Men's Basketball Women's Basketball at Minnesota at Ohio State Tonight, 8 p.m. Friday, 7:30 p.m. Minneapolis Columbus SThe Michigan Dy Wednesday, J 20,1993 Page 8 *FULL COU RT PRESS Women cagers are missing some things by Rich Mitvalsky Daily Basketball Writer Almost a quarter of the way through the Big Ten season, and the Michigan women's basketball team is still searching for its first conference win. The Wolverines still understand that it is some of the little things on the court which will carry them to that elusive victory in the near future. Here are a few of those "little things." ANDREW ACCOLADES: The Wolverines seem to have accomplished,' to some degree, one of their primary season objectives - involving more players in the offense. Senior Trish Andrew's numbers have not suffered, however. Andrew moved into Michigan's number two position for career rebounding against Indiana earlier this month. With 791 boards, Andrew needs just 29 more to surpass 1990 Michigan graduate Tanya Powell's all- time mark. Andrew also currently ranks second nationally in that category, averaging 13 rebounds per game. Against the Badgers, Andrew also tallied 14 points, moving her into fourth place on the Michigan all-time scoring chart with a total of 1,384. While 1982 grad Diane Dietz's career total of 2,071 points should remain in tact, Andrew needs just 203 points to leapfrog into the number two position. TURN ABOUT-BETTER THAN FAIR PLAY: Arguably, foul trouble de- termined Michigan's loss in Madison over the weekend. At the end of the first half, the sum of the foul totals looked like this: Andrew-3, Nikki Beaudry-3, Shimmy Gray-3. Andrew was replaced nicely by redshirt sophomore Valerie Turner, who despite collecting two personals herself in the first half, made her presence felt underneath while grabbing a couple of rebounds at each end. The Wolverines will need stellar play from players off the bench to compensate for their lack of numbers. GOTTA MOVE WITHOUT THE BALL BABY!!!: Perhaps only a Dick Vitale expression, but it applies here. Against the Badgers, Michigan totaled 23 turnovers. Okay, 23 isn't so hot, but the timing was worse. Throughout the season, Michigan ballhandlers have become flustered when facing trap- ping defenses late in the game, resulting in errant passes. However, some- one's got to be open, right? Much of Michigan's inability to penetrate the half-court trap may be cured with added hustle away from the ball. CHALK 'EM UP: Just when it seemed Michigan would benefit from added inside play, 6'1" rookie Jennifer Brzezinski joined classmate Tannisha Stevens on the bench after suffering an anterior crucial ligament tear. Her play against Indiana demonstrated her worth to the squad, splitting the inside defensive pressure between herself and Andrew. The freshman underwent arthroscopic surgery yesterday and is expected to miss the remainder of the season. Senior point guard Stacie McCall was forced to leave in the first half of the Wisconsin game after suffering a slight concussion. As Badger standout guard Robin Threatt descended from the air clutching at a rebound, she planted a knee in McCall's temple. McCall spent the evening in Madison for examination and was released the next day. Blue out for Gopher roadkill Yet again, cagers trying to exact revenge on Big Ten rival by Ken Sugiura Daily Basketball Writer Do you get the feeling you've seen this before? Coach (Steve Fisher) leads team (Michigan) to Big Ten city (take your pick: West Lafayette, Madison or Minneapolis) into rabid fan-in- fested arena (Mackey Arena, Wis- consin Field House or Williams Arena) to take revenge against team (Purdue, Wisconsin or Minnesota). Yes, sports fans, the storyline for tonight's contest in Minneapolis is one that, frankly, is getting a little stale. "We lost there last year, so we're hoping to get a victory there this year," Wolverine guard Jimmy King said after his club pummeled Notre Dame, 70-55, Saturday at Crisler Arena. On their march to the Big Ten ti- tle, the Wolverines (2-1 Big Ten, 13-2 overall) are also attempting to gain revenge on their conquerors from last season. When the Maize and Blue visited both the Golden Gophers (2-2, 10-3) and Badgers a year ago, both took time out of their otherwise-mediocre seasons to pound lumps into the Wolverines, 73-64 and 96-78, respectively. The Boilermakers earned their spot on Michigan's hit list by spoil- ing their conference home opener, 65-60. Fisher's club has gained re- venge on Purdue and Wisconsin, and now hope to make it three for three. Three may not be the charm, though. "They shot 45 free throws against us last time and we couldn't stop them," Fisher said. "We could not stop them without fouling them. So, hopefully we'll do a little better job with our defense and not give them so many easy shots and de- fend without fouling." Much of that may be determined by the degree to which Chris Web- ber can be effective. Webber, who underwent surgery yesterday mor- ning on his fractured nose, sat out of yesterday's practice. He is ex- pected to play with the protection of a plastic mask. "I'm sure he's gonna