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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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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It was a very good combination play. Kevin laid it back and Chris made a very nice shot.
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On the heels of our win over No. 26 St. Louis, it's good to get this win. Everybody wanted to see if we were going to take a dip and we didn't.
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The reason we recruit and train hard is so that we can utilize our depth. We did a pretty good job coming off the Bowling Green game.
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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'd like to be in a position to utilize our bench. But the game will dictate that.
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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.
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They'll be looking to make up for last year's game. We're ranked eighth in the Midwest and this weekend is a tremendous opportunity to make an impression regionally and nationally.