12 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 31, 2000 Football ticket applications due Don't forget! Student season football ticket applications are due today at the Michigan ticket office at 5 p.m. Envelopes that are postmarked by March 31 will be accepted. If you are in need of extra copies, applications can be photo- copied or can be picked up at the ticket office today. Applications for public season ticket holders will be sent out in early April. Individual home game tickets willgo on sale - if available - on Monday, July 10 for the Boling Green and Rice games oily. Information regarding the sale of away game tickets will be available on Monday, April 3. The spring football game will be on Saturday, April 15 at 1 p.m. and will be free of charge. Michigan's ticket office is located at 1000 South State Street. Icers land recruit for 2001 season According to the North American Hockey League, the University of Michigan signed Steve Swistak of the Compuware Ambassadors to their 2001 recruit- ing crop. Swistak, 17, is the cousin of cur- rent Wolverine freshman J.J. Swistak. The newest Wolverine recuit netted 17 goals and 23 assists for 40 points in 52 games in his sec- ond NAHL season. Swistak also has accumulated 36 penalty min- utes. He is the sixth member of Compuware's 1999 Jr. A national championship team to commit to Michigan. The group includes his cousin J.J., current Ambassadors team- mate Andy Burnes and former junior teammates Mark Mink, John Shouneyia and Mike Roemensky. "Steve's a good all-around play- er and should make a solid all- around contribution to Michigan as a freshman," Compuware GM/Coach Mike Vellucci said. Swistak will be joined in the 2000-01 recruiting class by Burnes, a 6-0, 185 lb. defenseman from Battle Creek, Ml; 6-4, 230 lb. defenseman Michael Komisarek (Islip Terrace, NY); and 6-0, 180 lb. defenseman Reilly Olson (Grand Prairie, Alberta). Wolverines to square off against pair of nonconference opponents By Benjamin Singer Daily SportsWriter The Michigan women's tennis team might still be able to watch the Final Four despite its busy weekend. The Wolverines will host South Florida today and Marquette on Sunday, but the all- important basketball games fall on Saturday and Monday. In spite of that, the only nets Michigan will be playing with this weekend are on the tennis court. The Wolverines are coming off of their worst defeat of the season at the hands of No. 13 Notre Dame, but Michigan does- n't have time to dwell on the loss.. "We already put that behind us," senior co-captain Danielle Lund said. "We have another match coming up so fast." The matches this weekend close out the Wolverines' nonconference schedule. "We really want to be ready for (the Big Ten matches)" Lund said. "We've struggled so far against other Big Ten teams. It will be a nice way to get ready for them with two wins." The nonconference matches are more than just stepping stones for the remain- der of the season. Wins over quality non-conference opponents can help boost a team's posi- tion in the NCAA reionals. Michigan's rivalry with South Florida dates to the dawn of the 1990s. Although the Bulls have won the past four meetings, Michigan has come close in the last two years, los- ing 5-4 each time. "They may be a higher-ranked team, but we're always right there with them," Lund said. "I consider the rivalry intense" This is the first time that the teams will be competing in Ann Arbor - the previ- ous 10 meetings have been in Tampa. "Usually it's our first match and it's outside" co-captain Brooke Hart said. "This time we will have an advantage." Perhaps the edge that the indoor courts at the Varsity Tennis Center provide may have scared the Bulls away from Ann Arbor in the past - or maybe it's some- thing else. "I heard something about how the coach doesn't like to drive in the snow," Hart said. The match against Marquette will be Michigan's third match in five days. The Golden Eagles don't have an annual rivalry with the Wolverines, but the teams still have some familiarity with each other. "A lot of our players have played their players in other tournaments," Lund said. "It will definitely be close. It will be a great opportunity for us. THIS WEEKEND VARSITY TENNIS CENTER Who: Mchitgan vs. South Florida When: Today,b6p.m. Who: Michigan vs. Marquette When:Sunday, l p.m. Milestone wins In the bag Senior Danielle Lund E Won her 75th career victory last Wednesday against Notre Dame o Needs one more to tie Stacy Berg for fifth for Michigan'sall-time leader Junior Szandra Fuzesi Won her 20th match against Michigan Stareon March 25 since transferring to Michigan On the hormn- Senior Brooke Hart * Needs two more to tie Mary MacTaggart with 69 for 10th on M ichign's all-time lis * Needs three more for 20 this seasonl and 70 for her career Freshman Joanne Musgrove ' Needs two more for 15 for this season and career KIMITSU VOGACHI/Daily Senior Brooke Hart and the rest of the Wolverines will try to rebound from a tough loss to Notre Dame when they play South Florida and Marquette this weekend. Deacons cut down nets in NYC NEW YORK (AP) - Wake Forest players hugged at center court, their midseason struggles a distant memory as they celebrated the NIT champi- onship. Robert O'Kelley, the tournament MVP, made five 3-pointers and finished with 19 points to lead Wake Forest to a 71-61 victory over Notre Dame in the final of the National Invitation Tournament at Madison Square Garden yesterday night. Craig Dawson added 13 points and Darius Songaila 12 for the Demon Deacons (22-14), who won their first NIT final in the first game between the schools. Notre Dame's Troy Murphy finished with 20 points on 8-for-16 shooting, but was mostly held in check, getting most of his points late. David Graves added 17. Wake Forest, which lost nine of 13 games midway through the season and saw its postseason hopes quickly fading, ended the season by winning eight of its last nine games. None was bigger than this one. Wake Forest played throughout with' energy and determination, looking much better than it did in its semifinal victory over North Carolina State on Tuesday night when it had 23 turnovers. The Demon Deacons beat Vanderbilt, New Mexico, defending NIT champion California and North Carolina State to reach the final for the first time. The Demon Deacons nursed big leads throughout, then stopped the Irish's final comeback attempt. Trailing 61-45 with just over five minutes remaining, Notre Dame (22-15) went on an 11-2 run, getting within 63- 56 on Murphy's layup with 52 seconds remaining. Songaila made a free throw with 50.4 seconds left to make it 64-56 and O'Kelley pushed the margin to 10 with two free throws with 34.9 seconds left. Graves made a 3-pointer with 27.6 seconds left and then made two free throws with 27.3 seconds left to make it 66-61. Jere Macura fouled Songaila with 26.2 seconds left, and Songaila madet one of two free throws to give Wake Forest a 67-61 lead. Jimmy Dillon fouled O'Kelley with 13.8 left, and he made both free throws. Songaila's two free throws with 3.4 sec- onds left sealed it. Wake Forest started the second half with a 15-6 run, stretching its lead to 53 33 on O'Kelley's 3-pointer with 12:3P remaining. The Irish, who dominated Michigan, Xavier, Brigham Young and Penn State to get to the final, were thoroughly out- played by the Demon Deacons. For the first time in its run through the NIT, Notre Dame was unable to make its shots, goingjust 8-for-21 in the first half, and their star player was held in check. Further magnifying Notre Dame's frustration, coach Matt Dohert- argued a no-call and was given a a tech- nical with 1:59 remaining. L AP PHOTO Even though they can only chant, "We're number 65!," Wake Forest players still found reason to celebrate after they beat Notre Dame to win the NIT title. 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