We kept saying that losing is not an option, especially in front of the home crowd. And (Lyndon) knocked us out (of the tournament) in the first round last year so we had a lot to play for.

Life is always walking up to us and saying, "Come on in, the living's fine," and what do we do? Back off and take its picture.

It was students coming to us and saying this is something we care about.

I find I go in airports anywhere in the country, and someone's always coming up to me and saying 'Hey, you're at my country club in Dubuque, right?' You know, because they kind of know my face, but they don't know why.

I don't know that you get a whole lot out of losing and saying that you played well. But I thought we played really hard. We didn't quit, and we weren't intimidated.

It hurts us not to play Friday night games. We got home late Thursday from Puerto Rico and had to play a day game the next day on the 12th. We can get home at 1 o'clock not fall asleep until two and have to be back up at eight while the other team has been here. They are in bed before we even get home.