But, in the final minutes, the players looked like they were busy thinking about that game under lights, at the cost of this particular match.
"A game under lights at Fratton Park on a Tuesday [19 January] is something we want," he told BBC Radio Solent.
"If we get to the final, it will be a game under light, which is new to a lot of the girls.
Before daylight saving time kicked in, the installation of lights allowed the team to complete its early-season practices, and the Blue Jays played a handful of games under the lights.
Our next game is under lights again and we can't afford to drop key players like that".
Roddick and Tomic have never played before, and I would normally give the edge to Roddick's disciplined, percentage-driven game under the lights on Ashe Stadium, where he has had so much success over the years.
The tie marked probably the last cup game under the lights at Upton Park, and the famous old ground crackled with an atmosphere it will surely be impossible to recreate at the Olympic Stadium.
"I know it's only the last 16, but it's against Liverpool, it's the last cup game under the lights at Upton Park, and we scored in the last seconds.
Arriving in Princeton, via the Delaware and Raritan Canal, he put on a button-down and a clean pair of overalls and played Ivy Leaguer for a few days, visiting the Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, listening to a lecture on justice during the American Revolution, and attending a football game, under the lights (Princeton, 56; Davidson, 17).
"A Friday night game under the lights, and an Irish Cup quarter-final, is always one to look forward to," said boss Rodney McAree.
