The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 8, 2000 -- 13
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utchinson edged
ut for Lombardi
HOUSTON (AP) - Jamal
evnolds, the Florida State defensive
iid who helped the Seminoles reach
he Orange Bowl, won the Lombardi
rd on Wednesday night as the
ona's top college lineman.
"Is a blessing that I've had this
pporunitv to take advantage of my
bility$' Reynolds said. "Nothing is
romised to you."
Reynolds edged three other final-
sts. c enter Ben Hamilton of
innesota, guard Steve Hutchinson
f Michigan and center Dominic
aiola of Nebraska.
"Jamal is one of those throw-
ks to the 1950s," Florida State
stant coach Jim 'Gladden said.
'When you see him it is, Yes, sit,
nd No, sir.'
uper Mario planning
eturn to Pens lineup
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Hall of
*e nrPrMario Lemicux plans to end his
~en'ent and will play again for
ittsburigh, the team he now owns.
Lemicux wants to return to the ice
later this month or in Jan uary, accord-
ng to 'a source close to the former star
w'ho spoke on condition of anonymity.
USA Today, which first reported the
story' on its Website yesterday, said
Lemieux would resign his position as
he Penguins' governor, which means
he wil, not vote on league issues.
hle source told The Associated
Press that Lemiieux will remain
involverd in the team's operations.
The ;35-year-old Lemieux retired as
a player after the 1996-97 season with
613 ;goals in 745 regular-season
games. He became the Penguins'
owner in September 1999, saving the
team. from bankruptcy and perhaps
moving to another city.
Sexnicux won three MVP awards
Aled the Penguins to two Stanley
Cupchampionships, in 1991 and 1992.
In'1993. he was diagnosed with
Hodgkin's disease, or cancer of the
lymphi nodes, and missed three-quarters
of that season, lHe later sat out the 1994-
95 season after recovering from the canr-
cer and a second bout with back trouble,
but returned to bring the Penguins to
within one vicborv ofda third trip to the
Stanly Cup finals in 1996.
1boners' Heupel wins
AP Player of Year
NEW YORK (AP) - Josh HMuplet's
rcmarkable two-year stay at Oklahoma
is ne rlx' over. All he needs is one
moi'e,,win - over Florida State in the
Oi-ango Bowl on Jan. 3 - to make it
all worthwhile.
- t 'v had a great year so far, but
* ae one game remaining," Heupel
said. ':Winning a national champi-
onship w~ould be the perfect ending to
a journey that no one even thought
we'd be taking."
Because of Hieupel's ability to pro-
duce',the big play whenever it wast
needed, the top-ranked Sooners (12-0i)
-swept thr~ough the season undefeated
and wtill play for their first national
title Since 1985.
Yesterday, Ileurpel won the
ocatd Press' College Player of
tt Yaraward in balloting by All
memnber newspapers, TV and radio
stations.
The left-hander from Aberdeen,
S.D., completed 280 of 433 passes for
3,392yards and 20 touchdowns, and
ran fyr six scores. In the Sooners' 27-
24 win over Kansas State in the B~ig 12
title game last Sat urday, he overcame a
~aeon-high three interceptions with
1Wo scoring passes and a 'I'D run.
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By David Roth
Dldlyv Sports Writer
In the press conference after the
M ich igaii-Syracuse women's basketball
g'ame, Michigan coach Sue Giuexvara
pointed to her head.
"You know that it's between the ears,"
she said.
The coach wasn't role-playingc as
Prof'essor Obvious -- she was talking
about the mental role in her team's mak-
ing 28-of-31I shots at the free throw line.
The 90.3 percent shooting percent-
age wxas Michigan's ninth highest
ever.
"If' you have pretty good shooters,
that free throw shot should be a piece of
cake!,' Guev'ara said.
When Michigan steps behind the
charity stripe, especially at home,
shooting free throws entails blocking0
out a relatively quiet crowd and haxving
no plavers directly in front of the shoot-
er to distract her.
This is in contrast to her team's prac-~
tices, where the coach Prepares prepar-
incO her team by uing t ctics analog.'ous
to running wxith ankle wxeights or swvin--
rIg wxith two hats, as G;uevarai adds xx hat
she callIs "a little bit of a challerice.7
Also in practice. assistant coaches
have been giving indiv idual attention to
players who haxve been strucelineg at free
throw shootiri..
"(Assistant coach) Ron Mott has
done a really g-ood job with (Stephanie)
(jandy working on her shot;' (Guevara
said. "For her to too five for six
believe me, that's pretty good.
