SportsMonday - November 15, 1999 - The Michigan Daily - 7 nlockey wins With offensijve s U in iS *P rt i By Stephanie Offen Daily Sports Writer OXFORD - In the amount of time it takes to blink an eye, nod one's head or snap one's fingers, the Michigan offense showed up and stole victory from Miami on Saturday. The dominance the RedHawks displayed over the, Wolverines in the first period of Saturday's game seemed to light a fire under the Michigan offense to spark the Wolverines' 4-3 win in the last seconds of overtime. It wasn't until time was winding down in overtime and the ,gowd started to file out that the Michigan offense returned for Mike Comrie tallied Satu curtain call. on the game-winner, help Just more than three seconds left in overtime, Geoff Koch can't give up on it. You n stole the game right from under the RedHawks' sticks. tal toughness not to get "Comrie chipped it past the defenseman and I was luckily know you have a chance right there, so I picked it up and went in," Koch said. "(Josh) The mental toughnessc Langfeld took the defenseman wide and I had an open shot and with four minutes left int was lucky enough to bury it." a shot from Jeff Jillson, b Overtime was a luxury for the Wolverines, giving their situ- A minute later, in a ation with less than a minute to play. Trailing 3-2 with goal- Cammalleri pushed the tender Kevin O'Malley pulled for the extra attacker, Mike Burleigh to tie the game tmrie played villain to yet another Michigan opponent. Even though Friday ni WAn intense goalmouth scramble led to the tying goal from may not have been as ex Comrie, sending the game into overtime. Center in Cincinnati brow "I saw the play develop and I knew we were going to get a the RedHawks. shot," Comrie said. "I went for the rebound and I was in the Freshman Jed Ortmey right position at the right time." against his brother Jake's Miami got its first lead on a power-play goal in the first peri- "I've had a lot of chan od. Miami's Dustin Whitecotton wrapped the puck around-the been able to bury, so thisc net and stumped O'Malley with only two minutes gone in the a little extra meaning sin period. A slow first period for the Michigan offense led to just The Michigan freshme three shots on goal. tinued in the second peri The Wolverines faced more of the same dominant Miami from the RedHawks after . y at the beginning of the second period. After falling behind was followed by anoth , Michigan's seemingly nonexistent offense blew its second scored after a give-and-g two-man advantage of the night. Mink. But it took the Wolverines a matter of seconds to turn the Hilbert scored once a entire game around. answering a comeback att "College hockey is a sport of momentum," Michigan coach had cut Michigan's leadt Red Berenson said. "If the momentum is going one way, you od. Wolverines Ortimeyer A tale of two cities Mic'gan 4, Miami2 an 121 -4 Michiai fi JESSICA JOH rday's game-tying goal and as ing Michigan past Miami on tt ieed to have the confidence a to down when things get d to come from behind." came in a brief spurt. On a po the second period, Langfeld t bringing life back to the offen scramble in front of the ne puck past Miami goaltende at two going into the final pe ght's 4-2 win was more convi xciting. A less-then-half-fille ught less of a home-ice advan er gave Michigan an early1 team. ces earlier in the season that I one felt good," Ortmever said ce my brother was on the othe en class' domination of the ga od as Andy Hilbert took the le r they had tied it at one. Hilbe er freshman, John Shouney go with fellow first-year play gain for the final goal of th tempt by Miami's Matt Chand to 3-2 one minute into the th W1ns fi By Geoff Gagnon DAily SportsWriter OXFORD - It was the biggest of are- nas, it was the smallest of arenas. It was a city of metropolitan proportion, it was a city of rural beauty. It was a place that bordered a prominent river, it was a place I surrounded by farms and fields. There was a coach with red hair and a countenance of experience on the bench for Michigan. There was a skipper with black hair and a gleam of youthfulness in his eye behind the bench for Miami. This