2B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - November 8, 1999 - CLUB SPORTS CORP CMen's lacrosse slashes State to finish fall season Saturday night, the Michigan's men acrosse club finished its fall scrimmage season with a commanding 14-4 victory over Michigan State in Oosterban Field House to cap its undefeated fall season. The Wolverines blew the game open in the third quarter when they scored seven goals in a row. Creaseman Jeff Hadwin led the attack for the Wolverines, scoring six goals, and Adam Denenberg knotted four goals and three assists. Pierce Davis added a pair of goals and Tom Burns and Sloan Buchan-McGilliard finished the scor- ing. The regular season begins in the spring Feb. 19 when Indiana travels to Ann Arbor. Until then, the team will continue to practice and condition until December. But not every player from this fall will play in the spring because the team's coach, John Paul, will have to make cuts for the team's final spring ros- ter. Michigan finished fourth in the nation last year, and since the Wolverines are not losing anybody to graduation, Paul's expectations are high. "This team is really focussed on the spring season," Paul said. "We'll be playing our toughest schedule ever so we'll need to improve every week." - Dave Roth Rifle Club takes ain at Walsh Inv. The Michigan rifle club competed this weekend at the 43rd annual Walsh Invitational. Though team standing will not be known for another week, NUER EDITED BY DAVID DEN HERDER Michigan finished with a 3,589 score. Jon Mieling led the Wolverines with 1,007 points. Neil McNeight and Joshua Johns tied for second with 889 points and Ray Braekevelt finished in fourth place for the Wolverines with 804 points. "We did really well," McNeight said. "We only had a couple of shooters returning from last year but the new shooters did really well." Hockey club is No. 1 m region The Michigan men's hockey club wrapped up a home-and-home and home series with John Carroll Saturday with a 3-3 tie. Combined with a 7-3 victory over John Carroll Friday night, the Wolverines move to 7-1-2 on the season -- their finest start on record. "We dominated the game, and played hard," said club president Jason Kiehler. "They had a great goalie and it's a little disappointing to tie, especially after winning 7-3." Fast out of the gates, Michigan has also captured the No. 1 ranking in the Southeast Region of the American College Hockey Association - also a first for the Wolverines. "We're thrilled to be ranked No. 1," Kiehler said. "It's especially exciting because we're ranked ahead of teams that are usually ranked much higher than us." Next week the Wolverines face Kentucky, whose program came into the national spotlight after a scanti- ly-clad Ashley Judd, a Kentucky alum, graced the Wildcats' promo- tional schedule poster last season. - Geoff Gagnon AP POLL Associated Press Top 25, Nov. 7 (first place votes in parentheses) COACHES' POLL USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Top 25, Nov. 7 (first place votes in parentheses) AT £ TcF Ti WEE ATHLETE OF THE WEE K Team 1. Florida State (66) 2. Virginia Tech (4) 3. Tennessee 4. Florida 5. Kansas State 6. Penn State 7. Nebraska 8. Mississippi State 9. Wisconsin 10. Texas 11. Alabama 12. Marshall 13. Georgia Tech. 14. Georgia 15. Brigham Young 16. Michigan 17. Michigan State 18. Mississippi 19. Miami (Fla.) 20. Minnesota 21. Southern Miss. 22. Purdue 23. Washington 24. East Carolina 25. Ohio State Record Pts Pvs 9-0 1,746 1 8-0 1,656 3 7-1 1,599 4 -8-1 1,523 5 9-0 1,495 6 9-1 1,328 2 8-1 1,296 9 8-0 1,288 8 8-2 1,206 10 8-2 1,085 11 7-2 1,006 12 9-0 947 13 6-2 853 7 6-2 825 14 &1 805 15 7-2 749 16 7-2 680 19 7-2 508 23 5-3 486 22 6-3 357 - 6-3 310 25 6-4 288 17 6-3 213 - 7-2 99 18 6-4 89 20 Team 1. Florida State (57) 2. Virginia Tech (1) 3. Tennessee (1) 4. Florida 5. Kansas State 6. Nebraska 7. Mississippi State 8. Penn State 9. Wisconsin - 10. Texas 11. Marshall 12. Brigham Young 