Quotes - Robert Morris @ Boston College (1/7/08)

Head Coach Mike Rice:

"Tony (Lee) gave the pregame speech tonight, and what he talked about, and what we talk about a lot of the time, in fact, is preparation, intensity and pride. The guys were fired up to play tonight, not only to play against an ACC team but to play for Tony. It was a great win."

Rice on the nature of his team's physical play:

"I thought we would challenge their shots, I just didn't know if we would be able to rebound like we did. We did a tremendous job rebounding. The fact we hustled the whole game shows a sign of maturity. They just played defense the whole game. It didn't matter what happened on the offensive end, it was our mental toughness that helped carry us to the win. Our team remained mentally tough the entire game."