weekend's CCHA matchup that pitted Michigan against Miami played host to a tale of two cities that Charles Dickens himself couldn't help but be able to HNS0N/Daily notice. sisted The series began in a place where he road, echoes fade fast into the black of rafters nd men- and empty luxury boxes, and concluded own and in a dimly lit den where the breath of rabid fans cloud the boards they sur- wer play round. Miami and Michigan met Friday ipped in night in downtown Cincinnati at the se. Firstar Center. In the shadow of the et, Mike Cincinnati skyline and on the banks of r David the Ohio River, the Firstar Center was a riod. far cry from the cramped confines of ncing, it Goggin Arena, on the campus of Miami d Firstar University near the Indiana border. ntage for In an effort to booster exposure for the Miami-Michigan contests, Miami offi- 1-0 lead cials jumped at the chance to move Friday's game south to Cincinnati and the haven't 15,200 seat Firstar Center, before return- . "It had ing to Oxford, Saturday, to host the sec- r team." ond game of the series on campus. me con- With all the amenities afforded to pro- cad back fessional teams, like the Cincinnati rt's goal Cyclones who call the building home, ia, who the Firstar Center fired up its spotlights er Mark and jumbotron scoreboard to bring the excitement of college hockey to e game, Cincinnati. The only problem was that dler who somebody forgot to tell Cincinnati. ird peri- Nevertheless, even promotions and give-always set to blaring music couldn't mily afar keep 10,000 empty seats from standing out amidst a spattering of sleepy fans, and Michigan players couldn't help but notice. "It's a huge arena without many fans," Andy Hilbert said. "We just knew we'd have to play our game and not worry about what was going on in the building. It was no Yost." The bore and blah of Friday's series opener that the mammoth venue provid- ed faded for Hilbert and his cohorts as soon as they squeezed their way through the doors into Miami's closet of a home rink. If the Firstar Center lulled people to a state of drowsy delirium, Goggin Arena's claustrophobic atmosphere shook them awake. Just over 2,000 fans filled the match- box sized room to see a more determined and intense Miami team control. Michigan for nearly three periods of hockey. With fans crowding the aisles and covering the boards for a glimpse of the game, a living breathing home ice advantage came to life for the Red Hawks. It was an advantage that stood in stark contrast to the silence that cast Friday's contest into neutrality. "It was quieter in Cincinnati and the crowd wasn't right on top of us like they are here in Oxford," Freshman Jed Ortmeyer said. "Their fans are great for their team and it shows in how they play harder when their fans are behind them." Lifting their team to a 2-0 lead on Saturday, Miami's fans gave their team what they lacked in support and enthu- siasm on Friday while forcing Michigan to claw back against a team powered by an intense crowd. With half as many supporters in attendance, Miami had at least twice as much sup- port Saturday night as the weekend's tale of two cities made for a tale of two games. READ THE DAILY WHILE NAPPING AT ANGELL HALL. Miami 0 1 1 -2 First period-. 1. UM,. Ortmever 2 (Slrouneyia,* Huntzickef), 13:15 IppI Penalties -M,. Hildenbrand OE' 257; UM Jillson slashing), 414 UM, Matsch literference).6 10 MU, Leahy f IW ing), 11:31; MU. Glumacn (hooking). 15:22. ~ Second period - 1. MU, Whtecoton 4 t1ar dine, Hartlieb), 0:19; 2. UM, Hilbert 3 (unassisted), 1:14. 3. UM, Shouneyia 3 ,Jil, on- 11:42, Penalties - UM, Magnuson (interterence), 2:20: UM, Jenson (CB), 3:02; MU, Chandler ,roughing), 5:56; UM, team (too many men on ice;, 7.06; MU, Bautch (roughing), 13:33; UM, Gassoff (holding), 16:17. Third period - 2. MU, Chandler 1 (Stewart), 1.02' 4. Hilbert 4 (Mink, Shouneyia), 5:19 (pp). Penaties - MU, Stewart (slashing), 4:22; UM. Murray (ih sticking). 5:25; UM, Peach (roughing), 12:041; MU, Chandler (roughing), 12:04; MU, Stevens ;rough- ing), 12:15; MU, Hildebrand (roughing), 15.22; UM, Murray (roughing), 15:22; MU, Walford (roughing), 15:22; UM, Vancik (roughing), 15:22; MU, Stewat (charging), 16:60; UM, Peach (roughing), 1S:11. Shots on goal - UM, 96.6 - 21; MU, 2.1210 - 2.4.. Powrer Plays - UM 29; MU, 0.7. Saves- UM, OMalley 211.9 -- 22; MU, Marsch . 