"You need someone like him. He's just great."
The Nittany Lions battled back in both games against a tough Fighting Irish team.
"We're going to use that strength, and we're going to pressure, and that's Penn State basketball."
The Lady Lions won their seventh straight season-opening game and 52nd home opener.
The women's soccer team has a crest, so perhaps it's time the men's team has one, too.
"It doesn't matter who we play and where we play. Can't give the other team the ball and we had a lot of balanced possessions."