How many consecutive Sweet 16 appearances has North Carolina made in the NCAA tournament? (For the answer, turn to the bottom of page 2) 'M' Sports Calendar Wrestling Men's Gymnastics Women's Gymnastics Q&A Sheran My Thoughts Men's Tennis Men's Basketball Ice Hockey 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4-5 6-7 '7/, -" 9 The Michigan Daily-- Sports Monday March 23,1992 LSSU tops Michigan, 3-1 Victory gives Lakers second-straight CCHA title by Ken Sugiura Daily Hockey Writer DETROIT - It wasn't supposed to turn out this way. Michigan had set out the goals it wanted to achieve - proving itself to Michigan State and Lake Superior State, winning the Central Collegiate Hockey As- sociation regular-season title, a fourth straight Great Lakes Invita- tional title - and had met them all. Certainly Michigan would achieve this last goal, a CCHA play- off title, before setting off for the NCAA tournament. It didn't turn out that way. The Wolverines had two strikes against them yesterday, and it was enough to doom them against Lake Superior in the title tilt, 3-1. Strike No. 1 was Laker goalie Darrin Madeley. The tournament MVP stopped 24 of 25 shots. In addition, he keyed a Laker defense that snuffed out two third-period power plays, the second of which featured one minute, 22 seconds of a sixth attacker. "Obviously, Darrin Madeley had a lot to do with the difference," Laker coach Jeff Jackson said. "Our whole effort is backboned by him." The second strike was the roll of the puck: Lake's first two goals wobbled over the goal line. Like- wise, the puck fairy decided not to help the Wolverines. Despite con- trolling much of the game, Michigan couldn't find the back of the net. And so for the second straight year, the CCHA final at Joe Louis Arena ended with the Lakers (26-9-4 overall) downing the Wolverines (31-8-3) in a classic match. "For the most part, I thought our team played hard and they played well," Michigan coach Red Beren- son said. "It was a great game to play in, to coach, and I'm sure it was a great game for the fans." With the score knotted at one, the teams emerged from the locker- rooms and played out the final stanza in dazzling fashion. The title- winning play began with Clayton Beddoes who scored the overtime winner in last season's 6-5 overtime CCHA title contest. At 9:02, Bed- does pushed a loose puck towards linemate Paul Constantin in the slot. "The puck was going to the guy in front, who was wide-open, and I went out and hit it away," Michigan goalie Steve Shields said. Shields' and Constantin's sticks clashed, and the puck hopped over Shields and rolled into the empty net. After a futile Michigan power play, in which it could not muster a shot on goal, Brian Rolston finished out the scoring. Rolston caught defenseman Doug Evans cheating in, raced by him and took a laser-like pass from Con- stantin at the Michigan blueline. Virtually alone as he entered the See LAKERS, Page 5 KMISTO FrR . ILLE TTEalJy Michigan's Doug Evans and the rest of the Michigan squad look on dejectedly as Lake Superior State is awarded the CCHA trophy, yesterday. The Lakers defeated the Wolverines, 3-1 to take the playoff title. 'Fab Five charges into Sweet 16 Wolverines " bring, verdict in early ATLANTA - The game was never really in doubt. Michigan vs. East Tennessee State? Blowout City, right? People didn't know what to expect from this Buccaneer team that upset Arizona - the team in the region that potentially posed the most problems for the Wolverines - in Friday's first round. A few observers thought ETSU Albert might be able to give Michigan a Lin run for its money. But that never happened, because this game, for all intents and purposes, was over early. The outcome never was in question. And for the Wolverines, that meant a chance to show off their collective athletic abilities. It appeared sporadically in the first half, but during one stretch in the second, and continuing until the Bucs began fouling, it was there full blast. The run-and-gun style that so suits this team was in full swing. It was Showtime. The glimpses with which Michigan teased the fans in the first half only made them more hungry for what was to come. TheWolverines had three dunks before the break - two alley-oops and one follow-up - but the most impressive hoop didn't draw any rim. Guard Jimmy King stole the ball midcourt and took See LIN, Page 7 by John Niyo Daily Basketball Writer ATLANTA - Consider it mis- sion accomplished, for now. Tremendous inside play keyed Michigan as it slammed a 102-90 victory over East Tennennesse State into its suitcase and headed back to Ann Arbor with an invitiation to the Sweet 16 in Lexington. The sixth-seeded Wolverines will face the No. 2 seed, Oklahoma State, Friday at the Southeast Regional in Rupp Arena. Chris Webber lead the way, throwing in a career-high 30 points and grabbing nine rebounds. That combined with Juwan Howard's 23 points to stop the outsized Buccaneers. "That was our game plan," Michigan coach Steve Fisher said. "We tried to use our strength and size inside." That strategy worked to perfec- tion in the early going agaisnt ETSU, which starts just one player taller than 6-foot-5. Howard and Webber scored eas- ily, knocking down 12 of Michigan's first 14 points, as Michigan jumped out to a 14-5 advantage. "Once they got it in there, they just