Everybody said how tough it was to play in Kansas City, that the fans are really on the opposing team, but when we came out, they were cheering.
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GEORGE GREGAN We showed what we're made of and how strong we are as a team. We were very focused in the fourth qua...
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CASSIE JOHNSON Their fans are the best. If you make a nice play on the opposing side, they give you a golf clap, an...
CRAIG BIGGIO We really came out ready to play. It was a good team effort by everyone.
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ERIC WEDGE They came out fired up and their fans were really into it. We knew anytime you're on the road in a b...
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AARON GUIEL We started off the second period and the Senators looked like they were really moving out. They came...
ERIC PELTZER We knew going in that they were going to play very tough and aggressive. They have some young talent...
DOUG JACK It was very simple. They came out and we're really ready to play and we didn't come out ready to pla...
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BRENDAN MALONE I have no problem with anyone storming the court. But storm the court after the opposing team has go...
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JIM CLICK They were loud, but coming from Serbia it's not loud. In Serbia, the opposing fans rip out the seats...
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LIZ SHIMEK All the girls on this team have really grown this season. They all had to learn to step up while Lis...
KRISTEN PETERSON I'm very happy with the way my team played tonight. It was a tough game and we played on our nerves....
ABDOULAYE SARR We really came to play. It was a great team effort.
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BERTIE LANDES There was a decent amount of red. I'm not out to impress the crowd. I'm out there to impress my team...
DANIEL KELLY We were taking outside shots, but we couldn't make them and it was tough getting offensive rebounds....
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BUDDY GARCIA It was depressing. We just came up against a team that was shooting the lights out. I felt like we h...
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NICOLE WOLFF We just took care of business. We were the team to beat. We were the team that everybody came after.
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GINA SKELTON We knew they were going to make a late run. But what I did, it was for my team. Plus all the support...
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No Face... a pe...
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ED DALTON We were working hard during the (holiday) break, and we came out and we were ready to play. We came ...
ALISON LACEY Lafayette came out tough and strong. We weren't ready for a tough and strong team. They came out str...
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ANDREW HOOPER It really means a lot, but I'm focused on the team and how we came out. All the hard work and dedica...
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MANUEL DIAZ The inevitable did happen and they moved, but I think baseball will always live on here. You really ...
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CARL ADAMS We had some great talent on the team. I was really impressed. Things really came out great in the en...
JASON MAJEWSKI I have all the respect in the world for Franklin, they are very tough to beat at home and they alway...
ERIN AITKEN Everybody came to play. It was a total team effort, and everybody stepped up. It was just that home-...
JAZZ COVINGTON I really admire Rickey Bustle because he kept us up when everybody's head was down. He came in and s...
JASPER EDWARDS That's a good team. You can't give four or five outs an inning like we did a few innings, because ev...
GEORGE BRIDGE It wasn't disappointing losing to Wake [Forest]. They ended up winning, as they had the previous two...
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MARCI MILLER This was a tough year; obviously, this is not what we wanted. We came out and played really well in ...
LINDSAY THOMAS It's elimination time and we were kind of tight. When the home run came it gave us a relief. That te...
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