Central Michigan Post Match Quotes
11/29/2001 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Nov. 28, 2001
Michigan State Head Coach Tom Minkel:
"This team is all about figuring a way to win. I'm extremely proud of how well they wrestled in a very hostile environment. This is a tough place to wrestle and CMU has a huge stake in beating us. We had to find a way to get it done even though things really didn't go our way.
"Everyone contributed tonight. Gray's (Maynard) pin was huge. That really turned the momentum around after we lost the first two matches."
On lineup changes:
"Nik Fekete (2001 All-American at 197 pounds) got hurt pretty bad at our tournament, and he just couldn't go tonight. So the only way we thought we could win the dual was to have our regular starters wrestle up a weight. Rashad (Evans) and John (Wechter) had to weigh in at their regular weight, but we thought they could get the job done."
On Chris Williams:
"It was a huge win. He did a great job. The whole match was riding on his shoulders and he came through. I'm real proud of him. Jason (Borrelli) beat him at our place, so it was nice he could come back and get this one."
On next dual meet against Michigan:
"Hopefully we can have everyone healthy and back in shape. We're going to have to improve each week. Michigan's an outstanding team, and we're going to wrestle our "A" game to beat them."