Page 10- The Michigan Daily - Friday, November 20, 1992 Women fall in last seconds, 66-65 by Jaeson Rosenfeld Daily Sports Writer At 33-years-old, Finland Na- tional Team forward Lea Hakala is old enough to be a college basketball coach, but don't tell her that. The six footer scored 26 points including a jumper from the free- throw line as time expired to hand the Michigan women's basketball team a 66-65 defeat in its home opener. The buzzer-beater gave Finfand their first victory in four games, and nullified the two free throws that center Trish Andrew calmly sunk with 12.1 seconds left to give the Wolverines a 65-64 lead. Though Andrew did her part at the line to keep the Wolverines ahead, poor free-throw shooting was a key factor in Michigan's demise in the final minutes. The Wolverines missed the front ends of three one- and-ones in the last 4:46, shooting 8- 16 from the charity stripe for the game. After emphasizing free-throw shooting in practice, Michigan coach Trish Roberts was not pleased with her team's performance. "We work every practice on free throw shooting," Roberts said. "I think that (free throw shooting) could have made the difference." Freshman guard Tannisha Stevens agreed with Roberts analy- sis. Despite scoring nine points in her first collegiate game, Stevens missed two important free throws down the stretch. "My free throws had a big impact on the game," Stevens said. "I will be in practice before and after working on them." Roberts also criticized the Wol- verines' defense for its poor play. Michigan stayed in a man-to-man defense for the entire game, hoping to force turnovers and score tran- sition buckets. "They scored at will on us, they penetrated and cut the lane, and went to the boards," Roberts said. "I'd like to play man-to-man but I feel I am going to have to adjust ac- cording to our personnel." The loss may be a harbinger of darker days to come for the Wolver- ines as Finland was defeated easily by Big Ten rival Northwestern 79- 53. Although the loss to Finland was a disappointment, Andrew thinks the Wolverines are just experiencing the growing pains associated with a new coach and a new ideology. "We're all freshman again," she said. "We're all learning the game from a different standpoint. I think we're all confident we can be good." Men cagers open with win Webber's 17 lead Blue to 103-83 victory vs. Russians by Adam Miller and Ken Sugiura Daily Basketball Writers AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - The Michigan men's basketball team withstood a furious second- half comeback by the Russian Samara National Team last night at the Palace of Auburn Hills to prevail, 103-83, in an exhibition contest. "I liked the fact we had the op- portunity to play somebody else. We have a lot of things we can teachand work on," Michigan coach Steve Fisher said. After trailing Samara 33-29, with 4:26 remaining in the first half, Michigan went on an 18-0 run to enter the lockerroom with a 47-33 lead. Rookie guard Dugan Fife, from Clarkston, Mich., highlighted the run when he hit a trey from the left wing with 1:22 remaining, giving the Wolverines a 39-33 lead. Fife followed it up with a steal and an acrobatic lay-in over Youri Kirilov, who fouled him. Fife missed the bonus, but his perfor- mance brought the sparse Palace crowd to its feet and sparked the often sloppy and sometimes lack- luster Michigan offense. At the half, Juwan Howard led the Wolverines with eight points, while guard Youri Joukaneko paced Samara with ten. Michigan appeared to have the game well in hand at the 11:31 mark of the second half, leading, 74-54. However, Samara was not finished. Paced by the scoring of point guard Igor Krachev - who led all scorers with 29 - Samara closed to within nine, 76-67, with 7:51 on two Alex Zaitsev free throws. Michigan answered Samara's run with one of its own, and with 5:09 remaining, once again had the game under control, leading, 85-69. Michigan appeared pre- dictably rusty during much of the game. Many times, the Wolverines broke down the court, only to lose control of the ball near the basket. RUSSIAN NATIONAL (83) FG FT ob. Kin. .A M-A 0-T A F Pt. Kirilov 16 0-4 0-0 0-1 4 5 0 Grooshev. 10 1-3 0-0 1-1 0 4 2 Kiilagin 23 3-6 0-0 0-5 0 3 6 Bespalov 29 5-12 1-2 0-1 3 3 16 Joukaneho 29 4-11 6-7 3-6 5 5 14 Petenev 19 4-10 3-6 3-4 0 5 11 Bochkarav 16 0-2 0-0 4-6 1 4 0 Grachev 32 7-15 11-13 2-3 0 3 29 Maltzev 14 1-1 0-0 0-0 3 1 3 Eremeev 3 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 0 0 Zaitsev 9 0-1 2-2 0-1 3 0 2 Totals 20025-6523-3014-29s193 83 FG%- .385. FT%- .767. Three-point goals: 10-21,.476 (Bespalov 5-11, Grachev 4-4, Maltzev 1-1). Team rebounds: 10. Blocks: 1 (Petene). Turnovers: 22. Steals: 11. MICHIGAN (103) PG FT Rob. Kin. K-A M-A 0-T A F Pt. Webber 28 16-15 3-4 3-6 6 5 17 Jackson 18 4-5 1-2 1-3 4 1 9 Howard 22 5-8 1-5 3-8 2 4 12 King 25 3-7 2-2 1-5 4 2 8 Rose 25 5-8 1-2 1-3 5 2 13 Pelinka 16 3-5 3-4 3-5 2 1 9 Fife 8 2-2 0-1 1-1 0 2 5 Bossard 6 0-1 2-2 0-0 0 3 2 Dobbins 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Voskuil 13 1-1 3-4 1-2 0 1 6 Derricks 7 0-1 2-6 2-3 1 0 2 Riley 17 3-5 3-4 1-3 0 2 9 Tally 14 4-6 3-4 0-2 1 0 11 Totals 20036-6424-4017-41 2523 103 FGw .563. FT%- .600. Three-point goals: 7- 16d 438 (Webber 2-5, Howard 1-1, Rose 2-3Fife 1-1, Voskuil 1-1, Jackson 0-1, Pelinka 0-2, Bossard 0-1, Derricks 0-1). Team rebounds: 11. Blocks: 2 (Webber 1, Riley 1). Turnovers: 23. Steals: 12. Rus. Nat'l........... 33 50 - 83 Michigan............ 