“I think Coach Diaz has done a great job with us this year,” Van Dyke told 560-WQAM. “After the 2-4 start we had, keeping everyone motivated, keeping everyone working hard throughout practice . . . it could have went the other way with a 2-4 start and N.C. State and Pitt, two ranked teams, coming up.
“I think he did a great job preparing us well for those games and keeping us motivated. We ended up winning three straight. The N.C. State game really changed our season because it easily could have went the other way.”
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