Michigan. wxho led the Big '[en in free
throw shooting last year, was happy to
hav e its history of success repeat itself.
Against the Oran( ewomen, a team that
made only 8-of-19 free throws last
night, no Wolverine missed more than
one shot from behind the line.
"Over the past couple of years we'v e
gtotten better and better at the free thitow
line," Anne T.horius said. "When you
knock down the free shot you hav e at
the free throw linre, that's just extra -
that's bonus points on our part."
Tholius's five of six from behind the
l ine and 83-percent shooting actually
brought down the team averagae.
DANNY MOLOSHOK./Dady
A depleted Michigan fleline might get a boost,,thi s weekend if freshman Andy Burmes returns to the lineup.
w acquai tances
Hockey to tangle wit20 Frozen Four
By Joe Smith
lDily Sports tr\]
Its been f'ive years sine the last tinge
Michigan captain (Geoff' Koch and St.
Lawrence forwvard Russ Bart lett stepped
on the ice together. Spending three -cars
as teammates fbrtheNPi l lip I xetcr
Academy, there's one game in' particu-
lar that will alway s remain in their
minids.
During their final year at lExeter.,}they
x ividlv remember leadiii" their t >t
a last-minute x ictorv over Kusingi -
arguably the top prep school team in the
nation. As backbones of
the program, the duco led
tEra to its Ilirsi-exer
playoff appearanc
This weekend, the
two formnerl ilnmatcs
will mleet once a'' inl
'[his time, theyvxxill hec
opponents as N*o. -)
Michigan (7-3-I1
('('I A, I11-.3 o\ rll)
hosts St. Laxxrenee (?-1-
2 IiCAC'. 3-5-3 oxeraill).
'\O', hAT_
Who:- ,~ha 1
Latest: I'griS?
hms taken a leadership role as team cap-
ail ill i isason 1.. garner, n g respect from
coac Rd 3crellsori.
'I'd co to xxar wxith Geioff Koch.''
EbereTIsorisaid.
Koch xx ifllloin the Michigan penalty
killeIrs as then take on Bartlett and the
burro idabie St. L axx rence powver play.
wxhich is ranked No. 1 in the nation "xith
almost a 30 pece~cnt etf~lellc rate.
"It's L0oing to he hu C-' said Koch.
xx ho emlphasiied the impor'tance of
blocking print shots. These c-ames "tre
iniportant in terms oft goingo into the
break, xx h Ie also sending a mnessage to
all the l'A(' teams.
F. IKTN) (Comin-) oft of one of the
1. best seasons in school Ii is-
torv, the defending I K('A('
chamllpion Saints Nwere dealt
ain~ru'~. the blowx of'losinrietheir t1x o
\ oun,)est and hrio ghtst star-s
t hornto the profIessional ranks
etasits' before this season began.
aFrozen ( ioalterider lDerek
~st ({;isittbon. the teal isMO St
xaluable play'er as a fresh-
mall.. and sophiomore Bllrdon lDietr-ich.
onec of the Saints' leadling scorers. both
look theirt talents to the iiext lev el. 11,t
c ,peetatiuns xxcr-c still hic~h comlinLciinto
t111° seas )n the mledia and coaches
Broth picked St. Lauwrence to f inish first
iii its colercnc.
( orrciitl , St .axx rlice is sitting inl
six\th place inl the I .(A( . But. txvo touchl
losses to det'ending N( AA champion
'north Ilbkota and another to Maioe
team St. Lawrence
ha\ e conti'ibuted to the t-ough start.
Be rcnsori compar'ed the Saints faxvor-
ably to a Colgate team that Michigan
tied ?-? in the Ice Breaker Tournamnrt
on Oct. 8.
The Wo~x riries aree that St.
Iawi-ence's exper'ience and style of play
will make this weekend a challenge.
'"IThey'll come out here and outwork
ti 0(1. senior .losh Iaigfeld said. " ''i'at 's
t\ pical of those teams f'rom out Fast --
they bring their lurichpails and they go
to work cxvcry came"
Berenson noted the importance of
these game~s before Christmas break,
emphasiirin47lie difference between
ending the first half'xith two xvictories
xx hichl would gixve Michigan a 13-3-3
miark -- compa red to an 11-5-3 record
if the Wolvierines lose both games.
Koch concurred and xwent onl to say
that cxcin though he and B~artlett are
close friends o1'thce ice, when the pucks
drops it's all business.