47 56 - 103 At Palace of Auburn Hills; A-i19,229 (paid) "I saw just about what I ex- pected to see," Fisher said. 6, FILE PHOT Michigan's Chris Webber tallied 17 points on the way to the Wolverines 103-83 defeat of the Russian National team last night at the Palace. I 'M' women harriers vie for title by Tonya Broad The Michigan women's cross country team is tapering practices in preparation for the NCAA National Championship in Bloomington on Monday. The Wolverines leave for Bloom- ington tomorrow morning looking for a little revenge. Michigan, who lost to Wisconsin in last week's District IV meet, gets a rematch. However, the Wolverines, who dropped from third to seventh inwthe rankings -after their loss to Wiscon- sin, will be fighting more than a grudge match on Monday. They will have to hold off three-time defend- ing champion Villanova, who is ex- pected to win again. Georgetown, Arkansas and Brigham Young are other teams expected to place well at the meet. Michigan coach Mike McGuire feels that this year's cross country team is one of the school's strongest ever. "We finished seventh overall at the 1988 Nationals," McGuire said. "We are definitely as talented, if not more than the 1988 team. We also have a lot of depth." All but one spot has been filled on the seven person roster. The team consists of Karen Harvey, who fin- ished third in dsistricts, Molly Mc- Climon (4th), Courtney Babcock (10th), Kelly Chard, Chris Szabo and Molly Lori. The seventh spot is still open to one of three people. The three teammates vying for the open- ing are Amy Parker, Jessica Kluge and Katy Holbacher. All three will travel with the team to Bloomington, but only one will participate. All- American Amy Bucholz is still in- jured and will not be running. McGuire feels a performance similar to the Big Ten meet is needed to finish strong. "We hope to have a Big Ten-type of performance," McGuire said. "If we get that, we could end up fourth or fifth overall and that would be great. We need a strong all-around race because if one person is a little off, that could set the whole team back." Michigan runner Molly Mc- Climon feels running the course at districts is a definite advantage. "The team feels confident from already running the course," Mc- Climon said. "We know the tough and good spots on the course so that will help in the long run." Men runners want to 'Just do it' at NCAAs by Tom Bausano Daily Sports Writer "Just do it!" This Nike slogan has become the men's cross country team's motto. The Wolverines travel to Bloom- ington Monday to compete in the NCAA national championship. The race will be run over the same 10,000-meter course used for the district championships last weekend. The Wolverines earned a bid to the nationals by virtue of their third- place finish at that event. Many college cross country races are run on an 8,000-meter course. The districts and nationals are both held on a 10,000-meter course. "The longer course seems to help us," Michigan coach Ron Warhurst said. "The way we train helps us handle the increased distance. I hope that it rains and the course is sloppy. The cold and tough weather condi- tions won't hurt us as much as teams like Arizona since we are used to it." There are so many runners in the race that running together as a team is impossible. "This is a team thing, but each Warhurst said. "The guys can't worry about extraneous things that are out of their control. They have to be thinking on their feet because there are no timeouts or halftime to correct mistakes." The Big Ten meet and nationals have been the goals for the entire season, but now each team member has to find his own motivation for this race. For the freshman duo of Theo Molla and Scott MacDonald, this will be the biggest test of their young careers. "It's the biggest meet," Molla said. "I am very excited and looking forward to the competition." "I've never been there before so I'm not making any predictions," MacDonald said. "We'll see what happens once we're down there." "It's a tough meet," Wolverine Shawn Sweat said. "We should defi- nitely finish in the top 10, and hope- fully in the top five." Captain Matt Smith has a good chance to earn all-America honors. Smith is very focused on