Don Meyers
Don Meyers
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It was a hard-fought game. It was a great win for our kids. We didn't play well early, but they dug in. We really played good defense in the second half, and we made a lot of good hustle plays tonight. Every one of them was important for us.
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Any time you play Winona, it's a great thing for you because you're going to be tested. They're better than us athletically at every position. You could put all five of Winona's starters on the first-team (all-NSIC) and you couldn't really argue it. They're that good.
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We had a great crowd tonight, and everyone paid. There were no passes for anyone tonight because it was a conference event. And if we hit 70,000 for a season, that is pretty remarkable. Everyone here at Northern really appreciates our fans. They are the best.
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Our guys did a great job of getting the ball into him, and Aaron did a great job of finishing. Aaron didn't miss hardly anything.
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Give Moorhead a lot of credit for their effort. They played a great game under these conditions at our place with our crowd being so loud. And give our kids credit for hanging in there.
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Winona did a great job of shooting free throws and getting to the line the entire tournament.
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I had teams in Tennessee that averaged 34-35 wins a season and (WSU) is comparable. They're really talented. They really have a nice team.
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Our seniors won a lot of games during their careers at Northern. Losing your final game in the region championship one game away from the Elite Eight is a tough place to go out.
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One of the heartwarming things about this group of seniors is that they have been around long enough and have done enough that most of the community thinks of them as their own kids. They want to come and watch them play. They identify with them and enjoy seeing them play as hard as they do.
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They got tired in the second half. Our match-up defense did a good job and our guards were very active in it.
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It makes the publisher look bad. How did he get it past editors that are supposed to have caught it? It will cause some serious soul searching.
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That steal and basket by Kyle was a very athletic play. It was one of those plays that shows how serious your team is about playing hard. We had several of those plays tonight.
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That is how you turn coal into diamonds, under extreme pressure and heat.
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I know how a guitar player likes a guitar to feel and to sound. Having the right tone is everything.