play and I don't think it's going to affect his play that much because he's an in- side player who gets a lot of points around the basket anyway," said Minnesota coach Clem Haskins' as- sistant, Milton Barnes. Webber fractured his nose Mon- day during practice when he caught a forearm from teammate Eric Riley. Coincidentally, Minnesota is the alma mater of the NBA's Willie Burton, who played with a similar break during the 1990 NCAA tour- nament and led the Gophers to the round of eight. Whether Webber will experi- ence similar success with the im- pediment, perhaps only he nose. Regardless, the Gophers ex- pressed concern over the other two members of Michigan's power trio, Juwan Howard and Riley. Howard has turned on the jets since the con- ference opener, averaging 17.7 points on 62 percent shooting. "Juwan Howard, I think, is one of the best front-line players in the Big Ten this year," Barnes said. "He's putting up some numbers to show people that he's every bit the player that Chris Webber is." Riley has been solid as well, contributing 6.3 points and 5.5 re- bounds in 15 minutes of action per game. "He's playing very well, proba- bly his best basketball right now," Barnes said. That said, Minnesota still has some trump cards of its own. Its ace is sophomore Voshon Lenard. In Minnesota's defeat of the Wolver- ines, Lenard, who played alongside Jalen Rose under current Michigan assistant Perry Watson, poured in 25 points, including four three- pointers. "Voshon looks physically stron- ger to me than he did a year ago," Fisher said. "He is one of the pre- mier guards, not only in the confer- ence, but in the country." Another card up the Gophers' sleeve is the boisterous Williams Arena crowd. It is reputed to be one of the loudest in the country, and with the latest version of the Homer Hanky - the Play Hard towel - to be handed out tonight, it may be even worse. KRISTOFFER GILLETTE/Daily After suffering a fractured nose, Michigan's Chris Webber is scheduled to take part in the Wolverines' matchup with Minnesota tonight. 0, Michigan at Minnesota Time: 8 p.m., EST. Place: Williams Arena. Probable starting lineups Minnesota (10-3) Jayson Walton, 6-6, So. Randy Carter, 6-8, Jr. Chad Kolander, 6-9, So. Voshon Lenard-, 6-4, So. Arriel McDonald, 6-2, Jr. F F C G G Michigan (13-2) James Voskuil, 6-8, Sr. Chris Webber, 6-9, So. Juwan Howard, 6-9, So. Jalen Rose, 6-8, So. Jimmy King, 6-5, So. PARTY DESTINATIONS CANCUN $469 DAYTONA from $109 BEST PRICE GUARANTEED 1(800)265-4654 TRAVEL FREE EARN BIG $$$$ AND FREE TRAVEL Organize a student group to one of our holiday locations! Color Printing Color Printing Color Printing Color Printing Big savings on color printing for all clubs, businesses, and organizations. mMAW40 Women post personal bests at 'M' Relays by Tom Bausano Daily Sports Writer The Michigan women's track team came out of the blocks full of steam last Saturday at the Michigan Relays, with several Wolverines post- ing personal bests. In the shot put, the Wolverines claimed both first and second place. Senior Julie Victor placed second with a throw of 43 feet 7 and 3/4 inches. However, sophomore Ronda Meyers stole the show with a personal best of 44' 11 1/2". "The prelims were very tight," said Meyers. "But Julie and I stepped out in the finals." The high jump competition proved as excit- ing as pre-meet expectations. Monika Black cap- tured first place with a personal best of 5' 9". Black had several excellent attempts at 5' 10 1/2", which indicates that she has the potential to score well in the bigger meets. Meanwhile, Linda Stuck placed second with a jump of 5' 5". The sprinters, led by Tearza Johnson, also showed their strength. Johnson placed third in the 55-meter dash with 7.1 seconds. Both the 4 x 220 and the sprint medley squads captured first place honors. The one-mile run proved to be a quality race with former Michigan standout Mindy Schmidt, now racing for Adidas, pushing the pace and tak- ing first. However, sophomore Courtney Bab- cock ran right on the heels of Schmidt, and was just nipped at the finish line, posting her fastest time ever in the event, 4:49.11. After posting a personal best in the 3000 me- ters at the intrasquad, Babcock seems to be on a roll early in the season,. "This race went a lot better than I thought it would," Babcock said. "I am pretty happy with it." Another highlight for the Wolverines came in the 4 x 880 relay where first-year runners Molly Lori, Amy Parker, Jackie Concaugh and Jenny Barber put on a gutsy performance. All four had run in the mile, the race before the relay, yet managed to stave off fatigue and post a victory. "It was fun," Barber said. "It was tough dou- bling up with the mile because (the mile) was so fast, especially compared to high school." The 3000 meter run was another high point for the Wolverines. Senior Molly McClimon, junior Chris Szabo and sophomore Kelly Chard were the first three collegians to cross the finish line. McClimon ran 9:36.73, Szabo finished in. 9:51.1 and Chard posted 9:56.41. TODAY! Explore Sorority Winter Rush! 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