The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - October 2, 2000 - 3B . Women's soccer pulls Big Ten two-step By Jeff Phillips Daily Sports Writer The weekend games were longer than expected for the Michigan women's soccer team, but it returns with familiar results - wins over Big Ten foes Iowa (1-3 Big Ten, 7-4 overall) and Illinois (2-2, 6-4). The Wolverines improved their record to a combined 9-0 against the two opponents. "Coming off (yesterday's win), our confidence is high," Michigan coach Debbie Belkin Rademacher said. The Wolverines came out firing yes- terday, defeating Illinois 4-1. Michigan got off to a quick start by breaking out to a 2-1 halftime lead while going against a strong wind. PENALTIES Continued from Page 1B ties (21) as they did shots on goal (10). The Hawks did jump out to an early 1-0 lead, taking an advantage on one of their two first-period shots. A two-on-one breakaway took a wrong turn for the Wolverines, as Michigan All-American defenseman Jeff Jillson went down to block a late pass by Laurier junior winger Rick White. The problem was Jillson blocked it right into his own net, past junior goalie Josh Blackburn. But the Wolverines took over after that, scoring four unanswered goals -- including three shorthanded. Two of which were by Matzka, who led the team in that category last season with six shorthanded tallies. "Matzka is going to be a threat when he's on the ice," Michigan coach Red Berenson said. "I thought he had a great weekend." The power play wasn't as success- ful, with the Wolverines failing to take advantage on 15 opportunities. The absence of captain Geoff Koch and senior Mark Kosick, both sitting the game out with nagging groin injuries, had an affect because Berenson had to sub in players who weren't practicing at their positions on Minus Pipj By Job Singer Daily Sports Writer The results of the Central Collegiate Championships at Mount Pleasant cer- tainly suggested that the Michigan men's cross country team was not at full strength. The Wolverines finished fourth out of seven teams, losing to three in-state opponents: Eastern, Central and Western Michigan. While these are not the results expect- ed out of a team that has won two of the past three Big Ten Championships and finished in the top five at the NCAA Championships each year, they are not reason for major concern. "Friday was a meet scheduled for younger classmen to race," Michigan coach Ron Warhurst said. "We didn't run four out of our top five runners. That's the chance you take." On the bright side Michigan did run as a pack, which was the hope prior to the meet. The top seven finishers were with- in a 38-second span. David Sage, Tom Greenless, Nate Hoffman and Aaron Lindell all finished in the top 20 overall. Of Michigan's top seven, all except for Hoffman are freshmen. "Mentally, knowing you are going with the wind in the second half is nice," Rademacher said. In the first half, two of Michigan's leading scorers, senior co-captain Kacy Beitel and freshman Stephanie Chavez, each garnered an assist for the Wolverines, delivering passes to sopho- mores Michelle Pesiri and Carly Williamson, respectively. It wasn't long before the two hooked up again. Michigan notched its first goal of the second half when Beitel knocked in a Chavez pass to go up 3-1. The goal was Beitel's second of the season, putting her just five goals away from Michigan's all-time goal scoring record. "Kacy played a very good game from center midfield," Rademacher said. Rademacher was also impressed with DAVID DEN HERDER the play of Chavez. "She is very dangerous and getting more and more confident," Rademacher said. "She is a player other teams should look out for." Freshman Erika Kleinholz rounded out the scoring for Michigan by scoring her second goal in a Wolverine uni- form. On Friday, it took two overtime peri- ods to decide a winner, but Michigan still finished on top. The Wolverines again finished the first half with a lead at 2-0 behind goals by Kleinholz and senior Marie Spaccarotella. But Michigan let the Hawkeyes creep back into the contest. Midway through the second half, Iowa scored two goals - only three minutes apart. "We were dominating the game, but for a 10 minute span we let them back into the game." Rademacher said. After Michigan was unable to score in the second half, and then in the first overtime period, Chavez scored her sec- ond double-overtime goal of the season off an Abby Crumpton pass to end the 2-2 stalemate. "We had to work very hard in over- time after blowing a lot of opportuni- ties," Rademacher said. Michigan continued its weekend rotation of goalkeepers by playing senior Carissa Stewart on Friday and freshman Suzie Grech on Sunday. The weekend also marked the return of senior co-captain Stephanie McArdle, who returned from a knee injury to play against Illinois. 