Scoreboard-. Tracking 'M' teams MEN'S NCAA (10) XAVIER 100, Arizona St. at Check out the Michigan football team this wee in BASKETBALL Morgan State 67 (21) UTAH, Inc. Haw th'i. hig foobappemt isHwein KENTUCKY 97, (oo INDIANA 71, Hawaii That is, if you happen to be in Hawaii over Wright State 75 Kansas State 70 WOMEN'S NCAAhbreak. (5) MARYLAND 81, (18) Syracuse 82, BASKETBALL Duquesne 47 CHAMINADE 44 (4) Dake 7B, PENNSYLVANIA 73, Michigan 59, (22) VANDERBIT 71 (6) Temple 70 (24) CLEMSON 56 (13) Texas Tech 72, (8) North Carolina 86, (23) ST. JOHNS 71, Southern Methodist 67 November 24, 1998 HAMPTON 75 Columbia 55 Running down a MARGARET MYERS/Daily Michigan guard Leon Jones and his teammates kept Clemson away from the second round of the Maul Classic yesterday. Second-half bombardment sinks Clemson By Jim Rose Daily Spart Editor LAHAINA, Hawaii - And to the winner goes ... less beach time. A cynic - or a biased reporter - would contend that all the Wolverines did by winning, 59-56 over Clemson yesterday, was assure themselves of a mid-afternoon (Hawai'i time, that is) game today against Syracuse. On the other hand, Clemson, by virtue of its loss, faces Chaminade in the beach-friendly loser-bracket game this morning. 33 Michigan 59 The Wolverines play the i Clemson 56 Orangemen at 2 p.m. local time today (7 p.m. Eastern time), and the winner plays for the Maui Classic championship tomorrow. And no matter how costly the victory may have been with regard to sun absorption, Michigan coach Brian Ellerbe said he was impressed by his team's effort. "They showed us a little bit as coaches," Ellerbe said of his players. "They showed us that they can come back from some adversity. We'll take this win and try to get ready for the next game." The teams traded baskets for much of the second half, and neither team was able to take control of the game after Clemson led 24-23 at halftime. But Michigan's Louis Bullock stepped up to score 19 of his game-high 24 points in the sec- ond half, including a pair of 3-pointers that may have been the difference down the stretch. With less than seven minutes remaining and Clemson cling- ing to a four-point lead, Michigan's offense looked sluggish - so Bullock drilled a trey from the top of the key to cut the deficit to one. Little more than a minute later, after Clemson's Andrius Jurkunas canned a three to put Clemson up 49-47, Bullock hit again from long range. The pull-up shot, again from the top of the key, gave Michigan a 50-49 lead, and Clemson never recovered. Robbie Reid iced it with a pull-up jumper from the left elbow that made the score 58-53 with 30.8 seconds left. See MAUI, Page 11 How to solve basketball woes - HawazI LAHAINA, Hawaii A postcard from Hawaii: Dear Editor, Sorry, but I have to apologize. I missed the first half of the basketball game. I know, I know - that's unacceptable We're all the way out here on the island of Maui to do "work," not to lollygag. Instead of watching those same Wolverines who have a chip on their shoulders the size of a palm tree, the same team that is searching for respect even away from the Mainland, I decided to go to the beach. Well, it wasn't a conscious decision: I forgot to set my watch to Hawai'ian Standard Time. But why watch the first half, really? There was nothing to see of importance there, especially since the game was decided at the end when the Wolverines edged out Clemson. It's much more fun to watch surfers crash into gigantic 20-foot waves. I knew that the surfers would act just like the Wolverines - getting back up after bailing out early. So with flower shirt in tow and beach towel in hand, I sat down on the SHARAT powdery sand and took in the scenery. RAJU I spied a coconut falling like so many Sharat Louis Bullock 3-pointers. in the Dark After several serene moments passed, I decided to wade into the Pacific Ocean. The wet sand enveloped my feet tightly, as tight as Brandon Smith's and Michigan's firm defense on Clemson's Terrell McIntyre. Then the sun began to beat down upon my head like a Josh Asselin or Peter Vignier elbow, so I needed to go and purchase some suntan lotion. But on the way back to the hotel, I heard people cheering loudly. 