45 -17. Referee - Steve McJnchak. Linesmen - Butch Friedman, John Edwards. At: Firstar Center. Attendiavne: 5351. Michigan Miami 14, IV 0 2 1 1 1 1 mi 3 (( 1 - 4 0-3 First period - 1. MU, Whitecotton (Mizerek, Leahy), 2:02 (pp). Penalties - UM, Comrie (obstruction-tripping), 1:18; UM, Langfeld (elbow- ing), 8:57; MU, Hildenbrand (roughing), 11:41; MU. Hildebrand (high-sticking), 15:40; MU, Medvecz, (tripping), 17:05; MU, Glumac (roughing), 19:26; UM, Murray (roughing), 19:26; UM, Comrie (trip- ping).19:44. Second period -2. MU, Cheverie (Leahy, Whitecotton), 1:00 (pp); 1. UM, Langfeld (Jillson, Comrie), 16:06 (pp); 2. UM, Cammaller (Ortmpr, Kosick), 17:31. Penalties - MU, Leahy (obsti- tion-tripping), 1:28; MU, Leahy (game misconduct), 1:28; UM, Jilison (roughing), 2:20; UM, Gassoff (tripping), 5:05; UM. Shouneyia (high-sticking), 8:08; UM, Ortmeyer (interference), 10:06; UM,, Ortmeyer (roughing after the whistle), 10:06; MU, Glumac (roughing after the whistle), 10:06; MU, Chandler (tripping), 11:00; MU, Whitecotton (hooK- ing), 11:20; MU, Medvecz (roughing). 13:35; UM, Langfeld (roughing), 13:35; MU. Watford (hooking). 14:22. Third period -3. MU, Chandler 2 (Cheverie. IHartlieb), 12:59; 3. UM, Comrie 11 (Koch, Langfeld), 19:17. Penalties - MU, Stevens (obstruction-holding). 2:07; UM, Cammalleri (cross checking), 13:31; MU, Bautch (obstructiooo-, ing), 15:55. Overtime -"4. UM, Koch 5 (Comrie), 4:56. Penalties - none. Shots on goal - UM, 3.12-6-6 -27; MU, 79." - 22. Power Plays - UM1 of 9; MU 2 of 8. Saves - UM, O'Malley 6-8-5.0 -19; MU, Burleigh 3-10.5-5. Referee - Matt Shegos. Unesmen - John Edwards, Butch Friedman At: Goggin Ice Arena, Oxford. Attendance: 2,850. By Chis Grandstaff Daily Sports Writer OXFORD -The raucous Goggin Ice Arena crowd stood on edge late Saturday night -eyes glued to the over- time contest below them between their hometown RedHawks and the fifth- ranked Wolverines from Michigan. But for one fan in particular the tension which now held the attention of the ire arena had been present for the ire game. Yet Judy Ortmeyer neither cheered nor dropped her head in disap- pointment when Michigan's Geoff Koch slipped the game winner into the back of the net with less than four seconds remaining. Mrs. Ortmeyer - the mother of Michigan freshman forward Jed, and Miami sophomore defenseman Jake - was simply happy that both of her boys had played a good game and finished without getting hurt. Garbed in a half Michigan, half Miami jersey, creatively designed to spell Miami with a Wolverine "M" and a RedHawks "iami," Mrs. Ortmeyer and her husband, Jack, couldn't be prouder of their sons. "It's a good feeling," Mrs. Ortmeyer said. "They've worked really hard to get here and I just hoped they'd have a good game, which they did." But it would appear that the younger, Michigan's Jed Ortmeyer, got the better end of the deal. The Wolverines swept the weekend series against Miami, and Ortmeyer recorded two points on the weekend. On Friday, Jed scored the game's first goal on a nifty cross-ice pass from Dave Huntzicker. Fittingly, the goal came with his brother on the ice. "It felt good to finally get a goal, espe- cially with my parents sitting out there in the seats," the younger Ortmeyer said. Jed would get his second point of the weekend Saturday night, assisting on Mike Cammalleri's game-tying goal late in the second period. "I knew that Jed would have a good game tonight just because he was play- ing against his brother," Michigan coach Red Berenson said. "There's a rivalry there obviously and I'm glad he scored, and I'm glad we won both games. Jed made a statement. It was a family feud and he got the last word" Jed and Jake have been playing hock- ey since they were three and four years old, when they used to go to their older brother James' practices. Ortmeyer played down the importance of his per- formance, but his roommate Andy Hilbert knows otherwise. 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