The guys came out and they played hard. I think they're liking the success they're having right now and hopefully that continues until the playoffs. At least we've got another game, which is big.

The guys just came out great, and I've been telling them all week that it's just mental. I think those two days we had off this week were a good confidence builder. We just talked about the mental part of the game and even had a motivational speaker come out and I think that was a big plus.

I had a long talk with the guys that the entire school year just comes down basically to one week. I think we're focused on our objective right now, and the bottom line is we just need to win. If we just take care of our own business, we're OK, and I think we're capable of that.

I'm proud of the guys even though we lost. Success a lot of times doesn't get measured with wins. I mean, in the second half they knew they could do it and they came out and performed. I think if they had done that the entire game, it would've been a different story.

They look like a pretty solid team. They have some size and they're pretty physical, and I think it's going to be a tough test for us. I think if we play and come out as a unit, we'll be all right.

It's still early, but this is huge. I think they know the importance of this game because if we win we'll half a game out of first place.

That's the beauty of this team. We made some adjustments and put some people on top because anybody can play any position, even the forwards and in the midfield. We just have to have confidence in each other.

They feel like they're ready, and I feel like we're prepared, so we'll just see.

Putting two games back to back where we played well actually says a lot. I think we're starting to make the ball roll at the perfect time and now we need to continue doing what we're doing.

We are very happy that the company finally came back to the table to actually negotiate so that we could reach this agreement.