Never in the history of a college basketball season..at least if I had to guess has the end of a season been such a relief.
And catching up with coach Barnes and McCall earlier for one final press conference you can tell that their teams deserve the mental and physical rest from the toll of this past year.
NEVER IN THE HISTORY OF ACOLLEGE BASKETBALLSEASON..AT LEAST IF I HAD TOGUESS.
HAS THE END OF A SEASONBEEN SUCH A RELIEF.AND CATCHING UP WITH COACHBARNES AND MCCALL EARLIERFOR ONE FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE..
.YOU CAN TELTHAT THEIR TEAMS DESERVE THEMENTAL AND PHYSICAL REST FROMTHE TOLL OF THIS PAST YEAR.BOTH BASKETBALL TEAMS ENTEREDTHE BIG WEST CHAMPIONSHIPSLAST WEEK WITH HIGH HOPES ASBOTH FINISHED BETTER THANPRESEASON PROJECTIONS.YET.FOLLOWING BYE WEEKS AND THECERTAIN ADVERSITIESTHROUGHOUT THE SEASON.
..ITCAUGHT UP TO THE 'RUNNERS INTHEIR TOURNEY DEBUTS FOR THEIRNEW CONFERENCE AS BOTH BOWED OUTIN THE QUARTERFINALS.WHILE THE GOAL IS ALWAYS TO WINESPECIALLY IN THE POSTSEASON.
..THEIR HEAD COACHES DETAIL THESENSE OF RELIEF OF MAKINGTHROUGH THE SEASON AT ALFOR OUR TEAMS FOR EACH OTHER.ANDFOR, FOR THE UNIVERSITY, YOUKNOW, IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR US TONOT ONLY JUST COMPETE, BUT BEINGABLE TO DO IT WITH HELP AND THERIGHTSAFETY PROTOCOLS, BUT THEY'REALSO REPRESENT OUR PROBLEMS.WELL, ANDTHAT'S A LOT OF STREI WAS JUST HAPPY TO BE ABLE TOGET TOTHE TOURNAMENT, HAD A SCARE ATTHE TOURNAMENT AND THINK WE WEREGOING TO PLAY THE FIRST GAME ANDWE GOT THAT GAME IN AND SO JUSTBEINGABLE TO GET THROUGH IT IS JUST AHUGE, HUGE RELIEF IS, IT'S HARDTO EXPLAIN.IT'S HARD TO DESCRIBE BUT IT'SJUST A HUGE RELIEF TO BE ABLE TOSAY, IWAS ABLE TO CARRY A GROUP OFYOUNG LADIES THROUGH THIS BUTWITHOUT THEMBEING PATIENT AND BEINGUNDERSTANDING, IT WOULDN'T HAVEHAPPENED.WHILE THE BASKETBALL PROGRAMSWRAPPED UPTHEIR SEASON .
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.THE WRESTLINGPROGRAM STILL HAS THREEATHLETES HEADED TO ST.
LOUIS FORTHE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPSSET TO BEGIN ON THURSDAY.PAC 12 CHAMP AT 184 DOMINICDUCHARME EARNED THE NO.21 SEEDING AND WILL MEET NO.
12NELSON BRANDS IN THE FIRSTROUND.DUCHARME IS A PERFECT 5-0 THISSEASON.AT 141..
ANGELO MARTINONI IS THENO.
27 SEED AND WILL TAKE ON NO.6 ALLAN HART.HE IS 4-1 ON THE YEAR.AND ROUNDING THEM OUT IS CHANCERICH AT 133 WHO EARNEDAN AT LARGE BID..
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19SEED HE'LL TAKE ON NO.
14 ZACHPRICE TO OPEN THE TOURNAMENT.WHILE THE HISTORY OF BAKERSFIELDIN THE NATIONALTOURNEY RUNS DEEP..
48 STRAIGHTYEARS WITH 45 RUNNEREARNING ALL AMERICAN HONORS.
..THESE WRESTLERS CONTINUE TOCOMPETE WITH A CHIP ON THEIRSHOULDER ANDTHEIR CITY ON THEIR BACKS.SOME PEOPLE MIGHT LOOK AT ASUNDERDOGS AND THINGS LIKE THATBUT ME PERSONALLY, I JUST WANTTOREPRESENT MY UNIVERSITY AND MYTEAM AND MYSELF TO THE BEST OFMY ABILITIES I CAN SO THAT'SKIND OF WHAT GOES THROUGH MYMIND EVERY MATCH.I'M JUST READY TO SHOW EVERYBODYTHAT YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT JUSTHERE OUT OF LUCK YOU KNOW I'MGOING TOCOME THERE AND I'M GOING TO GETON THAT PODIUM AND I'M AIMINGFOR ANATIONAL TITLE AND THAT'S ALWAYSTHE GOAL YOU KNOW NOTHINGCHANGES.IT'S GOT TO GO OUT THERE, HAVEFUN, YOU KNOW, DO MY COACHESTELL MEAND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S IT.THE NCAAS BEGIN ON THURSDAYMORNING AND CONCLUDESATURDAY NIGHT.FOR 23ABC SPORTS, I'M KARI OSEP.COMING UP NEXT..
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