Bertsch: “At least for me and the twins, this is our fourth go-round. We’ve had these pressures at least for the last two years: winning (a regular-season title), then expected to win the tournament.
“We’re more relaxed with the idea of it now because we know going in there and playing with certain expectations for yourself, certain expectations for your team … you never do your best.
“It’s something we’ve been talking about as a team these last couple of days. Making sure we don’t have those expectations and we’re not putting pressure on ourselves. You’re never playing loose, you’re never playing at your best when you have anxiety, pressure and expectations weighing you down.
“This season we’ve been playing so loose, having so much fun and I know that’s something we need to continue doing.
“We have our goals set, we have the things we want to accomplish, but not putting so much pressure on (ourselves). Enjoy the time we have left with each other, the experience of the tournament…
“We want to have fun with all this and still be able to succeed.”
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