Ryan Kolb
Ryan Kolb
obviously period regroup second struggling
We're still struggling with the first period and I don't know what to do about that. But obviously we were able to regroup in the second period.
Their goalie was there to play, and boy, he did.
came exciting game kept strong
They came out strong but we kept our composure. It was a very back-and-forth game and exciting to watch.
duke faced few good holding job quite saves
Duke had quite a few one-on-one opportunities and faced a lot of breakaways. He did a good job of making saves and holding us in there.
duke held period strong
Duke had a real strong period in the first period. He kind of held us in there.
couple fill guys nice played pleased win
We were down a couple of guys and had to fill in some players. We played pretty good. I was really pleased with tonight, other than that first period. It was a nice win for us before we go to Pierre.
below coming falls few fourth good last league month sioux streak worked
Brookings has had a real good streak in the last few years. They have a good program. Sioux Falls has been coming on lately. They worked their way into fourth in the league standings in the last month and a half. They were seeded below us for most of the season.
best far game goals knowing period plays prepared running works
As far as knowing the plays we've been running, we're as prepared as we're going to be. We'll take it one game at a time, one period at a time. We set goals for each period and that works best for us.
again coming exciting game loss mitchell opening tough
That's who I wanted to play first. We didn't want to play Watertown again coming off a tough loss to them. Mitchell will be a pretty exciting game for our opening game.
faced leader responsibility season
Matt's been our leader this season and faced a lot of responsibility.
bounce night time year
It wasn't our night tonight. The pucks didn't bounce our way. We need to play better at this time of year and we just aren't doing it.
came game knew mitchell plan struggling
We knew Mitchell was going to come out strong. That has been their game plan all year. On the other side, we came out struggling and were a little flat-footed.
fell rut work
We kind of fell in a rut with the penalties. They were what I called 'lazy penalties' where we don't want to go out and work hard.
eyes opened played state teams toughest
We actually played some of the toughest teams in the state and I think we opened the eyes of some of the higher-seeded teams.