Ray Corn Quotations

We vaulted the best we have vaulted and probably ... had one of the best (floor) performances of the year. The debacle on bars and beam really cost us.

We are all pretty disappointed. Not in the loss to Sac. State, but the appearance of an untrained team.

I almost feel like this is a year I really can't explain a whole lot.

I thought we had an opportunity of winning this, but a few things would have to happen. It really did develop that way. ... I saw mistakes by Boise State and Southern Utah and felt the door was open for us to win.

People are always asking why she doesn't do more, but she struggles to do what she is doing now. It's commendable for her. Her passion to be a college gymnast far exceeds her fears.

We just didn't have. That's all I can say.

This was a high-scoring meet in relationship to the first seven outings. I thought the judges tonight were very in tune with college scoring. We let it slip away. Hopefully this season doesn't slip away.

We need to continually find performers that have that level of performance and expression on floor. It really brings the crowd into it. ... Once the drum roll in her floor routine starts, they really all get into it.

But, then again, we had a break on floor. It was just a little bit untidy. We almost finished the meet off. It could have been (a great meet) with a couple more floor routines a little more solid, and a couple more bar routines a little more solidly performed.

We didn't know much about Sac State, well now we do. They are very good. ... They are certainly going to be a challenge in the WAC.

Everyone wants to win. This is a good field of teams. This is going to be an exciting event. I personally believe it's a toss up.

The same people are the ones going out their banging it out every meet. Maybe we have too many people standing around and watching. We need to make some changes.

The scoring and officiating was very fair. I told the ladies they shouldn't be ashamed and shouldn't hang their heads down, but it was a similar repeat performance of what we have had through the course of the year.

It's an opportunity to erase the disappointments of this year. ... It certainly would be nice to win it.

No, it doesn't (feel like we had our highest score). And I think the girls feel like that, also. I thought they competed very, very well tonight, (but) we just weren't as sharp as I would have expected to be. We still need to work on our landings on vault. We work on it every day.

I felt the door was open for us to win. We answered back with pretty much the same mistakes we've been making all year long.

I do believe these two are going to be successful in this regional meet. I know they are excited about going, but also extremely disappointed that the team is not with them.

Their loyalties to the program, their passion for the sport, they can't leave it as unfinished business after what transpired this last year. It shows the type of character these young ladies have.

This is our post-season play. We have been beaten up by every team in the conference. We haven't gotten one conference victory. Yet, I haven't lost faith in this team. I think they are angry with themselves, disappointed in themselves, but I think we are all committed to erase all that anger and disappointment by having a successful meet.