Page 6-The Michigan Daily- Sports Monday - February 17, 1992 Women's hearts broken again Badgers blowout Blue, 84-60, but M' takes Wildcats to wire, 74-72 by Adam Miller Daily Basketball Writer The Michigan women's basket- ball team secured its place in the his- tory books this weekend. With 6:10 remaining in yester- day's game with Northwestern, cen- ter Trish Andrew blocked her 255th career shot, setting the Big Ten record. The game was stopped, and coach Bud VanDeWege presented Andrew with the game ball. Unfortunately for the Wolverines, no victories were recorded with the blocks. Michigan (1-10 Big Ten, 5-14 overall) lost to the Wildcats (4-7, 10-9) yesterday, 74-72, and were massacred on Valentine's Day by Wisconsin (9-2, 16-4), 84-60. Michigan dug an early 10-point hole for itself, Sunday, but trailed 48-41 at the half. Guard Leah Wooldridge's steal and score capped a furious second-half comeback, keyed by the Wolverines' resurgent defense, to give the Wolverines the lead, 57-55, with 11:15 remaining. However, the Wildcats' Moira Kennelly drained a three-pointer with 3:30 remaining to put Northwestern ahead, 73-70. "I feel sorry for them," VanDeWege said. "The intensity and the effort was there. I told them, 'You deserved it."' It was a complete turnaround from Friday's bombardment by the fast-breaking Badgers. "They're the hottest team in the league," VanDeWege said. "They're awfully good, and they're playing awfully well. Look out, we may have just lost to the Big Ten cham- pions." Michigan led 20-19 after 13 min- utes. But the Badgers' Robin Threatt, who led all scorers with 33 points, was instrumental in a 9-0 run the next three minutes that put Wisconsin ahead to stay. Threatt scored many of her baskets on lob- pass assisted fast-breaks. For Badger coach Mary Murphy, that was part of the gameplan. "We're a streaky team," Murphy said. "We can take off on people. We always (pass the length of the court) as much as we can. We'd rather throw it out long than throw it short." Some questioned Murphy leaving Threatt in to run the break until the game's final horn, since the result was academic with over five minutes remaining. Murphy defended her ac- tions. "I think it's pretty hard to tell someone to push it for 36 minutes and then slow it down," she said. Andrew, who hasn't slowed down herself much this season, posi- tioned herself for the record with four blocks Friday night. Murphy said Andrew was the player that worried the Badgers most entering the game. "Trish Andrew is a lot to prepare for," she said. "She's just arsuper player. She gets my vote for first team all-Big Ten." *FULL COURT. PRESS Cagers deserve credit for newfound defense by Tim Spolar Daily Basketball Writer "Give credit where credit is due" has been the pet phrase'of Michigan women's basketball coach Bud VanDeWege in countless postgame press conferences this season. While enumerating the flaws of his team when ana- lyzing a loss, VanDeWege is always careful to commend the opposition's play. However, after a weekend which featured the Wolverines' strongest performance of the season, both Michigan's team and coach deserve to be lauded. Following the team's horrendous showing at Michigan State, VanDeWege held nothing back in the press conference, tearing into his team's lack of desire and intensity. Perhaps his strongest statement was that he was "embarrassed" to coach the team. Possible excuses abounded for the Wolverines. The team was adjusting to the return of center Michelle Hall from a foot injury. Breslin was rocking with some 2,000 Spartan die hards. MSU was among the premier teams in the Big Ten. These factors notwithstanding, the team had to face up to ils sickly performance, and worse, its questionable attitude. Realizing that this apathy needed to be nipped in the