" We're going to gixe it evxerythiingxwe
hatic." Koch said. "If -I caii hit himt in the
corner I xx ill. We'r'e both intense and
Lou kind ob* put friendship aside for a
game. and go fir the braggiing rights."
B t Rm-'s MA Y Pt. Xl: Freshman
dcfeiseinan Andy Burnels said that
although11 he's riot 100 per-cent. it's going
to be a ''game-time decision" xxhclthcr
he rejoins the depleted blucline. this
wxeekend. Injuries to D~ave I untzicker
and Brad l'raser haxve forced the
Wolxverines to often play with just fixve
dfcfnseeti.
ALYSSA WOOD/Daily
LeeAnn Bies was one of many Wolverines
to have a golden touch from the free
throw line against Syracuse.
'When you'l'>- our for four', you stand
there going Ofd, fixe for five now-,"'"
'Ihoriussad "Then you miss it. I was
tired, I didn't ruse enough1 legs.'"
'I'hough she kidded about her miss,
''lhorius aind her team were Cseriously
heclped out by p-laying at home, where
thte thus are encouraging ,instead of dis.-
tracting.
When asked if sho0otiiig at Crisler
made a difference, U1uevara said: "I'd
like to think so."
Raina (Goodlow hit six of seven,
Jenniifer Smith hit all four and Mlayne
Inigram ilht both of her two,, shots from
the free thr'ow line.
But the surprising standout for
Mlichig~an was LecAtit Bies, wtho
downed all ot' her four shots fromr
behinid the line. This was a -welcome
dexviation fi'om her free throw shooting
eff'orts earlier in the seasotn, when Bies's
shots from the line often clanked off the
im'.
"In the first few games of the season
I had reaillybeen Struggling," Bits Said.
" I just tried to get it out of my mind and
do what I do naturally.
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BrenkedUmd5es
a Frozen Four participali Ifroimia xcar
aco and wxere just a fcxx bounces fi*01
facing North lDakot~i in lust seaso~n s
N('AA (Championshiip
"I'm lookin. forxxaid t,,plas nc
against him,'' Koch saiid v, ith1ain.
''it's goi rig to lbe a Ifun ,xx ckend
mtaxbe I'll get to slick hinm a bcxx ti11es''
As txxo of the three captains, Koch
and Bartlet tuiiicd d ikiccrit stx 1 s tot
pit llxetcr on thlie map. xwith Ku hs
stt'ength and poxx citlil strides civipe-
meriting Bartlett's pbs ymaking aiity onl
the first Iinie. I K ir coach at L xcer
D~aniaBarbin . is thnk '()IIti he'r 11i-
tri butioris to the i P,,, IIcsad that
many i ciuint s:came'to I \ti'just
because Koch and Hrt klt xx eat thiere
After leax incthei'rniarkktn lxtr,
the twxo took separate paths.1Kochluhi- 1
ed xvest to play for the \\ dx riucs xM ille
Bartlett stav ed on the east coas. plaiy; ug
his5 first txxo Yeats at Botn i1\~I\
L xi n after talix in c 32 ;o ilcis (dn1i h s s p o m rinnoj i h t e ( 11
-p a i g 111 th r on teBartlett felt it xwas tim e fair a ehanp
HeI transferred to St. I_.axvtr.1ncc.
Axhic fl borced l11i11tto sit out ia -,,cr
and bcin this season as a jun ior in
elici hi lit v.
Mcanvhilc, Koch's; college career
started wvith a ban'g. ITle WolvIx c es
won the national chaitipionship xwhen he.
was a fireshman. and Koch has since
established hi insel f as a lurii v
forchlecker and hustler. In addition, hie
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NCAA baskeball
Yesterday's results
No. 11 WAKE FOREST 84, No.3 Kansas 53
No. 6 TENNESSEE 85, SM U 76
No. 23 ALABAMA 68, Wofford 64
OHIO STATE 83, Denver 46
Today's games
& stern Michigan at INDIANA
quesne at PURDUE
Missouri-Kansas City at NEBRASKA
Ball state at TEXAS TECH
NHL
Yesterday's rsults
BUFFALO 5, New Jersey 2
Minnesota at CHICAGO, inc.
Nashville at CALGARY, Inlc.
Dallas at Los ANGELES, inc.
#day's games
liladelIphia at DETROIT
Boston at COLUMBUS
Buffalo at N.Y. RANGERS
Montreal at OTTAWA
Colorado at TAMPA BAY
Florida at ATLANTA
Anaheim at MINNESOTA
Vancouver at SAN JOSE
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