Richie Meade Quotations

I would have liked to see us play with more focus and concentration longer into this game. We played well in the first quarter and well into the second quarter, and then we just flattened out a little bit.

If Army wants to push the ball, we'll push back. If the pace slows and there's a lot of six-on-six, we're fine with that, too.

We made mistakes, but fortunately it's been well advertised that we have Matt Russell. I thought we played a solid game defensively.

Huntley slipped underneath and scored a great goal.

It baffles me. I honestly don't know how they do it. They're put in an environment that is designed to challenge every part of their lives.

I think it's a very appropriate thing to do and I'm appreciative the officials group is honoring Scott in this way. My enduring memory of Scott is that he was always in it for the kids. He didn't take the game or himself too seriously. He really understood the role of a referee.

I think it's in the best interest of the kids, basically. The weather indicates it is not going to clear until 1:30 in the morning. There's no use in taking a chance to play.

I think both teams are looking for something. They're looking for a little bit of a boost going into this last part of the season. I think we need something to validate our effort right now.

Overall I was pleased with the way we played. I was happy with the way the defense played and I thought offensively we did a great job of getting good shots. We didn't shoot the ball as well as I would have liked, especially early. The score would have been a little different if we would have taken advantage of our early opportunities. I thought we played hard and we got a lot of guys in the game.

I'm impressed that Army has found a way to win close games, often coming from behind to do so. That shows mental toughness.

We haven't had two captains since the 1984 season. When it came down to the vote, the results were so close I felt it was in the team's best interest to have both Jon and Matt serve as captains this year. I'm very comfortable with having the two of them in the leadership role.

When the other team only scores three goals, it's always a positive for the defense. I thought we played a solid game defensively, played with confidence.

We kind of thought after what happened against Virginia that (Alford) would be on a short leash. I thought the kid they put in played very well. He made some very good stops.

Five minutes into the fourth quarter is when the game was won and lost. With a two-goal lead, if we start the fourth quarter with possession it gives you a certain comfort level.

Something I thought was missing from our first two games was our transition game. We were able to score some transition goals today thanks in part to our success in the face-off game. We also made some nice plays in the middle of the field which is a strength for us.

There were a lot of fouls in the second quarter and that kind of took our momentum away.

There were too many little things that didn't go our way today for us to come up with a win.

It was a very hard-fought game. I felt comfortable, but I never felt we were pulling away. It's pretty impressive to beat a team like Ohio State 9-3.

It was a real fight. This was a game that either team could have won. This is a gigantic win for us. I feel as though we've gotten no breaks this season, things haven't gone our way. We needed this one.

It's a gigantic boost for us. I've kind of felt like we have gotten no breaks this year. Things have not gone our way at times, and some of that is because we have not played well in critical situations. Tonight I thought we played hard and tough.

It was like a fight we had on the playground, and we didn't fight back. When you play Georgetown, the bottom line is you've got to handle pressure.

They were putting a lot of pressure on Ian and he made some bad passes, but overall he played about as well as he's played all season. Ian was more of a factor tonight because there was a conscious effort on our part to make him more of a factor.

It was a game of peaks and valleys and fortunately we were at the winning side at the end.

I'm not going to get ticked off about winning, but I would have liked to have seen us play with more focus and concentration for longer in this game. We had a little concentration lapse and flattened out a bit.

I'm sure John Walker is going to play great in his last Army-Navy game.

This has been our pattern. We played extremely well defensively and made just a few mistakes.