Dec. 5, 2008
Christen Press
"It's a little frustrating at times but I think that's the nature of soccer. Their defense dropped off a lot, so it was more open to take long range shots."
Kira Maker
On the goal:
"They broke through and got the shot, and I wish I could have been there for the team but unfortunately I wasn't on that play. But we played a tough game. It was a well placed shot, and unfortunately I couldn't get there in time."
Allison Falk
"We played very strong defensively and I thought we played very well as a team, especially in the second half. I thought we got a little unlucky, and they got lucky and broke through and we had one break down in the first half, and they got a goal and we didn't, so that's soccer."
"It was a great season, and I couldn't ask for anything more, other than to win this game. I'm proud of the team and how we played, it was a very talented team this year."
Stanford Head Coach Paul Ratcliffe
"I feel like it was a tough game, a well fought game. Notre Dame is a very strong team, and I give them credit. In the second half I though we came out very strong, and we deserved more than the 1-0 loss. I thought we created some good chances, and we just couldn't break the ice. But overall I thought it was a good game, a high level game and I'm proud of my team's effort."
"The first half I thought we were a little impatient in our build up play and we didn't get enough numbers in the attack, and in the second half we wanted to get our outside backs involved in the attack, and get our midfielders more involved and maybe make one or two more passes than we were making in the first half, and get more numbers in the box and in the critical areas."
"That was our basic game plan, and also to keep possession for a little longer overall as a team, and I thought we did that very well, and we executed other things and its unfortunate we didn't break the ice. Their goalkeeper came up with some big plays, and they are a resilient team."
On this year:
"It's been a spectacular season, the team has played great soccer the entire year and I'm proud of every one of them. We're happy to be in the final four, but we really wanted to win the national title, so obviously we're all disappointed."