Dec. 9, 2005
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Clemson vs. New Mexico
College Cup Semifinals
SAS Soccer Complex
Cary, NC
December 9, 2005
Postgame Quotes
UNM Head Coach Jeremy Fishbein:
“We are ecstatic to be where we are. We played a great Clemson team tonight. We feel real fortunate; we feel the game could have gone either way especially in the first half. I think in the second half we were a little bit more dangerous and maybe had some more opportunities and maybe took some away. I just have so much respect for that Clemson team, they battled. This game was everything we could have hoped for that’s for sure.”
Junior Andrew Boyens
On Clemson’s physical style of play:
“On offense we try to focus on being a physical team, not in a dirty way but we make our tackles and try to give back to the competition in a constructive manner. “
On his game-winning goal:
“I go the first header off the corner and I was blind-sided a little bit. By the time I got back into the play, I just happened to be in the right place at the right time.”
Freshman Brandon Barklage
On the game:
“I felt like we definitely got more dialed in during the game. That’s just the way we’ve played all year long. I just felt like we dominated play in the air.”
On his goal in the first half:
“All three coaches kept telling me how important it was to be on the far post, especially on those long throw-ins. I felt like I hadn’t been there as much as I needed to during the year. The ball rolled to me and I put it in. It felt great.”