NCAA update For an updated bracket in the Pizza House - michigandaily.com Final Four Challenge, go to the Daily Sports website. michigandaily.com /sports offTS FRIDAY MARCH 17, 2000 10- Jilison scores on CCHA awards night 't~ CCHA honors Player of the Year Shawn Horcoff - Michigan State Rookie of the Year Chris Gobert - Northern Michigan Best Defensive Defenseman Mike Weaver - Michigan State Best Offensive Defensive Jeff Jilison - Michigan Best Defensive Forward Shawn Horcoff - Michgan State Coach of the Year Scott Borek - Lake Superior Terry Flanagan Award Sean Peach - Michigan Chris upreY's By Uma Subramanian Daily Sports Wter DETROIT - With its ornate ceilings and rich decorations, the Fox Theater majestically rises above its surround- ings in the heart of downtown Detroit. The opulence of the theater alone is ordi- narily enough to cap- tivate the attention of onlookers and passersby. Yet as the Jillison Michigan hockey team, in town for last night's 2000 CCHA Awards Banquet, strolled through the front doors only one thing caught their attention - the solitary CCHA Tournament trophy sitting on a cor- ner table, waiting for its new home. Until two weeks ago, that very trophy rested atop Michigan coach Red Berenson's trophy case - a tribute to the 1998-99 team, which won the tournament. As every Wolverine strolled toward the awaiting banquet ceremony, his head turned for one glimpse of the coveted prize that awaits the winner of this weekend's CCHA Tournament. In attendance at the ceremony were Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame and Nebraska-Omaha - the four will play in the conference semifinals tonight. But even though tonight personal acco- lades will be forgotten as team tactics take center stage, last night, in the words of CCHA CommissionerTom Anastos, was a chance "to honor outstanding perfor- mances and great achievements." For his on-ice efforts during the regular- season, Michigan defenseman Jeff Jillson was named the CCHA's Best Offensive Defenseman. Jillson's 23 points led all CCHA defensemen. "I'd like to thank the coaches," Jillson said in his acceptance speech. "And last but not least, I'd like to thank my team- mates. I'm just not saying that to look good either. I really mean it. I couldn't have done it without them." Perhaps most memorable among Michigan's accolades was the Terry Flanagan Memorial Award presented to captain Sean Peach. Flanagan was an assistant coach at Bowling Green who in 1992 lost a battle with cancer. The award recognizes players who See CCHA, Page 11 JARCSflieu, 0 Warren, Logan advance to NCAA quarterfinals Teams that play first-round games today have had a lot of time to think. Coaches are continually reminding their teams that upsets lurk close by, and taking this lesson to heart can make the difference between a team that plays T on Sunday and one that NCAA ' asks the customer-ser- vice desk at the airline for an earlier flight. sPr EAST REGION aep Vs.Se Season's over: No. 8 Tem pe a U Kansas. Traditionally, FinJ's. Bui No. 9 seeds have fared (IL . & t. well in the first round, Ka~vs. " and DePaul is capable of Doke continuing this trend. The Mhlana v%-Pe Jayhawks are overrated,, and offensively, this is one of Roy Williams' CY% .UN weaker teams. Tuts v . NL Upset city: No. 7 QtxUIA Ut. Oregon. The NCAA othkStvs.A selection committee real- NCanaint ly lowballed Seton Hall Miami (ft)% in this year's tournament, Stania] vs. S giving the Pirates a No.F 10 seed. Seton Hall fought tooth and QUAY T'OURNAMENT East ieron Hall utter Pa u1 South SIC-;tn. cal 5t. 12:I1p.. 12:25 p.. 2:55 p.m 3:45p t. ;4th p.n-. 7:40 pm. l010pn 10:10 p. 12:30 pm. 12:30 p.m. O p.m 3:O pa. Favorites: No. I Duke, No. 2 Temple, No. 5 Florida, No. 6 Indiana. Illinois has to prove itself. The Illini always seem to peter out in round two. Taking Indiana to beat Oklahoma State is a tough pick - it's hard to pick over the immensely talented Cowboys - but Indiana showed dur- ing the nonconfer- ence season that it can play with anyone. SOUTH REGION Season's over: No. 8 North Carolina. Everyone knows the Tar Heels never should've been in the s~ Temple's matchup zone. A Temple- Indiana showdown is a few rounds away, but this opportunity might just push the Hoosiers through the first two rounds. By Ryan C. Moloney Daily Sports Writer ST. LOUIS - For Joe Warren,- Damian Logan and the rest of the Michigan wrestling team, Thursday night was a step toward vindication for the Big Ten meet. Warren advanced into today's NCAA quarterfinals for the first time in his career, knocking off Oregon's Brian Watson 2-0 in the day's opening round and hanging on against James Madison's Mike Coyle in the second round, 15-12. They were the senior's 100th and 10 1st career victories, but neither could be considered "Warren-esque." To start his day, Warren's repeated attacks were countered by Watson's stalling. The point tally was low and the action was minimal. In the nightcap, Warren quickly fell behind 7-1 to Coyle and faced a 9-3 deficit at the start of the second round. Logan's results were a bit more typi- cal. Logan "hit the wall" in his morning match - against Benjamin New of Cornell; but was still able to pull out the 11-7 win. In the second round, Logan caught-hold of Northern Iowa's Sonny Marchette early on a cradle. Marchette fished around, but to no avail as Logan recorded the pin just 42 seconds into the match. "I came out fired-up" Logan said. "He didn't want to move much on his