2B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - November 27, 2000

CLUBPORTS WEEKLY
Edited by Jeff Phillips
Club soccer captures national
championship in Texas

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Who: Sarah Behnke
Hometown: Baroda
Position: Outside hitter

Sport: Volleyball
Year: Senior

By Kristen Fidh
Daily Sports Writer
Their mothers told them not to
play in the mud. It's a good thing
they didn't listen. On Nov. 18, the
Michigan women's soccer club ran
through puddles in Austin, Texas, to
emerge as the NIRSA national
champions.
Ending the season with a 21-1-3
record, the club battled Ohio State in
the final round.
"Being able to play those guys for
the championship was even sweeter,"
senior defender Lynn Digirolamo
said. "It was already exciting that we
made it that far, but to play Ohio
State was even better."
The game proceeded scoreless
through both halves and one period
of overtime. With two minutes left in
the second overtime, freshman mid-
fielder Jamie Chioini was finally
able to tip the slippery ball past the
Ohio State goaltender.
"It was so exciting because Jamie
actually slipped and fell right into
the mud," Digirolamo said.
"Everybody on the field and on the
bench just came and jumped on top
of her when we saw that the ball
went in."
On a breakaway play, the ball was
recovered 'from in front of the
Michigan goal by the Wolverines.
After a pass to the midfielders,
sophomore forward Anna
Haghgooie trapped the ball in the
corner and was able to cross it in

front of the net.
Lying still in a puddle, Chioini
sprinted from midfield and was able
to knock the ball in with the bottom
of her foot as she slipped in the mud.
"I still don't think it hit me, the
championship was so exciting,"
Digirolamo said. "Ohio State played
a hard game, but we did a great job
of keeping them away from our
goal."
The six teams played a round-
robin format for the championship.
Michigan began the run with the
team's first loss of the season to
Delaware. The Wolverines went on to
tie Utah Valley and beat Florida
State, Colorado and Virginia Tech.
All the teams were tired and for
Ohio State, it showed. Michigan was
forced to play against the wind in the
first half, but still came out stronger
than the competition.
"Out of all the teams, we were the
most fit, so it gave us a mental
advantage," Digirolamo said. "We
knew we could run better, so it just
happened."
When the Buckeyes had to face
the wind in the second half,
Michigan's athleticism excelled as
the Wolverines were able to keep the
ball in front of the opponent's net for
the remainder of the game to close
out the victory.
"It was wet, we were all slipping,
and the ball just wasn't going into
the net," Digirolamo said. "But when
we finally saw Jamie tap it in, we
went absolutely nuts."

Why: In her last regular-season contest, the senior led the Wolverines
with 22 kills to lift Michigan over Northwestern in four games. The 22
kills, including eight in the final game, tied Behnke for second in
Michigan history with 1,124 kills over her career.
Background: In her four years, this former Freshman of the Year can-
didate has consistantly been one of the team leaders in kills.

AP PHOTO
Tim Brown celebrates a touchdown in Oakland's 41-14 win over Atlanta.
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AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East
Miami
N.Y. Jets
Indianapolis
Buffalo
New England
Central
Tennessee
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Jacksonville
Cleveiand
Cincinnati
Oakland
Denver
Kansas City
Seattle
San Diego

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9
8
7
7
3
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5
3
2

L
3
4
5
5
9

T
0
0
0
0
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Pct PF
.750 237
.667 260
.583 317
,583 237
.250 192

L T
>3 0
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6 0
7 0
10 0
10 0

Pct
.750
.692;
.500
.417
.231
.134
Pct
.833
.667;
.417
.333
.083

PF
241
262
232
236
137
134
PF
352
371
283;
216
206

W L T
10 2 0
840
1 11 0

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

PA
160
229
256
237
253
PA
175
135
181
272
312
281
PA
235
293
274
298
307
PA
199
184
201
273
311
PA
250
227
197
231
273
PA
207
367
204
336
347

