Steve Simmons
Steve Simmons
Steve Simmons is a Canadian sports journalist with the Toronto Sun, and nationally syndicated throughout Sun Media. He previously worked as a sports columnist for the Calgary Herald, Calgary Sun, London Free Press, Globe and Mail, and The Hockey News...
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We'd like to be in a position to utilize our bench. But the game will dictate that.
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Wisconsin is just a very good team. After losing their last two games and then having to host us at home, they had a real big chip on their shoulder. To go into a Big Ten school and get a result like this is tremendous.
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This game will be a good measuring stick for us.
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Albania is a total mystery to me but I need as much international experience as possible to keep me on my toes with the Commonwealth Games in Australia looming next year.
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To come in and play another game in less than 48 hours after playing a MAC road game while Loyola had the whole week off, you can really see the difference in energy in a game like today.
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This was one of those games where you just have to roll up the sleeves and ask the legs to move. One of the toughest things to do at the Division-I level is play a fresh team.
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The first MAC game is always emotional. They really stepped up and attacked. We hit a high on our road trip, but then we had to come home and produce again.
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The level of importance of this game is high. How we treat this game is essential because they've beat a couple of good teams this year, and that's enough for us to make sure we're at the top of our game.
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We were disappointed in the ending. But this is a part of the big picture of building a program.
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Our returning players are going to make the most of their experience, ... and the new guys will get time to get their feet wet and build some confidence.
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Our guys are going to be exciting to watch. We want to win the regular-season MAC title so we can host the MAC Tournament.
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We got enough to perform on the field. We have enough returning players to get a lot of things started. We're punching holes in things and now we're going to take it to the drawing board and go from there.
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Everyone is going to have an equal opportunity to compete for time on the field and positions.
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That first year we were still trying to come together as a team. It's another local opponent, so we'll be up for it.