I feel really sorry for our players, they played a great game. They gave a tremendous effort and I have seen a lot of improvement. I am very confident in our players and I think we are going to have a great season.

We are very excited for the two of them. They and their parents have put in a lot of time and work and energy. It's a fantastic thing and great for our program. It's a wonderful opportunity for those two guys.

It's a neat thing just the way its evolved and the growth that the game has taken in trying to be a legitimate fundraiser. It's a very good effort to have a lasting memory of Connor, raise money for his scholarship funds, and it's a good thing for the soccer community.

We have a tough game with a very good New Mexico team on Sunday. If we had lost or tied tonight, I don't think we would have the same confidence going in.

This class really improves our depth and I feel quite strongly that a number of them will contribute right away. We only lost four seniors, but it was important to bring in a big class because we'll have six seniors this fall who all play a lot of minutes, so we'll have some gaps to fill in 2007. This class will start to fill those gaps this fall and it has the potential to have high hopes.

After it happened, I asked the Crew if they would mind if we played the game here on our campus, made it a memorial game and used the proceeds from the game as a fundraiser. They have been unbelievably supportive and fantastic in their efforts to raise awareness of the game, to participate in the game, etc. So our hats go off to the Crew for all of their help.

We just hope that the Ohio State University community comes out and that the weather is good. We're hoping that we could raise close to $20,000 this year in one night. The bigger the crowd the better, so we hope the community and the students come out to support this great cause.