Thursday's games
DETROIT 34, New England 9
Minnesota 27.DAUAS 15
Yestrday's games
Pittsburgh 48.CINCINNATI28
New Orleans 31. Sr. Louis 24
N.Y. Js 17, Chicago 10
TAMPA BAY 31, Buffaio 17
Philadeiphia 23. WASiNON 20
BALTiMORE 44. Cleveland 7
OAKLAND 41. Atlanta 14
MIAMI 17. Indianapolis 14
SAN Dico 17, Kansas City 16
Denver 38. Seattle 31
JACKSONviLEE 16. Tennessee 13
New York Giants 31. ARIZONA7
Tonight's game
Green Bay at Carolina. 9 p.m.
Thursday's game
Detroit at Minnesota. 8:20 p.m.
Next Sunday's games
Seattle at Atlanta.1 p.m.
Arizona at Cincinnati.1p.m.
Miami at Buffalo. 1 p.m.
Denver at New Orleans. 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Oakland at Pittsburgh. 1 p.m.
Dallas at Tampa Bay. 1 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Washington. 1 p.m.
St. Louis at Carolina. 1ip.m.
San Francisco at San Diego. 4:05 p.m.
Indianapolis at N.Y. Jets. 4.15 p.m.
Cleveland at Jacksonville. 4:15 p.m.
Green Bay at Chicago. 8:35 p.m.
Next Monday's game
Kansas City at New England. 9 p.m.

tomorrow
Men's basketball vs. Wake Forest in
Big Ten/ACC challenge, Crisler
Arena, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 30
Volleyball vs. Louisville at NCAA Tournament
first round, Tucson, Ariz., 8 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 1
Women's basketball vs. New
Hampshire, 7 p.m.
Hockey at Northern Michigan, 7 p.m.
Men's swimming and diving at Texas
Invitational, all day
Women's swimming and diving at
Texas Invitational, all day
Wrestling at Cliff Keen Invitational,
all day
Men's track at Maize/Blue
intrasquad, TBA
Saturday, Dec. 2
Men's basketball vs. Maryland at
BB&T Classic, 1 p.m.
Hockey at Northern Michigan, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 3
Women's basketball vs. Western
Michigan, Grand Rapids, 4 p.m.

Ray cleared by NCAA to
compete for gymnastics
2000 United States Women's
Olympic Gymnastic team member
Eilse Ray was recently cleared by
the NCAA to compete for t
Michigan's women's gymnasti
team.
Ray, a graduate of Wild Lake High
School in Columbia, Md., not only
brings her Olympic experience to
the Wolverines, but the all-around
specialist earned first-place individ-
ual honors in both the all around and
the floor exercise at the 2000 Senior
Pacific Alliance Games in
Christchurch, New Zealand, to h
name.
"I'm hoping the addition of Elise
will also help the individuals on this
team," Plocki said in a released
statement. "Her extensive interna-
tional and national experience is
something that she can share with
our other gymnasts."
-Steve Jackson

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Philadelphia
N.Y. Giants
Washington
Dallas
Arizona
Central
Minnesota
Detroit
Tampa Bay
Green Bay
Chicago
West
New Orleans
St. Louis
Carolina
San Francisco
Atlanta

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7
4
3

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4
4
5
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10 2 0
840
5 6 0
3 9 0

Pct PF
.692 287
.636 213
.583 238
.333 242
.273 170
Pct PF
.833 306
.667 247
.583 293
.455 235
.250 163
Pct PF
.667 256
667 436
.364 210
.333 290
.231 206

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2000 probable bowl matchups
With only conference championship games remaining, the bowl picture is becoming clearer. Here are projections of who
will go where from Daily staff and wire reports. Bolded teams have accepted firm bids