turned around and dropped it in," ETSU forward Rodney English said. Fisher felt that much of the credit belonged to the Michigan guards. "Our guards-Jalen (Rose) and Jimmy (King) in particular- made that happen," Fisher said. "They made the right decisions on when and how to get it in there and when not to." Michigan extended the lead in the first half. Rob Pelinka came off the bench to hit consecutive three pointers, and a three-pointer by Webber made it, 37-22, with 8:24 left until halftime. Howard continued to score ina variety of jump hooks and easy lay ups in the lane, finishing the half with 16 points, and Michigan led, 54-34, at the break. But it was the lack of 3-pointers from the Buccaneers-they hit 11 of 19 in the first 20 minutes against Arizona Friday night-that was most noticable. "We dug ourselves a hole early, ETSU coach Alan LeForce said. "We just didn't move the ball around or shoot the ball as well as we hoped." And Michigan was there to bother them when they tried to launch, allowing four treys on nine attempts, and 7-for-16 shooting in- side the stripe in the first half. "I've never played against any- one who got after me the way they did," said English, who finished with See Buccaneers, Page 7 Michigan center Juwan Howard drives past East Tennessee State's Greg Dennis. Howard scored 23 points en route to the Wolverines' second-round NCAA tournament victory. Women tankers take seventh at NCAAs Heads up by Andy Do Korte Daily Hockey Writer play for icer by Kim DeSempelaere Daily Sports Writer The Michigan women's swim- ming and diving team returned from Austin yesterday not only with great tans but also with a seventh place finish in the NCAA Championships. Stanford dominated the entire meet with first place finishes in nearly every event and a final score of 735.5 points. The top three indi- vidual swimmers at the meet were Stanford's Summer Sanders, Jenny Thompson, and Eileen Richetelli. Texas, Stanford's closest competitor, was nearly 80 points behind with 651 points. A distant third, Florida (294.5) caught SMU (285) and Arizona(272) by small margins. The three-day long competition started out well for the Wolverines as they had captured eighth place by the end of the first day. Senior Mindy Gehrs took seventh in the 200-yard individual medley and Katherine Creighton grabbed the sixth-place finish in 1:42.35. "Everyone was really happy with the way they swam," Humphrey said. "Most everyone had swam faster or equally as fast as they did at the Big Ten meet." Gehrs took two of the three high- est individual places for the Wolverines, with a fourth-place fin- ish in 400 IM in 4:14:39 and a fifth place finish in the 200 butterfly in 1:59:67. "I was really happy with my per- formance, I did better than I ex- pected," said co-captain Gehrs. Both first year swimmers at the championships, Humphrey and Hooiveld swam as well or better than many veterans. Hooiveld cap- tured sixth in the 200 breaststroke (2:14:53) and tenth in the 100 breaststroke (1:02:23). Humphrey placed ninth in both the 200 back- stroke (1:57:70) and the 100 back- stroke (:54:91). "It wasn't really that hard for me Going into the 1991-92 hockey season, senior right wing Ted Kramer held the third spot on Michigan's all-time penalty and penalty minute lists with 129 penalties for 296 minutes. Kramer's three-year achievement resulted from developing a penchant for extracurricular activities, making poor decisions on other penalties and earning a reputation which placed him under the close scrutiny of referees. He was also 35th on the all-time scoring list but that often went unnoticed by the fans. While a hockey team does need its enforcers, Kramer knew he had gone too far at times and decided to change his ways. "I took a lot of stupid penalties, retaliation penalties," Kramer said. "Sometimes I would get so involved, I would lose control. I hurt the team a lot, and I know I did. Coach (Red Berenson) and I have had some conversations. I really wanted to be a smart player on the ice and I didn't want to take dumb penalties, because as a senior, I think you need to take responsibility on the ice and not lose control like I did my first three years." Senior Ted Kramer adds mental touch to his physical play understands it. He's a better two-way player than when he started." "When he started" is a relative statement. Ted Kramer began his hockey career when he was six years old, and at that point, no one plays defense. "Ted starting skating when he was six," Ted's mother Janet Kramer said. "It seemed like as soon as he started, the kids in the next older age group wanted him to skate with them." Living in Findlay, Ohio, the number of ice rinks is limited. And like a number of young hockey players, he needed committed parents to make certain he would get to a rink. Kramer played in Findlay until age 10, and then the commutes began. For a few years he played on a team in Toledo, but that was just the beginning. During his first three high school years he played in Detroit - two hours away. "We'd leave at six and go to practice or games and get home around one. I did homework in the car and got up around seven the next day. We probably went to Detroit at least five times a week." The early years in Detroit, Kramer began to see where his hockey skills might take him. "When I was in ninth or tenth grade, I s ..