Derek Mazeitis Quotations

She's no secret. We like to run a lot of things through Rebecca. She's a good player and has the most experience.

She knew where to put it. I just told her to make sure she got a good shot.

On paper, this is a team that should've killed us. We gave them a run for their money.

Basically, we didn't get the wind first in overtime. That's not why they scored, but psychologically it was a factor. It was very much a factor all day.

We're pretty young for the most part. Maybe not grade-wise, but we have several guys who haven't played much lately.

Jessica kicked it into the box to Rebecca. She trapped it and scored it.

We played the first half like it was our first game. We played terrible. But we controlled most of the second half. We were down and fought back for the first time (this year).

To be honest, they dominated the midfield, but created no scoring opportunities. Except for one and they put it away.

The wind was pretty strong. I don't know what it was like in Leavenworth, but in Topeka it was pretty harsh.

Ally played an awesome game. I loved the way she played today. In fact, I told her that she probably played herself into more playing time in the goal.

It was free kick after a foul. It wasn't a penalty kick.

Danny is as fast as Nick Knight. Once his skill catches up with that -- probably by midseason at the earliest -- he's going to be a threat. Defensives are going to have a hard time with him.

It's a matter of them getting used to each other and what I'm asking them to do.

After two consecutive losses, it comes at a time when we needed a little boost. Six goals is more than enough. And it's exciting to get the first conference victory. I told them that I didn't care if it was five to nothing or nine to nothing, as long as the nothing is still there.

I think our defense is pretty strong. That's probably the strongest part of our team. I think we're pretty fit right now and, for the most part, I don't have to motivate them. They're already pretty motivated.

Honestly, I think it's probably a here-we-go-again thing. These guys have had to play catch-up all year. It's hard to stay positive in a situation like that.

The girls will get to see where I want them to be. They'll be able to play a team that will show them what I'm trying to teach them.