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EASTERN CONFERENCE EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division Atlantic Division
'' W L Pct GB W L T RT Pts GF GA
Phlaelhi 1 ,46 -Pittsburgh 11 7 3 1 26 64 58
Philadelphia 11 2 .846 3 New Jersey 11 8 3 0 25 77 60
So NY Rangers 12 110 0 24 76 71
Boston 6 6 .500 4.5 Philidelphia 10 9 4 0 24 56 59
New Jersey 6 7 .462 5 NY Islanders 6 112 2 16 45 60
Miami 4 8 .385 6
Orlando 5 9 .357 6.5 Northeast Division
Washington 4 10 .286 75W L T GF GA
Wahntn 41 26~sOttawa 12 7 4 0 28 74 57
Toronto 12 7 3 1 28 65 47
Central Division Buffalo 126 2 1 2759 50
W L Pct GB Boston 7 113 2 19 52 80
Cleveland 9 4 .692 _ Moritreal 6 15 2 0 14 58 74
Charlotte 9 6 .600 1
Toronto 7 5 .583 1.5 Southeast Division W L T RT Pts GF GA
Indiana 6 6 .500 2.5 Tampa Bay 8 9 2 2 20 63 74
Detroit 58 .385 4 Carolina 8 103 1 20 54 66
Milwaukee 3 9 .250 5.5 Washington 6 106 1 19 53 66
Atlanta 2 12 .143 75 Alanta 5 8 6 1 17 50 63
Chicago 1 11 .083 7.5 Florida 5 9 4 3 17 45 56
WESTERN CONFERENCE
WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division
Midwest Division W L T RT PtsGF GA
W c BSt. Louis 15 4 3 0 33 71 39
Utah L t750 Detroit 14 8 1 1 30 72 61
ua tah i 9 3 .750 -5 Nashville 8 9 5 1 22 52 60
San Antonio 9 4 .692 .5 Chicago 7 12 2 2 18 56 69
Dallas 9 5 .643 1 Columbus 7 151 1 16 46 77
Houston 8 6 .57' 2
Minnesota 7 6 .538 2.5 Northwest Division
Dener 7.50 3W L T~t GF GA
Denver 7 7 .500 3 Colorado 16 4 3 0 35 73 48
vancouver 4 8 .333 5 Edmonton 14 9 3 0 31 76 67
Vancouver 12 7 3 2 29 81 68
Pacific Division Minnesota 7 12 4 1 19 51 62
W L Pct GB Calgary 5 115 4 19 52 69
Phoraeno10 3 .769 .5Pacific Division
acramento P9c3 .750.5W L T RT Pts GF GA
LA Lakers 94 .6921 Dallas 13531306042
Portland 10 5 .667 1 Phoenix 12 6 6 0 30 57 56
Seattle 6 9 .400 5 San Jose 13 5 2 0 28 58 43
Golden State 4 10 .286 6.5 Los Angeles 11 7 6 0 28 82 68
LA Clippers 4 10 .286 6.5 Anaheim 8 11 4 2 22 65 82
Yesterday's games
Yesterday's games Nashville 7. CAROLINA 4
Vancouver 98, BOSTON 87 MINNrSOTA 4. Vancouver 2
TORONTO 101, Chicago 96 N Y. RANGERS 3. Ottawa 2
Utah 94 DETROIT 79 Phoenix 2 PHI OEPHA 1
utah94, ET~oT ~Los Angeles 4, BOSTON 4
Today's games Today's games
Milwaukee at Orlando, 7:30 P.m. Chicago at Detroit. 7:30 P.M.
Vancouver at New York. 7:30 P.m. Atlanta at Montreal. 8:30 P.M.
L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 P.M. Tampa Bay at N.Y. Islanders, 7:30 P.M.

Bowl
Mobile Alabama
Las Vegas
Oahu
Aloha
Motor City
Gal leryfurniture.com
Music City
Insight.com
Humanitarian
Micron PC
Peach
Sun
Liberty
Holiday
Alamo
Independence
Silicon Valley
Outback
Cotton
Gator
Citrus
Rose
Fiesta
Sugar
Orange
BCS STANDINGS N

MatchupI
Southern Mississippi (7-4) vs. Texas Christian (10-1)
UNLV (6-5) vs. Arkansas (6-5)1
Arizona State (6-5) vs. Virginia (6-4)!
UCLA (6-5) vs. Boston College (6-5)
Western Michigan (10-2) vs. Cincinnati (7-4)
East Carolina (7-4) vs. Texas Tech (7-5)!
Georgia (7-4) vs. West Virginia (7-4)1
Oregon (9-2) vs. Syracuse (6-5)
Boise State (9-2) vs. Texas El-Paso (8-3)
North Carolina State (7-4) vs. Minnesota (6-5)
Georgia Tech (9-2) vs. South Carolina (7-4)
Wisconsin (7-4) vs. Texas A&M (7-4)
Louisville (9-2) vs. Colorado State (9-2)
Oregon State (10-1) vs. Texas (9-2)
Northwestern (8-3) vs. Kansas State (10-2)
Mississippi State (7-4) vs. Iowa State (8-3)
Fresno State (7-4) vs. Mississippi (7-4)
Ohio State (8-3) vs. Tennessee (8-3)
Nebraska (9-2) vs. Louisiana State (7-4)
Clemson (9-2) vs. Pittsburgh (7-4)
Michigan (8-3) vs. Auburn (9-2)
Washington (10-1) vs. Purdue (8-3)
Notre Dame (9-2) vs. Virginia Tech (9-1)
Florida (9-2) vs. Miami (10-1)
Oklahoma (11-0) vs. Florida State (11-1)

