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First I would like to thank all of the players, fans, coaches and
administrators for a fine season in 2005-2006. I know that we have
experienced a lot of growth through the wins and losses and our young
team will be well prepared for the 2006-2007 season that's on the
horizon. In the second semester our improvement playing as a team was
very noticeable. This improvement comes with the experience of playing
together with basically the same line up for the months of late
November, December and early January. The players became comfortable
with line mates and found success through learning. We spent a lot of
practice time working on planned reactions to situations and over time
our players began to create more offensive opportunities and protected
our defensive end first and foremost. Our goaltending improved as the
first semester came to a close and continued to be one of our bright
spots as we worked our way through the second semester. Overall, the
team finished on a high note by sweeping the University of Kansas at
home and capping off a three game unbeaten streak. Our team's plan is to
build off of the second semester success and roll into the summer
conditioning time with our focus on preparing individually knowing that
improving on our individual skills will make for a strong team in the
fall semester of 2006. With the experience gained, renewed commitments
and the increased recruiting efforts the 06-07 Billiken season should
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