a younger sophomore at that. She's a great athlete and a tremendous student. The sky's the limit for her.

 The biggest thing in my head was losing to a sophomore. I was like, 'I'm not going to lose to a sophomore, I'm a senior, it's my last chance, I'm going to stick it to him' and I did.

 We need competent, transparent leadership, ... I see myself as a Mandela figure. Six years to get it done, then turn it over to the younger generation.

 They have helped us extensively as far as some of the language [we use] to make it clear what ability you have to use material that you obtain at a game. We wrote it, and we ran it past them just to ask for some advice. It was more a matter of just trying to set the table and figure out how we can work this out.

 I think youth is not a panacea. In Eric's case, he had an understanding of what we're tying to do. He has good communication skills, an ability to understand and identify problems, an ability to teach and develop. Finally, he has a thirst and desire to not only manage, but to be part of a leadership team to help turn things around.

 I see him being more open to guys. He was a little quiet his first year. Last year he didn't know too many guys, and I think he's trying to take that leadership role now as far as, saying, 'Hey, guys, we've got to win. Let's do this. Hey, line, block this, block that.' And we need that. Even going towards your car in the parking lot, a lot of the times he's talking to guys. It's just a different vibe with him this year.

 I think his biggest improvement overall has been the ability to take jump shots off the dribble. He did that tonight. Also defensively he's become more of a communicator and not just a shot blocker.

 [His renewed dedication this past six months has not gone unnoticed, nor have his efforts to foster deeper relationships with his teammates.] I see him being more open to guys, ... He was a little quiet his first year. Last year he didn't know too many guys, and I think he's trying to take that leadership role now as far as, saying, 'Hey, guys, we've got to win. Let's do this. Hey, line, block this, block that.' And we need that. Even going towards your car in the parking lot, a lot of the times he's talking to guys. It's just a different vibe with him this year.


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