the race. "There really isn't much to say," Smith said. "It's time to 'Just Do It!," Wolverine Aimee Smith spikes against a Michigan State player earlier this season. This weekend Illinois and Northwestern visit Keen Arena. Spikers close at home with Illini, Wildcats MICHIGAN (65) FG FT Rob. Min. M-A M-A O-T A F Pts. McCall - 0-3 0-0 0-1 2 0 0 Stevens - 4-12 0-4 1-2 2 0 9 Heikknen - 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Nuanes - 3-7 2-2 1-4 5 4 9 Stewart - 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 Beaudry - 6-13 3-6 0-7 1 5 15 Gray - 5-8 0-0 3-7 2 1 10 Andrew - 9-19 3-4 1-6 2 2 22 Totals 200 27-63 8-16 6-27 16 14 65 FG%- .429. FT%- .500. Three-point goals: 3-7,.429 (Stevens 1-2, Nuanes 1-4, Andrew 1- 1). Team rebounds: 3. Blocks: 2 (Gray 2). Turnovers: 9 (McCall 4, Stevens 1, Stewart 1, Andrew 2, team 1). Steals: 8 (McCall 2, Stevens 2, Nuanes 2, Beaudry 1, Gray 1). Technical fouls: None. FINLAND NATIONAL (66) PG FT Rob. Min. K-A K-A 0-T A F Pts. Keturi - 4-6 0-0 1-2 0 1 10 Myllyla - 4-9 2-2 0-4 3 4 10 Pajanti-Rau. - 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 Hakala - 8-13 7-8 0-10 1 0 26 Heikkila - 3-8 2-2 0-2 1 2 8 Kepsu - 0-4 1-3 1-1 0 2 1 Raukanoja - 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 1 0 Sipila - 4-7 0-0 1-8 1 5 8 Maattanen - 1-2 1-2 2-5 0 4 3 Totals 200 24-50 13-17 5-36 6 19 66 FG%- .480. FT%- .765. Three-point goals: 5-10, .500 (Keturi 2-4, Hakala 3-3, Heikkila 0-2). Team rebounds: 3. Blocks: 1 (Maattanen 1). Turnovers: 20 (Keturi 2, Myllyla 3, Hakala 3, Kepsu 3, Raukanoja 1, Sipila 7, Maattanen 1). Steals: 4 (Keturi 2, Hakala 2). Technical fouls: None. Michigan.........29 36 - 65 Finland.......... 28 38 - 66 At Crisler Arena runner must run as an individual," Penn State rests by Wendy Law Michigan, the nation's ninth-ranked women's swim- ming and diving team, travels to University Park, Pa. today. The Wolverines will swim against new Big Ten member Penn State and Princeton in triangular competition.. The Michgan tankers (2-1 Big Ten, 2-3 overall) are looking to rebound after losses to Tennessee and North Carolina. The presence of the Wolverine divers at Penn State (No. 23) will give the Wolverines an advantage they did not have in those two defeats. According to Michigan coach Jim Richardson, Princeton will not be much of a challenge. "Princeton has three excellent individuals who are all national to world class competitors," Richardson said. "Once you get past those three, the depth drops off con- siderably." Penn State, however, is a different matter. for 'M' tankers "Penn State has excellent national caliber people," Richardson said. "They have depth and quality-in the sprint freestyle, middle distance freestyle, distance freestyle, and butterfly. They are a little weak in the breast stroke. We swam them two or three weeks ago at Iowa in a two-day invitational. On the first night's events, they beat us head to head." Penn State will also have an added advantage over the Wolverines. "They are going to shave for the meet," Richardson said. "They'll go a full rest. That will be a huge chal- lenge for us to try to swim with them when they are ta- pered. We arenot going to shave and we are not going to rest for the meet." However, Michigan is not going to give up without a fight. The team has been training hard this season. by Rich Mitvalsky Daily Sports Writer Struggling through a rash of detrimental injuries and sicknesses, the Michigan women's volleyball team hopes to remain competitive for postseason eligibility when they host conference rivals Illinois and Northwestern this weekend. The Wolverine seniors are suffer- ing most from the injury bug; co- captains Tarnisha Thompson and Hayley Lorenzen have and will con- tinue to miss considerable action. Thompson dislocated her shoulder against Minnesota last weekend and is lost for the season. Lorenzen, who is recovering from a bout with mononucleosis, has seen action of late, but has not returned to the start- ing lineup. The Illini, who earlier dispensed with the Wolverines in Champaign in three games, are currently ranked seventh nationally, and are the top- ranked Mideast Region team. De- spite these obstacles, Michigan ap- proaches this weekend against the Illini and Wildcats with unbridled optimism. "The injury to Tarnisha will play a major factor, but Julie (sophomore Julie Scherer) has done a great jobg filling in," junior middle blocker Marita McCahill said. "Our coaches believe we are going to play well this weekend, and we believe it too. This week in practice we played great volleyball." Also in the Wolverines favor is the fact that they played very com- petitively against the Illini in Cham- paign. . "They didn't crush us by any means, and this time with the home court advantage, we will play very well," McCahill said. 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