28 - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday -- March 27, 2000 CLUBSPORTSWEEKLY " Edited by Michael Kern and Ryan C. Moloney Lacrosse buries Purdue, 25-1 Two Big Ten teams advance to Final Four The eighth-ranked Michigan men's lacrosse club kicked a dead horse this weekend, as it pounded Purdue 25-1 Saturday at Ooseterban Fieldhouse, improving its record to 8-3, The 25-1 romp was "not as close as the score would indicate," Michigan coach John Paul said. "This was one of those games that both teams just want to get over with." In the first quarter alone, Michigan tallied 1I goals, won all 12 faceoffs, collected 16 groundballs to Purdue's five, and outshot the Boilermakers 20-3. Michigan was led by senior cap- tain Jeff Hadwin's seven first-quarter goals. Hadwin scored one more early in the second before Paul let him bow out. By the second quarter, the Wolverines had already emptied their bench, and concentrated on maintaining possesssion instead of scoring. But they couldn't help themselves, scoring a lofty seven in the second period. "Both teams knew it would be a long night," Paul said. By the fourth quarter, Paul switched his players from their nat- Women's hockey ranked second in national poll Michigan's varsity hockey team is not the only club near the top of its game. The women's hockey club is sitting compfortably near the top of the American College Hockey Association poll at No. 2 after finishing in first place in their league tournament two weeks ago. Penn State tops the list at No. 1. The Central Collegiate Women's Hockey Association tournament, which was held March 17-19, pitted the Wolverines against some tough teams. Michigan competed against Lake Superior State in the first round, and after being down 2-0, the Wolverines came back to win it 3-2. ural positions. Junior Wesley Martvus, normally , a defender, notched his first goal of the season with the switch. "It felt great to finally get one in," Martus said. "Throughout the season a few opportunities had come up, but I never capitalized. This game gave me a chance to score and have my friends stop making fun of me." The lopsided match also gave freshman goalie Jeremy Menkowitz game experience. Menkowitz played the entire second half, but only had to push one shot aside. Michigan's victory extended its conference winning streak to 19 games. The win keeps the Wolverines firmly atop the CCLA rankings with a 5-0 conference record. None of Michigan's upcoming games are against soft opponents, as next week's homestand will include games against No. 6 Virginia, Virginia Tech, No. 9 Arizona and No. 12 Illinois. "I've liked our attitude through this stretch of lopsided wins," Paul said. "The guys keep playing hard and working to improve. There's no doubt we understand the importance of the next two weeks." - David Roth The second round was a clean sweep against Ohio State - the Wolverines won 15-0. In the last round, they faced Western Michigan, one of their archri- vals, and won 4-1. Other teams competing in the tourna- ment included Michigan State and Bowling Cireen. Western Michigan placed second in the tournament behind Michigan. Tory DeLceuw and Jodi Berris attribute the Wolverines' success to strong defensive strategies. "We have goalies on the team who really go out there and make key plays - they stop the goals - and guard the post in a way that makes it hard for other teams to score;' DeLeeuw and Berris said. This past season the Wolverines had a 16-3-1 record, making them tops in their league going into the tournament. In the last two years, the Wolverines have placed third at the tournament. - Rhonda Gilmer AUBURN HILLS (AP) - The Spartans can slambodies with the best of them. Add patience to their game and they are almost unbeatable. The top-seeded Spartans used another late run to beat Iowa State 75-64 in the Midwest Regional final Saturday night, advancing to the Final Four for the sce- ond straight year. "Coach always says tough players win," said senior forward Morris Peterson, who scored all but five of his 18 points in the second half. "And I thought down the stretch, we showed how tough we were." No. 8 WISCONSIN 64, No. 6 PURDUE 60: As improbable as it seems, it's "On Wisconsin!" The pesky, patient Badgers are headed to the Final Four, a journey they last made 59 years ago. "What can I say?" Wisconsin's Jon Bryant said. "Who would have thought this was possible? A month and a half ago, we were just trying to get into the tournament. But here we are going to the Final Four." No. 8 NoRTH CAROLINA 59, No. 7 TULSA 55: Well, look at North Carolina now. The supposedly misguided team that some said didn't even deserve to be in the NCAA tournament is headed to the Final Four, led by a coach who sud- denly seems like a genius. College basketball's least likely under- dog capped its stunning turnaround by beating Tulsa 59-55 yesterday in the South Regional. No. 5 FLORIDA 77, No.3 OKLAHOMA STATE 65: Florida wore down yet anoth- er higher seeded team to advance to the Final Four for just the second time ever. With seven sophomores and freshmen in the 10-man rotation, the fifth-seeded Gators beat third-seeded Oklahoma State and its seven seniors yesterday in the East Regional championship game. The Gators will play North Carolina, on April 1. 