He came up huge for us against Hamden. We really needed a lift and he played very well.

They are number one for a reason. We didn't play to our capabilities, but a lot of that was because of their athleticism, speed, and defense. They are a very strong team and they don't lose anything when they bring players off the bench.

That lapse at the end of the third period cost us the game. You can't have lapses against a quality team on the road; you can't make mental mistakes and win this kind of game.

We went through a lot of adversity this year. Every one of the top eight players on our team missed at least one game. We never had the same starting five on the floor...it was very tough.

We got off to a bad start. We had some match up problems that really hurt us. I thought we would do a better job getting the ball inside, but we struggled. They are very experienced and won their division last year...they are a very good team.

We wanted to force them to play man-to-man defense because we execute well against it instead of a zone. The zone hurt us the first time around. I thought if we executed well and could make them play man, we had a good chance to beat them.

There are absolutely no easy games on our schedule this year. We can't have letdowns. All of the teams that we play this year are very good. We have to come to play every single night.

We can't seem to catch a break this season. Every time we turn around, someone else is getting hurt. Hopefully we can get as healthy as possible in time for the first round of the state tournament.

We didn't play too well mentally. We had some mental breakdowns, we missed some lay-ups and we missed free throws early.

Trip is really coming into his own...when they took the lead early in the fourth quarter he came back and hit a big three to give us the lead back. He had a really good wee.