How you ever had your puppy kicked? Ever been fired from a job? Been denied sex for the better part of your adolescence? If you answered yes to one (or all) of the aforementioned questions, then you might understand the pain the Iona Gaels endured this year.
But no longer! The force was strong with Iona last night; the Gaels became the last team in Division I to get in the win column after beating Rider 69-57 in front of a startled 2,111 at the Hynes Center making them a shameless 1-22 on the year. Some of the post-game comments from Coach Jeff Ruland as reported in the NY Post were magnificent:
After what I witnessed over the past couple of weeks, I know it’s not over until the buzzer sounds, I’ll never take anything remotely for granted ever again.
It feels like King Kong has been lifted off my shoulders.
I’m happy it’s over, but we celebrate championships like that. We don’t celebrate regular-season wins.
And from the New York Daily News:
This [losing streak] was something I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy
Congrats gentlemen, Anthony Young would be proud.
