88 - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - November 6, 2000 Late lapses haunt 'M,' but wins keep coming Blue tankers claim1 moraliwin in N.C. By DaM Roth DIlt Sports Writer The fat lady has a frog in her throat. Every time the Michigan field hockey team gets ready for ter to sing, it loses focus and often makes games more exciting than they should be. Yesterday against Penn State, the Wolverines were sip- ping their figurative pina coladas, up 3-0 with only 10 minutes to play in the Big Ten Tournament championship game. Michigan coach Marcia Pankratz even substituted in freshman goalkeeper Molly Maloney for junior Maureen Tasch with 9:48 remaining. "It was to give her an opportunity to get her into a big pressure match in a tournament setting and to give her a chance to see what it feels like," Pankratz said. Penn State was about to see its tournament title hopes dashed. Feeling a sense of urgency, the Nittany Lions nat- urally picked up their game. Lo and behold, Penn State's Cenna Wilkerson put the ball past Maloney, shrinking Michigan's lead to 3-1 with 6:47 remaining in the game "Penn State picked up the pressure and we decided to celebrate before the game was over," Pankratz said. The adrenaline shot up a bit, the fat lady could feel the phlegm building in her throat. With 2:47 left, Penn State got a penalty stroke. As Tasch looked on from the bench, Maloney prepared her- self in goal. . Tmci Anselmo went upper left cage - Maloney did- n't. Michigan 3, Penn State 2. Who let the frogs out'? "They're a great team" Pankratz said. "They're never going to quit. They play a whole match, 70 minutes. It was a good lesson for us for the tournament - that we have to continue to play all 70 minutes no matter who is in the game and stay focused no matter what we're doing." Finally, the game ended with the Wolverines up 3-2. Michigan had won the Big Ten Tournament. BR A DON SE DLOFF 'Daiy Courtney Reid snored two goats for the Wolverines yesterday in their 3-2 win to take the Big Ten Championship. Maybe if the game had ended 10 minutes earlier, the Wolverines would have rum onto the field. Instead, they wiped the sweat off their brow and hesitantly gathered to celebrate. Was 10 minutes of terror worth it for Maloney? "I think it was a good idea" said Tasch, agreeing with Pankratz's decision. "She was trying to give us both as much experience as possible so it worked out fine." It did work out fine, and the coach had no regrets. "She did play well," Pankratz said of Maloney. "I know two goals went in, but she made some outstanding saves. That was more our team than her. "I would do it again." Rewind to Saturday. Different team, same frog Jessica Rose blasted in a shot with 20:13 to play in the second half to put Michigan up 1-0 against Ohio State. Michigan held the lead comfortably for 18 more minutes, but then the Buckeyes got a chance. With 1:54 remaining in the game, Ohio State got a penalty corner opportunity. One could feel the momentum switching. The Buckeves sent in the ball. Five seconds later, it was tied at one, as Katie Hobson shot and scored. Cough. But the Wolverines huddled up and regrouped. "You would think there would be something said, but it was just a feeling" Rose said. "You could feel the energy raised and there was a momentum shift back to us. "We looked at each other and I just knew we were going to score. I could feel it with my teammates -- it was awesome. ' Oft their own penalty corner opportunity, the Wolverines' Courrnev Reid and Catherine Foreman set up a Krsti Gannon shot that went in, ending the 54-sec- ond tic. The oal was scored with exactly one minute left in the game "Michigan held on, and again came out victorious. "I think it's a championship mentality that ourtcam has ivally learned to bring to the table," Pankratz said. "It's a confidence to never give up, and to know that ifwe work as hard as we can things can happen." By Steve Jackson Daily Sports Writer It's official - Michigan now has the second-best No. 9 women's swimming team in America. The ninth-ranked Wolverines dropped a. 207-163 decision to North Carolina - which is tied with Michigan in the rankings at No. 9 - this weekend in Chapel Hill. The Tar heels victory brought them to 2-1 and lowered Michigan's record for the season to 1-2. Coming into the match, Michigan was looking to break up the monotony of a busy fall schedule by shuffling the lineup cards. "We will have lots of girls swimming secondary events this week," Michigan coach Jim Richardson said. "We want to concentrate more on evaluation than scoring points this week." That change in focus didn't stop Michigan from earning a moral victory that impressed both swimmers and coaches alike. The Wolverines may have lost the meet, but you would guess that from what they had to says after- ward. - "Our girls swam much faster than we expected," Michigan assistant coach Stefanie Kerska said. "I think we came out with a better focus this week. We had some personal bests and some really great times for early in the season. "If we would have swam this fast last weekend we would have casily won the meet." "This was really a great team effort," senior co-captain