4r " 1v . ALAVA&W kin JU 3b.' L;s n ! 3Yh k f i{ : l . "i+ , h" f is i, G $ y >. - _ f. ;s. f q 'ield hockey coach Patti Smith resigs post after 7 years and 74 wins Skipper quits 1st job with .551 win rate but no Big Ten title; search for successor to begin immediately From Staff Reports Michigan field hockey coach Patti Smith resigned Friday after spending seven years ading the squad. Smith had been with the team since 1987, beginning as an assistant coach be- fore moving into the top spot before the 1989 season. In her seven years, Smith compiled a 74- seasons at that level. During Smith's tenure her players have 60-4 (.536) record overall and 21-38-1 Last season's overall mark of 12-9 was accumulated many individual honors, in- (.350) in conference play. the team's first winning campaign since cluding College Field Hockey Coaches As- Michigan was 3-7 in 1992, the first year 1993. sociation All-Midwest Regional, Academic of Big Ten field hockey, and has finished The Wolverines played in an indoortour- All-Big Ten and second-team All-Big Ten 4-6 each year since. The Wolverines have nament in Toronto this weekend and were accolades. never finished higher than fourth in the unavailable for comment. Smith did not The search for a new coach will begin conference, ending six of Smith's seven accompany them. immediately. Patti Smith's Career Record Smith began her career at Michigan Year Overall Conference 1989 9-9-2 .500 MCFHC 3-7-0 . 300 (4th) 1990 12-7-2 .300 3-6-1 .350 (5th) 1991 9-9-0 .500 4-60 .400 (4th) 1992 10-8-0 .555 Big Ten 3-7-0 .300 (4th) 1993 13-7-0 .650 4-6-0 .400 (4th) 1994 9-110 .450 4-6-0 .400 (4th) 1995 12-9-0 .571 4-6-0 .400 (4th) Totals 74-60-4.551 25.44-1 .364 Can't beat the Boilers 'Purdue, Part II' is closer, but losers are still Blue By Barry Sollenberger Daily Sports Editor WEST LAFAYETTE -The Michigan men's basketball team did not get blown out again by Purdue Saturday. Two weeks after being pounded by the Boilermakers, the Wolverines played their conference rivals close. But it didn't matter. Purdue beat the Wolverines anyway, 69-64, in front of 14,123 at Mackey Arena. "We fought today, which is something we didn't do in our first appearance (against Purdue)," Michigan coach Steve Fisher said. "We clawed, scraped and put ourselves in a position to win the game. We failed to make the plays at the end." In the overall standings, there More Basketball is not a column for moral victo- ries. Give the Boilermakers an- COVerage other "W" and Michigan another Page SB The No. 23 Wolverines (5-5 Big Ten, 15-8 overall) battledback from a 56-40 deficit, though, to tie the game at 60 on a Travis Conlan 3-pointer with 1:52 left. The No. 13 Boilermakers (9-2, 19-4) then turned it over on the other end, and Michigan had a chance to take the lead for the first time since 2-0. But Conlan missed a free throw line jumper and Maurice Taylor was short on the putback. After Taylor's miss, Robert Traylor fouled out going for the rebound. Purdue's Chad Millerthen made both ends ofthe two-shot bonus foul to give his team a lead it would not relinquish. "We were on fire in terms of excitement with a minute to play," Fisher said. "But we missed (the) shots." After Miller's free throws, the Wolverines had a chance to tie, but Albert White wasn't close on a turnaround jumper from the baseline. Michigan was forced to foul and Maceo . Baston hacked Justin Jennings with 44 seconds to go. The Purdue forward then gave Michigan an apparent break. With the Boilermakers up two, he missed both charity shots. But the Wolverines failed to block out on the second foul shot. Brandon Brantley's tip-in gave Purdue a four-point lead and sent Michigan back to Ann Arbor with its fourth loss in five games. "Brandon's tip-in was great," Purdue coach Gene Keady said. "It saved him from getting killed - by me. We expect him to rebound better." The senior center had six points and six boards on the afternoon. The Wolverines might have left town with a victory ifthey had been anything short of terrible during the first 30 min- utes. Michigan was lucky to trail only 36-26 at the half. The Wolverines tumned the ball over 11I times and made only nine field goals before halftime. Things got worse after intermission as Purdue's lead grew to 16 on a couple of Jennings' free throws with 10:35 left. Then Michigan woke up. A 20-4 Wolverine run tied the game at 60. But it wasn't enough. "Purdue held on and found a way to win when they struggled," Fisher said. "We pounded the boards pretty hard and played pretty good defense, but they made some hard shots." For thegame, Taylor's21 points led Michigan and Jennings' 16 paced Purdue. The Wolverines were just 2-of-I I from downtown on the day. Conlan, despite hitting the late 3- pointer, had a poor game. He wasone ofsix fromthe field and committed six turnovers. His final mistake was the mostcostly. With 23 seconds left and Michigan down four, Conlan got caught up in the air and threw a perfect chest pass - directly to Purdue's Porter Roberts. "Pressure on their guards has really been good and that was our focus," Keady said. The Wolverines' Louis Bullock was botheredby the flu all week and did not start Saturday. He scored nine points