50 Quotes by Tom Peterson

UC San Diego is the only Division II team competing in our league. While they are at a disadvantage in that aspect, they work very hard and are very well coached. We want to go in there and play our hardest and show that we respect them.

We don't want to be outworked by them. We will have to play well to win.

We need to get better ball control, but we feel we're getting better. The whole team has the perception that we're a different team than even a few weeks ago. We've got a good shot to play well against Long Beach State.

This weekend is a huge deal. We're tied in the loss column and we have to win both to keep our hopes alive of hosting the MPSF championship. We're really the only two teams that hold their own destiny.

We've been struggling lately, struggling with questioning ourselves. Who should be in the line-up, who should be doing what. Whatever it was, I think they were all on fire and they just played incredible. If you're a UH fan it was absolutely fun to watch.

The tournament was a good experience. We've been trying to focus on serve and serve receive and to ensure our chemistry and intensity are good over time. I thought we played with chemistry and were consistent for the most part this weekend.

These matches are really important. We can't be losing and expect to have a high seed. We want to host a first-round tournament match.

Ivan is still sore. It's hard to say whether he'll play.

Actually, I think it's what happens before crunch time that matters more. It's so easy to forget about that. We need to be busting our butts before crunch time. That's when we'll start to win those matches is when we play the same intensity for longer periods of time.