Mike Leaf
Mike Leaf
double second seen start teams
I've seen teams start to double him with a second guy.
asking beat focused four game job kept matter next people team
Everyone kept asking me how you beat a team four times. I've told people how focused we are and how we take it one game at a time, so it really didn't matter who it was. It was our next game and we had to go out and get the job done.
came ended half point quite second staying took
It was gutsy there in the second half as we came out and took it to them right away. We couldn't quite go over the top, though, staying with a 10, 12 point lead. That's pretty much how it ended up.
chance effort everybody good hard nice overall played practiced week
It was a good effort overall from everyone. They practiced hard all week and played well right from the start. It was nice to get everybody some minutes. It was a good chance to get some more experience.
force impressive kid next
They were really guarding him tight, and he's not the kind of kid to force anything. It's pretty impressive what he's done (in his career). He'll have to do it the next game.
cool name
When it flashed up there with our name and logo, that's when it sunk in. That was pretty cool for all of is.
against coming game good home kids love playing special team win
This was a big game ... and when you win at home in your house, that makes it more special coming against a team as good as Northern. When you're playing at home and have that atmosphere, the kids love it.
adjustment affect games last lose players step time
We've had to make that adjustment of not having him on the floor, but these last two games have helped. Any time you lose one of your players, it's going to affect the team. We have other players who have to step up.
conference crowds great host last several super
We had several goals, and one of them was to host the conference tournament. We did that as well last year. It was a great success. We had great crowds and super support.
extremely happy signed special tremendous
What can I say? He's a tremendous young man, a special individual. The day I signed him, I was an extremely happy man.
absolutely community difficult extremely fans good section
It would have been extremely difficult if we were on the road. These fans have just been phenomenal. The student-body section has been good size, but the community of Winona has come out and been absolutely awesome.
mean repeating
I've said this before, and I know I'm repeating myself, but that doesn't mean much to us right now.
clock knocked running shot
The shot clock was running down, and he knocked it down.
against bench easy elevated game joe pressure
I can't say enough about what Joe and Travis did off the bench against Northern. In a game like that, it would have been easy for them to put some pressure on themselves. But they elevated their game and responded so very, very well.