The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - November 25, 1996 - 7B
FG, FT REB
MIN M-A M-A 0-T A F PTS
Roberts 36 6-11 8-9 2-6 0 0 22
Manning 15 2-5 1-1 0-0 1 2 5
Denkins 31 3-12 5-6 5-9 2 4 11
Martinez 32 0-1 0-0 0-0 5 1 0
Nay 25 0-5 0-0 1-5 1 1 0
Wait 28 3-11 2-2 1-4 2 1 10
Jackson 16 1-1 0-1 0-0 0 5 2
Boyd 6 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
Vieth 11 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 4 2
Totals 200 17-5016-199-281118 54
FG%: .340. FT%: .842. 3-point FG: 4-8, .500
(Roberts 2-3, Wait 2-3, Hay 0-1, Boyd 0-1).
Blocks: 1 (Hay). Steals: 6 (Jackson 2,
Denkins, Martinez, Vieth, Wait). Technical
Fouls: none.
Blue women's cagers
capture weekend tourney
Michigan (68)
FG
MIN M-A
Murray 14 0-2
Willard 26 4-5
Johns 22 5-8
Thomas 31 8-12
Kfiefer 28 4-10
Johnson 18 1-4
DiGiacinto 17 1-6
alker 11 0-0
Lemire 21 2-3
Franklin 10 04
Sikorski 2 0-1
FT REB
M-A 0-T
0-1 0-0
5-6 -2-7
1-2 1-5
2-4 3-6
2-2 1-3
0-0 .0-4
5-6 4-2
0-0 0-3
0-0 1-1
0-1 0-0
0-011-1
A
2
1
1
0
4
2
2
0
1
1
0
F
3
4
3
1
1
1
0
0
2
3
1
PTS
0
13
11
18
12
3
7
0
4
0
0
By Richard Shin
Daily Sports Writer
KALAMAZOO - The Michigan
women's basketball team ran away
with a pair of victories and the title
at the Western Michigan University
Tournament over the weekend.
Literally.
The Wolverines bolted from
Kalamazoo late Saturday night to
return to Ann Arbor, but their most
important runs came during the two
victories, a 68-54 win over Kentucky
on Friday, and a 75-55 pasting of
Northeastern Illinois in the finals.
Against Kentucky, Michigan neu-
tralized the Wildcats' size advantage
in the post by running early and
often, converting Kentucky
turnovers into fast-break points.
Midway through the first half,
Michigan went on a 15-0 run, turn-
ing an 11-10 deficit into a 14-point
lead.
The Wolverines, spurred by two 3-
pointers by junior guard Jennifer
Kiefer, would never trail again in the
contest.
In fact, Michigan's guards
accounted for 37 of the Wolverines'
68 total points and contributed to all
areas of Michigan's game. Freshman
sensation Stacey Thomas led the
Wolverines in scoring with 18 points
on eight of 12 shooting while grab-
bing six rebounds. Kiefer added 12
points and dished out four assists.
The emergence of the guards was
not a surprise to Michigan coach Sue
Guevara.
"We knew that (Kentucky) was
going to double- or triple-team onr
Pollyanna Johns inside," Guevara
said. "We worked on what we were
going to do. We worked on passing
the ball out, and then passing to the
open post player."
The strategy worked as the
Wolverines went into the lockerroom
at halftime with a 36-23 lead.
Michigan was not content, however,
to simply maintain the lead. The
Wolverines opened the second half
with a 10-2 run, effectively burying
the Wildcats.
The victory matched Michigan
with a smaller, quicker Northeastern
Illinois team that defeated Western
Kentucky to reach the finals. On
Saturday, the Wolverines failed to
use their size advantage, but still
took home a 20-point victory and the
tournament trophy.
"We're bigger and we didn't take
advantage of that," Guevara said. "I
think that you have to give
Northeastern a lot of credit. They
were scrappy and they were very
aggressive."
Johns led the offense with 19
points on 7 of 9 shooting and
grabbed nine rebounds to help .he
Wolverines capture their first title of
any kind in this decade.
Michigan again used its depth and
quickness to wear down the Eagles,
taking a 37-27 halftime lead with a
balanced attack.
Eight different Wolverines scorcd
for Michigan in the half, and
Michigan overcame 15 first-half
turnovers.
In the second half, Michigan shot
55.6 percent from the field while
holding the Eagles to 33.3 percent
shooting.
For the game, Michigan shot an
even 50 percent from the field while
the Eagles could only manage an
anemic 31.3 percent.
"We shot 50 percent from the floor
- I'll take that. I'm a happy
camper," Guevara said. "But 28
turnovers is unacceptable.
"We'll work on that, believe me."
Michigan won't get much of a
chance to savor the tournament title,
however, as the Wolverines face Rice
tonight at Crisler Arena at 7:30.
The Wolverines will look to
improve their record to 3-0 for the
first time since the 1989-90 season.
Totals 200 25-5515-2014411419 68
FG%:.455. FT%:.750. 3-point FG: 3-11,
.273 (Kiefer 2-6, Johnson 1-3, Murray 0-1,
Franklin 0-1). Blocks: 1 (Walker). Steals: 5
(Thomas 2, Murray, Kiefer, Franklin).
Technical Fouls: none.
