cat l P l Yirl igtttt w"mttilg Aff in %*mwj r1l f J Pago in I <7 ,~J'~~iA~< -~ Srow who? Suspects' uiet crii's vfth play message from the Michigan defense to Florida State's eter Warrick, Georgia Tech's [cfamilton and the rest of college oot all's Heisman Trophy hopefuls: ou're welcome. For the sec- and straight veek, Michigan's Andy iefensive unit Latack :hewed up and pat out a -leisman con- ender, harassing } M ue quarter- A >Drew BreesJ nto the worst performance of is career and COUNTER setting him back LATACK tn his hunt for :ollege football's rost prestigious individual award. As Brees was struggling to com- ,lete 20 of his 49 passes - only the se id time in his career he has been de under 50 percent - the Michigan lefense was busy sending a message. t was a message that cornerback James Whitley verbalized a week earli- er, after Michigan dented the chances f another hopeful, Wisconsin's Ron Dayne. "If you're going to win the Fleisman, you aren't going to win it against us," Whitley said. Whitley wasn't kidding. If either A or Dayne go on to win the iward, you can bet that the highlight >ackage won't include too many plays igainst the Wolverines. In fact, if either :andidate played 12 games like they lid against Michigan, their names ouldn't be on any lists to begin with. But Brees had every reason to think hat the game against Michigan would ill but etch his name on the trophy. See LATACK, Page 7B Brady shows up Brees By T.J. Berka Daily Sports Editor Fans of Michigan football had two questions going into Saturday's game against Purdue. Can the much- maligned secondary help contain Drew Brees? And can the rushing attack chew up yards on the ground? Saturday, the Michigan football team answered those questions with an emphatic 'Yes', as the fourth- ranked Wolverines romped on No. 10 Purdue, 38-12. "We went to this ballgame hoping to play our best game of the year on both sides of the ball and we did that," Michigan coach Lloyd Carr said. In playing their best game of the year, the Michigan defense forced Brees to play his worst. The Heisman trophy candidate complet- ed only 20 of 49 passes against the Wolverines, with a touchdown and an interception. Brees was plagued by a persistent Michigan pass rush, solid coverage by the Michigan defensive backs and numerous dropped balls by his receivers. "We had our share of opportuni- ties," Brees said. "There were a lot of dropped balls, but you have to be able to overcome that. We didn't make plays today." The Michigan offense made its share of plays in Saturday's romp. Leading the way was tailback Anthony Thomas, who ran for 116 yards on 23 carries. Thomas also had his third multi-touchdown game of the season, running for a one-yard score in the second quarter and a five-yard touchdown in the third quarter to help seal the game for the Wolverines. Thomas' game helped the Wolverines- who were 10th in the Big Ten in rushing with 117.8 yards See PURDUE, Page 68 DANA LINNANE/Daily Michigan safeties Tommy Hendricks (left) and DeWayne Patmon get to Purdue quarterback Drew Brees after he releases the ball. The Michigan defense made life difficult for the Boilermakers' Heisman Trophy hopeful, who completed just 20 of his 49 pass attempts. Soccer unbeaten in tough Big Ten By Matthew Barbas For the Daily e No. 15 Michigan soccer team continued its winning ways in the Big Ten this past weekend. Yesterday, Michigan followed up its 3-0 victory over Indiana on Friday night with a 4-1 win against Purdue. Despite leading 2-1 at the end of yesterday's first half, Michigan coach Debbie Belkin was disappointed with her team's play. "Today I saw different games," Belkin said, "The team came out to play in the second half." Michigan's control of the first 10 minutes of play paid off wt a goal in the 1Ith minute of play. Standing in the goal bdjunior striker Kacy Beitel headed an Amy Sullivant lob over Purdue goalkeeper Jocelyn Cavalier. After the goal, the teams played an even game. Despite out-shooting Purdue 13 to six in the first half, Michigan man- aged only five shots on goal. Appearing satisfied with the 1-0 score as halftime approached, Purdue gave the Wolverines a golden opportuni- ty. With 30 seconds remaining, Freshman midfielder Michelle Pesiri fed a pass to striker Marie Spaccarotella at the top of the box. Spaccarotella received the ball, turned past the Purdue defender and struck a shot into the top-right cor- n f the net. e Wolverines returned Purdue's favor with a defensive lapse after the goal. Purdue striker Sara Field drove the ball down the field and shot it past goalkeeper Carissa Stewart with f:ve seconds left in the half. The goal ended the Wolverines' streak of over 200 minutes without allowing a goal. Inspired by their coach's halftime words, the Wolverines played more competitive in the second half. In the 13th minute of the half, Beitel fad a brilliant through-ball for freshman striker Abby Crumpton. Crumpton ded around the goalie and struck the ball off the post into the net. The goal ended the Boilermakers' hopes of getting back into the game. Michigan's all-time goal scoring leader Amber Berendowsky added a goal in the 26th minute to make the score 4-1. Senior captain Emily Schmitt led Crumpton the ball in the corner. Crumpton fed the ball to Berendowsky who one-touched it net Cavalier into the coal. I Icers de-claw Hawks in season-opening weekend MICE1LLESW ELNIS/Daiy Sophomore midfleider Laurie Peterson uses her head during Michigan's 2. victory over Illinois on Friday. SPies' co mteback falls short at Purdue By Uma Subramanian Daily Sports Writer The Wilfrid Laurier hockey team had its eye on Saturday's game against Michigan for months. And when the Golden Hawks finally arrived in Ann Arbor for their exhibition matchup, their preparation showed. But they were no match for the Wolverines, who cruised, 6-2, in the exhi- bition mnatchup Saturday. "We have a lot of respect for the Michigan university here," Laurier backup goalie Chad Marshall said. "We've had this exhibition game marked on our calendar for a while now. "Our team was up for the game. Michigan may have thought, 'Who's this coming in?' But we've been looking forward to it. With all these fans, it's hard not to be up for this game." Perhaps the Hawks underes- timated the Wolverines' enthusiasm in what was Michigan's first real game of the year - it played in the Blue-White intrasquad contest on Friday. "It was unbelievable going out on the ice for warmups and seeing all the crowd and everything," said freshman center Andy Hilbert after playing in his first contest wearing the maize and blue. "It was an unreal feeling." DANNY KAIICK/Day Freshman Mike Cammalleri and his teammates celebrate one of their goals in the 6-2 win over Wilfrid Laurier in an exhibition game. By Jon Zemke Daily Sports Writer WEST LAFEYETTE - Michigan's volleyball team wasn't on its game Saturday night. Down two games to one, the Wolverines were tentative, waiting for Purdue's next move. "In games two and three we went out of system completely," Michigan volleyball coach Mark Rosen said. The fourth game of the loss was different. The Wolverines weren't waiting on the BoilCrmakers to make a move. They made their own. Down 7-4 with the match's momen- tum threatening to swing in Purdue's favor outside hitter Nicole Kacor stepped to the back line, stared down her opposition and served an ace. "We knew if we didn't come out playing hard and we let that happen short-handed goal 4:53 into the period to put the Hawks up 1-0. The Wolverines needed time to gel, especially without captain Sean Peach on defense. Peach pulled his groin in the Blue-White game and is questionable for the season opener against Notre Dame. until the third period that the team was firing on all cylin- ders. "It took us a little bit to get going," Michigan goalie Josh Blackburn said. "After that we got the hang of things and started clicking as a team. We were kind of learning to play with each other better. It was a I I II