About a half hour after Saint Mary's 79-66 win over Portland on Feb. 19, center Mitchell Saxen discussed how he has tried to balance keeping his mind set on the short-term tasks while reminiscing about his career with the Gaels that is nearing its end.
"It's a lot of compartmentalizing and trying to focus on the game at hand or the practice we have the next day," Saxen said in the press room at UCU Pavilion. "It's hard not to just tear up in that moment and think of all the summer three-a-days and stuff in this gym, the wonderful teammates I've had and just how grateful I am.