Baseball vs. Detroit Mercy Today, 3 p.m. Fisher Stadium SPORTS Men's Tennis vs. West Virginia Today, 2:30 p.m. Track and Tennis Building *The Michigan Daily Wednesday, April 8, 1992 Page 9 'M' fans welcome home Blue Team greeted at Crisler after returning from Final Four loss by Kimberly DeSempelaere Daily Sports Writer Welcomed home by approximately 2,000 of its most faithful fans, the Michigan men's bas- ketball team made its final appearance of the sea- son at Crisler Arena yesterday afternoon at a rally honoring its Final Four appearance. While the Wolverines ended their season on a bittersweet note - dropping Monday night's National Championship game, 71-51, to Duke - they seemed to be pleased with the crowd's re- sponse following their return from Minneapolis. "We know it's easier to support a team that won their last game, so we thank you for coming anyway," Wolverine star Chris Webber said. "But we want to hang several banners here (at Crisler) before this team finishes." Each member of the team was introduced in- dividually, as well as the team's coaching and support staff. The crowd responded to team cap- tain Freddie Hunter, junior James Voskuil, and the "5X's" (Webber, Jalen Rose, Jimmy King, Juwan Howard and Ray Jackson) most vocally. University President James Duderstadt began the rally with a few opening comments. "It's been a heck of a three weeks," he said. "I think it is the commitment and dedication of this team that will carry them along for the next three years. "Last night was just the beginning, not the end. And like Arnold Schwarzenegger always says, 'we'll be back!' Ann Arbor resident Lynn Johnson attended the rally and thinks that the Wolverines, who fin- ished the season with a 25-9 record, should be proud of their accomplishments. "I didn't know what to expect at the begin- ning of the season," Johnson said. "I don't think most people even expected this much (from the team)." First-year student Bill Mott seemed to think the media didn't give the team enough credit. "After seeing the first few games, I decided if they played hard enough, no one could beat them," he said. "They exceeded the media's ex- pectations, but I always knew they could do it." . Michigan coach Steve Fisher thanked the fans and the team's support staff for their continued support. He also commented on the team's re- markable season. "We had a run in the tournament that no one thought we would have, except for the team," Fisher said. "This team will go down in history for achieving a great deal. Last night's loss takes nothing away from the progress and pride of the team." Hunter greeted the fans with a warm smile and passed on a boost of support to the team's remaining members. "Many people doubted the way the five freshmen and the upperclassmen would get along," Hunter said. "But we really support one another and we came together like a family. "I have the utmost confidence that the guys will be back next year and win one or two or three National Championships." I 'M'9 by Greg Ric Daily Sports V water polo takes Northwestern tourney MIU.,fLLtuu. 4SiuLJOiy Michigan basketball coach Steve Fisher addresses loyal fans who greeted the Wolverines at Crisler Arena as the team returned home from Minneapolis yesterday. Ahardson Hobbling ne ters limp into match with WVU by Todd Schoenhaus Daily Sports Writer This afternoon at the Track and Tennis Building, the Michigan men's tennis team will host a non- conference match against West Virginia. Unfortunately for the in- jury-plagued Wolverines, they will not be able to assemble their best lineup. Dan Brakus, the No. 2 singles player, will have to miss the match due to a shoulder injury in his exte- rior rotator cuff. John Lingon is still troubled with tendinitis in both knees but hopes to be able to play in doubles. Terry London is questionable as well, due to an intestinal disorder acquired last weekend. While he will start, captain David Kass will be nowhere near 100 percent, suffering from tendinitis in his forearm. "My biggest concern is the num- ber of injuries we have suffered," Michigan coach Brian Eisner said. "I can't remember a year where so many of our top players have had debilitating injuries." Fortunately, the Wolverines (3-3 Big Ten, 3-10 overall) will face an inexperienced opponent in the Mountaineers. Eisner knows little about West Virginia except that it lost decisively to Ohio State, a team Michigan played closely. Paced by Lori Barnard's four game, 18 goal attack, the Michigan women's water polo team capped off a successful weekend in Evanston winning all four of its games in con- vincing fashion, including three against Big Ten teams. Michigan trounced Wisconsin, its first opponent, 14-8. It then blitzed Illinois by an identical score. Northwestern, the host team, was no match for Michigan as well, as the Wolverines annihilated them, 16-6. Michigan concluded the tournament with a 17-9 demolition of the Chicago Flames, a club team. "Every weekend we try to look for improvement," coach Scott Russell said. "We've been playing a real tough schedule." Michigan has already faced top- ranked Slippery Rock twice this year, as well as No. 4 Maryland and one of the top Canadian teams. The Wolverines found the road rough against these teams and were unable to prevail in any of the those games. The Wolverines now stand at 12- 6, with a perfect Big Ten record of 8-0. Feasting on teams from its own conference is nothing new to Michigan. The last time it lost a con- ference matchup was February of 1988 against Ohio State. Along with Barnard's perfor- mance, two-time All-American Candice Quinn tallied 11 goals for the Wolverines. Last week, Quinn qualified for the U.S. National team which will compete in June at this year's Olympic site, Barcelona. Becky Luebke, a driver and hole- guard for the Wolverines, scored ten goals overall. Upon finding out that she scored that many, Luebke was very surprised and gasped, "Ten?!" Russell was encouraged by the play of first-year players Terri Mucha and Heather Staeven. Mucha found the net six times, while Staeven scored five goals. "Both Heather and Terri had real good weekends I thought," Russell said. Because Michigan won its games rather easily, many reserves were able to get significant playing time. Goalie Karen Gorny, whom Russell calls, "the backbone of our defense," was able to rest. Russell felt that Justine Sarver played well in her place. 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