ILLINOIS Continued from page 5 tournament crowds to get on the whole team's back. Another part of getting focused is playing smart basketball. All season the Wolverines have been criticized for their inability to hit free throws and their freestyling attitude. Last night, they finished the game 28-for-33 from the charity stripe and with only nine turnovers. To win the tournament however, it is generally conceded that teams need luck. Some Wolverines felt they had that last night. Regardless of luck, no one will win the tournament without hard work. Despite having conquered other team's best games no one has suggested that the Wolverines have played theirs. Assume they are saving it for New Orleans. LU, minus two, to play host to 'M' by Rachel Bachman Daily Basketball Writer Could you imagine "Wheel of Fortune" without Pat Sajak and Vanna White? When the Michigan women's basketball team takes on Indiana at 7:30 tonight in Bloom- ington, the Hoosiers will have to play without two of their usual hosts. Due to injury, junior guard Kris McGrade and sophomore forward Shirley Bryant are not likely to start tonight. McGrade, who was the only Hoosier to start all 28 games last year, has a torn anterior cruciate lig- ament that has kept her on the bench since Jan. 4. Bryant suffered the same injury Friday at Wisconsin. She led the Big Ten in field- goal accuracy last season, shooting 61 percent. Despite the apparent advantage the Wolverines will have because of the missing players, Michigan coach Trish Roberts cautioned against overconfidence. "The same thing happened when we played Michigan State at home," Roberts said. "They came down mi- nus four of their players and we ended up losing a tight game." Currently ninth in the Big Ten, the Hoosiers were in the midst of a nine-game losing streak before beat- ing Wisconsin Friday. Like in her favorite game show, Truth or Consequences, Roberts hopes that Indiana's statistical truths will result in a victory for her team. "We have a good chance of beat- ing Indiana," Roberts said. "They only beat us by four points last time, and that was in the last two or three minutes of the game." An important factor in tonight's game will be senior forward Trish Andrew, who has scored over 30 points in the team's last three meet- ings. "Indiana is not a very big team, and (Andrew) has the height advan- tage," Roberts said. "If we can throw her the rock, she can do her turn- around jump shot." "You get a lot of confidence knowing you're the biggest girl on the court," the 6-foot-3 Andrew said. Indiana's tallest player is 6-foot-i. Regardless of the game's out- come, Andrew will not go home empty-handed. Her "parting gifts" include the Michigan season-rebound record, which is at 290 and climbing, and the honor of being a member of Chicago SportsChannel's second- team All-Conference squad for the second year in a row. Even with all her accolades, Andrew stressed that it is the whole team that she wants to excel. She likened her frustration this year to TV's "Jeopardy." "It doesn't matter that you know you have the ability to be out there," Andrew said. "You have to be able to buzz in fast enough to prove it." Men golfers take break in South Carolina invite by Elisa Sneed The Michigan men's golf team travels to South Carolina today to start its spring season, and its spring break. Yes, its spring break. Under Big Ten rules, once a sea- son an entire squad can take a 'spring break' in order to practice, but it must also play in a competitive tournament. Thus the Wolverines begin their first round in the Ben Hogan/Fripp Isle Invitational. While the golf team's break falls a little later than the average stu- dent's this schedule was beyond Michigan coach Jim Carras' control. "We're doing that now since there was nowhere open to us during Michigan's spring break," Carras said. Due to spring break's expanded roster, the Wolverines will be able to enter two teams in the tournament field, giving 10 of 11 players the chance to see tounament action. In addition, the invitational provides Carras with the chance to form his first team. For now, senior co-captains Anthony Dietz and James Carson will lead the team in the first and second spots, followed by soph- omore Bill Lyle in the No. 3 spot and junior Bob Henighan in fourth. Either Chris Brockway, a redshirt freshman, or sophomore Mike Hill will round out the top five. Carras is not too worried about finding players to fill the positions though. "This is one of the best balanced teams," Carras said. "No super indi- vidual players but a lot of good players." The course at Fripp Island is one of the more challenging ones Mich- igan will play this season. It is very tight and position will be key. "To start off with a course like this, it's hard on the team's confi- dence," Carson said. "If we can get off to a good start, that'sthe whole thing. While the winter climate in Ann Arbor doesn't easily facilitate out- door practice, the team has been running and hitting balls indoors since Feb. 12. After finishing in sev- enth place at Fripp Isle a year ago, Carras is looking forward to getting the season underway. "We don't really know what to expect," Carras said. "There are always new teams. Of course we're trying to win but realistically if we finish in the top five or six out of 21, 22 teams, that's good." Senior forward Nikki Beaudry drives the lane against an OSU defender earlier this season. Tonight the Wolverines take on Indiana in Bloomington. Women golfers hope- to Tampa with by Jaeson Rosenfeld Daily Sports Writer If you're talking to Michigan women's golf coach Sue LeClair about her team's outlook and you're looking for her to say something new, forget it. "If we can stay near 80, we'll do OK," LeClair said, reiterating the team goal she has repeated more times than television superstar J.J. of "Good Times" uttered "Dyn-o- mite." Her team heads south to Tampa, Fla. to compete in the Snowbird Intercollegiate Golf Tournament today and tomorrow. The Wolverines are searching for the consistency that eluded them in the fall season. LeClair's estimate, despite her repetitiveness, has been right on the mark. When the team shot near 320, it kept itself in the tournament. However, for every 320 Michigan posted, a 330 invariably came with it, dashing Michigan's hopes for a Big Ten foes high finish. The par-72, 6,148-yard course at Pebblecreek Country Club in Tampa, Fla. will provide the Wolverines with a new venue to cure past ills. Michigan will participate in the 21-team tournament for the first time, challenging conference foes Illinois, Northwestern, Penn State, Purdue, and Wisconsin. The Snowbird is a welcome addition to the spring schedule for the Wolverines, who in previous years had a three-week gap between spring break and their first tournament. "They're looking forward to this tournament," LeClair said. "We've never played it, so we don't know what to expect." Michigan will send seniors Wendy Bigler, Tricia Good, and Hawkins, sophomore Jenny Zimmerman, and freshman Shannon McDonald to the 36-hole event. 4 COUPON! ic1 London i $459* Munich $539* Athens $659* Paris $539* Rome $569* Fares are roundtrip from Detroit. Very flexible. Taxes not included and some restrictions apply. Many other destinations available. CouncilH Tra 1220 S. 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