Women's soccer standings 1 c ne to see where the IolsrT n otatch up against rivls n dl Michigan Site, w ho teNL 0N Arbor next week ig THURSDAY ichrliganidaily.com/sports li L SOCTOBER 5, 2000 11 , Fresh legs give soccer close wins MARK FRANCESCUTTI F. .. t .; ,; ,. Gritter kicks Michigan to 3-2 win in double OT By Chad Arnold For theDaily KALAMAZOO - Last night, the Michigan men's soccer team went to war with Western Michigan. The battles didn't always come out the way the Wolverines would have liked, but the ftnal 3 2, double overtime victory was something the team on proud of We would have liked to have taken the game earlier, but a wm sa win and we will take a win any way we can get it' senior defenesman Steve Huber said after freshman Tom itter kicked in the game-winning goal. The Broncos were on the board first only seven minutes into he game. A long Western Michigan throw-in traveled into Michigan's box and the Wolverines were unable to clear Westein Michigan sophomore Mike Bravo came away with the bal and buried it in the back of the Michigan net. Michigan wasted no time responding. Shortly after, Mich n freshman Mike White picked up a loose ball and beat Western Michigan goalie Brendan Smith. With four minutes remaining in the first half, Western Mi-igan freshman Drew Rae broke free in the Michigan defense Murphy came off his line and forced Rae to misfire. Despite Michigan's solid defensive effort, the Broncos qutekly took the lead. Western Michigan freshman Scott Duhl took a pass in the penalty box and beat sophomore goalie Brad k who entered the game in the second half and made a eateer hito nine saves. Michigan appeared to have a chance to tie the game when ieshman Kevin Robinson was dragged down in the penalty box The referee called a penalty kick but then conferred with his assistant and reversed the call when the ball was determined to have been out of play before the foul occurred. Michigan sophomore Robert Turpin had a golden opportu- nity totte the game with nine minutes to go. When Michigan's See MEN, Page 12A Mike White scored Michigan's first goal in the Wolverines 3-2 win over Western Michigan. ALYSSA WOOD/ti Abby Crumpton assaulted the Oakland defense with 11 shots and final goal in the 3-1 victory. Wilson fends off Grizzly attack, 3-1 By Rohit Bhave Daily Sports Writer The hungry Oakland Grizzlies marched into Ann Arbor yesterday with aspirations of pouncing on a potentially sluggish Michigan womnen's soccer team for an upset. Until five minutes remained, their dream looked like it could become a reality. Then freshman Amber Wilson scored the tie-breaking goal sending Michigan to 3-1 victory. After Michigan went ahead on Wilson's first goal in the 56th minute, the Grizzlies counterattacked immedi- ately. After several beautiful passes down the right sideline, Oakland mid- fielder Debbie Cartmell drilled the equalizer past Michigan goalkeeper Carissa Stewart three minutes later. The unexpectedly tight 1-1 struggle ensued for 25 minutes. When an Oakland forward one-touched a laser shot to the right corner, Stewart res- cued the Wolverines with a diving save. "Picking the ball out of the corner is the best part of plaving the position,' Stewart said. The Wolverines continued to launch more urtries at the Gizzlies net, but the tightly packed Oakland defense repeatedly deflected the threats - See WOMEN, Page 12A H, Y YanIN Yost ans willexperkncc chis andfeverl of 98 T wo and a half years ago, one of Wriglev Field creates an atmosphere the greatest games in Michigan where everv fan in the arena actually sports history graced the con- affects the game. fines of Yost Ice Arena. From the intimate close-view seating. Michigan vs. North Dakota - the (students don't sit in row 91) to the lo 1998 NCAA Regional. and emotion-filled band, Yost takes th Sixty minutes filled with every facet cake as the best arena in the country. a histon game should have - the it doesn't need luxury boxes, fancv home team down 2-0 and then 3-1 to a Jumbotrons, loud thumping hip-hops bette fasme team, comes back to score music or scantily clad cheerleaders fwe te final three goals. maybe I wouldn't mind that last one) The underdog