Page 6-The Michigan Daily- Sports Tuesday - January 19,1993 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Badgers rally past Biu by Mike Hill Daily Basketball Writer MADISON - Homecoming's annual Mud Bowl contest could not possibly hold a sloppier game than Wisconsin Fieldhouse did Sunday afternoon. The Michigan and Wisconsin women's basketball teams combined for 47 turnovers. But the Wolverines fell on the ugly side of the ugly, los- ing the game, 73-67. Wisconsin (3-1 Big Ten, 6-7 overall) used a 17-7 run over the last 4:40 to knock off the Wolverines (0- 4, 1-12). Dolly Rademaker keyed the Badger stretch with a three- pointer at the 3:10 mark, giving her team a 65-62 lead it would not relin- quish. Rademaker seemed to take over when all-America candidate Robin Threatt could not. Though Threatt led Wisconsin with 16 points, coach Mary Murphy was unhappy with her star's play and benched her for the crucial five-minute stretch. Mur- phy's risk paid off for the Badgers as Threatt's supporting cast led the decisive run. "I just felt like I needed to make a change," Murphy said. "I really thought a lot about it and talked to myself about it. I thought it might have been the stupidest move I've ever made. Then Dolly made a re- ally pretty move and Sharon (Johnson) did some nice things. And then Peggy (Shreve) made a nice shot. So I felt a lot better about my position." The Wolverines came into Madison hoping to outmuscle a smaller Badger squad. Wisconsin's Barb Franke, the Big Ten's fresh- man of the year last season, injured her knee in the preseason, leaving the Badgers thin up front. But Michigan's hopes were dashed by a scrappy Badger frontline. Wisconsin, led by Jen Water- man's 11 boards, outrebounded the. Wolverines, 47-41. Waterman and Camille Williams also harassed Michigan's Trish Andrew, Shimmy Gray and Nikki Beaudry into foul trouble. Unlike past games, the Wolver- ines were not able to seek help un- derneath from Jennifer Brzezinski. The freshman suffered a knee injury last week, ending her season. Her presence was sorely missed as the Badgers collected 21 offensive re- bounds. "I just knew that we needed re- bounds, especially in crunch time," Waterman said. "Coach has gotten on our case about that a lot lately. It's big that we're physical, espe- cially with Michigan's size. "We're a smaller team and w' can't be intimidated by that kind of size. We just have to work harder, get good position and go up strong. And it worked." Andrew's foul trouble limited her to 23 minutes of playing time. She scored points, six below her season average. And point guard Stacie McCall was forced to leave the game after suffering a mild concus- sion when Threatt accidently landed on her head. But teammates Jen Nuanes and Beaudry stepped up to keep the Wolverines in the contest. Beaudry scored 15 points to go with eight rebounds. Nuanes moved from off-guard to the point in Mc- Call's absence. She responded with a career-high 22 points, while play- ing the entire 40 minutes. "Moving Nuanes to the point kind of took her out of her game," Michigan coach Trish Roberts said. "I think if she didn't have to handle so much pressure, she could have concentrated on shooting a little bit more. I thought Jen did real well, though. She's kind of versatile in that she can play the one and the two (guard positions)." Beaudry and Nuanes combined for a 6-0 run with 9:51 to play. Beaudry converted a layup on a Nu- anes lob pass, cutting the lead to one. Nuanes' driving layup and Beaudry's two free throws gave Michigan a 52-49 lead. With 5:54 remaining, Nuanes stripped Threatt and went in for an uncontested layup. The bucket gave the Wolverines their largest lead of the day, 60-56. Following a Badger turnover, Michigan had a chance to break the game open, but turned the ball back over to Wisconsin. Threatt was subsequently pulled and Wis- consin went on its game decisive 73-67 run. "Coach pulled us in after thf game and said congratulations on the fact that we are executing the plays," Nuanes said. "It seems though we are learning. I think sIe sees the progress. We see the progress. Right now, we're still re- ally frustrated we're not getting, win." MICHIGAN (6 F FT Rob. Min. M-A M-A 0-TA F Pts" Stewart 40 1-6 1-2 2-6 1 2 "~ Beaudry 36 6-15 3-5 4-8 5 5 16,x Andrew 22 7-11 0-0 2-11 1 4 140 McCall 17 2-5 0-0 1-1 2 4 O Nuanes 40 7-17 6-6 1-4 5 3 22~ Gray 22 4-11 0-1 3-6 0 2 82 Turner 4 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 2 Heikkinen 18 0-0 0-1 0-1 4 1 Qi Totals 20027-6610.1316-41 1821 64 1 FG%- .409. FT%- .667. Three-point goals: 3,* 8, .375 (Nuanos 2-5, Stewart 1-3). Team rebounds: 2. Blocks: 4 (Andrew 3, Grayy Turnovers: 23 (Beaudr' 6, McCall 6, Nuanes ,? Stewart 4, Heikkinen 2). Steals: 11 (Nuanes 6 Gray 2, Stewart 2, Andrew, Beaudry). Technic fouls: None. WISCONSIN (73) aG FT Rob., Min. M-A M-A O0T A F Pts:j Williams 37 5-11 3-5 3-4 1 2 13,1 Waterman 28 3-7 3-6 4-11 1 4 104, Leet 17 1-4 3.3 3-7 0 2 & Threatt 28 6-13 2-2 2-6 3 3 1$, Shreve 31 2-10 0-0 0-3 4 0 4*~ Johnson 23 5-8 3-5 3-5 