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Fifteen students arrested in post- loss Purdue riots WEST LAFAYETTE (AP) - Fifteen people were in custody yesterday after Purdue fans overturned a dumpster and started bonfires after the Boilermakers' loss in the NCAA tournament. More than 300 students took to the streets Saturday night and early Sunday after the Boilermakers' 64-60 defeat by Wisconsin in the West Regional final. Students wandered around the campus causing damage, before police in riot gear used tear gas to disperse the crowd. The 15 being held at the Tippecanoe County Jail appeared to be students, Indiana State police said. They were booked on charges of public intoxica- tion, resisting law enforcement and dis- orderly conduct. One was jailed for attempted arson. Police arrested several others and released them at the scene. Those stu- dents face mandatory court hearings. The scene was mild compared to a disturbance Thursday involving 5,000 students. St. John's Barkley declares NBA eligib 'ty JAMAICA, NEW YORK (AP) - After a sophomore season filled with controversy, St. John's point guard Erick Barkley announced today that he will forego the final two years of his colle- giate career, declaring himself eligible for the NBA draft in June. Barkley twice was suspended by the NCAA this season and was involved in a lockerroom scuffle with senior guard Bootsy Thornton at halftime of a Big East semifinal game against Miami. Although he led the Red Storm to its first Big East Conference tournament title since 1985, the 6-foot-1 Brooklyn native scored 14 points without an assist in an upset loss to Gonzaga a week ago in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Barkley was named to the All-Big East First Team this season. In 1998-99, he was a member of the conference's All-Rookie squad after helping the Storm to the "Elite Eight" in last year's NCAA Tournament. UBURN HILLS, Mich. - Isn't it nice to play at home? That's essentially what this weekend was for Michigan State - two home games along its red-carpet path to the Final Four. Michigan State's survival was music to the ears of Craig Thompson and the tournament selection com- mittee, who made sure to slot the Spartans as the No. I seed in the Midwest Region so that the NCAA would have at least one marquee team in the Final Four. Perhaps the most entertaining moment of Michigan State's victory over Iowa State on Saturday hap- pened in the last 10 seconds of the game. Iowa State coach Larry Eustachy, livid at officiating that essentially cost them the game, did what every coach in America would like the opportunity to do just once - storm the court and tell the referees what he thinks of them. Eustachy was ejected for his overzealousness - and also for mak- ing contact with one official, chasing all three members of the crew all over the court and using potty language. Some will undoubtedly call Eustachy's behavior "unsportsman- like", "disgraceful" or "conduct detri- mental to his school." These are pco- ple that don't know the game. I take it a different way. I call it loyalty, loyalty shown by Eustachy to his players. As their coach, Eustachy is the man designated to fight for them, lobby for them and stick up for them. 'The referees ripped the Cyclones off and cost them a trip to the Final Four. Shaking hands and saying "it's the breaks" might be appropriate in Little League, but there is too much at stake to take things that lightly. Marcus Fizer's "moving screen," a call that was made 46 feet from the basket with 4:01 remaining in the game, was ridiculous. Fizer didn't move; he was run into and staggered backward after the collision. Instead of Iowa State having the ball, up three points with under four minutes to go, Michigan State shot the one-and-one as a result of the foul, cutting the lead to one. Later, the referees couldn't decide whether or not to call a block or charge on Iowa State's Paul Shirley, who caught a lob pass two feet away from the basket and knocked over Charlie Bell. But Shirley's feet hadn't touched the ground yet, and Bell undercut him. If the foul was called on Bell, Shirley would've shot a one-and-one. Instead, a double foul was called, which resulted in Shirley's fifth per- sonal and disqualification. When Iowa State fouled the Spartans, who already owned a six- point lead with just 10 seconds left, Eustachy knew the game was out of hand. So he made his point, behaving horrendously to match the quality of the officiating. He cared about his team, about the young men that had fought hard for him all year. In honor of that dedication, he fought for them. Ten years from now, memories of the game will have faded a little. But those who were on the Iowa State bench will never forget that their coach laid himself on the line for them. Buried deep beneath Eustachy's madman rage was a reservoir of loy- alty - something I choose to com- mend, rather than condemn. - Chris Duprev can be reached via e-mail at cduprey( umich.edu. NATIONAL SCOREBARD Baseball spring training scores GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE Pittsburgh 5, Boston 4 Cincinnati 4, Tampa Bay 2 St. Louis 15, Cleveland 11. Detroit 7, Atlanta 3 Houston 11, Kansas City 10 Kansas City 7, Toronto 3 NY Yankees 12, Minnesota 5 Montreal 8, Baltimore 4 Texas 7, Philadelphia 6 NHL standings CACTUS LEAGUE Anaheim 14. San Diego 11 Milwaukee 8, Chicago White Sox 8 San Diego 11, Colorado 7 San Francisco 14, Oakland 5 Arizona 18. 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At the prodding of the NCAA, offi- cials passed an ordinance outlawing tick- et scalping in Marion County. The ban applies only to the Final Four. "Seeing a bunch of hawkers is not an appealing atmosphere," said Maribeth Smith, an organizer with the NCAA. The desire is to make this a wholesome, environment. This is college sports." The police did come around to give out copies of the ordinance to make sure everyone is aware, said Ticket Source's Trena Goble. The 1998 ordinance allows ticket holders to sell their tickets - but only at face value, or for a small profit. The price of the ticket can't be raised by more than SI10 under the rule. The Indianapolis Police Department plans to have officers stationed in loca- tions where scalping has been rampant, including outside the RCA Dome. 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