feet - I gave him a little fake, straight shot, and took him down." The victory set up a Big Ten show- down between Logan and arch-nemesis Northwestern's Scott Schatzman. "I have to go out there ready to brawl," Logan said. "He can't want to wrestle me, I'll brawl with him every time. It's got to be stressful on him, I've got every- thing to gain." Freshman A.J Grant survived his morning match in 125, but in the second round he took his lumps and bowed out to Minnesota's Leroy Vega, 19-4. Mike Kulczycki also captured a first round victory, but in the nightcap lost a close, defensive match to Illinois' Adam Tirapelle, 6-3. In one of the year's great disappoint- ments, defending All-American Andy Hrovat went down to Lehigh's Rob Rohn, 6-5 in the second round. "I don't know what happened," a despondent Hrovat said afterward. Apchn Sr 7:50p.m. Ca MSai 7:55p S.{cr. 1025 P.i11 -'ALEX WO/LK!Vaiiy Senior forward Stacey Thomas and the rest of her perimeter friends will all need big games if Michigan is to beat Stanford and advance to the second round. Be picots NCAA ru Women face Stanford in first round tomorrow nail in the Big East, a conference which is re-emerging as a national power. Oregon lacks a deep bench. That kind of void hurts this time of year. Fighting chance: No. 6 Indiana is the only team in the bottom half of this bracket disciplined enough to handle NCAA.Tournament in the first place. The selection committee just did it to appease Dick Vitale, a North Carolina lover. Vitale might shed a tear or two once Ed Cota graduates. Upset city: No. 1 1 Arkansas over No. 6 Miami (Fla.). Never count out Nolan Richardson, aicagey coach with See DANCE, Page 11 By Arun Gopal Daily Sports Wnter The Big Dance: Every team's goal in October. Now, March Madness is here, and for the No. 25 Michigan women's basketball team, the dream has become reality. The Wolverines (14-4 Big Ten, 23-7 overall) - seeded eighth in the West region - begin their quest for the nation- al championship tomorrow night when they face No. 9 seed Stanford (13-5, 20- 8) in Athens, Ga. The game will be televised on WFUM (Channel 24) at 9:30 p.m. For Michigan, receiving the eighth seed was a disappointment. The Wolverines surprised many experts by finishing second in one of the toughest basketball conferences in the country, but were still seeded relatively low. "I don't think I need to use seeding as motivation," Michigan coach Sue Guevara said. "We just need to go out and prove people wrong."- Stanford has a premier backcourt. Senior point guard Milena Flores, a two- time all-conference selection, got a new running mate this season - freshman Jamie Carey and the two went together like hotcakes and molasses. Carey, who is Stanford's leading scor- er, was recently named Pac-10 Freshman of the Year. "I think the strength of their game, and of our game, is our perimeter play," Guevara said. "I think we match up with them pretty well." Even if the Wolverines can neutralize Stanford on the perimeter, one area where Michigan will be at a disadvantage is on the low block. While Michigan centers Alison Miller (6-2) and LeeAnn Bies (6-3) have both improved this season, they will give up several inches to Stanford's Carolyn Moos (6-6) and Cori Enghusen (6-7). "Obviously, we're not as big as them, but we haven't been as big as a lot of teams we've played," Guevara said. If Michigan is able to contain Stanford's post players, Guevara said perimeter defense will be a big factor. "I definitely think our defense against their three-point shooters will be impor- tant," Guevara said. "Another key for us is going to be the play of Anne Thorius and how she handles Milena Flores. Whatever point guard is able to get her team involved is going to be a big key." By Sam Duwe Daily Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS - Eighth place, seven swimmers, six months of train- ing, high fives all around, four Big Ten Conference champions, three days of competition, two sixth-place finishes last night and one excited swimmer. "We're psyched," said senior captain Shannon Shakespeare. "We don't have a lot of swimmers here. We're just try- ing to swim with our hearts and stay in the top 10 - that would be really good." Beginning yesterday in the Indiana University Natatorium, the combined efforts of seven individual Michigan swimmers kept the Wolverines within the top 10. A sixth-place finish in the 200-meter freestyle relay and Shakespeare's 200-meter individual medley were the greatest sources of points for the team. Although those events helped tally points for the Wolverines' cause, coach Jim Richardson and his swim* mers were still a bit disappointed with their performance yesterday. "It's an exciting meet," Richardson said. "I think from our standpoint we've had some good swims and we've had some swims that just are not quite the way we.think we can be." Richardson believes in a gradual process of conditioning in preparation for this very event. Emphasis is put on. season-long training rather than dual- meet performances. So when this weekend comes around, the pressure is high for the Wolverines to utilize his strategy. "I tell them what to do," Richardson said. "We train them to be ready to be fast here and somehow, some way I didn't have them ready to really be fast today. So that's my bad." Competition continues here today and tomorrow, as the Wolverines strive to stay afloat with the top 10. 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