Chris Roche Great Quotations

They are a very good team with a couple of great players in (Tyson) Christie and (Adam) Phillips. They're well-coached, tough and physical. We knew it would take a great effort to have a chance.

I thought Connor handled the situation with great poise, and he did not force anything. Our other guys did enough to win.

Alex is a great leader on this team practicing very hard every day without the promise of playing time. He's a very good shooter and everybody on our team respects his work ethic and I'm delighted he took advantage of the opportunity he was given tonight.

Trevor and Spencer are both great shooters and when we are patient and focused on getting great shots like we were tonight. They both are going to shoot a very high percentage no matter who we play.

One of the great things about athletics is that it really tests your character. I'm eager to see how we respond this week. Not in terms of wins, losses, league championships, or anything like that, but in terms of our team competitiveness. Our team pride. Our guts. Are we going to shy away from these challenges, or are we going to stand up and fight?

We are playing better and more consistently. I think our kids want to finish strong and I think we are figuring out that leadership, for us, is doing whatever it takes to produce a great effort and do tough things in the very next game.

Our guys were motivated tonight and wanted to give a great effort given how we played them the first time around.

Those three guys have been great leaders for us all year and they're all playing well.