It feels good getting this win. A lot of people were saying Marist is playing good out of conference, but they can't win a MAAC game. It was getting kind of annoying hearing that.
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This distinction gives the entire Marist community great satisfaction. In particular, I salute our faculty for providing our students with learning experiences in and out of the classroom that give them an advantage in what is an increasingly- competitive global marketplace.
Marist is a good team, but I think we can go out there and play with them.
My first year as president I went around and asked what Marist had to work on. He said, 'He who whispers down a well about the things he has to sell will never have as many dollars as he who climbs a tree and hollers.' I never forgot that.
I expect a challenging game from Marist. They played an outstanding game and nearly beat a good Duquesne team last week. They were ahead most of the time and played a very physical game. However, I see the desire in our team that we need to win. We have been through a lot as a program but I believe this will be the game that we finally put it all together and win our first home game of the season,
I don't want us to look at this like we're the higher seed. To me, Marist historically has not done well in the MAAC tournament. We need to change that. We need to have a chip on our shoulders when we play these games.
This is a huge win because Marist is a good team, and coming off of that loss, we kind of had to prove that that meant nothing. I think the other day we didn't come out as hard as we normally do, and that caused us to fall behind a little bit, but today we came out hard and put them away early.
As good as (Jordan) was, our team was fortunate to pull it together and be better than Marist. It's not a game for individuals. It's a game for teams, and our team, today, was better than them.
You can win games against a team that's not at the level of Marist, but it's not like this. This is as good as it gets. I told the guys to enjoy this one tonight and we'll worry about Washington on Thursday.
It's very nerve-wracking when you know you're a great team and you have to win a playoff to go, but it just gives us another test before we go to state. I love having a home game in the playoffs. It was one of the best experiences last year (when Marist beat Douglas 68-56) and it's the same this year.
This area is good for baseball, and I know it because we were competing for the same kids against Marist, ... We lost some of those battles and we won some.
When the schedule came out this spring, we knew we were playing Marist and St. Joseph back-to-back. I told the team it would be 27 hours of basketball from 6 p. m. until 9 p. m. Saturday.
A lot of teams are kind of bunched up there in the middle of the conference, ... Marist is a very good team, but hopefully, we can get a win at home and get back into this thing.
We are thrilled Coach Montague joined the Marist baseball staff, ... His work ethic and baseball knowledge are unparalleled. His energy on and off the field carries over to the players and that is why he gets the most out of his players.
This means a lot I finally made it. Marist is a good fit for me. I'm going to play quarterback, but I can play another position if they need me to.