Rapids Quotes

You have to have money to bus your kids for high school. It would be like going to Cedar Rapids for high school. - Margarita Carrillo

You have to give Rapids a lot of credit, they took us out of everything we like to do. Early on they were disciplined and did what they wanted and we struggled. I'm proud of the way the girls battled and found a way to win a game we shouldn't have won. - Heidi Michaelis

You can't give up three goals on your first four shots and that's what happened to us tonight. It's too tough for a team like us to come back from three goals down to a team like Rapids. We knew this would be a tough game and we gave it our best shot. You have to give Rapids a lot of credit, they are a talented team. - Neil Mattson

We've got some tough matches, but we like to turn that around and say no one really wants to wrestle a Rapids kid in the first round of the tournament. To be champion you have to beat everyone. It's just too bad that some championship caliber matches will be held on Thursday night. - Scott Benitz

We've been close (in the standings) all year. I don't care if it's one point or 12 points (Cedar Rapids is) still a great team and we are going to have to be at our best to beat them. - Regg Simon

We're in the hunt, there's no question. We have a very big game against Waterloo on Thursday, and we still have two with Cedar Rapids and two with Des Moines. The thing is, we are in striking distance. - Mark Mazzoleni

We were just trying to ride out the penalty kill and not give Rapids any momentum. We didn't expect the shorty, but it was huge. - Wil Nichol

We were in every game, except for Grand Rapids, and I really think we played well enough that we should have gotten a lot more points. We need to be better finishing the game. It's disappointing that we keep letting points slip by us. - Chris Taylor