Quotes by Kristen Palombo

“Were definitely expecting Wednesday to be a tough match. Theyre a very aggressive and intimidating team, but we cant let that bother us if we hope to get a victory.”

“We took the whole weekend off which was really nice. We really needed those couple of days off to let our bodies recover a little bit.”

“We were all still lagging a little from this weekend as well as the long car ride to Alma, so it was really good to see that we can still win even when we dont have our A game.”

“Tournaments like this take the pressure off for a little while because we know that no matter what happens, it wont affect our conference standing. Were able to try new things in these matches, and were able to work on parts of our game that we might not be comfortable using in conference matches.”

“No matter what happens regarding the outcome, it makes you a better player. You have to try harder, come up with shots you didnt know you had, and you have to expand your game.”

“We did better than we have in the past in the close games. But, it was still very frustrating, because we werent able to get over that final hurdle.”

“It was slightly disappointing because the injury affected us. We also tried working on some different aspects of our game in the doubles matches, and I think that also affected our performance.”

“Were going to think about the result of this match too much, because a lot of people were happy with the way they played. Were excited to go out there on Saturday and finish the conference season off on a positive note.”