1 jp Michigan 4, Wilfred Laurier 1 Wilfred Laurier 1 0 0 - 1 Michigan 2 2 0- 4 First period - 1. WL, White (Ambrosio, ahled, 1. UM, Shouneyia (Ortmeyer, Burnes), 2. UM, Matzka (Trainor) SH Penalties- W, Morris (high-sticking), 1:45: WL, White (roughing), 4:31; WL, Pikula (roughing), 5:03; UM, Shouneyia (slashing), 6:05; MSU, Hodgins (roughing after the whistle), 10:13; WL, McDonald (interference), 9:00; UM, Kautz (roughing), 10:53; WL, Stewart (roughing), 10:53; UM, Gassoff (slashing), 12:17; WL, Schmidt (hold- ing the stick). 12:31; UM, Vancik (obstruction-hook. ing), 15:59; UM, Hilbert (10-minute misconduct). 15:59; WL. Ambrosio (tripping), 17:02; UM, Cammalleri (roughing), 17:47; Second period - 3. UM, Langfeld (Jillson), 5:35 SH, 4. UM, Matzka (unassisted), 7:45 SH Penalties - WL, Lumb (roughing), 0:51: WI, Morris (tripping), 3:26; UM, TEAM (too many on ice), 4:40; UM, Vancik (cross- checking), 7:39: UM.Burnes (slashing), 8:30; WL, TEAM (too many on ice). 10:23: WL. Ambrosio (trip- ping). 12:31: UM, Shouneyia (high-sticking), 14:34; WL. Gilmour (tripping, 19:48; WL, Kahler (unsports- manlike conduct), 19:48: UM, lKomisarek (unsports- manlike conduct), 19:48: UM, Cammalleri (high sticking), 19:59 Third period- No scoring. Penalties - UM, Swistak (hooking), 6:15: UM, Jilson (slashing). 8:05; WI, White (slashing). 8:05; UM, Fraser (hooking), 9:59; WL, Gilmour (hooking), 10:18; WL, Mclean (roughing), 10:18; UM, Komisarek (high-sticking), 12:52; WL, Kahler (slash- ing), 13:16; WL, Stewart (cross-checking), 15:45; UM, Langfeld (hit after whistle), 15:45; WL. White (unsportsmanlike conduct). 17:19; WL, Whitelslash- ing). 19:58; WI, White (10-minute misconduct), 19:58. Shots on goal -WL 2-5-3--10; UM 22-17-15- 54. Power Plays -WL0of12; UM Oof 15.- Saves -WL, Marshall 20-1515 - 50: A weekend of unpredictability 40 KIMITSU YcGACHi/Day In a game that was most notable for 38 penalties, Michigan scored three short- handed goals, two by Scott Matzka, in a 4-1 win over Wilfrid Laurier. Four years here in make-believe land have taught me a surprising amount about the real world. First, I'm pretty sure my friends are real people, and not talking sock-puppet animals with voices all resembling a graying man that changes his shoes every time he walks in the door. Second, Ann Arbor could use a trol- ley. But third, and less important, I've found that when you're absolutely'sure about something, you're usually wrong. This past weekend has offered reaf- firmation to that end. And while I'll spare the fuzzy (to me) details, the world of sports has more than compen- sated. THE MIKE UTL.EY EFFECT Listening to the Big Ten teleconfer- ence is an altogether excruciating expe- rience. The conference - held every Tuesday - entails all 1I Big Ten coaches, two hours of questions, and one hell of a neck cramp (perhaps I should invest in a speaker phone). But somewhere between ramble on instant replay and Cam Cameron talk- ing up Iowa, questions came to Joe Paterno about Penn State cornerback Adam Taliaferro. For some odd reason, this was the first I'd heard of his tragedy. Taliaferro had been paralyzed on the field against Ohio State and was undergoing spinal fusio.n surgery. The story grabbed me. The kid was a freshman -- four years of make-believe land ahead of him, and from there, who knows? I was intrigued by how shaken the hardened Paterno sounded, and moved by stories of John Cooper and other Buckeyes visiting him in the hos- pital. It unescapably reminded me of 1992, when Detroit Lion Mike Utley suffered a paralyzing injury in the Silverdome. The city of Detroit rallied around Utley, and the emotionally driven Lions surged all the way to the NFC title game that year. "Thumbs up" was the battle cry. Thumbs up for Mike. Now how the season ends is of almost no significance to Paterno com- pared to this ordeal. During the telecon- ference, Paterno said he hadn't even had time to look at film of Purdue yet. And not that it mattered, but I was sure Purdue would have no problem handling the hard-luck Nittany Lions. So sure. I don't know what was said in the locker room in State College this week, but it gives merit to the power of emo- tion. Somehow, Penn State prevailed. "Every once in a while you forget how great this game is," Paterno said