Baseball vs. Eastern Michigan Today, 3 p.m. Fisher Stadium SPORTS Softball vs. Northwestern Friday, 3 p.m. (DH) Varsity Diamond WThe Michigan Daily Tuesday, March 31, 1992 Page 9 Ready and Waiting n M'cagers prepare to take next step toward national title by Albert Lin Daily Basketball Writer Some of the Michigan players could not describe their feelings after their 75-71 overtime victory Sunday over Ohio State. But the reality of making the Final Four has begun to sink in. "I know it's been a dream of mine," frosh Chris Webber said yesterday. "I've worked hard enough to say that if I'm not in that position, I'm doing myself an injustice." "It feels great. I'm really ex- cited," frosh Ray Jackson said. "It hit me, but it still hasn't really. I talked to my parents after the game, and they were really excited, and I started to feel it then." For members of this team who were not in high school last year - those who went through Michigan's 14-15 debacle - the feeling 12 months later is one to be cherished. "We're at greatness now. We're one of the final four teams in the country. We're in the Big Show," senior co-captain Freddie Hunter said. "Last year was really disap- pointing. Now we're at where every team in the country wants to be." "Last year felt like we left some- thing undone," junior Eric Riley re- called. "I didn't feel as bad that we had a losing season because we didn't have the players. I just felt bad we didn't play up to our ability, didn't come together as a team. "Today, I'm not satisfied, be- cause I want to win the national championship again. I want another ring. I want a silver and a gold one. That would look nice, to wear both at the same time." The Wolverines left most of their celebrating on the court Sunday and were surprisingly laid-back yester- day. They have begun to focus on their final mini-tournament. "I feel we will come together and prepare ourselves, talk about the tough obstacles we will face in Minneapolis," frosh Juwan Howard said. "Our goal is to win the national championship, not to wait until next year, or the year after. Our motto has been, 'Let's do it now."' Michigan will have to learn about a surprising Cincinnati team before it can take that final step toward a national title. Given that every player finished each answer hergave with a comment about getting ready for the Bearcats, it appears they will not fall into the trap of looking past the semis and toward a possible re- match with Duke for all the marbles. "A whole lot of people said we were too young and could not do it," Hunter said. "We just laugh and scoff at them, because we know within ourselves that we can. We just have to go out and win. We re- spect Cincinnati, but we're prepared to take them down." DOUG KANI 'First-year center Juwan Howard tells the media yesterday that he and the rest of his teammates are not satisfied with reaching the Final Four. The Wolverines are aiming for the national championship. A~AA n n nnAAfA A nn I Lam. . . i . i . i . i . i . i . U , a . v , m . w . a . B . w , w , i I HOCKEY NOTEBOOK --I -j by Ken Su gura Daily Hockey Writer Following Michigan's improbable 7-6 victory over Northern Michigan, Mike Helber was asked what he knew of his team's opponent in the Final Four, Wis- consin. He had glibly fielded every question until then, but the game-winning goal scorer was now stumped. "I don't know much about them," he said, adding that he was aware of the Badgers' second-place finish in the regular season of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Yesterday, Helber's coach, Red Berenson, had made progress on the topic of the Badgers. "I found out more talking to one of their writers than I found out from anyone else, really. They've had a good season, they've got a great goalie, Duane Derksen," he said. "They've got a balanced set of four lines, not unlike Lake Superior." Derksen is indeed a great goalie. The senior was recently named the WCHA's Most Valuable Player and a Hobey Baker Award finalist after posting a 3.30 goals against average and a league-leading .893 save percentage. To get to Albany, N.Y., the site of the Final Four, Wisconsin definitely took the long route. Given the West's sixth seed, the Badgers (26-13-2 overall) first upended the East's third-seeded team, New Hamp- shire, 4-2, and Saturday stunned the East's two seed, St. Lawrence, 4-2. 'M9icers study up on Wisconsin "They're playing some of their best hockey of the year at this part of the year, which is very important," Berenson said. Wisconsin is perhaps best known for its former coach, the late Bob Johnson. A legend in hockey cir- cles, "Badger Bob" led Wisconsin to seven Final Fours and four titles. His successor, Jeff Sauer, has ta- ken the Badgers to NCAA titles in 1983 and 1990. ICERS HURTING HAND OVER KNEE: Senior Doug Evans suffered a bittersweet end to his Michi- gan career. The defenseman hurt his knee as the Wolverines (31-8-3) began their rousing comeback in Sunday's West Regional game and will not be able to play in Albany. Evans, who left the game after the in- jury, has sustained ligament damage, although the severity is still uncertain. Also hurting is fellow defenseman Aaron Ward, who took a spill during the game and suffered injury to his wrist. Although he sported a cast yesterday, Ward will be able to play Thursday in the semifinal. BYE-BYE TO THE BYE?: Michigan was the lone survivor of the four teams who received first-round byes. Coaches, winners and losers both, questioned the value of having the bye. "Maybe the game sharpness that the teams got on Friday, and then having Saturday to recover, helped them playing better Sunday than teams that were just sitting around waiting," Berenson said. Wisconsin Hobey Baker Award Candidate Duane Derksen backstops the Wolverines' opponent in Thursday's Final Four. Blue golfers suffer from little outdoor practice *by Dan Linna Daily Sports Writer Three weeks ago in Florida, the Michigan women's golf team was confident it was back on the right track. But the disparity arising from a lack of available practice time along with the reality of being a northern school in a sport dominated by the south became evident this weekend as the Wolverines finished 14th against a predominately southern list of teams at the South Carolina Women's Invitational. "If we could have gone straight from Florida to this tournament we would have been OK," Michigan coach Sue LeClair said. "We've just needed to get outside to play." The lack of practice due to weather conditions was evident for all of the Big Ten teams as Minnesota, Ohio State and Indiana joined Michigan as four of the bot- tom six teams. "I think we've just realized the disadvantage of being in the north and trying to compete against southern schools," senior Erica Zonder said. "We all had some good holes but you can tell we haven't been playing. I know we are a much better team. "By the time the Big Ten Tournament (May 1-3) comes around we'll be fine." LeClair expects to see the Wol- verines return to a better level of play as soon as the team can start practicing on their home fairways. She also expects the other Big Ten teams to get back on track. "Ohio State played very well in the last two rounds," LeClair said. "Minnesota is going to be very good also. Indiana has typically had strong teams that shoot in the low 300s, but this doesn't look like the typical Indiana team." While Michigan has had plenty of practice indoors hitting off of mats, the artificial surface can create more problems than it is good for. "When you are hitting off the mats the club bounces off," LeClair said. "Then when you hit the same shot on grass the club sticks. We didn't adjust and penalty strokes cost us." -. The Aiichigan Daily e've got it all NEWS " SPORTS * ARTS * PHOTO * OPINION COMEDY CO M PA Y~reas ioss I' I i Announcing the 25th Annual DENTAL CAREER DAY Saturday, April 4, 1992 9:00 am - 2:30 pm School of Dentistry, Kellogg Auditorium II the bi showdown Students are invited to explore a career in dentistry thru the following activities: f Fou Mnrfmr nom.. 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