Jen Crisman added. "We were all really tired after a tough we'k of training, but we came out with a better concentration this week." Michigan managed to score quite well considering the work- load it has endured to start the year. Light practices a week have been building up the team's strength and endurance. "They are training as much as they can right now," Kerska said. "Tire only time we will swim more than this is over winter break when the girls have no classes." One person who showed off the value of the long yardage training sessions was freshman Samantha Arsenault, who won a gold medal in Sydney. Arsenault brought home two individual firsts for theE Wolverines in the distance freestyles. She won the 500-yard freestyle Saturday after taking the 1,00 freestyle Friday night. "Sam showed us some great range," Kerska said. "That really shows that she is putting in the work." The other Mich igan freshman sensation. Tealin Krlemen, also grabbed two individual wins. Shi swept the diving. events again this week by adding a victory in the three-imreter Saturday to her Friday win on the one-meter board. Kelemen is. undefeated in div- ing events this year. "She is really raising the bar for the rest of the girls on the team," Kerska added. Another impressive element forl Michigan this weekend was its freestyle relay squad. The team of Jen Crisman, Laura Kaznecki, Missy Sugar and Jennifer Arndt picked up a pair of victories together as they won the 200 and 400 freestyles. "The relays are really going well," Crisman said. "People are starting to really find their spots." Fifth-year senior Arndt returning frorm shoulder surgery this off-season - won the back- stroke. Also, Lindsav Carlberg gave a strong performance in winning the 200 backstroke. Senior co- captain Crisman also had a first place finish in the 50 freestyle, posting a time of 23.10. "She was flying," exclaimed Kerska. "That kind of time will most likely get you to NCAA finals." But, the Wolverines also had some struggles in the meet. For example, they failed to place any- one in the top four in the butter- fly. "We have some places where we are lacking right now," explained Kerska. "But we just have to work through it, airs address those issues in recruit ing." STICKERS Continued from Page 1B 24:15 left to put the Wolverines up 2-0. A minute later, Reid was at it again. She sent in a penalty corner with 23:26, but consecutive Michigan shots didn't find the net until Reid broke away from the pile and put the ball in at 23:16. Her second goal would prove to be the game-winner, as Penn State found a late sense of urgency and put a pair of goals past freshman keeper Molly Maloney, who substituted in for Tasch when the Wolverines were up by three with ten minutes left. The problem was more a complacent Michigan defense than an inexperi- enced keeper, but the Wolverines' back line didn't let in the game-tying goal and helped preserve Michigan's victory. As for Reid, she was the perfect mid- fielder as she made defensive stops, stole the ball away, threaded passes to her forwards, and put shots on cage. "I pulled some stuff out that I didn't know I could do" Reid said. "It was the last time I was going to play on the field, it was for the tourna- ment, and it was against Penn State, so with my team behind me we played well and got the win." Reid - usually known for assisting on goals, not scoring them - posted her first multi-goal game in her four years at Michigan. "This was the best game of her career" Pankratz said. "I'm just happy and proud of her that she could end her career in Ann Arbor that way" Reid's leadership typified the will of a senior class that was not only deter- mined to win but also wanted to appre- ciate its final home game. "I thought about it for a second, and I got really sad" Shin said. "Then I was like 'No, forget it, focus onthe game. 1. Michigan 112. Penn State 8 1. Michigan 2 2. Penn State 3 bye 1. Michigan 3 7. Indiana 7 Michigan wins Big Ten Tournament 4. Ohio State 1 2. Penn State 2 3. Iowa 2 4t. Ohio State 1 3. Iowa 1 5. Northwestern 0 46.MichiganSt. 0 Ocker Field, Ann Arbor Where could they go? Since Michigan football hosts Penn State next Saturday the field hockey team can't host NCAA regionals despite their Big Ten title. They will travel to Maryland, Wake Forest, Virginia, or Old Dominion for action on Friday. Last year, the Wolverines played in the Southwest Regional at Wake Forest and won, beating Duke and Wake Forest. D You Aree With cott? Come Hear Scott and Decide! Scott will be at: 0 South Quad Monday November 6, 2000 8pm - YK Lounge Bursley Wednesday November 8, 2000 8pm - East Lounge Mary Markley Tuesday November 7, 2000 8pm - Sharangpani Lounge MLB Thursday November 9, 2000 9pm - Auditorium 3 0- Do you agree with Scott? www.umich.edu/~issues This is what Scott believes: "I believe in God, who created the world and everything in it. He is eternally existent, all-knowing, all- powerful, glorious, and perfectly loving, just, and gracious. I believe He created men and women in his own image. But humankind walked away from God, causing a separation between the two. 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