p Dolan, Marshall receive accolades Michigan swimmer Tom Dolan and gymnast Wendy Marshall were named the Big.Ten Athletes of the Month in their respective sports. Dolan qualified for the U.S. Olympic team, winning three events at the Olympic trials last weekend. Marshall was named the 1996 Big Ten Gymnast of the Year after leading the Wolverines to their conference record-tying fifth consecutive league title Saturday. Tuesday April 2, 1996 9 - NCAA CHAMPIONS - Celebration Wildcats squeeze Fans thank the champs ft John Lerol Daily Sports Editor For all those who didn't get in enough cheering at Riverfront Coliseum, or weren't able to make the trip to Cincinnati, yesterday was a chance to applaud the 1995- 96 Michigan hockey team one last time. And that's just what they did. Hundreds offans screamed, waved flags, and sang "Hail to the Vic- tors" at a pep rally at Cliff Keen Arena to celebrate the Wolver- ines' national championship. The program was rather short, but those who wanted to speak had their fair share of time. "You have to know for the 26 years I have sat behind the micro- phone at Yost and at the old coli- seum," said the ever-popular voice of Yost Ice Arena, announcer Glen Williams, "by CCHA and NCAA regulations, I could not be a cheer- leader. Today, I want to be." But there were'more fans there than just Williams. Take basketball coach Steve Fisher, for example, who dropped in to enjoy the party his team threw seven years ago. University President James Duderstadt had a chance to speak, commending the hockey team for its hard work and determination. "I am happy to convey my con- gratulations and, beyond that, my pride to this year's national cham- pions," Duderstadt said. The most stirring speeches, however, came from the players. Although it was obvious none of the Wolverines who reached the podium had taken any forensics classes, their parting words were surprisingly emphatic. "I can't even begin to put this into words," said senior forward and CCHA scoring leader Kevin Hilton. "After the game, I was in the locker room. I was sitting there watching everybody cheering. "I was the only guy crying and Orangemen Kentucky grabs NCAA title with 76-67 win EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) cuse coachJ - Kentucky has its first national tucky made championship in 18 years, the one it when theyI was supposed to win all season. senior and a The Wildcats got it with a 76-67 Delk, vote victory over Syracuse last night, a finished wil loss that earned the Orangemen the championsh respect few gave them going in. 3-pointers. T The sixth national title in school 12 3s, critic history, second only to UCLA's 11, 2-3 zone. K came through the scoring of senior onship gam Tony Delk and freshman Ron Mercer. Syracusep And, of course, the famed pressure They took o defense and the ability to use college Mercer ca basketball's deepest roster. 20 points, a "We're a little bit like the Green deep Kentu Bay Packers," Kentucky coach Rick importantt Pitino said. "The entire state of Ken- the Wildcat tucky owns our basketball team." pressure; Sy Kentucky's rich tradition starts with turnovers, 1 the sport's winningest coach, Adolph semifinal w Rupp. Under "The Baron," the Wild- John Wa] cats won four titles from 1948 to 1958. turned to sc He won 876 games and lost 190 over NBA last ye 42 seasons. and 10rebo Joe Hall was the coach when the But he le Wildcats won it all in 1978 and the he fouled o program is the winnigest in the his- Kentucky le tory of college basketball with 1,649, The blow two more than North Carolina. pected look Syracuse, a 14-point underdog, has ity when D the most NCAA tournament victories 11:12 left g without a title. A 36th NCAA win lead, theirla would have meant a first national point less tI championship. Now, this Syracuse But the O team joins the one-point losers to In- 12-3 run an diana in the 1987 championship game play got the in sustaining the most bitter defeats in left. school history. "They sh "We knew it would be tough," Syra- and guts," P >r Jim Boeheim said. "Ken- a couple of great plays had to. Delk is a great a great player." ed the outstanding player, th 24 points and tied the ip game record with seven The W ildcats finished with al in cracking Syracuse's entucky tied the champi- e record for 3s by a team. played only three reserves. ne shot and did not score. ame up with a career-high ill but six of the points the cky bench provided. More the extra bodies enabled s to keep up the defensive yracuse finished with 