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I'm Sam Murray joined now with Stevenson men's soccer head coach grand Miller and last week Played two very good teams in Lebanon Valley and eighth ranked like homing talk about talk about those two games last week Yeah, it was you know, it was gonna be probably their most difficult You know week of the season, you know two very good teams in our conference that are regionally ranked and obviously like homing being National ranked and the top 10 so we knew it was gonna be difficult But we went into both games with belief that we could do something and you know Lebanon Valley It was you know nil nil at the half and then second half, you know, actually once they scored Which you know, we gave that goal away in a bad free kick We then went up the field and we had some momentum and I thought we could you know We had a chance to tie up that game You know, we just didn't put the ball in the net and they finished off the game And and so we we kind of we took some positives from that that we can hang with the best teams in the conference and You know going into like homing We knew what was at stake with you know We're needing another win to have a shot in the playoffs and you know We went into the like homing game and believing that you know, even though the national ranked we played, you know Hopkins this year we played some good teams that we could win the game and and that one nothing You know only day one nothing at a half we came back and and I thought you know We had a lot of momentum on our side. We earned the penalty. We finished the penalty and at 1 1 After 77 minutes, I thought we had them and and you know They just they kicked into another gear and that's what naturally ranked teams do and you know I think we get tired especially after that second goal went in for them You know, I think that kind of deflated is because we had worked so hard to get back to a tie and and so the last 10 minutes We're a little rough for us But you know, we could take the positives for 81 minutes We competed with one of the best teams in the nation and they are very senior heavy And we're very young and and you know, we were we definitely took a lot of positives and hopefully that'll go into this week Yeah, speaking about seniors like homing was your senior night And despite you being only the head coach of the men's team for one year You've been around talk about those eight eight men and what they've they've done for this program Yeah, and you know those and I said it, you know and my post game Interviewed the other night these eight seniors have been so supportive, you know I know Jake Browns only been there one year The other guys that have been there for all four years, you know I've known them over those years when they were with Coach Pleviac and Coach Bartalon So, you know, I've grown to knowing them and now obviously knowing them over the last few months They have been nothing but supportive for the things we're trying to achieve with this program They are the the foundation that we're now going to build this program on and and you know They brought a lot to the table this year and just their positive attitude and it's been a positive season I mean we you know even after you know such a tough loss on Friday the guys You know we went to the senior tailgate and all of them, you know They're given flowers to the parents for you know for you know hosting the tailgates all year You know they're they're laughing they're joking They're definitely and and they were doing it in the way that they knew that they gave like homing a fight and There's more to this program than just one game and these eight guys, you know They've been through a lot while seven of them have been through a lot You know to be able to to be positive and keep going and not you know these are these this will set them up for the future they've been through some adversity and This is going to set them up for their careers and they really are all of them You know are just great guys and I've been I feel blessed that I was able to coach them for the last three months We're looking at the near future So two regular season games left and you're not eliminated yet from the playoffs obviously need a little bit of help too But you have you have an opportunity to hear starting with alvernia Wednesday night and then at Messiah on Saturday. I mean we know what we have to do Wednesday You know we're not even you know looking ahead to Messiah Yeah, you know, we've always taken the season one game at a time But we know what it's extinct against alvarnia. It's their last game of the regular season. They're three points above us You know, we get the win over them then we're you know tied with them and we have them on the head-to-head So we know we have an opportunity on Wednesday that we can win we can throw ourselves in that mix And then like you said we're gonna need some help with you know some of the results and you know Hood and Arcadia both have two games left near one point above us as well So everybody's in the mix and you know, I think even wider and Albright are in the mix as well So with two games left, it's good to be in the mix. You know, we're happy where we're at right now Yes, we you know, we could have had some other results Arcadia and Albright that we kind of look back on and But we have a chance against alvarnia and that's one of the games We looked at the start of the year that we want to be in the playoffs We got to go in the road road and be alvarnia. So we'll be excited come Wednesday Well coach, we wish you the best of luck on Wednesday night and we'll see you back here next week Thanks, Sam for coach Graham Miller. I'm Sam Murray and this has been the Graham Miller show