“I just want the athletic department to listen," said a former player. "It sends a really strong message to the rest of the people who are on the team that people are going through stuff, leaving, and nothing is going to change.”
“Winning 1,000 games is really special for the team and the coaches. This team has shown it is very capable of winning we’re going to be a problem down the road.”
The Bears had rattled off five straight wins before their trip to Atlanta and New York, catapulting them up the UAA standings and reviving their chances of an at-large NCAA tournament berth. This past weekend, the team had a chance to show off their improvement. They took full advantage of it, dominating No. 19 Emory and Rochester on Feb. 9 and 11, avenging their close losses from earlier this season.
“To focus on this win streak is exciting, but it’s not our goal,” Brooks said. “We just want to win every game we can, get better every day as a team, and play for each other.”
"We have learned a lot about ourselves, and we believe we can become [better] with each challenge, and every UAA game is a challenge…We have to continue to focus on getting better each day.”