24 9 more than it had in the in over Mississippi State. [lace, the senior who re- hool rather than enter the ar, finished with 29 points unds. ft the game in tears when ut with 1:06 to play and eading 72-67. vout that most people ex- ed like a distinct possibil- elk's four-point play with ave the Wildcats a 59-476 argest of the game and one han the point spread. rangemen came up with a nd Wallace's three-point m within 62-58 with 7:58 howed tremendous heart Pitino said. Senior Mark Sakala (above) signs autographs for the last time as a Wolverine yesterday at a pep rally at Cliff Keen Arena. Senior captain Steven Halko (below) holds the NCAA championship trophy while being intervetwed on television. I didn't know why - I was happy and, at the same time, I was sad to be leaving such wonderful people." "There was nothing like singing 'Hail to the victors 'my last time as a Wolverine," captain Steven Halko said. Even the usually reserved Red Berenson had a little excitement left over from Saturday. "I'm so proud of this team, so proud of this program, so proud of the school, the fans, the band and . everything that's gone into it," said Berenson, who won his 300th game in Saturday's national champion- ship. "That's something that was reflected on the ice this year, and you're going to see it again next year." M' baseball tied for conference lead after split By Jim Rose Daily Sports Writer After a six-game winning streak pro- pelled the Michigan baseball team to a first- place tie in the Big Ten, the squad headed to Bloomington looking to stay step ahead of the rest of the league. The Wolverines (6-2 Big Ten, 8-15 overall) didn't gain any ground, but they did split their four-game weekend series with Indiana, keeping pace with conference co-leader Ohio State. Michigan split with the Hoosiers on Saturday, and then rain halted Sunday's action in the third inning of game one. When play resumed yesterday, the break seemed to hurt the Wolverines more than it helped them, as Indiana turned a 3-2 lead into a 6-2 win. Sophomore Mike Hribernik (1-3) started and took the loss for Michigan, lasting just two and one-third innings while giving up four runs. Freshmen Luke Bonner and Pete Martay also saw action on the mound. The Wolverines managed just five hits off Hoosier pitcher Brian Partenheimer, who struck out six in a complete game effort. Michigan's Mike Cervenak doubled, walked and scored once to lead the meager offensive at- tack. Indiana's Matt Braughler continued his weekend-long feast on Michigan's pitching, collecting three more hits. The senior finished the series 7-for-13 with two homers against the Wolverines. In the nightcap, Michigan pitcher Mark Temple carried the Wolverines to a 4-2 win, giving up just three hits in a complete game gem. The senior struck out three and walked just one, improv- ing his record to 3-3. Even Braughler had trouble with Temple-the Hoosier catcher struck out once and managed just one hit. The Wolverines' offense was far from intimidating, though - it picked up just five hits against Indiana's Ryan Graft, who also threw a complete game. Three Hoosier errors helped Michigan's Michigan vs. Indiana Yesterday Game 1: Indiana 6, Michigan 2 Game 2: Michigan 4, Indiana 2 Last Saturday Game 1: Indiana 7, Michigan 6 Game 2: Michigan 6, Indiana 3 cause. With little offense to speak of-- of the six runs scored, two were earned- the game lasted just an hour and 45 minutes. Kelly Dransfeldt and Derek Besco paced the Wolverines with two hits apiece, and each scored a run as well. The win kept Michigan in a first- place tie for the Big Ten lead. Ohio State, also 6-2 in the conference, took two from Michigan State Sunday, 5-4 and 16-0. The Buckeyes and Wolver- ines are each a half-game ahead of Illinois (5-2), whose game with Penn State was rained out Sunday. Michigan is next in action Wednes- day against Michigan State. The game, scheduled to begin at 4p.m., will be the inaugural event for Lansing's Oldsmobile Park, the new home of the minor league Lansing Lugnuts. Kentucky players mob the court in jubilation after outlasting Syracuse, 76- 67. The win gave Wildcat coach Rick Pitino his first-ever national title. Kentucky foward Tony Delk tied the record for most 3- pointers in a championship game. AP PHOTO Please return by April 4th to the Daily at 420 Maynard, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. Results will be printed on April 18th in the Best of Ann Arbor issue of Weekend. 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