The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - September 25, 2000 - 7' No. 21 Michigan bittten by Buck, streak hits 20 Killin'time Blue runs to third straight titl Here are the kill leaders (percentage-wise) for the Michigan volleyball team through 11 matches. By Courtenay Basile and Liz Lonick For the DmIly roquete Albert Kim )I&v Spors Writer Twenty and 21 could have been the magic numbers for the Wolverines on Sunday. Michigan perhaps had its best chance to win a volleyball match at Ohio State ever. The Wolverines had lost all 19 of their previous meetings with the Buckeyes in Columbus and were never ranked higher than Ohio State going into *ose 19 matches. They were hoping the 20th time, as well as being ranked No. 21, higher than the Buckeves, would be the charm. Unfortunately, Sue Calligaris had dif- ferent ideas. Calligaris had 16 kills to lead Ohio State past Michigan, 3-1 (11-15, 9-15, 15-1 1, 7-15), dropping the Wolverines to 0-2 in the Big Ten. Their other loss came t the hands of their other rival, ichigan State. "We knew that both teams were going to be good, that's the challenge of the Big Tn," 'assistant Michigan coach Leisa Rpsen 1aid. Starting the Big Ten season with two tough matches on the road is some- what of a disadvan- tage, but it's not being used as an excuse. "A volleyball court is a volleyball court, whether you're home or. away." Rosen said. The main concern PLAYER Nicole Poquette Shannon Melka Joanna Fielder Sarah Behnke Alija Pittenger Katrina Lehman Annie Maxwell Nicole Kacor Erin Moore K K/GAME 54 2.16 34 0.89 87 3.11 79 3.95 142 374 89 2.34 12 1.50 119 3.13 18 2.00 E 10 8 35 26 59 35 6 59 10 TA 114 95 197 204 347 243 28 329 44 PCT. .386 274 .264 .260 ,239 .222 .214 ,182 .182 The Michigan women's cross country team was confident heading into the William and Mary Invitational Saturday and it appears that it had every reason to be. The harriers overpowered North Carolina to win their third consecu- tive team title for the first time since 1998. The Wolverines captured the title with 45 points, edging out the Tar Heels who finished with 91 points. Navy turned in 103 points with William and Marv and Georgetown following close behind with scores of 112 and 128, respec- tively. Senior Katie Jazwinski led the Wolverines with a time of 17:43:1 to capture second place overall, trailing only North Carolina freshman Shalane Flanagan who clocked in at 17:18:7. Michigan coach Mike Mc(iuire predicted Jazwinski's strong finish. "Katie always spearheads the attack, setting an example for the rest of the team," McGuire said. Jazwinski's confident attitude going into this race was no different than any other race. "I just want to win. That's the atti- tude I approach every meet with," she said. Following close behind Jazwinski was junior Katy Radkewich, placing fourth with a time of 18:04:3. Radkewich said she feels Saturday's result wasn't surprising considering the exceptional performances the team has been putting in this season. "Each week we seem to step up, constantly improving with every practice and race," Radkewich said. Other top .20 finishers for the Wolverine team included senior Julie Froud and freshman Lindsev Gallom, finishing I I1th and 12th respectively with times of' i8:22:1 and 18:25:7. Junior Katie Ryan and Jeanne Spink posted times of 18:39:2 and 18:46:2.These results pleased Froud, who prior to the meet said that her hopes were for, "a good team race. In the running This was the third consecutive win for the women's cross country squad, who has yet to lose a scor- ing race this season. The last timef a Wolverine squad won three consecutive races was 1998, when Michigan won their first five races of the year. The Wolverines go for their fourth consecutive vicotry at the Notre Dame Invitational on Oct. 6. THE SCHEDULE: Oct. 6 at Notre Dame Invitational Oct. 15 Wolverine Invitational Oct. 29 Big Ten Championships with evervone putting in a solid per- formance." Michigan hopes to prove that lightning can strike for a fourth straight time. TIhe Wolverines wtl- attempt to capture their fourth coM- secutive title at the Notre Dante Invitational on Oct. 6. for the Wolverines coming out of the match against the No. 25 Buckeyes is their consistency. They were in every game, but couldn't pull it out. "Wde just need to get more consistent, We were in the match, but we gave up streaks of points," Rosen said. Tliwo of the few bright spots in the loss was the play of freshman Katrina Lehman, who led the team in kills and blocks, and sophomore Nicole Kacor, who was first in digs and second in blocks. "Both Katrina and Nicole came ready to play,," Rosen said. But for the Wolverincs, the start of the Big Ten season has been a rude awaken- ing and the Favetville and All-Sport Challenge Tournament wins seem cons away. "The caliber of teams that we played before the Big Ten probably didn't pre- pare us as well as it could have," Rosen said. The road will only get harder for the Wolverines, as they go on the road again this weekend against Big Ten foes Illinois and Wisconsin. Before that, though, they will look to rebound when they host Toledo tomor- row. The Wolverines aren't looking down. The season is still young, as is this team. "I see this team getting better, and that's the next step we're going to take," Rosen said. U I September in the McKEn B®1hr Q and Awith docementar filmmaker, includeascreenin of critically-acclaimed film "Aserican Hollow. EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY. 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