on one-of-five shooting in 24 minutes. All in all, the game was a forgettable one if you bleed maize and blue. But that is not unusual these days. The Wolverines are 6-6 since starting the season 9-2. Lancaster is more than just a swimer By Susan Dann Daily Sports Writer Throughout our lives, we endure stereotypes. In elementary school, you may have been called a sissy. With age comes a larger vocabulary: jock, nerd, loser, geek, over- achiever, workaholic. At many points in our lives, we feel like we fit solidly into one of these categories. Some people think you can place an individual into a category simply based on appearances. Pocket protector, argyle sweater, glasses, back pack - nerd. Muscle- bound, letter jacket - dumb jock. Dyed hair, tattoos, body piercings - freak. A select few defy categorization. They blow all of our assumptions to shreds. Take Jason Lancaster. Physic books - nerd? Letter jacket - dumb jock? Dyed hair and body art - freak? Where to place him? The sophomore swimmer has earned a unique distinction. He is an individual. He is his own type. U.. It is not easy to miss Lancaster. His look is all his own. The sides of his head show traces of shaved, blond hair. On top, blond tresses finish in black curls, as if painted by the hand of an artist. "My hair was kind of a mistake, but I really like it," Lancaster said. "I had dyed it black, then decided I wanted to bleach it. I bought normal hair bleach, but the ends stayed black. I think it's really See LANCASTER, Page 7B -' JOE WESTRATE/Dad Justin Jenning's 16 points led Purdue over Michigan, 69-64. Flames, Irish no match for 'M' Wolverines drop UIC, 4-1, then demolish Notre Dame, 12-0 y5 f l Pesky Madden gives opponentsfits Alan Goldenbach ily Sports Writer CHICAGO - The Michigan hockey team was feeling a bit nostalgic this weekend - nostalgic for the days of last month. After two weekends of up-and-down and un- derachieving play, the No. 4 Wolverines (18-4-2 CCHA, 23-5-2 overall) played like the team that rolled over its opponents in the month of January, taking advantage of their final weekend of sec- ond-division opposition. Michigan fought off a pesky Notre Dame team 7iday, 4-1, and shellacked Illinois-Chicago Sat- urday, 12-0. The two Wolverine wins, coupled with confer- ence front-runner Michigan State splitting a pair with Western Michigan, created a huge logjam at the front of the CCHA as the stretch-run hit full gear. Six points separate the top four teams in the conference with the Spartans leading the way with 42 points. Following them is Michigan, four points behind with the Broncos right on its tail, just one point back with 37. Lake Superior is sitting in fourth place with 36 points. "Our team played with a little more emotion than last night," Michigan coach Red Berenson said following Saturday's win. "I think some of it carried over from the end of (the Notre Dame game)." A good deal of that emotion was brought out through the play of John Madden in the third period Friday. After already being stopped twice on short- handed breakaways by Irish netminder Matt Eisler earlier in the game, Madden got another chance. And the third time was the charm. Madden received a clearing poke-check pass from Kevin Hilton at center ice, coasted in all See ICERS, Page 4B CHICAGO - You know he's there, somewhere, waiting to bite you. He lurks where you won't see him until it's too late, waiting to steal the puck, break up a' play and make you look silly. The guy's relentless, and things would be much nicer if he'd just go away. Every player in the CCHA knows Michigan's John Madden is a bug. He's a fly, a mosquito or a hornet. He's never wanted anywhere he goes, and he causes more havoc than a bumblebee at a picnic. "When he sees an opportunity, he goes into action," Michigan hockey coach Red Berenson said. "He turns it on and good things happen." Madden has been the Wolverines' best player this season. He hasn't scored the most points or been the most dynamic personality. But he has been the most consistent, putting in impressive effort every night. He always seems to be plugging away at full speed, breaking up passe: and heading in alone on goal. It's not that he skates harder than everyone else, however. It's just that he skateshard more than everyone NICHOLAS J. else. COTSONIKA "He puts The Greek everything on Speaks the line," said Madden's teammate, Kevir Hilton. "He's the best type of player there is. He works hard and never lets up." See COTSONIKA, Page 4E Michigan's Matt Herr did more than physically level Notre Dame and Illinois-Chicago this weekend. He hurt them offensively as well. Herr scored a goal against the Fighting Irish Friday and added three more against the Flames Saturday. Wrestlers roll Jeff Catrabone continued his hot streak as the No. 15 Wolverines knocked off No. 18 Ohio State, 19-15, yesterday at Cliff Keen Arena. 3 AC. talks Former Wolverine All-American wide receiver Anthony Carter takes a moment to tell the Daily about his coaches, career and future plans. (11 6 Women's hoops loses in University Park The Wolverines visited No. 12 Penn State Friday night, but the Lady Lions were rude hosts, sending Michigan home with an 83-63 loss. Ir I 1 'Y Nac .