13. Alabama 14. Georgia Tech 15. Michigan 16. Georgia 17. Michigan State 18. Mississippi 19. Miami 20. Southern Miss. 21. Minnesota 22. Washington 23. Texas A&M 24. East Carolina 25. Boston College Rec. 9-0 7-1 7-1 9-0 8-1 8-0 9-1 82 &2 9-0 8-1 7-2 6-2 7-2 6.2 7-2 7-2 5-3 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-3 7-2 &2 Pts. 1,472 1,394 1,333 1,282 1,270 1,120 1,115 1,100 1,012 992 773 766 764 739 684 656 563 432 379 253 152 145 141 138 137 Prey. 1 3 4 5 6 9 8 2 10 11 12 13 14 7 15 16 19 23 22 25 18 17 Who: Kelli Gannon Hometown: Escondido, Cal. High School: San Pasqual High School Sport: Field Hockey Year: Junior Why: Gannon scored five goals in the Big Ten Tournament this week- end to garner MVP honors. She enters the NCAA Tournament with 16 goals and 39 points on the season. Background: Second-team All-American (1998)... First-team regional All-American (1998)... All-Big Ten Tournament Team selection<11998) Big Ten freshman of the year (1997)... Second-team Regional All- American (1997). Gannon , ' Stckers' victory dethrones Penn State, SATURDAY'S COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCORES Minnesota 24, No. 2 Penn State 23 No. 3 Virginia Tech 22 West Virginia 20 No. 4 Tennessee 38, N~otre Dame 14 No. 5 Florida 13, Vanderbilt 6 No, 6 Kansas State 20, Colorado 14 Virginia 45, No. 7 Georgia Tech 38 'M' SCHEDULE Today November 8 No events scheduled Tomorrow-November 9 No events scheduled Wednesday November 10 Men's Basketball vs. Double Pump All-Stars, 7:30 p.m. Thursday November 11 No events scheduled Friday November 12 Women's basketball vs. Soproni-Postas, 7 p.m. Field Hockey at NCAA Regionals, TBA Ice Hockey vs. Miami (Ohio) (Cincinnati, No. 9 Nebraska 37, No. 18 Texas A&M 0 No. 10 Wisconsin 28 No. 21 Purdue 21 No. 11 Texas 34, Oklahoma State 21 No. 12 Marshall 28, Kent 16 No. 13 Brigham Young 30, San Diego State 7 No. 14 Alabama 23, Louisiana State 17 Ohio), 7:35 p.m. Volleyball at Penn State, 7 p.m. Saturday November 13 Men's Cross Country at NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Terre Haute, Ind), 11:00 a.m. Women's Cross Country at NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Terre Haute, Ind.), 11:00 a.m. Field Hockey at NCAA Regionals, TBA Football at Penn State, Noon Ice Hockey at Miami (Ohio), 7:05 p.m. Wrestling at Michigan State Open, All Day Sunday November 14 Men's Basketball vs. Team Prestige, 7:30 p.m. Volleyball at Ohio State, 2 p.m. Wrestling at Michigan State Open, All Day By Sarah Ensor Daily Sports Writer COLUMBUS - As the No. 8 Michigan field hockey team learned this weekend, revenge is sweet. Although it is the Michigan stickers' 2-1 victory over Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament finals that will go into the record books, it was their semifinal win over No. 4 Penn State that was the most emotional. As Ashley Reichenbach's stroke flew past Penn State goalie Heidi Leuchte in the second overtime of Saturday's 2-1 victory, it ended both the Nittany Lions' domination of the tournament and Michigan's streak of losses to Penn State. Saturday's victory was only the Wolverines' third win ever against the Nittany Lions and was their first victo- ry against Penn State since 1997. The Nittany Lions had defeated the Wolverines in six straight contests, including two dominating perfor- mances this season. For some of the Michigan stickers, this was their first taste of victory over their archrivals, while for the upper- classmen it marked a win that was a long time coming. "It feels awesome," senior captain Reichenbach said. "This is the best game I've ever played in in any form of sport." Penn State entered the tournament as one of the favorites, with a No. 2 seed and history on its side. The Nittany Lions had won the last four Big Ten tournament championships and had eliminated the Wolverines from tourna- Beitel, Crumpton lead soccer back to tide By Dan Williams Daily Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON - Junior Kacy Beitel and freshman Abby Crumpton are two forwards with extremely different styles and physical qualities, but the two combined to solve the Michigan soccer team's finishing problem this weekend. In the opening game against Michigan State, it appeared the Wolverines were going to continue having problems capi- tAlizing on the many opportunities they were creating. They outshot Michigan State 32-6, but :rrant shots, crossbars, and Michigan State goalie Sara Kloosterman propelled the game into overtime. But Crumpton and Beitel caught fire and lit up the goals against Illinois and Penn State. Beitel, who will likely be named the tournament MVP on Tuesday for her five goals in the tournament, plays scrappy at 5-foot-5. Against Penn State, she scored Michigan's second goal on a head ball, beating Penn State's tall sweeper, Megan Mills. "We've had trouble finishing in the past,' Beitel said. "You've got to be hun- gry, and I think this weekend I got some in there because I was hungry." Crumpton relies much more on her strength and quickness. Two of her three weekend goals came off breakaways, where she ran past a defender and then fooled the keeper by knocking the ball to the near post with the outside of her foot. "It's a great feeling to come in your first year and have an impact in winning a tournament like this." Crumpton said. PENN STATE REELING: Penn State senior Kelly Convey peeked over at the Michigan team's celebration after the Wolverines' tournament dreams were realized. When she saw her opposition cheering and chanting, sporting their brand new Big Ten champion hats, she went into her father's arms and wept. On the face of Convey and her fellow Nittany Lions, it was painfully obvious that they had expected to win. "We won fifteen in a row and we had- n't lost in two months,' said Penn State coach Patrick Farmer. "They've done some really cool things this year, and so they expect to win every game." One of the main reasons Penn State's title hopes were thwarted was the lack'of success of Big Ten Player of the Year, Christie Welsh. Welsh was mirrored by Michigan senior Shanton Poole all day. When the game was over, Welsh did have one goal, but Poole left the super- star frustrated for most of the day. "I think Shannon Poole is a great defender." said Farmer. "I don't think Christie's game has come along to the point where she can be craft to get away from people like that." At 5-10, Welsh has a rare combination of speed, strength, and ball handling abil- ities that lead her to 22 goals in the Big Ten regular season, the most ever. She had no problem creating scoring opportunities against Wisconsin on Friday, and Minnesota on Saturday, netting one goal. While Welsh wasn't completely pre- vented from getting opportunities, Poole's relentless pressure had the Penn State star wom down by the end of the game. "Shannon thrives on those kind of match-ups," said Michigan coach Debbie Belkin. "She definitely frustrat- ed Christie." ment play in each of the past three years. In this game, however, Michigan took the opportunity to rewrite the his- tory books. It dominated from the ot set, refusing to be intimidated by its,. previous lack of success against the Nittany Lions. "I definitely think this was a ste, freshman forward Jessica Rose said. "We've overcome them and were going to be on the right track from here on out. I think a lot of times, because- it's Penn State, we get intimidated, but we're definitely over that now. We know we can beat them." Michigan coach Marcia Pankratz agreed. "It's huge" she said. "I think mental- ity-wise it gets us over the hump." 0 The win solidified the Wolverines place among the country's elite teams, as Penn State is one of field hockey's most storied programs. The Nittany Lions have been a force in the Big Ten ever since joining the conference in 1992 and have made 18 straight NCAA Tournament appearances. "It's great for the program because they're