‘”It was definitely nice to get those two games at the end of the year. It kind of proved to myself I could play here and gave me more motivation going into the summer,” Rodrigues said. “I think I wanted to get up a little bit earlier. Having it come later rather than never was a nice thing. Being able to get a couple points also helped. It gives me a lot of confidence coming into today and I’m here to prove myself again and contribute to this team.”‘