v. B The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 26, 2000 - 13 * Older stars influenced high school teammates STRO KES Powers, had gone to Michigan also. They reunited when Powers traveled to Ann Continued from Page 11 Arbor for a road game against Pioneer But Powers quickly made a name for High School, where she scored three herself in a second sport. She won her goals and an assist. team's, most-improved award in 1995, "I picked up Molly and I knew she was helped her team to the state champi- going to be a really strong player," Veith onship in '96, and led her team in scoring said. "Midwest players tend to be over- and assists in '98 to earn team MVP lion- looked because it's really hard to see us ors and the respect of her coach. and we come from a different place." "Molly was an explosive player, devas- tating to opponents," said Barb Lyles, Is THAT YOUR FINAL ANSWER? Powers' coach at Oak Park High School. "I didn't want to go to Maryland," Rose said. "I didn't want to go to Old BiLE OCKER Dominion. I didn't want to go to North Rose had heard about Michigan from Carolina because they're already on the neighbor Erica Widder, who co-cap- top. What do they have to look forward tained the Wolverines' 1999 squad. to ? After Warwick got knocked out of the "I wanted to come here because there state tournament in the quarterfinals her was so much potential. Michigan was junior year, Rose was heartbroken. right on the verge of becoming great." "She was down in the dumps so I said, Powers had to make the choice Let's take a ride out to Michigan and see between pursuing soccer at Wisconsin or what's going on"' Ron Rose, Jessica's field hockey at Michigan. Powers was father, said. probably the last athlete in America to What was going on was a string of commit to a sport, doing so in April of Michigan upsets, and the underdog her senior year, 18 months after Rose. Wolverines became Big Ten Tournament She dumped the Badgers for the Blue. champions. "I chose Michigan because I just felt at The timing was impeccable as home here," Powers said. "When I came Michigan trounced the prominent team and visited I loved everything about it.' in Rose's home region, Penn State. That day, the Nittany Lions lost more than a DAYwREAN1 DISBELIEVERS game - they lost a future star. During At the beginning of the 1999 season, October of her junior year, Rose commit- senior co-captain Ashley Reichenbach ted to the Wolverines. wrote up a list of team goals. Included in "I just thought that was the logical next the list: winning the national champi- step for myself," she said. onship. But Powers' feelings were ambiguous. "She had a little more vision than the "I never wanted to play field hockey in rest of us," Powers said. "The rest of us college" Powers said. "I always wanted were like: 'All right. let's just take it one to play soccer. But I ended up liking field step at a time..' hockey so I had a lot of difficulty recruit- "Evervone looked at each other and ing because I didn't know which sport I said: Oh, yeah right"' Rose said. wanted to play:' But Reichenbach turned out to be Like Rose, Powers had an influential Michigan's prophet. neighbor. Jessie Veith. a year ahead of At the Big Ten 'ournament, they oust- i I Benedict drives to tie for first on the green By Chris Burke For the Daily, In an event dominated by Mother Nature, the Michigan women's golf team put together a solid performance to land a fifth-place finish in the Matt Fossum Invitational at Michigan State. The scheduled 54-hole tournament was shortened to just 18 holes after rain prevented Saturday's play from taking place. On Sunday, the Wolverines shot a team score of 303, landing them just seven shots behind first-place Minnesota, and good enough to place them ahead of three other Big Ten com- petitors in the field of 15. "We were putting well and hitting the fairways," Michigan coach Kathy Teichert said. "But toward the end, there were some mistakes." The Wolvennes were led by sopho- more Kim Benedict who ignored the wet weather to fire a 70, enough to tie for first place in the individual competition. Benedict's victory comes one week after junior Courtney Reno took individ- ual honors at the Wolverine Invitational, and has once again helped boost 'the team's confidence about the remainder of the season. "Morale is at an all-time hiuli, Teichert said. - Michigan now heads to the Lidy Northern golf tournament this weekend in Minneapolis. The upcoming tournament should serve as a measuring stick for the hov competitve the Wolverines will be in the postseason, as ever Big Ten team will be competing Also important is the fiet that they will be playing on the same course that will host the Big Ten Championships-in April. "We're playing well against Big Ten schools, and especially well in our di- trict," said Teichert. "We're putting con- sistent scores on the board. "This team is a special group. I expect great things." ed No. 4 Penn State in double overtime and No. 3 Iowa with help from a Rose goal. At the regional tournament, they beat No. I I Duke and No. 3 Wake Forest in another dramatic double-overtime. Before they could gasp for air, Powers and Rose found themselves in Boston for the NCAA field hockey final four. Powers scored the game winner in an exciting 4-3 match versus No. 2 Connecticut. and Rose scored Michigan's only goal against No. I Connecticut. but the Wolverines came up short, losing 2-1 on a questionable goal. SHWov MLE THF RIM Winning the NCAA championship is at the front of Powers' and Rose's mind. "I want that championship really bad;' Powers said. "I'm not going to be content with anything less. And if I leave this school without one, I'm going to be bit- terly disappointed. 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