Page 10-The Michigan Daily- Wednesday, March 10, 1993 Men laxers sweep another weekend F i < , ,i i 1:: by J.L. Rostam-Abadi The Michigan men's lacrosse team (5-0) continued its flawless season by defeating two Ohio teams at Oosterbaan Field House. Monday night, the Wolverines beat Toledo, 19-2. Freshman David Reichel led the offense with six at- tack points. Sten Carlson (4 goals-2 assists-6 points) and Ivan Frank (2- 2-4) contributed to the win. Despite the final score, Toledo coach Hal Hamer said the game was a good lesson for his team. "I liked (Michigan). They do what they're supposed to do out there and it's neat to watch them play," Hamer said. "I hope that some of our new guys watched some of the other stuff that was going on be- sides just watching the ball." Even with the win, the Wolver- ines said they were not pleased with their performance. "I don't think we came prepared to play. (Toledo) surprised us in the first quarter," Michigan coach Bob DiGiovanni said. "At the end of the first quarter we had a little talk and (the players) realized they were not playing well. They decided to play in the second quarter and (they) did." By the end of the half, Michigan 'Even though we score a lot of goals, defense is the strength of our team.' - Ivan Frank Men's lacrosse player was up, 14-2, and had the game well in hand. "It's hard to get excited; we've always beaten (Toledo). We were just flat in general," co-captain Ran- jiv Advani said. "They came to play, and had a lot of intensity coming in here," de- fenseman Ethan Hackley said. Last Saturday night, Michigan walloped Ohio State, 18-3. Leading in the scoring column were Steve Simich (6-1-7), Carlson (5-1-6), and Tony DiGiovanni (1-3-4). Starting goalie Tony Martinez had four saves while giving up only one goal. By the end of the game, Michigan had taken 51 shots, as Ohio State attempted about a third of that. "We dominated the game so much that they only took a total of 15 shots," coach DiGiovanni said. By running a motion offense in the first half, Michigan tired out the Buckeyes physically and mentally, DiGiovanni said. As a direct result, Michigan had a comfortable lead, 12-1, going into the third quarter. "Even though we score a lot of goals, defense is the strength of our team," Frank said. Michigan high jumper Dan Reddan fails to clear the bar. The men's track team is preparing for the NCAA championships this weekend in Indianapolis. Women skiers try to defend club title by Brent McIntosh The Michigan women's ski club traveled to Squaw Valley, Calif., for the National Ski Championships. The ski team competes in the slalom today and will conclude competition Friday with the giant slalom. The Wolverines' opponents will be mainly varsity programs that have coaches and train daily, unlike the Michigan skiers. The Squaw Valley course will present a challenge to the Michigan skiers: the competition is being held at a high altitude over a long run, and the Wolverines haven't skied in work BRITAIN & IRELAND student exchange employment programs campus presentation speakers from London & Dublin Thurs March 11th 4pm. International Center & display/info table 9am-4pm Union lobby visit sponsored by UM International Center Campus tel: 313 764 9310 DUNAC Usit CIEE that type of atmosphere this year. "The course will be two or three times as long as what we're used to; most of the ones we've skied have been around thirty seconds, but these will be over a minute long," Michi- gan skier Jennifer Shorter said. "The higher altitude definitely affects our performance; by the end of the run, we've got no stamina, no legs." "The giant slalom may be a prob- lem for us, but the slalom shouldn't be affected," Sara MacKeigan said. "Most of us have skied at higher altitudes sometime in the past, so we should perform well." The Wolverines expressed opti- mism about their chances against the better-funded, better-trained varsity teams. "The level of competition is high, but we're going to ski as well as we can and have a good time," Kelly Copeland said. "Our goal is to be the top club team in the nation." Michigan finished eighth overall last year, and they expressed the feeling that they could improve that mark with this team, which also in- cludes Amy Portenga, Sunny Holmes, and captain Amy Gray. TRACK NOTEBOOK by Jesse Brouhard Daily Sports Writer MADISON-The kings of the hill never left the- building a la Elvis. Instead, the returning individual champions from the 1992 Big Ten Indoor Champi- onships kept a state of normalcy with their results. Of the eleven returning champions from the previous year, nine placed either first or second in their respec- tive events. WELCOME, WE THINK: Wolverine freshman Scott MacDonald made his presence felt in his rookie indoor season by posting the fastest mile time (4:02.03) in the Big Ten on the year, and winning the championships. For his performance MacDonald was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year at the con- clusion of the meet. HALF A DAN OR DAVE: In the inaugural appear- ance of the pentathlon at the Big Tens Brian Kelly of Penn State camped out in the record book by breaking the Big Ten meet, Big Ten and Camp Randall marks with his score of 4,097 points. Freshman Sean Clancy of Michigan set a personal best for himself in the event by scoring 3,809 points. Freshman Brian Smith participated in both the pentathlon and the Madison sees -many repeats high jump with a cast on, and the 1000-meter run to finish up the event. The pentathlon consisted of the 60-meter high hurdles, high jump, shot put, long jump and 1000-meter run. SEND THAT TROPHY SOMEWHERE ELSE: For the first time in the past three years a new champion emerged from the conference championships. Ohio State ended Indiana's stretch of three consecutive ti- tles with its 113 point performance. This wasn't a to- tal shock, however; the Buckeyes did come into the meet with the most returning place winners (12). 1600 METERS AND A CLOUD OF DUST: The fi- nal event of the meet, the 4 X 400 relay, did not dis- appoint. The Ohio State trio of Chris Nelloms, Jor- dan Gray and Aaron Payne added Richard Jones to their defending champion unit and took off from there. The foursome's time of 3:09.40 set a new Big Ten meet record as well as a Camp Randall record. They needed every bit of that speed as they, along with Wisconsin and Illinois, got the provisional quali- fying times for the NCAA championships with their times in the final. I', ECU (13-16) makes NCAA tournament RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - With its 54-49 victory over top-seeded James Madison in Monday's Colo- nial Athletic Association champi- onship game yesterday, East Car- olina became just the eighth team to qualify for the NCAA tournament with a losing record. The Pirates don't seem bothered by their losing legacy. "Maybe we'll get to play North Carolina," guard Ronnell Peterson said, already assuming the obvious: that East Carolina will be seeded last in one of the 16-team regionals and get stacked up against one of the game's traditional powerhouses. East Carolina (13-16) is the first team with a losing record to make the NCAA field since Montana State in 1986. The seven previous losing teams have a total of one victory in the tournament. "None of that matters. Nothing else matters at this point," center Ike Copeland said. "This makes every- thing worth it. This is like a dream come true." Five weeks ago, the NCAA tour- nament wasn't even a consideration for the Pirates. Their loss to Al- abama on Feb. 1 was East Carolina's 11th in 13 games, a stretch in which the Pirates dropped seven in a row at one point. But the Pirates kept believing in the basics being preached by second- year coach Eddie Payne: Play solid defense, hustle and stay within the framework of the patient offensive scheme. "The last 10 games, we've been playing everybody really tough," swingman Curley Young said. "It was just a matter of time until we got a break." Payne began seeing the results before they started showing up in the won-loss ledger. "We kept getting better," he said. "You have to be in the locker rooms, in practice, in the gym at 6 a.m. for skill workouts, going to class, coming back that afternoon for practice, and doing all that and not having a whole lot of success. "And to see them keep their attitudes up and to keep together and keep working, they gradually began to believe." I STA TRAVEL the world's largest student & youth travel organization. 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