The Michigan Daily -- Friday, November 10, 2000 - 13 Women's golf grabs prized recruit The Michigan women's golf team has signed recruit Laura Olin for next 'season. A graduate of Eden Prairie High Sdhool in Minnesota, Olin brings to he. Wolverines a long resume that inludes back to back Minnesota Golf of-the Year awards, in which she was the first female to repeat. "Laura will be a great addition to our program," Michigan coach Kathy Teichert said in a released statement. "she has done well in the junior tour- naments and will have some impact with us next season. She is an all- around great person and strong stu- dent-athlete." ockey date changed The Michigan hockey game against the Lake Superior, originally scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 6 has been moved to SWnday, Jan. 7, 2001. The faceoff is now scheduled for an unusual 3:05 p.m. at Yost Ice Arena. Tourney-toughened Wolverines face Irish No. 1 team in nation stands in way of Blue State beats Wildcats for first place in CCHA EAST LANSING - On the strength of Damon Whitten's shorthanded goal at the 5:54 mark of the third period, No. 4 Michigan State (6-1-1 overall, 5-1-0 CCHA) slipped past Northern Michigan 5-2-3 overall, 3-2-2 CCHA) last night in CCHA hockey action. Michigan State now-reigns at the top of the CCHA Standings with 10 points. Michigan and Northern Michigan have eight. With the game knotted at 2-2, Northern Michigan netminder Craig Kowalski moved in front of his own net to reach a loose puck. Kowalski whiffed n the effort to clear the puck as Whitten applied pressure. The loose puck was swept up by the rushing Michigan State forward who banged home the game- winner. "It was a fluke goal to win the game on," Michigan State coach Ron Mason said. "You won't get those all the time. Five-on-five it was a pretty even battle." For Northern Michigan, Bruce Cockburn added two goals in a game Michigan State dominated on special rams, scoring all three of its goals each on special teams. -Stq#,- frpots CBS talks to Knight, but doesn't offer deal NEW YORK (AP) - -Bob Knight is not headed to a TV booth any time soon. Knight, fired in September after near- 30 years as Indiana's coach, had talks with CBS Sports about a job as a college basketball commentator, but the sides did not conic to an agreement. i CBS has an opening for a college bas- ketball analyst to work alongside veteran play-by-play announcer Dick Enberg. Enberg's previous partner, Al McGuire, stepped down shortly before the NCAA Tournament last season because of ill- ness. There has been contact between Snight and other networks. Baker wins his third Manager of the Year NEW YORK (AP) -Dusty Baker won the National League Managerof the Yearaward for a record third time yester- day after leading the San Francisco iants to the best record in the major eagues, Baker received 30 of 32 first-place votes, one second and one third for 154 points in voting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Tony La Russa of the St. Louis Cardinals was second with 59 points, get- ting one first, 16 seconds and six thirds. By Sam Duwe Daily Sports Wnter It's like in an elementary spelling bee. The judge asks the remaining oppo- nents to spell a word. Notre Dame is up first. U-N-D-E-F-E-A-T-E-D Michigan cringes, and gets its word. F-R-1-G-H-T-E-N-E - Luckily, it's not grammar school. It's the NCAA women's soccer Tournament. And it's the second round, pitting the Wolverines against the top-ranked Irish, in South Bend on Sunday. Nobody said this is going to be easy for Michigan, who finished as the run- ner-up in the Big Ten Championship last Sunday. Receiving an at-large bid for the NCAA tournament, the Wolverines squeaked past Miami (Ohio) on Wednesday, in a 4-3 double-overtime game. . And now it's Notre Dame, who has been patiently waiting for an opponent, resting through the first round. It's been a big year for the Iris, who went undefeated (20-0-1) and dominated the Big East, winning the championship for the sixth year in a row ---- the sixth year the team has been a member. Notre Dame lost in the NCAA finals last year, and has continued its stellar Harners seek top- two finish at Regional By Rhonda Gilmer Daily Sports Writer After a week of rest and reflection the Michigan women's cross countryv team is looking to bring back the tempo as it competes at NCAA Regionals this Saturday at I11 a m. on Eagle Crest Colf Course in Ypsilanti. The Wolverines are hoping to place in the top two. "If we run soli like we've run all year we should be allright," senior Lisa Ouellet said. Placing in the top two will allow the Wolverines to move on. But this will not be without difficulties. The Wolverines will again be matched against Wisconsin. The Badgers beat out the Wolverines during the Big Ten Tournament for the team title on Oct. 29. In addition, they will be rac- ing 6 kilometers instead of 5K --- the distance of previous meets. "Now if we don't run well, we won't be able to go to the next meet - qualifying for NCAA champi- onships," senior Katv Radkewich said. "'im hoping for a good perfor- mance for myself as well as my team. So we can add another week to our season. If the team advances to the NC AA Championships next week, then run- ning 