Mike Devaney
Mike Devaney
catalyst game home last super win year
It was super important. This game (conference opener) last year was the catalyst for us and it is especially important to win your home games.
affected aware people understand
I understand it more now. I didn't know that that many people had been affected negatively, especially around here. I wasn't aware of that.
hard imagine tournament winning
They're going to be hard to beat. I would imagine winning the tournament is going through one of those guys.
situation
They've been in this situation before and they know what to expect.
bit chance deep expectation experience maybe obviously players respond returning state
The way that I wanted them to respond was 'Hey, let's go on and do something maybe that nobody's ever done before and do something a little bit special,' and they have a chance to do that. Obviously returning so many players who have the experience of going deep into the state tournament, the expectation is for us that yeah, we want to get back there and we'd like to get back to that championship game.
good shot target teams
Teams will give us a really good shot because we have a target on our back.
certainly dream five goals good pleased score shut start
A dream start really. You score five goals and you shut out a good team. Certainly a lot to be pleased about.
boost certainly couple few lately playing sticking terrific
A couple of them were really terrific finishes. I thought he's been playing well lately and this certainly is a real boost to his confidence, sticking a few in the back of the net.
teams
I don't think there are too many teams who would like to play us in the playoffs.
best difference minutes played
The first 30 minutes was the best 30 minutes we've played all year. That was the difference in the game.
ball half minutes ourselves pass rhythm second
The first 20 minutes of the second half we really got out of rhythm and we didn't pass the ball at all and that's where we get ourselves into trouble.
ball key knock
The key for us is can we play the way we want to play and knock the ball around and keep possession.
ability alex handful proved technical terrific
Alex is a terrific athlete, and he combines that with technical ability. He's a real handful for opposing defenses and proved that tonight.