Post Game Quotes
11/23/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Nov. 23, 2004
Wake Forest head coach Jay Vidovich
On the three first half goals:
"It was exciting to see the quality of the goals and the opportunities that we made. I think the guys were very determined to keep the score line blank against us. I thought they organized themselves defensively first to win the ball back so we can play. Eventually the quality of play took over. Scott Sealy was unbelievable. Tomy Szczypiorski and Stephen Keel played so well off of him to get goals."
On the play of All-American candidate Scott Sealy:
"Scott has put us on his shoulders all year. What has been special is that he has not only gotten goals for himself, but also created goals for his teammates. I have thought about sending him back to Trinidad to get him as sharp as he is right now. He was really, really sharp today."
On the opportunity to play the bench:
"I am trilled that we were able to have a lot of people participate in an NCAA Tournament match. We are excited to advance to the Sweet 16. It is also nice to know that we will get James Riley back. It would have been unfortunate for him to not be able to play in his final college soccer match."
On the team's focus:
"This team is pretty mature. These seniors have had some disappointment in their career. I do not think they want to go out with disappointment. They are real focused."
On next opponent VCU:
"VCU is a very good team. They started our earlier meeting at full pace and finished the match that way. They have three players from Ghana that can flat out play. They have tremendous players up front and a good goalkeeper. They are solid all over the field. We expect a big time game. We had to go to overtime to beat them the first time and it will be a tremendous challenge for us Saturday."
Wake Forest senior forward Scott Sealy
On second career hat trick:
"I knew eventually goals were going to come. It has been a long time since we played in the ACC Tournament and we were eager to play. I think we did a great job playing as a team. We made some great runs off one another. I am sure it was great to watch from the stands."
On possible lack of focus when game gets out of hand:
"Sometimes, it is tough to keep your focus, but we just organized our defense and stayed composed in the back. As the game opens up a bit, we start to play the way we want to play. I think we expose teams a lot more. Tonight was a great example of that."
UCF head coach Bob Winch
On Wake Forest:
"That is the first time I have seen them play and they looked like a number-1 seed. They are an outstanding team and most deserving of the top seed."
In hindsight, anything you could have done differently:
"No, not at all. We tried to defend early. It was our strength all year. I thought we did a decent job for the first 30 minutes, but they then broke us down pretty good. Their movement off the ball in the midfield was outstanding. They combine with their players up top very well. Their finishing is excellent."
Any positives from result:
"It was a great experience for our guys. We had six seniors and you never want a season to end this way, but I thought they did a fantastic job. We also got a chance to put some younger players in the game at the end to get some exposure."
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