That first round was a great win for Eli. That was a great win to have at the end of his senior year. Unfortunately, he only had about a 20-minute break before his next match; it was a hot day and he kind of ran out of gas.

After the year we had, we didn't want to lose in the first round. It was very important to win this first round.

We've always said that you can't win the league in the first round of the season but you can lose it. I think that is the great part of playing in the NCC.

It's always tough when you lose in the first round. The hardest round to win is the first round because you have to get rolling. Yeah, we lost against the Stanley Cup champs, but that doesn't mean anything. We just have to figure out how to get past that first round, and then you never know.

We've struggled with the first-round state game but now we are riding the wave.

The other three wrestled good, tough matches and got through the first round. That is so critical. Now we have the butterflies out of our system and the win under our belt. Now we open up the doors tomorrow (Thursday) and see what happens.