Kentucky.....23 31-54
Michigan ............36 32-68
At: Read Fieldhouse
FG FT REB
MIN M-A M-A O-T A F PTS
Lampkin 27 5-10 2-2 6-8 1 3 12
Farquharson35 3-6 2-2 4-8 3 2 8
Jones 34 5-17 5-8 5-9 1 3 15
Dawkins 30 0-3 0-1 0-1 2 2 0
Clarke 34 7-19 4-7 2-5 2 4 18
Boudreaux 20 0-3 0-0 3-3 0 3 0
Pitts 12 0-6 0-0 0-1 0 1 0
Lynch 6 0-0 2-4 1-1 0 0 2
Chambers 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Totals 200 20-6415-2421-379 18 55
FG%:.313. FT%: .625. 3-point FG: 0-4, .000
(Boudreaux 0-2, Clarke 0-1, Pitts 0-1).
Blocks: 4 (Jones 4). Steals: 7 (Dawkins 2,
Lampkin, Farquharson, Jones, Clarke,
Boudreaux). Technical Fouls: none.
JEANNIE SERVAAS/Daily
Catherine DiGiacinto and the Michigan women's basketball team won the Holiday
Inn-West Tournament title. DiGiacinto scored seven points in the title game.
Michigan men's harners look for top finish at NCAAs
Michigan (75)
FG
MIN M-A
_Mgrray 12 2-4
Willard 26 4.9
Johns 24 7-9
Thomas 19 4-8
Kiefer 18 0-0
Johnson 17 0-3
DiGiacinto 12 2-3
Walker 13 2-9
Lemire 27 2-5
Franklin 28 6-7
Ross 2 0-1
FT REB
M-A O-T
0-0 0-1
0-0 2-7
5-5 3-9
3-5 3-4
2-2 0-1
0-0 0-1
3-3 3-5
2-4 2-5
0-0 1-4
0-3 0-5
0-0 0-0
A
0
1
3
3
1
1
1
0
3
3
0
F
0
5
3
3
0
0
5
3
2
2
0
PTS
5
8.
19
11
2
0'
7'
6
5
12
0
!
Sikorski 2 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
Totals 200 29-58152218-491623 75
"rfr .500. FT%:.682. 3-point FG: 2-6, .333
(Murray 1-1, Walker 1-1, Johnson 0-2,
Willard 0-2). Blocks: 6 (Willard 2, Johns,
Walker, Franklin, Sikorski). Steals: 6
(Thomas 2, Franklin 2, Johns, Walker).
Technical Fouls: none.
Northeastern Illinois ..27 27 - 55
Michigan........37 38 - 75
At: Read Fieldhouse
By Jacob Wheeler
Daily Sports Writer
Carried all season by the quick Scott
MacDonald and the quicker John
Mortimer, the Michigan men's cross
country team has arrived in the NCAA
Championship.
Today, the Wolverines will run
against the nation's best in Tucson, Ariz.
But unlike any previous meet,
Mortimer and MacDonald won't be
gunning for the top.
"I hope to finish fourth or fifth,"
Mortimer said. "My goal is to be the
first American crossing the finish
line."
The top three finishers will inevitably
be foreign runners from Nebraska and
Arkansas. f
"The top three places aren't really
realistic for Mortimer or
MacDonald," coach Ron Warhurst
said. "But they should both be in the
top 15."
Consequently, Mortimer will be
the gates, and a
lot of other
guys will try to
stay with them
from the start,"
Mortimer said.
"Later, when
they fade, I'll
make my move
towards the
front."
Mortimer is
only a sopho-
more, but
already has
experience run-
I'mn going to
feed (our runners)
some high.
powered gasoline
before the race. "
- Ron Warhurst
Michigan men's cross
country coach
14th in the
nation, but
according to
Warhurst, that's
no indication of
how the
Wolverines will
finish.
"Ran k i n g s
mean nothing,"
he said. "We
know we can beat
teams in front of
us. We should
finish anywhere
between fifth and
going into the race today with a differ-
ent mind set.
"(The top three) will go hard out of
competition under my belt will help
even more."
Michigan enters today's race ranked
but it slipped to 1 lth last year.
"I'm going to feed (our runners) some
high-powered gasoline before the race"
"We're going to have to beat teams
like Villanova, Portland, Wisconsin,
Nebraska and Notre Dame to be up
there," Warhurst said.
For Michigan to finish in the top 10
today, it'll have to receive large contri-
butions from Todd Snyder, Jay Cantin
and Steve Lawrence.
"We could finish as high as sixth if
(those three) finish in the top 75,"
Warhurst said. "We'd have to peak for
life to finish in the top five."
Unlike the regular season's standard
8,000 meter race, the distance in the
NCAA Championship will be 10,000
meters.
But Warhurst doesn't see that as a
major concern, because his Wolverines
faced the same obstacle Nov. 16 at the
district championship.
"Distance won't be a factor, because
we ran pretty well last meet,' he said.
Although today's race is the most
prominent of the year, it's been an
annual event for the Wolverines this
decade.
"I'm not telling the boys it's any-
thing special," Warhurst said. "It's just
like going to work in the morning."
Today's race caps off a remarkable
career for senior Scott MacDonald.
The two-time All American came onto
the scene in 1992, and was named the
Big Ten Freshman of the Year.
The present co-captain has returned
to full strength the latter half of this
year after sitting out the 1995 cam-
paign due to an injury.
"I think, (knowing it's his last race)
will give him inspiration, and that'll
make him run smart," Warhurst said.
ning against the nation's elite. Last year,
he finished 37th at the NCAA champi-
onship.
"The experience of running well last
year will help a lot," Mortimer said.
"But having another year of college
12th."
The past four years, Michigan has
averaged eighth in the championship,
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