'The Victors' and other familiar Michigan cheers came from a small building. I entered the Lahaina Civic Center and heard the loudest See RAJU, Page 11 dream Michigan's newest cham sets example for us all By Mark Francescutti Daily Sports Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. - Kansas has lots of brown stuff growing out of the ground for miles, some cows who sleep two feet away from the edge of dirt roads and not much else, it seems. Kind of like East Lansing. And for Katie McGregor, her trip to Kansas wasn't too much of a big deal, either. McGregorawon her seventh and bigget individual title of the season at the NCAA Cross Coun Championships yesterday, becoming the first Michiga individual champion in the school's history. But like what Kansas has to offer, it wasn't anything special to her. For this young woman, winning championship after championship is just another day. "I'm proud of myself, I'm proud of my team, but it's just another race, and I may or may not win the next time," McGregor said. "Just be happy with what you get," Before the race, McGregor had little to worry about. After all, it's no big deal. "We've prepared for this all season," McGregor said, "There's no point getting uptight about it." McGregor showed nothing but modesty following her incredible victory. After crossing the finish line, she didn't scream and shout. She didn't taunt, yell or spill a jug of gatorade on her coach. Instead, she smiled, hugged her----------------- teammates and helped clean up Cross COUntry Michigan's tarp area. She thanked her teammates and gave thanks that the race was over,-------------- and she performed well. This is Michigan's new cross country national champi- on. McGregor just smiled when she received her award, a small plaque which she'll "just add on to the other ones." During the awards ceremony, McGregor stood on the podium proudly, but during her short interview, all that spurted from the microphone were compliments for the other runners. "All these girls are here for a reason," McGregor sai "I'm not the only good runner out here." McGregor was quite content with the competition and fun she had with her teammates. "We had a lot of fun" together, McGregor said. And her coach? He said "good job" and that's about all there was to say. This is Michigan's new champion. Surprised? McGregor's cool celebration wasn't a shock to her teammates. They all know that she doesn't even keep track of her personal best times. "She doesn't care about any of that outside stuff," sophomore Julie Froud said. To compete "is all that she wants. It's incredible to be her teammate." McGregor vanquished record after record in her career as a Wolverine. Michigan coach Mike McGuire calls her "the best kid I have ever coached." And at the same time, it's not a big deal. How does she do it? How can she remain so blase about success, even success on the level of a nation championship? "It takes a good coach, motivation and great team mates," McGregor said. "You train well with them, they make you feel good about yourself, they make it fun and that's the most important thing." If only we felt that way about our jobs, our homework and life in general. But then again, we're not Katie McGregor. GRAHAM K JOHNSON/University Daily Kansa Todd Snyder earned All-American honors by finishing in 10th place in the NCAA Championship race yesterday in Lawrence, Kan. Men take fourth place overall By Chris Duprey Duly Sp oWriter LAWRENCE, Kan. - Buried deep in the heart of America's Great Plains, most of Kansas is so flat that one can see clearly for miles. Looks sure can be deceiving. Any runner who expected the ter- rain at the 1998 NCAA cross country Championships to be easy and forgiv- ing was harshly corrected by a course that contained no more than 200 yards of continuous flat land. But Michigan men's coach Ron Warhurst wasn't surprised. After tak- ing the Wolverines to the Jayhawk Invitational last season, which was held on the same Rim Rock Farm course as yesterday's race, Warhurst and Michigan were well prepared for the grueling test ahead of them. So Warhurst held his team back at the start of yesterday's 10,000-meter race, confident that the difficult course would drop much of the lead pack out of contention and allow his team to place higher than its No. 7 ranking would have predicted. "They were all in the 100s at the mile mark," Warhurst said. "That was the way we wanted to run and we came through." Warhurst's strategy, along with a 1:01 five-man pack time, helped them finish fourth overall with 183 points. Arkansas won the title with 97. "We ran very, very well," an elated Warhurst said. "It was our best race of the season" Senior Todd Snyder broke away from a large group, finishing 10th overall in a time of 30:34 to earn All- America status in likely the biggest race of his career at Michigan. "For two miles, I was way back in the pack - it scared me a little bit;" Snyder said. "I almost gave up, think- ing I wouldn't do much better than 40th. I just kept moving up." After battling nagging leg injuries throughout the season, John Mortimer concluded his Michigan cross country tenure on a slightly disappointing note. The senior, running at less than 100 percent, never got into a groove yesterday, posting a time of 