Derek Coleman Quotes (8 Quotes)

To me, this is the biggest win since I've been here. We beat them twice this year. They've had so much success. Maybe they feel like it's just going to happen. They have that swagger. That's more motivation for us.

This was a win-at-all-cost game. We wanted to prove we could beat them. I think we made a statement.

It was a tough game and we knew it would be a tough game. Central Connecticut State is one of the staple teams in our conference. You know they are always going to be one of the hardest games of the year. We're just glad we beat them.

We are refocused and ready to go. We learned what we did wrong from the three losses and we are ready to get back to where we started, with a five-game winning streak at the beginning of conference play. We want to get the best seed we can for the NEC Tournament.

When I saw we were picked 10th, that became my motivation for every game. I just want to prove them wrong.

It was about team chemistry. We're so emotional that sometimes we sort of snap at each other.

Our destiny is sort of in our own hands. We need to get back on track. This is really the most important game of our season because we need to get back on track.

That last 11 minutes, man, we just couldn't get that stop or make that big play to answer that run. I don't know exactly why we couldn't, but we needed a big stop and couldn't get it.