Some soccer notes

On Wednesday morning, Shaun Green was walking through the lobby of CCSU's hotel where he saw David Tyrie preparing. No, not for the game, but for a test he had on Friday.
The men's soccer team hasn't been in the classroom as much as usual over the last few weeks, but that doesn't mean they haven't been working hard to keep track of the real reason they're at CCSU.
"Our professors have been very understanding and very happy for the team," Yan Klukowski said. "I think the majority of us are doing quite well."
The Blue Devils have also handled newfound fame well. There's been tons of media attention besides just me in recent days, but the team has been most touched by the outpouring of well wishes from students and staff.
"It's been nice to come back to," Tyrie said of the support. "It's fantastic that the school has taken that much of an interest. I don't think it's had time to sink in though, because it's one day and right back into another hotel."
So remember Blue Devil fans, these guys are students, and they are fighting off the need for one heck of a nap thanks in part to the support they get from their fellow students. I won't say they deserve a win more than UMass, which I'm sure works just as hard, but I know these kids deserve congratulations and support.
If half the people who've told me they'll come if the weather's OK make the trip, then there will be tons of support.

Inspiration: Klukowski watched the men's basketball team win the NEC tournament last March and knew what he wanted to do. So in the spring he began training harder than ever, running hills. He remembers the "sweat freezing to my back."
"I thought to myself, I want a piece of this," Klukowski said of that night in March.
He's got it now. The Blue Devils are NEC champs, but they now have the chance to reach a goal they didn't even dare dream before a couple of weeks ago.
Green watched that basketball game as well, and decided at that moment to dedicate himself even more towards having one of his own. But if you know Green, you know he's never been afraid to have big dreams.
"Is is likely that we'll win the national championship? Probably not," he said. "But as long as we're alive we have that possibility. Even if it's just a two percent chance, there's still a chance until someone knocks us out."
There's a pretty good chance that Sunday will be a special day in Amherst and New Britain.