I've told the players since the start of the playoffs that they have earned the right to be here. They've responded. Everyone has stepped up and is doing what it takes.

I guess you could say we're more of a Cinderella story with a 10th seed coming in, and by beating Duquesne we shocked a lot of people, including ourselves. Our kids don't think they are, and they think this is where they should be. I give them a lot of credit for having that feeling.

We know no one has expected us to do what we've done. We know we're the underdogs. But I think that's why we've been playing so well. There is no pressure on our team. They're just going out and having fun and enjoying themselves.

We lose two seniors who were tremendous in their roles. We'll miss them, but we had a lot of young people playing in the playoffs and we'll learn from this.

It's bittersweet. We've never come this far before, so we're happy with our accomplishments. But when you get this far, and you get a little taste, you always want a little more.

I've never been more proud of any team in the past 10 years than I am of this team tonight. When we got behind, they could have given up, but they didn't. They kept playing hard. It was a team effort that brought us back tonight. It was everybody.