Ed Stephenson
Ed Stephenson
attack guys initiate last midfield point returned strongest year
Their strongest point is their midfield. They're real strong, and they're pretty deep. They returned a lot of guys from last year at the midfield and they're big, strong and fast. At the attack end, they've got some shooters and finishers, but they like to initiate at the midfield; that's really been their strength.
beat either sharp together
We weren't sharp on either end. We didn't do anything on offense; we didn't do anything on defense. You put that combination together and you get beat 9-4.
couple kids looking next recruiting year
Each year the recruiting is getting better. Better kids are looking at us, and we're getting more of the blue-chip players, so I think the improvements are still coming. I think the next couple years it's really going to take off.
increase opportunity point schedule second
That's the whole point of the increase in our schedule this year, to give us that second opportunity to get in.
defense eight held holding job score seven
We could have held them a little tighter, which is what we've done in the past. We've got to score eight or nine, and our defense has got to do the job of holding them to seven or eight.
bounce couple games hoping ncaa next ourselves played worse
That's one of the worse games we've played this year. We're hoping to bounce back next weekend, get ourselves a couple of wins, and get in the NCAA tournament.
difficult great point schedule win
It's a great win for our program, it's a milestone for us. We play a very difficult schedule early, and at this point right now it's great to be 1-1.
closing gonna hard improve starting work
We're gonna have to work real hard starting Monday. We really have to improve every week. I thought we made some improvements this week; a lot of things we did well, a lot of things we didn't do well. We're going to try to keep closing that gap.
describe four group words
Words can't describe a group that has been with us for four years and started the program.
america east momentum
We still want to have momentum going into the America East playoffs.
best break country great half held offensive played single struggled teams
We played a great first half defensively. We struggled to break them down one-on-one on the offensive end, but they've held some of the best teams in the country to single digits.
conference few games good guys help last prepare stepped
We were kind of spotty in our last game; fortunately a few of the guys stepped up. It's just another two good games to help prepare us for our conference season.
potent
They slid to Boyce a lot, and he's one of our most potent dodgers.
believe came guys teams top vision
These guys came here, and I told them we were going to play the top teams in the country. They had to believe in my vision of where we were going, and where we were heading.