1 3.144 Radenmker21 3-11 0-1 2-5 3 1 74 Winkler 10 1-3 0-0 2-4 1 2 2 Bostrom 3 1-1 0-0 0-0, 0 0 2 Totals 20027.6814.2221-47 14 17 71% FG%-.397. FT%- .636. Three-point goals: 15,333 (Threatt 2-4, Radenmaker 1-7, Johnso 1-2, Waterman 1-2). Team rebounds: 3. Blocks: .0 (Radenmaker, Shreve, Williams). Turnovers: 24 (Johnson 4, Loot 4, Waterman 3, Threatt 31tW Shreve 3, Winkler 3 Bostrom 2, Williams* Radenmaker). Steals: 11 (Threat 4, Waterman3' Bostrom, Johnson, Shrove, Williams). Technicaf fouls: none. Michigan...............34 33-67 '+ Wisconsin.........36 37-73 At Wisconsin Fieldhouse Finding the bucket Michigan sophomore Carrie Stewart zeroes in on the basket for a short jumper. Stewart, a forward, played all 40 minutes in the Wolverines' 73-67 Dtss at Wisconsin, posting 4 points and 6 rebounds. Michigan will need all Qf Stewart's endurance, as they recently added Jennifer Brzezinski to their already long casualty list. The freshman frontliner will be out for the season due to the tear of her anterior cruciate ligament suffered in practice Jan.12. Wilkinson forgets past, leads gymnasts Gymnast's performance overcomes memory of season-ending injury by Mike Rancilio Daily Sports Writer Friday night must have looked eerily familiar to Michigan gymnast Wendy Wilkinson. To her, the situation spurred a feeling reminiscent of a glimpse of the Capra classic in December - she's seen this one before. All the elements from the fateful meet in 1992 - Michigan women's gymnastics, the first meet of the sea- son, Pittsburgh and West Virginia - were present. Just one year ago, Wilkinson suffered a season-ending knee injury competing against these same teams. Their presence in Keen Arena must have been a little imposing for her. But this year was different for the 1991 Big Ten Gymnast of the Year. "I was definitely more nervous tonight than for any other meet," Wilkinson said. "It was the same teams as tonight, last year (when I was injured), so I was really happy it was over and I was glad to com- pete." The redshirt sophomore com- peted for the first time in more than a year on bars and beam. She tallied 9.55 and 9.4 respectively, and sparked the Wolverines to a 188.5 overall score and a six-point victory over the Mountaineers and Lady Panthers. "I was extremely proud of Wendy Wilkinson tonight," Michi- gan coach Bev Plocki said. "Wendy went two events and nailed two events. It just goes to show the level of competitor she is." Despite Wilkinson's inspiring comeback and the Wolverine vic- tory, everything wasn't merry in Bedford Falls. There were many mistakes by the squad that inhibited them from reaching their target score of 190. The mistakes can be attributed to the increased level of difficulty of the Wolverine performances. It's going to take a little time to iron out the rough edges of these nationally-. competitive routines. "We had a lot of kids that threw brand new skills for the very first time," Plocki said. "We decided we weren't going to water it down for the first meet." Usually consistent performers had a few breaks that lead to lower scores than they are used to receiv- ing. All-Big Ten gymnasts Ali Win- ski and Kelly Carfora endured a down meet, but they expect to be back at their usual level by the next meet. "I definitely could improve on some things," Winski said of Fri- day's performance. "I will work on correcting the mistakes next week." Carfora was more of a prognosti- cator when talking about decreasing her mistakes. "I could've done better," she said. "I'll be better by next week." The inconsistency of the squad better illuminated sophomore Beth Wymer's value to the team. The all- America won the all-around with a 39.0 overall score, including first- place finishes in three events. Next week, the Wolverines open the conference schedule against Ohio State. Michigan will need more consistency from gymnasts besides Wymer to reach the desired 190-plus scores. And Plocki expects it. "We will get our 190 by next week," she promised. Iy njurie hu men's Chicago finish by Brian Hillburn date, Seth Rubin fractured an ankle when dismounting *FULL COURT f PRESS - Michigan can't avoid crash in homestretch * by Rich Mitvalsky Daily Basketball Writer MADISON - We were both so close. If we could only forget those last few minutes. Just as the Michigan women's basketball team almost captured its fist Big Ten victory, I almost returned my rental car unscathed to the rental company. Trouble is, we both choked it away in the waning moments. With just over three minutes remaining, Wisconsin's Dolly Rademaker, who missed shots from beyond the arc all day, buried one which put the Badgers up, 65-62. And as the season thus far has dictated, the Wolveries could not recover. Against Indiana, Michigan State, and now Wisconsin, Michigan has held leads down the stretch, and lost them. And with just over three minutes remaining in my seven-hour trip back from Madison, I proceeded through a green light on South Main and smashed into the vehicle ahead. Suffice it to say, I obliterated the front of my