fifth-seeded Instead, Yost fans represent what te Wolverines, faced with tremendous should be --the extra attacker. The adversity throughout, dethroned the see- North.Dakota game and countless o h- ond -seeded Fighting Sioux in the most ers that throw a chill down your back incredible game ever played at Yost. The prove it. victory propelled the Wolverines in the It's astonishing to feel a crowd of final two games, when they eventually people, at several moments, become became National Champions. one. The Goliath-sized comeback came in No longer is it Jenny, the blonde- front of a Utopian crowd. The raucous haired sorority girl. group of Yost yackos was louder than a No longer is it Mike, the mohawk space shuttle launch, completely in uni- wearing philosophy major. son, and was the REAL and only reason Instead, they come together to fort.a that the fifth-seeded Wolverines moved force, a force that transfers to Bob on that Saturday night. Gassoff as he pummels another Bow it was pure frenzy. It was pure excite- Green punk, orto Geoff Koch as he ment. backhands in the game-winning goal. It was everything that sports fans Old rivals from past great games drearn of return this weekend, as No. 2 Michigan Since I ve been coming to watch hosts the Ice Breaker Tournament. games and play games here, that's And it just so happens that No. 1 probably the cost amazing crowd North Dakota is in attendance, along ever," said senior defenseman Dave with Colgate - Michigan's victim in Huntzicker, an Ann Arbor native who last year's NCAAs - and New has seen and played me hundreds of Hampshire, which knocked the 'anmes at Yost. [he crowd was unbe- Wolverines out of the Touniamnent two:- liesable that nmuhi We had a couple yearsago. goals called off and that just made the Student tickets didn't sell that well crowd grow wilder" this year and there's no excuse. The If you haven't been to Yost, if you price per game remained the same, the haven't been to a hockey game at all, Wolverines just added a bunch more this is the weekend to experience it. games - some of them, the best The hockey will be top-notch, but the natehups in years. Yost experience providesnuch more The football team is away and tickets than an exhibition of50 speed-skatin" are still available. athletes. Don't be left out of the best sports Yost is the best sports' environment in experience at this University. tme country, ar none -- Mark Fiancescutti is not a sieve. Not even the Big House, Joe Louis or He can e reacheditmfinircesciumic/i.edft. Possible Purdue tune: 'M' singin' in the rain By Chi Duprey BathY Sporns betitor W here are a few things that come with the territory when talking about Purdue's offense. End-arounds. fen-yard slant pat- terns. A scrambling Drew Brees. One individual for Michigan is capable of neutralizing all of these o# ensive mvenues. And no, it's not Julius Curry, although that's a good guess. It's the rain - the Wolverines' best friend in a 38-12 victory over FOOTBALL Purdue last sea- son, and their Notebook potential best friend this season, if he plans to attend. Early indications are that he might indeed have a ticket to Saturday's con- test at Ross-Ade Stadium. Depending on the report, "scattered showers" could appear in the West lafayette area. Shoners are also expected today and mnirronw, which could soften up the field considerably for Saturday. That's excellent news for Michigan, which exploited its "12th man" in last year's game. The boilermakers were slipping all over the place -- not only due to the consistent rain during the game, but also because Michigan Stadium's Prescription Athletic Turf would be slippery if it were placed in the middle of the Gobi Desert. All precipitation aside, the Wolverines could be relying on anoth- er coin-flip prospect for this weekend. Will Hot Purdue or Cold Purdue take the field against them? See PURDUE, Page 13A SCENES ' iU The Life Sciences, Values, and Society Program announces its inaugural lecture Harold E. V 4 President and CEC Kettering Cancer 0 former Director o co-recipient of the studies of the gen fsciences initiative N*. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN < -" I , : ".M i~it j