Mark Schmidt Knew Quotations

McAllister was the biggest difference in the game. You knew Duquesne was going to play with some desperation. They came after us. We didn't react well.

We understood why he chose a bigger Division I school. But that didn't work out, so we are happy to have him. I knew when I first saw him that he would be the kind of player who could be an impact player.

Sacred Heart is a good team, and we didn't play well against them. We knew this road trip was going to be tough. (On Thursday), we got behind by 12 and cut it to nine, but then had to fight an uphill battle from there.

This was a huge confidence booster for us. We ended the three-game losing streak which included two heart-breaking one-point losses. We were desperate for a win. But we also knew Central Connecticut State would be tough mentally. They were. I just think we made some key rebounds and made some foul shots when we needed to.

I knew it was going to be a close game because you have two good undersized teams who try to out-scrap each other. We didn't always play well but we played hard and we made plays when we had to.