31:09 for 31st place. It was a tough result for Mortimer, who opted to use his final season of eligibility in hopes of mak- ing a run at the individual title. "He's disappointed, because that's the way he is - he's a competitor,' Warhurst said, adding that Mortimer is his own biggest critic. Michigan's No. 3, 4 and 5 runners sealed the trophy, finishing just 18 seconds apart. Junior Steve Lawrence showed why he should be a valuable asset to next year's team, finishing 53rd in a time of 31:28. Jay Cantin, also a junior, was right behind Lawrence, in 58th place. That left the race in the safe hands of senior co-captain Don McLaughlin. Chased by a pack of five competitors, McLaughlin used his long stride down the stretch to pull away and wrap up the scoring for Michigan. Freshman Mark Pilja capped a solid first season with his time of 32:42, and Chris Bunt chipped in by posting a time of 33:40. While the Wolverines have the dif- ficult task of replacing three of its top five runners,'they'll take some time to savor their performance before indoor track begins. "We're totally excited," Snyder said. "This is more than we asked for." Full of BCS The most recent Bowl Championship Series standings, Travel could be toughest foe as of Monday, Nov. 23 Team 1. Tennessee 2. UCLA 3. Kansas State 4. Florida State 5. Texas A&M 6. Ohio State 7. Arizona 8. Florida 9. Notre Dame 10. Wisconsin 11. Tulane 12. Nebraska 13. Arkansas 14. Michigan 15. Georgia 16. Air Force 17. Virginia 18. Oregon 19. Georgia tech 20. Miami (Fia.) By Rick Freeman Points Previous Daily Sports Writer This season's not over yet. Michigan still has a game left. It's a must-win 4.39 1 game because, well, who wants to lose to 5.07 2 a team that has lost 11 games this sea- 6.31 3 son? And which bowl would want them? 6.3 The Rose Bowl might. Might. Michigan 8.20 4 coach Lloyd Carr isn't ruling it out. 12.52 6 But Carr is never one to look past an 13.41 7 opponent. Even the Rainbow Warriors. But Carr's worried. And not about the 16.71 8 Rainbow Warriors' two-quaterbacks 20.47 5 scheme. Carr is worried about the effects 22.23 10 that a day - Thanksgiving Day - of travel, and a game that will be played at 23.43 13 what will be 9:30 p.m. for his players. 29.70 16 "It will definitely be a change," 30.77 14 Michigan offensive tackle Jon Jansen said. "I don't think that that will have a 35.32 9 big effect on the team" 37.27 12 But if the Wolverines survive a team 37.42 15 ,whose mascot can be found in a Lucky 3.4 Charms box (they're 0-1 so far, after los- 38.35 18 ing to Notre Dame), and get a lot of help 40.99 21 from a shakeup in the Bowl 41.00 11 Championship series rankings, the Wolverines just might be headed to 41.77 22 Pasadena again. 46.00 24 A Rose by any other way would still be as sweet, just not very likely. But still possible. There's a chance, althougth it seems as distant as the state of Hawai'i right now, that things could still come up Roses for the Wolverines. If Ohio State, currently sixth in the BCS rankings, plays in the Fiesta Bowl, the Rose Bowl would get a choice of Big Ten teams, rather than being locked into Wisconsin. And despite Wisconsin's large contingent of traveling cheese- heads, the Rose Bowl selection commit- tee might not want to take a team with a cream-filled 10-1 record. "Whether or not they would choose Wisconsin, I don't know, "Carr said. Either way, Carr was displeased with the Big Ten's tiebreaker system that seems to have a weak Wisconsin team destined for Pasadena. "I think they should look at that;" Carr said. But in Pasadena, teams other than the 8-3 Wolverines probably look more attractive. The selection committee could take a look at 10-1 Notre Dame this weekend, as the Irish come to Los Angeles to play Southern Cal. But even a 10-2 Notre Dame team might outshine the Wolverines in the eyes of the Rose Bowl selection committee. Also, the BCS rankings would need a shakeup of Is that 'Hawaii' or 'Hawai'i'? Some readers have noticed the Daily's spelling of the word "Hawai'i". Some have even gone so far as to point out our "error." But rest assured, the word" is correctly spelled "Hawai'i" in Hawaiian. The little mark that looks like a backwards apostrophe is a character in ' the Hawaiian language called an Okina. The state officially changed the spelling about two years ago. San Andrean magnitude to thrust Ohio State into the championship game. despite Carr's optimism, bitter Citrus or an exile to the Outback are more likely options. By any name. INJURY UPDATE: Carr said that run- ning backs Demetrius Smith, who blew out his knee before the season, and Ray Jackson are likely to make it to spring practice. Tackle Chris Ziemann, who broke his leg aginst Michigna State, is questionable. 4