The Michigan Daily - Sports Monday - March 19, 1990 - Page 5 by Theodore Cox Daily Basketball Writer ~ Heat wave ends for Blue cagers RALEIGH, N.C. - Michigan has been both mentally and physically hot for the last month. Last Saturday, the women's basketball team was hot once again, but this time, only physically in the Wolverines loss to North Carolina State, 81-64, in the second round of the NCAA tournament. The Reynolds Coliseum temperature was well above 70 degrees and the humidity matched the heat. "It was hot our there, and I think that took a lot out of both teams," North Carolina State coach Kay Yow said. "I usually don't get very frustrated in the heat," Michigan co-captain Tanya Powell said. "We practiced in it two days, so we were ready for it. It's just different playing 40 minutes of basketball up and down the court." It was the fourth straight game on the road for the Wolverines. None of their last four games have been played in the same area either (Iowa, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and North Carolina). Although it was not the decisive factor, the heat and road fatigue greatly contributed to Michigan's tournament loss. The Wolfpack received a first round bye in the 48 field tournament and gained the benefit of an extra week of practice in Raleigh. "For our team, my biggest concern was that we haven't played in two weeks," Yow said. "I felt our timing could be off." N.C. State's timing was off for all of two seconds. Their passes were quick and precise. Their lay-ups were spectacular. And center Sharon Manning hit her post-up hook with NBA proficiency. The Wolverines timing was not as fortunate. Passes were dropped and easy shots were missed. Yet at the same time, the team never gave up. If the Wolverines had gotten some bounces to go their way, they might have won. "I felt like we fought really hard," Michigan forward Tanya Powell said. "You can tell because everybody was tired. Nobody came out with a lot left." It is incredible to think that Michigan can play with North Carolina State, which is ranked 11th in the country, has been in the tournament eight of the nine years the NCAA has run the contest, and has the talent of Manning and Andrea Stinson, who some call the Michael Jordan of women's basketball. "I think perhaps overall, player for player, our team has more talent," Yow said. "But, I think Bud's done a great job with the Michigan program bringing it to this level." Much of the credit does have to go to Bud VanDeWege. In his sixth season, he has brought a program that never tasted a winning season to the ranks of the NCAA's best. But VanDeWege takes nothing away from the fact that he has five talented seniors to work with. "It was an attitudinal thing, not an Xs and Os," VanDeWege said of his team's turnabout. "It was just five tough, competitive seniors that are great people, who said, 'Hey, we're going out the way we've always believed we could go out."' Since February 4th, the season for the Wolverines has been a dream come true. Michigan went on a seven game winning steak that started the surge to its best season ever. "I'm disappointed in the fact that we lost the ballgame (to North Carolina State)," VanDeWege said. "But it has been an incredible run with this team. In ten years of coaching, I've never enjoyed myself anymore than this last couple of months." Now it's time for Michigan to cool down physically too. JOSE JUREZ/DJaily Trying to avoid the outstretched arm of North Carolina State forward Andrea Stinson, Michigan's Trish Andrew looks to score. Andrew, a rookie center, scored fifteen points but could not carry the Wolverines to a second NCAA tournament victory. NC STATE Continued from page 1 probably the most I've run down court. I think a lot of it was just fatigue." Andrew had an otherwise outstanding game. She led all Michigan players with 15 points, shooting 50 percent from the field. She was also a force on defense where she drew a tough assignment in Sharon Manning. Manning played with her typical intensity. The 6-foot-3 inch junior had a game high 10 rebounds and added 13 points. "It was rough inside, but I'm used to it." Manning said. "I knew going in that Michigan could rebound. They have two big, tall post players. We just had to box them out." The Wolverines fell behind at half, 37-26, after the Wolfpack applied a 1-3-1 halfcourt defense. Though the strategy left Michigan several open shots, the Wolverines rushed their opportunities and missed many clear baskets, shooting only 36.3 percent for the half. "I think we took our shots a little too quickly," VanDeWege said. "I still feel we should have made more of those, but I think they (N.C. State) applied the right kind of pressure." In the second half, it was showtime for the Wolfpack. North For Exam Preparation Choose to EXCEL! *Learn to Anticipate the Exam BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK Retirement of coach ends the Golden era by John Niyo Daily Sports Writer Illinois head women's basketball coach Laura Golden is finally calling it quits. After sixteen years as a collegiate head coach, Golden has decided to step down and pursue other interests, effective May 31. Golden leaves the Illini having coached them to an 83-89 record in her six years there, good enough to make her the winningest coach in school history. Over her entire career she has piled up a 258-167 (.647) record. turned on her. "It was very frustrating because I wasn't used to getting my shot blocked and they did it quite a fev times," Andrew said. MISS JORDAN - North Carolina State's junior forward Andrea Stinson was the one creating most of the havoc for Andrew an4 her teammates, as she blocked An- drew twice and added 20 points, seven rebounds and three steals as well. Stinson has put up numbers like that with regularity, and her smooth, quick style has caused coaches around the nation to compare hei with another North Carolina hoops star. "Andrea Stinson is without a doubt the closest women's player to a female Michael Jordan." T RISH TASTES MEDICINE - Super HER frosh OWN Trish JuSEJUAREDaily A dejected Wolverine bench looks on as North Carolina State puts an end to Michigan's dream Saturday afternoon in Raleigh. The 81-64 second round NCAA tournament loss gave Michigan a record. season on 20-10 final Andrew consistently rejected oppon- ents this season, tallying a whop- ping 63 blocked shots on the year. But against 11th-ranked North Carolina State, the tables were Carolina State capitalized on Michigan's ten turnovers to run a flashy fastbreak game led by guard Krista Kilburn and forward Andrea Stinson. 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