Mercury Topaz, which I now swear is made of impact-acceptant plastic. As the shattered bits of Topaz burst into the air before my eyes, I imag- ined insurance people laughing, rental car agents slashing corporate ac- counts, and in one moment of anger and fluster, I let out an emphatic "hell's bells" (or something like that). The Wolverines likely felt the same way. >, Despite stellar individual play by senior guard Jen Nuanes, and a surge by Trish Andrew, the Wolverines execution slipped after Rademaker's three-pointer. Forty-seven turnovers between both teams domintated the overall tempo, but many of Michigan's 23 occured near the end, as the Bad- gers makeshift half-court trap took advantage of Michigan's'lack of motion. One wonders why, oh why, the Wolverines can't seem to win one in the end. With 5 1/2 minutes remaining, it seemed Michigan would roll onto victory. But that three pointer ... it hurt Michigan so. Against Indiana, it was three three-pointers late in the game. Michigan State rallied on brilliant drives to the hoop to beat the Wolverines. Now Rademaker's three pointer. Is it the big play that hurts so much? With a thin bench, which translates into a tired team at the end, that may be the case. Encouraging aspects of Michigan's game are surfacing, though. Al. though rookie forward Jennifer Brzezinski was lost for the season last week with an ACL tear, and senior point guard Stacie McCall suffered a game- ending concussion in the first half of the Wisconsin game, the nine dressed Wolverines are, quite simply, learning from each outting - win or lose. These improvements are most evident in Michigan's heightened inten- sity and activeness defensively. No longer must Trish Andrew act as the sole defensive stopper. Admirable guard play heading the zone has also added a buffer to Michigan's defense. Unfortunately, the losses outnumber the wins by 11 games. "I know how difficult it is to be in Trish's (Roberts) shoes right now," Wisconsin head coach Mary Murphy said. "But she will bring that program up soon. They've got good players, and Trish is doing a great job. It's just a matter of time." If only the Allied Group would be so kind and understanding to my in- surance rates. The men's gymnastics team is like a duck with a wounded wing. Both can fly sufficiently, but not at the heights to which they aspire. The Wolverine gymnasts were hampered by injuries during the Windy City Invitational in Chicago this weekend. The team finished in seventh place amid a field that featured all of their Big Ten competitors except for Penn State, as well as Western Michigan, Iowa State and Washington. The squad's point total of 259 fell well short of winner Ohio State's score of 271. Michigan coach Bob Darden admits that while their finish, the Wolverines can find some positive aspects in the meet. "Expectations were higher than how the team per- formed;" said Darden. "One positive thing was that our score came up from 256, (which the Wolverines scored at their last meet against Minnesota). Another positive is that we finished in first place in the floor exercise, which maintains our reputation of the nation's leading tumbling team." Injuries were a leading factor in how well the squad was able to perform. In addition to the back injuries which have sidelined Royce Toni and Brian Winkler to off the parallel bars in practice last Thursday. He will be out for the next six weeks. Furthermore, Ben Verrall hurt his shoulder during the preliminaries of the floor exercise and had to with- draw from the finals despite a second-place finish in the prelims. Although the injuries were a setback to the team, the Wolverines were able to substitute nicely. First-year student Bob Young stepped into Rubin's position on the parallel bars and went on to win the event with the score of 9.25. "Bob's performance was special because he had a palm bruise, (which hampered his ability to support himself), so we designed a special routine for him in practice," Darden said. "His finish shows that he has a good backlog of talent." Other Michigan standouts were Sophomore Raul Molina and Junior Mike Mott. Molina was a finalist in both the floor exercise and pommel horse, and finished in fifth and seventh place respectively. Mott was a fi- nalist on the pommel horse as well, and finished in sixth place. Michigan's next meet will be at home against Ohio State at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 23. For 1993, We Pledge To Bring The Best In Workmanship and Service "6 Barbers/Stylists -No Waiting DASCOLA STYLISTS Liberty, off State 668-9329 ii I I, Be competitive in today's job market. Attend... Write it. Read it. Recycle itl The Michigan Daily Employers share their knowledge and experience related to cultural diversity in the work place. Panelists will speak about a variety of issues, including: " How awareness and appreciation of diversity are rewarded in the work place " What students can be doing now to prepare for the culturally diverse work place . 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