Lehigh win shows link to past
Kate Yanchulis
Issue date: 12/4/07 Section: Sports
Santoro's success came up against a measuring stick Sunday against Lehigh. The Terps wanted to show their No. 24 ranking was anything but a fluke.
Facing a school he coached for so long and still knows well might have been hard. But Santoro did his best to ensure it was just another day at the office.
"Honestly, I try not to think who we're wrestling," Santoro said. "I know so many coaches, Greg especially, so I need to stay focused."
Santoro's cool head led the Terps to a dominant 25-9 win. He showed his players it was just like any other match, and to win they needed to stay focused and work hard.
"The bottom line is, it's about the kids, not me," Santoro said. "If I'm not focused, they're not focused. I'm trying to get the guys to focus on hard work and the fundamentals. If they win, I'm happy, and if they don't, it means I didn't prepare them enough."
The victory, if nothing else, helped show the Terps deserve their spot in the top 25 in the country. The young team showed against a very similar Lehigh squad that it could neutralize an explosive, if erratic, attack.
"It's good to get a quality win like that, especially against a good team like Lehigh," Santoro said.
But he will not allow himself even a day to savor his victory against his former team.
"We still have a lot of team to go," Santoro said. "We've got a lot of potential, but so do a lot of other teams. We've got a long way to go."
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Facing a school he coached for so long and still knows well might have been hard. But Santoro did his best to ensure it was just another day at the office.
"Honestly, I try not to think who we're wrestling," Santoro said. "I know so many coaches, Greg especially, so I need to stay focused."
Santoro's cool head led the Terps to a dominant 25-9 win. He showed his players it was just like any other match, and to win they needed to stay focused and work hard.
"The bottom line is, it's about the kids, not me," Santoro said. "If I'm not focused, they're not focused. I'm trying to get the guys to focus on hard work and the fundamentals. If they win, I'm happy, and if they don't, it means I didn't prepare them enough."
The victory, if nothing else, helped show the Terps deserve their spot in the top 25 in the country. The young team showed against a very similar Lehigh squad that it could neutralize an explosive, if erratic, attack.
"It's good to get a quality win like that, especially against a good team like Lehigh," Santoro said.
But he will not allow himself even a day to savor his victory against his former team.
"We still have a lot of team to go," Santoro said. "We've got a lot of potential, but so do a lot of other teams. We've got a long way to go."
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