6K will again be required. Seniors Radkcwich. OucI let, Katie azwinski, .Jul i roud. Eri n play this season. Manhandling its sched- ule, the team has been scored upon a total of six times all season. But not all is darkness - there is hope for Michigan. Out of the half dozen goals that Notre Dame has allowed, one of them was scored by a Wolverine, Marie Spaccarotella, two weeks ago. The first half of that game yielded strong play by Michigan, and although that play dissipated in the second, it showed the team's potential despite the 5-1 loss. "We have to be the aggressive ones on Sunday," Michigan coach Debbie Belkin-Rademacher said. "We showed we can hold our own when we played Notre Dame in the reg- ular season -we just have to keep our focus and be on be on the ball the whole game. Boiled down, it sounds simple. "Don't let the ball in the net, score a goal, she said. Kacy Beitel, team captain and one of the heroines of the Miami game, agreed that there is a chance, be it slim. "We need to capitalize on an early goal," Beitel said. "Then we need to play solid, solid defense" And the defense will revoke around senior goaltender C 'arrisa Stewart. Continued from Page 12 time began. The Nittany Lins played with energy bursts between breathing breaks. Finally, Derek Potteiger scored Penn State's game-winning goal. "We are a fit team, and we were not going to be outworked," Burns said. "Penn State was a broken team there at the end, and it could have very easily been us scoring the last goal." For the Michigan freshmen, this season stood as learning ground with the future ahead. For the seniors, this game was the end. "There were some tears in the tent, obviously, with some of those guys knowing their career is over. Burns said. "But here is a new pro- gram, and these guys are able to say that they were the forefathers. They established the norms, and they established the traditions." Sophomore Abby Crumpton (22) and her Michigan teammates need to borrow the luck of the Irish to get past No. 1 Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament. Berenson to miss game tonight BULLDOGS Continued from Page 12 our fans take advantage of the chances we have tonight." Po Tonight's game will be a little unusual for Michigan. The Wolvennes will be missing some one - coach Red Berenson, who is at the Hocke: Hall of Fame in Toronto as part'of; ceremony honoring the 1972 Canadian Summit Series team asto "Team of the Century." The Summit Series was an erihi- game series pitting a team of ai All-Stars - one of whom ;i' Berenson - from Canada agaist( r team of stars from the Soviet Union. The Canadians' eventual triumph ona Paul Henderson goal in Game Eighia.. generally considered one of the smgle greatest moments in the history of the sport. This is only the second game Berenson has missed in his 17 seasons in Ann Arbor. But the Wolverines don't seem to think that his absence will have a huge impact on tonight's game. "It'll be a little bit different, but we've just got to play like we've been practicing all week and make it hap pen," Kosick said. Stewart, who has played every other game this year, alternating with Suzie Grech, won the respect of her coach and team with her numbers and her presence. It was this respect that put her in the net for the postseason. This will also be the fourth year she has played in the NCAA 'Ournament. "The goals that have been scored were not her fault, but rather had to do with a defensive breakdown," Rademacher said after Wednesday's game. "The regular season was a test for Carrisa, I believe she is ready." Does the leprechaun have a soft underbelly? "They have a new keeper in the net this year," Stewart said. "That might be a weakness." But regardless of offense and defense, weakness or strength, one thing is cer- tain. "Debbie will have these kids ready to play, no doubt about it," Notre Dame coach Randy Waldrum said. 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Ryan step into the glroup of experi- should help the out much younger NCAA basketball Yesterday's games No. 7 Kansas 99, No. 17 UCLA 98 ST JOHNS 62, No. 12 Kentucky 61 NCAA football No. 24 GEORGIA TECH 35, Virginia 0 e NHL esterday's games 4OSTON 2, Ottawa 1 HILADELPHIA 2, Edmonton 0 oLUMBuS 5, San Jose 2 UFFALo 3, NY Islanders 0 NY RANGERS 5, Washington 3 COLORADO 3, St Louis 3 (OT) Vancouver at Los Angeles, inc. today's games Toronto at Carolina, 7 p.m. Montreal at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. "We're ready to go, physically we want this," Oucllet said. Also filling out the pack are sophomores Katie Easton and Jane Martineau and freshman Lindsey Gallo. The field should not come as a shock. Earlier this season the Wolverines competed against top ranked teams like No. 2 Stanford and No. 3 Wisc onsin. The team took second in meets against both of those teams showing their strength of schedule and help- ing to determine their current No. 10 ranking. With this as a deciding factor, the Wolverines should be ready for this meet. Michigan held its own level of intensity throughout the entire sea- son. During the regular season, three match titles, along with two second place finished helped the Wolverines move hioher un in the national rank- . l i j i !