a top program and when you c come out and beat top programs 1W this, it's something we can build on," Reichenbach said. As the team piled on top of Reichenbach after her game-winning goal, it became clear that this was not just another victory for the Wolverines. "This means everything"junior mid fielder Jeanne Shin said. "I hate Penn State and this means the world to me, Yesterday the Michigan stickers, won the Big Te title In State College. The Wolverines will look to bring home some more hardware from the NCAA Tournament. DAVID KATZ/Daily ers fresh was of maximum importance to Pankratz. "I think the difference is that we pla as a team and we had almost everyone the match constantly rotating in every six (or) seven minutes, so everyone tried and continued to have fresh legs," Pankratz said. Though Michigan lost to both Iowa and Penn State during the regular sea- son, they played well against both teams. This, they proved that playing well was no fluke. "(Winning the tournament) solidifj the fact that we're for real,' Pakr said. Michigan got the opportunity to play Iowa only after an intense 2-1 victory over Penn State, where Ashley Reichenbach scored on a penalty stroke with 12:23 left in double overtime. Michigan's win over Penn State was only the team's third-ever against thet Nittany Lions. Michigan's Gannon scored with 34:08 left to play in the game with Foreman assisting. READ THE DAILY TO FIND OUT 12 -l f ~ ~it KICKERS Continued from Page 1B Wednesday against Wright State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. In Saturday's semifinal match against Illinois, Michigan held off a two-goal rally to win 4-3. Michigan jumped out to an early two-goal lead in the first nine minutes with goals by Crumpton and Beitel. In the 17th minute, Illinois entered the scoring with a strike by Emily Brown. A goal by Carly Williamson gave Michigan a 3- 1 halftime lead. Mari Hoff's insurance goal at the beginning of the second half proved to be the game-winner. Second half goals by Lindsay Johnson and Sue Hodson were not enough to get Illinois back in the game. Friday's 2-1 quarterfinal victory over Michigan State ended on an own-goal. Kacy Beitel struck a MARJORIE MARSHALL/Daily For the second time In three years, the Michigan women's soccer team brought home the Big Ten title. side volley off the crossbar. The ball hit goalie Sara Kloosterman in the back and went in the goal. In the first half, Kacy Beitel headed an Emily Schmitt corner-kick off goalie Sara Kloosterman's fingers, into the net to give the Wolverines the lead A casual observer might credit Kloosterman's play for keeping Michigan State within one goal at halftime despite the Wolverines out-shooting the I Spartans, 18-3. However, the deceptive numbers do not tell that the majority of Michigan's shots t were from out-side the eighteen yard line. In the second minute of the second half, Spartan Ann Cieszkowski received a red card after tack- ling Abby Crumpton on a breakaway. Despite playing a man down, the Spartans dic- tated the second half by creating numerous quali- ty scoring opportunities. With only ten minutes remaining, Kate Knorring tied the game, sending it into overtime. READ DAILY SPORTS THIS WEEK FOR COVER- ang AGE OF THE MICHIGA W pne. WRIGHT STATE NCAA andG TouRNAMENT GAME. that STICKERS Continued from Page 1 them and saw the ball go in, I just jumped up. It was so exciting." After Rose's blind shot, the Hawkeyes felt a sense of urgency and battled their way back. Iowa's chance came with 5:47 left in the half, as they had an opportu- nity to score on a penalty corner. Freshman Tiffany Leister smoked a shot by junior goalie Kati Oakes 10 seconds later with 5:37 left in the first to make the score 2-1. In the second half, the game went back and forth, with neither team domi- nating the other. Oakes made some incredible saves to preserve the victory and give Michigan the crown. 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