UC Santa Barbara MPSF Quotes
4/25/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Volleyball
April 25, 2007
HEAD COACH KEN PRESTON
Comment on how well your team has come together since being swept by Cal Baptist at the end of March.
We have played pretty well down the line. We have won five out of six. The schedule was kind of in our favor to do that, but we have been playing a lot better since that point for sure.
What do you like best about tomorrow's match-ups, and what are your concerns?
It is hard to find something I like the best, based on Pepperdine's record and the fact that they have not lost since early January. That is what I fear the most. Obviously, they are a good team, they are a good team at home but I just don't know what they are thinking. They just beat us a week-and-a-half ago so we will have to see how that affects the whole outcome.
STUDENT-ATHLETE BRYAN BERMAN
How important is it to take out the home crowd early tomorrow?
Really important. When we played UCLA at home we had our crowd behind us and that gave us a lot of momentum. Anytime you are playing at someone else's gym taking the crowd out early really helps to set the tone.
Is your team playing its best volleyball of the season right now?
Yes I do. We were playing really good ball at the beginning of the season but we weren't clicking on all cylinders. We didn't have every position nailed down and we kind of went through a slump. But now I think we are playing at our best because we have everyone going together.
