IOWA Continued from page 1 pleased with the performance, but would have liked a little more defense towards the end. "I thought we played very well in the first half," Fisher said. "I told the 'kids at halftime that I didn't want the score to be 120-103, and it was something like that - I think Iowa scored 60 points in the second half." The final twenty minutes offered Michigan's seniors a chance to showcase themselves. All four senior starters finished in double figures. Rumeal Robinson (22 points, 11 assists) was the first to *bow out when he picked up his fifth foul with 4:38 remaining. Terry Mills picked up his fifth foul on a charge as he scored. The basket gave him 24 points and gave Michigan a 30 point lead with 1:58 left. Fisher took the opportunity to pull Mike Griffin and Loy Vaught as well, drawing rousing applause from the Crisler Arena crowd., "I was really happy that the fans 0responded like Michigan fans," Fisher said. "I knew they would to the terrific careers those kids had - all of them." Senior walk-on Marc Koenig entered the game late and tallied a career-high six points in just over a minute before taking his curtain call. "I thought (Koenig) was going to get double figures," Mills said. "If coach didn't pull him out he probably would have. It's nice to see everyone get involved and play well." For Iowa, the loss marked an end to a disappointing and frustrating season plagued by injuries and academic ineligibilities. 6-10 forward Matt Bullard was expected to carry the Hawkeyes this year, but he uffered from a knee injury early in the season and the flu at the end. Because of his illness, he was only able to play two minutes Saturday. "It ended like it started for this team," Davis said. We. were replacing so many guys anyway it was an impossible task," Davis added. "We didn't get the best of breaks in addition to having a lot of work to do." This game's outcome was a stark contrast to the earlier encounter bet- ween the two teams in which Iowa rallied from a 15 point deficit to put the game into overtime and win. "We just didn't let up," Vaught said. "We kept our intensity high the whole game." The Michigan Daily - Sports Monday- March 12, 1990 - Page 5 VanDeWege's slipper good for NCAA invite by Theodore Cox Daily Basketball Writer Michigan women's basketball coach Bud VanDeWege knew the clock had struck midnight after his Cinderella team lost to Purdue a week ago. Even though Michigan received its first-ever NCAA tournament bid yesterday, it came as a surprise after they ended their seven game winning streak by dropping two games to Iowa and Purdue. Chances for a possible NCAA tournament bid were reduced from good to a coin toss. The evil MaChelle Joseph sank a three-pointer with 16 seconds left to break VanDeWege's heart. For two weeks he had said the tournament didn't matter; he was taking the season one game at a time. But by the Purdue game, the tournament was foremost on his mind. It was a tight game from the outset, and VanDeWege took his tension out on the referees. "Purdue only has two fouls in 15 minutes ref...Get the hands off my dribblers," he screamed from the other side of Crisler Arena. When VanDeWege entered the post game press conference he had-his hands over his eyes. He looked as if he wanted to go off to a corner and pout. "This was the closest game you've ever had," was the first thing someone said. "Who cares?" VanDeWege snapped. He then looked over and saw Purdue coach Lin Dunn over in the far corner of the press room. "Could I have some privacy, please?" Later on he calmed down and apologized for being so nasty. No apology necessary Bud, we understand. The Michigan women's basketball team had never been in the tournament. And this was the best Big Ten record, 11-7, and the most wins, 19, the Wolverines had ever had. "I'm just very disappointed, but I'm very proud of the team." VanDeWege said. "It's funny, you get spoiled a little bit. You win some games in a row and you just don't want to let that go." But Michigan never gave up on their Prince Charming returning. After losing badly last Thursday to Iowa, 78-47, the team still felt they had a chance for the tournament. As luck would have it, Michigan defeated Minnesota in the season finale to attain that mark. And sure enough, the Wolverines got their invitation to the fairyland ball of the NCAA. Michigan received a 10th seed in the tournament's Midwest regional. "This is something I've always wanted for this group of seniors," VanDeWege said. "I wanted them to leave as the best team that has ever played here and I wanted them to be remembered as the players that got our program over the hump. It's nice to know that got done." Done indeed. JOSE JUARZ/UDily Wolverine center Val Hall wrestles a rebound from Illinois forward Sarah Sharp. It was just one of Hall's six boards in the Michigan 76-62 victory. The win was the seventh straight for the Wolverines. ILLINOIS Continued from page 1 the ball the way she has always been capable, and we're letting her shoot it." Another reason for early the Wolverines' early lead was that Fighting Illini (11-15, 5-11) center Sonya Waters picked up two quick fouls and was forced to the bench for most of the first half. "They post up well," Waters said of Michigan. "I was kind of frustrated because they were pushing, shoving and throwing me out of position." Last Sunday the scoreboard read Michigan 61, Purdue 61 with 16 seconds left on the clock. The Boilermakers had the ball. Michigan concentrated on their post defense down low, where Purdue had been going all afternoon. Sophomore sensation MaChelle Joseph got the ball in the corner, well beyond the three-point line. That didn't matter, she was open. She shot. Final score Purdue 64, Michigan 61. "I thought it was nice of them to let MaChelle spot up over there, get her feet set and hit the three pointer," Purdue coach Lin Dunn said. "She would have shot it from anywhere. MaChelle practices her NBA three- pointers." Michigan was playing catch up the whole game, however, the Wolverines were never more than five points behind. Forward Tanya Powell had one her best games of the season. She scored 13 points and pulled down an amazing 17 rebounds. "Tanya played great with a lot of heart. I thought we all played extremely well," VanDeWege said. "This is obviously not a bad loss. Purdue is 16th in the country. The bottom line is we got beat by a very good basketball team." Franthea Price is no Bob Barker, but she did stage her own game show Thursday night, leading the Iowa women's basketball team to an impressive 78-47 blowout of Michigan. Price was right for 23 points and 11 rebounds (six of them offensive), both game highs and she didn't stop there. Chalk up five assists, four' steals and two blocks as well for the 5-feet-9 senior forward standout. Price wasn't the whole show at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, however. The inside players for Iowa (22-5, 14-3) also deserve the spotlight, according to both coaches. "Inside is where we hurt them in Ann Arbor," VanDeWege said. "(Felicia) Hall and (Toni) Foster have improved dramatically. I'd say 300 percent." They had to be for real due to Iowa's size disadvantage. They were facing the Wolverines who have punished several opponents this season with their front line, the tallest in the big ten. Much to the delight of Iowa coach C. Vivian Stringer, Michigan was unable to capitalize on all that size. "This was particularly a good test for us," Stringer said. "This is the biggest team in the Big Ten. 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