bud, last week's practice was characterized by intensity - on the part of VanDeWege. While Monday's "conditioning" left more than one player gasping for breath, a noticeable change had begun to take place. While VanDeWege dogged every mistake during a defensive drill, the team responded with in- tensity and hustle - precisely what it had lacked in East Lansing and, ar- guably, the entire first half of the Big Ten season. Wisconsin provided the new Michigan work ethic its first test Friday evening. Although the result, a 24-point drubbing, was all-too familiar, the change in the Wolverines' defensive intensity was readily apparent. "From an effort standpoint, I thought we improved, and that was impor- tant to establish," VanDeWege said. "This team this year just has to over- achieve in a big way, and to do that you have to give a hundred and ten per- cent all the time." While "taking a positive out of a loss" is a frequently used, seldom ap- plied axiom of defeat, the Wolverines managed to do so Sunday, turning in their top performance of the Big Ten season. While the game resulted in a two point loss, Michigan showed fortitude in answering Northwestern's point streaks. The Wolverines cut a 12-point deficit down to seven at the half and held the lead for much of the second stanza. While their offense at times faltered, the defense was intense enough Jo disrupt the Wildcats, a team renowned for its superb execution. Strong ef- forts by everyone, with Leah Wooldridge and Shimmy Gray standing out #n particular, kept the Wolverines in the game down to the wire. While the loss was a disappointment, the team has nothing to hang its head about - and neither does its coach. 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T Swimming and Diving Meet Fraternity With your host. Blake Robinson and studetnt comedians Tom Cohen Dino Markus for more information call 763-1107 NORTHWESTERN (74) FG FT Rob. Min. M-A M-A 0-TA F Pts. Cook 35 1-8 1-2 1-4 0 2 3 Knel 35 37 22 02740Babcock 33 3-7 7-10 2-10 1 3 13. Savage 34 7-11 6-6 1-8 3 4 20, Holohan 40 10-15 2-2 1-4 2 0 26 Groh 15 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0l Ertel 7 1-2 1-2 1-2 1 2 3 Swift 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0$ Totals 200 25-52 19-24 6.33 15 15 74 FG%-.481. FT%- .792. Three-point goals 5-11, .455 (Holohan 4-5, Kennelly 1-5, Cook 0- 1). Team rebounds: 3. Blocks: 4 (Savage 2, Babcock, Ertel). Turnovers: 25 (Kennelly 9, Babcock 5, Holohan 4, Groh 3, Cook 3, Savage). Steals: 12 (Babcock 4, Savage 3, Cook 2, Kennelly, Holohan, Ertel). Technical fouls: None. MICHIGAN (72) FG FT Rob. Min. U-A M-A 0.T A F Pt. Nuanes 33 4-15 2-2 0-1 4 3 11 Wooldridge 35 4-7 1-1 0-1 0 2 10 Hall 32 4-11 0-0 1-7 3 4 8 Beaudry 35 5-11 0-0 3-6 5 4 10 Andrew 39 12-22 5-6 3-14 2 4 29 Gray 13 1-4 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 McCall 12 1-2 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 Jokisch 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 Totals 200 31-72 8-9 11-39 15 22 72 FG%- .430. FT%- .889. Three-point goals: 2-8._250 (Wooldridge 1-3, Nuanes 1-5). Team rebounds: 6. Blocks: 5 (Andrew 3, Hall 2). Turnovers: 17 (Nuanes 4, Woold ridge 4, Andrew 4, Beaudry 3, Hall, McCall). Steals: 16 (Nuanes 4, Wooldridge 4, Andrew 3, Beaudry 3. Gray, Hall). Technical fouls: None. Northwestern......48 26 - 74 Michigan............ 41 31 - 72 At Crisler Arena; A -1,025 ARE YOU INTERESTED IN WORKING IN JAPAN? INTERGRAPH JAPAN IS HAVING AN INFORMATION & RECRUITMENT SESSION ON FEBRUARY 17,1992 (MONDAY) FROM 5:30 TO 6:30 P.M. IN THE ANDERSON RM. A & B OF MICHIGAN UNION KEY POSITIONS AVAILABLE FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTS. (COMPUTER SCIENCE, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS...) 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