Tuesday. "People go out there and knock each other around, but in the clutch they're there for each other." DREAMING OF GOLD Can you relate to the "uncomfortable dream?" It's not really a nightmare, because it's not scary. But it's not a good dream either. It's the kind that, after you wake up, you think - "I'm glad that was a dream, and not real life." Allow me to equate this year's USA basketball "dream team" to the afore- mentioned. Before the opening ceremonies, I was sure that the Americans would dominate their way to an easy gold medal, and that NBC would televise it for my amusement. So sure. But this weekend once again checked my confidence in inevitability. The United States came within a buzzer- beater of playing for the bronze, and France came within four points in the gold medal game. Sure, it was a lose-lose situation for the Americans (after all, they're sup- posed to win), but I was a little embar- rassed for the multi-millionaires. Of course, my embarrassment was tape-delayed. Bit, WHITE AND GREENBACKS My final taste of this athletically unpredictable weekend came from none other than Yost Ice Arena. After a well-earned bottle of beer and about 20 minutes of MTV Friday evening, I thought it would be fun to check out the fresh blood at the annual Blue-White game. Since the exhibition wasn't on the student package, I was sure admission would be free - at least for students. So sure. To my surprise, the kind gentleman at the door requested five of my dollars to watch my peers play each other. "It's for a good cause," he said. "Scholarships. How do I apply? I spent all my tuition money on season hockey tickets. - Davidl Den Hen/er can be reached at Cldlen(cvlumich.ecdi. the power play. "You don't want to get into these penalty-kill type games," Berenson said. "I think we're a better team five- on-five because I think the hockey's better. But when you get an official or team or game like we had tonight then forechecking the Wolverines, includ- ing taking their fair share of cheap shots after the whistle blew. Tempers flared, words were shared, but in the end it was just a chance for the Wolverines to take shots at players other than their own teammates. A you have to pliav through it trial especially useful before hosting a ee onyMoina The game was physical, as the crucial and chiallenging tournament Unesmen - Nate Whaley, Craig Lasko. Hawks were certainly not intimidated this weekend with two of the nation's At: Yost Ice Arena. by Michigan - aggressively best. ._ ? and Cook arers place fourth In cross country no single meet during the season carries much weight. Rather they are all chances to compete and train for the end-of-the-season championship meets. "We go to the Big Ten Championship on Oct. 29, whatever we do on that day counts." Warhurst said. "in classes, quizzes may be worth 5 percent of the grade and the exam 95 percent. In our situation the final is worth 100 percent. While this year's team will not solidi- fy its legacy any time soon, the Wolverines do have short term and long- term goals towards which they are work- ing. One of them can be accomplished next week at the Murray Keatinge Invitational in Orono, Maine. "I'd like to win the meet on Saturday," Warhurst said. "A win will give the team a lot of pride and confidence. It is tough to get beat and still stay confident." Up to this point in the season, Michigan's results have not been sugges- tive of the same type of success that teams over the past couple of years have produced. But part of that can be attrib- uted to its strenuous training regime which has included lots of hills and long runs. "This week is sort of a transition week. We won't do as much heavy legs," Warhurst said. "It's awful early to predict how these kids will respond to resting." With top runners coming off injuries, the results next w-eek should improve. Michigan will have junior Mark Pilja and sophomore David Cook running. both of whom regularly finish in the top five on the team. At the Sundoger Invitational, two weeks ago, Pilja was the top Michigan finisher and overall champion. "These kids do have a lot of ability" Warhurst said. "They definitely will run better than they did last Friday" The runners hope to prove their coach correct with a stronger performance next week. "We have three hard weeks of training ahead of us;" Warhurst said. "It doesn't. matter what happens until the Big Tens. We have to run well in the Big Tens and districts in order to qualify for nationals. We have to get there." 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