The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - October 19, 1998 - 7B flue tops Spartans, 2-1 Mortimer defends title By Dan Dingerson Daily Sports Writer EAST LANSING - Winning a ;game in the last minute against your .hated in-state rival is a dream of many athletes. Tamra Geryk and the Michigan field hockey team fulfilled that dream esterday. . Geryk scored with 26 seconds left in .regulation to secure a 2-1 victory against Michigan State at Spartan Stadium. The game was an important one for Michigan for several reasons. It was playing a state rival that had been shoot- ing up the rankings, and it offered the Wolverines a chance to move into sole possession of first place in the Big Ten. ecause of the bye on Friday, Michigan ad all week to focus on the Spartans. Captain Amy Philbrook, who is recovering from injury, did not start the .game, and saw no action in the first .half. , Michigan head coach Marcia Pankratz had a plan for the senior. "She's still a little hurt, and we didn't want to bring her in and out," Pankratz said. "We wanted to see how the game as going and pick a time when she ~ could come in and give a spark." After a first half in which neither team could score, Pankratz decided to make her move early in the second half. The insertion of Philbrook alone did not energize the team. To do that, it took a Michigan State goal. Michigan State leading scorer Marleen Tuip took a pass from Sanne van Nouhuys with 25:17 left in the game and scored the first goal of the contest. The freshmen are first and sec- ond in scoring for the Spartans. After the goal, Michigan seemed to take its play to another level. Passes became more accurate and crisp, scor- ing opportunities came easier and Michigan took control of the game. It took almost 12 minutes, though, for the Wolverines to tie the score at one. That goal came offa penalty corner and was the spark that the Wolverines needed. Kelli Gannon took the corner pass and fired a shot on goal which was deflected past the goalkeeper by Philbrook. Gannon and Catherine Foreman were credited with assists. Over the next 13 minutes, the Wolverines had opportunities to score but couldn't convert. Michigan kept fighting, and with 33 seconds to go, it pushed the ball into the circle around the Michigan State goal. After a scramble, Geryk was able to slide it past Michigan State goalkeeper Amy Ortwein. The goal moved the No. I1 Wolverines into first place in the Big Ten alone, and should move them back into the top 10 nationally. WOLVERINE Continued from Page 18 "The soggy conditions weren't that bad, but the wind really gets you on this course. "Coming uphill, there's a hard wind in your face." Mortimer, who feels in better shape this year than last, said that if it weren't for the wind, he may have come much closer to his 24:12 of a year ago. Coach Ron Warhurst agreed. "We would have been a little faster if the wind hadn't been so bad," he said. The W'olcrines weren't making any excuses ~though. In fact, they were rather excited about vhat this' race meant. Considering the Big Ten Championships are back on this course in two Nviceks, things are look- ing good for the Wolverines. "We dominated today," Mortimer said. "We hope to do the same in Big Tens." As any coach would, Warhurst wanted to make sure confidence did- n't become over-confidence. "There's bigger, better fish to take-, care of ... it's gonna get tougher," he said. Chun-Ma Taekwondo 9 Kickboxing Acaldamy (734) 994-0400 i1 'Home of -National & " " * Receive instruction !!1; " Taekwondo Kickboxing Hapkido Judo Our Cardio-Fit Kickboxin pro- gram takes the music, excrement and energy of aerobics but adds important self-defense techniques , . like abbing, kicking, punching and blocTing. You learn-while you burn at 800 calories per hour! The Michigan field hockey team defeated Michigan State yesterday in East Lansing, 2-1. Lund, Hart shine at Wolverine SPORTS DESK: 1647-3336 By Raiv Rajani r the Daily Waking up Sunday morning, the Michigan women's tennis team, won- dered whether or not the Wolverine Fall Invitational could be finished at the new William Clay Ford Outdoor Tennis Courts in the midst of a rain storm. Mother Nature forced the tournament inside yesterday after two days of out- door action. Regardless, the team boast- dboth the winner, junior Danielle Hnd, and runner-up, junior Brooke Hart. Overall, Michigan placed first and second in the Blue Flight singles draw, the draw with the top four players from each team, and also won two out of three at the top two positions in doubles. The singles tournament was a com- pass draw - each individual has the opportunity to continue playing despite having already had two or more losses 0 and the doubles tournament was a und robin format, where there is no winner. "It was well run and one of the best tournaments that I've been in," Lund said.. "Great competition." It certainly was. The field included North Carolina, Texas A&M and Notre Dame - all quality competitors. * Another part of the tournament that Michigan coach Bitsy Ritt was particu- larly pleased with was the play of the lower seeds, including the No. 2 doubles team of senior Jennifer Boylan and junior Erryn Weggenman. Still, the most interesting match had to be between the No. I vs. No. 2 matchup of housemates, Hart and Lund. "It was a little bit strange, but once I got out (there), it felt just like a practice match," Lund said. Flashes of brilliance could be seen in all of the tournament, including Michigan sophomores Maya Canfield and Marya Farah. "It was a great event for our program," Ritt said. "There were a lot of quality matches and a lot of quality opponents." The Professional MC offer a GREAT cours Dental Admissions T ;AT people now se for the est (DAT) DO YOU WRITE? 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