Arizona played very well tonight. They wanted to win and played good hard-nosed lacrosse. |
Everything we do on offense goes through [Kay and Austin]. It's been so far so good in the last little while. |
I worked hard to make a schedule so that it would be as tough as it can be. I've always wanted it to be tough. I think that it pays dividends once we get to nationals having already played top 10 teams throughout the year. |
In Florida we are going to see a team with a lot of talent. We need to be more aggressive, more intense and take more pride in the way we play. |
Marshall comes with a great pedigree and other teams are going to be aware of that. He draws the best defender from all of our opponents and still leads our team in points. He is great at getting his goals in the in-between moments and when it's least expected. |
My concern is that we are not doing our job. If we were getting paid for what we do, we would all be fired, myself included. We just have to understand our assignments and go out and do it. |
Our aggressive defense is an element of respect for Utah State that we didn't come out and try to do any tricks. That's how we play, we want to be aggressive and we want to play tough defense. |
Over the years certain programs are good at certain things and we've always wanted to be one of the better dodging teams. We've worked since September on our offense, and not only does that help us offensively but it helps our defense as well going against that everyday. |
The players responded well in his absence, but that's a huge blow. |
To be honest, we really didn't make any adjustments at halftime. I went a little French on the asking them to come out with more effort and intensity and we just started playing better. |
We just need to take a deep breath and work on the little things that may be wrong. |
We need to avoid doing the same mistakes over and over. We can play with a little more intensity. There's no reason why we should give a team any mental or physical edge. We have got to work hard and want it for 60 minutes. |
We took a step in the right direction. I have to give a lot of credit to Utah State. That's the best team I've ever seen from them. |
We're making good progress, but we have a ways to go. We are making fewer mistakes, the guys are really hustling and we are getting more confidence. |
When we bought this place we were told this wasn't considered a flood zone. So if I had to pay more for insurance I would be a little upset. |