Thursday, April 15, 1999 - The Michigan Daily - 13A Iowa is chance to tune for Big Tens Michigan men's golf heads to Ohio W Aru. Sopns Sports Writer With the Big Ten Championships looming on the horizon, the Michigan women's golf team will be looking to fine tune its game this weekend at the Hawkeye Invitational in Iowa City. The tournament will be the final competition on Michigan's regular- season schedule. Coming off a somewhat disappoint- ing ninth-place finish at Indiana last w k, the youthful Wolverines are hrng to build some momentum amidst the corn fields against teams such as Indiana, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, as well as host Iowa. "Last weekend, we didn't get the expected results," Michigan coach Kathy Teichert said. "We had been improving up until that point, but we had some problems in Indiana. I'm concerned with how we performed.' *ichert was especially disappoint- ed' with the team's performance on its up-and-downs and sand saves. Last weekend, the Wolverines were only 25-percent on up-and-downs and had zero sand saves, figures which Teichert said the team needs to improve on. "The greens at Indiana were diffi- cult to handle and as a result we had an average of 35.5 putts per round," Teichert said. "Your scores are quite rctive of how you do on your up- and-downs, and we were very bad in that area. That outweighed any posi- tives we had.' The Wolverines will be taking an inexperienced group to Iowa, com- posed of four freshmen and two sophomores. This means that senior standout Sharon Park will be staying home. Teichert said she felt that taking a young team would not necessarily be a disadvantage. "We've got some players who are pretty close to each other in terms of performance," Teichert said. "We've got to find out who can perform under pressure. "This weekend will also be a chance for Sharon to get some rest. She's been hitting the ball well, but she's under a lot of stress with exams coming up, and she's tired. She'll definitely be at Big Tens." The Wolverines have had their share of struggles this season, but perhaps that is to be expected from a team.with only one senior. But despite the incon- sistency, Teichert said that the experi- ence has been enjoyable. "We've definitely been a little inconsistent at times," Teichert said. "For example, in one round earlier this year, Bess Bowers shot 41 for the front nine, and then 33 for the back nine. But, it's exciting to be able to see that they can come back from a tough stretch. "With consistency comes results, and the more the girls are out there, the better they get. We just need to raise our expectations to a higher level to move up. Overall, I'm very excited DAVID ROCHKIND/Daiy This weekend, Bess Bowers and the Michigan women's golf team will be looking to fine tune their games at the Hawkeye Invitational in Iowa City. for the future of this team." But regardless of struggles, the fact remains that there is but a fortnight remaining between this weekend's competition and the Big Ten Championships. With that in mind, Teichert assessed her team's performance to date and its chances for a title. "What we need to be successful is for the girls to stick to their game plans," Teichert said. "The players will have to be decisive in both their thought processes and their shot selec- tions. "We've made a lot of improvements this year, but the Big Ten is stronger than it's ever been. We've definitely got our work cut out for us. If the girls have confidence in their games, and if we can put it all together at the right time, I think we can do well?' Scana1 By UM Subramini D* Sports Writer When the victories aren't coming and the shots aren't falling, it's easy to throw in the towel and call it quits. Likewise, in college golf, when the NCAA Regional Tournament is a long- shot at best and the team is young, it'd be simple to step back and not give it your all. But for the Michigan men's golf team, that isn't even an issue. Regardless of the fact that the Wolverines aren't considered one of the top-six teams in the region for the most part, every day, they come to the course ready to play. So, what motivates a young team that always has next year? Michigan coach Jim Carras believes that the motivation lies within the com- petitive nature of the team. Each week, the players that have poor showings at the previous week's tournament are forced to requalify for the travel team. 'There's one motivation," Carras said. "They want to play and make the travel team ... My guys would give their left arms to make that team. They want to be a part of the team and want to be com- petitive." But freshman standout Andrew Chapman, had a different answer. "We're still trying to keep that glim- mer of hope alive about NCAAs, but when we go into a tournament, we just want to beat all the teams around us" Chapman said. "We don't want to lose to Michigan State or Ohio State. Playing on this level, you have to improve, or you're going to get passed:' Behind team captain Mike Harris, Chapman, who is a consistent presence on the travel team, is having the most successful year. "Every week I'm more and more impressed 'by (Chapman's) perfor- mance;' Cars said. "He is going to be a good one:' But the word "good" in golf is deceiv- ing. In college, the players from a given ti MEDIA ASSISTANT '+ " 1 work with culing edgeand er traditional media rormats " Assist with multimedia and information resource materials. * Operate reservation systems. " Perform light clerical tasks " $7.25/hr., part-time, paid training. 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All sea- son long, that fifth and final spot has been up in the air and various Wolverines have rotated through. This weekend when Michigan heads to Ohio State to face a 15 team field composed of 10 Big Ten schools, the team will be composed of Harris, junior Scott Hayes, Chapman, and fellow fresh- men Brian Siepke and Andy Matthews., This weekend, Carras is merely look- ing for strong performances which wil carry over to the Big Ten Tournament. Minnesota faculty accused in AMSTERDAMN-$419 * LONDON -$440 Allegations state that faculty, counselors helped basketball players stay in school T. PAUL. 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