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"If you go on the ice with her and there's one puck, chances are she's going to compete and try to hang onto that puck as long as she can," Mark Johnson said of Decker. "That's just the type of player she is."
"Being ranked No. 1 and coming off a national championship we're going to have that target on us,'' Decker reasoned. "But I've been told that pressure is privilege. Katey Stone says that a lot.'' Stone, the Harvard coach, has been active with the U.S. National Team program. "I really look at that as a true statement,'' Decker said, "in the sense that if you're not feel- ing pressure you're not in the place where you want to be. So it's kind of nice we're ranked No. 1.''
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Kohl Center for Saturday night's "Fill the Bowl'' matchup against Bemidji State; especially since the Second Harvest Foodbank will be a benefi- ciary. A year ago, the Badgers drew 10,668 fans for the promotion. "It would be awesome if we could get the same turnout if not better,'' Decker said. Beyond supporting such a worthy cause — the
money and goods that will be donated to the food bank — she said, "It would be nice to see how many people support women's hockey.'' Spoken like a coach. Or someone who aspires to become one.
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