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Jan. 1
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8 p.m. ESPN2
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6 p.m. ESPN
1 p.m. ESPN
7 p.m. TBS
5 p.m. ESPN
2:15 p.m. CBS
5 p.m. ESPN
8:30 p.m. ESPN
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6:30 p.m. FOXSPORTS
11 a.m. ESPN
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12:30 p.m. NBC

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ov. 20

1. Oklahoma
2. Florida State
3. Miami (Fla.)
4. Washington
5. Oregon State
6. Virginia Tech
7. Florida
8. Nebraska
9. Kansas State
10. Oregon
11. Notre Dame
12. Texas
13. Clemson
14. Texas Christian
15. Michigan

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Championship Contenders
Oklahoma - The Sooners have the most clear-cut road to Miami.
If they win the Big 12 title game this weekend against Kansas
State, then they will play for the national championship on Jan. 3.
Florida State - The Seminoles have concluded their season and
now must rely on the BCS computers to maintain their No. 2 spot
in the rankings.
Miami (Fla.) - The Hurricanes did everything in their power to
move up in the BCS standings, with a 52-6 win against Boston
College. However, the only certain way for Miami to play their bowl
at home is an upset of Oklahoma.
Check tomorrow's Daily for the newest BCS Standings.

North Carolina ready to
offer Beamer $1 million
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) -
Virginia Tech's regular-season finale
Saturday night against Virginia was
played against a backdrop of rumors
that North Carolina is poised to offer
Hokies coach Frank Beamer a con-
tract worth more than $1 millio
year.
Virginia Tech officials said Friday
that the school is offering Beamer a
contract worth more than $1 million
in the wake of reports that Alabama
and North Carolina.
The (Greensboro, N.C.) News &
Record has reported that North
Carolina officials are prepared to
offer Beamer a total package of
about $1.2 million annually in the
next few days.
Beamer makes about $800,)
annually under his 10-year contract
which he signed in 1996.
Athletic director Jim Weaver said
he felt North Carolina was more ot
an issue in the rumors than Alabama.
He said he didn't know what North
Carolina planned to offer Beamer,
but that Virginia Tech was doing
what it could to show Beamer
the country that it wants to keep
in Blacksburg.
Clemson assistant replaces
Nehlen at West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.V. (AP) -
West Virginia hired Clemson offen-
sive coordinator Rich Rodriguez, a
former Mountaineers player, as
football coach Sunday to succee
the retiring Don Nehlen.
Rodriguez helped Clemson to
2 record and Gator Bowl bid this
season. He served two years a
Clemson after coming with coac
Tommy Bowden from Tulane.
Rodriguez was given a five-yea
contract at $402,600 annually
including a $150,000 base salary
$63,000 from the school's Athleti
Endowment Fund and $189,60(
from radio, television, internet
endorsements.
He can earn an additiona
$100,000 in incentives.
"I'm very excited for the opportu
nity to come home and coach at m
alma mater," Rodriguez said. "Wes
Virginia is home to me and ver
dear to my heart."
Rodriguez will start Friday
Nehlen, who is retiring at the end o
the season, would coach th
Mountaineers if they earn a
trip.
West Virginia (6-5) finished -th
regular season with a 38-28 loss t
Pittsburgh on Friday.
Alabama given permission
to talk to Miami's Davis
MIAMI. (AP) - Miami athleti
director Paul Dee said Satu a
night that he has given the Alab1
football program full permission t
talk with Hurricanes coach But
Davis.
Dee also said he has offered Davi.
an extension to his current contract
which has three years remaining


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Business-pleasure mix a
fit for Wisconsin, 34-18

HONOLULU (AP) - Michael
Bennett rushed for 218 yards on 36
carries and scored a touchdown to lead
Wisconsin to a 34-18 victory over
Hawaii on Saturday night.
Wisconsin (8-4) turned the ball over
three times and was penalized for 116
yards, but dominated time of posses-
sion with its ground game. The Sun
Bowl-bound Badgers had the ball
41:47 compared to the Warriors'
18:13.
It was Bennett's eighth game this
season with more than 100 yards.
Bennett's effective running, facili-
tated by the huge offensive line,
helped the Badgers open up their pass-
ing game.
Brooks Bollinger completed II of
19 passes for 161 yards and two touch-
downs for Wisconsin. He also threw
one interception.
Chris Chambers caught both of the
touchdown passes and finished with

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Final standings
Team Big Ten Overall
Purdue * 6 2 8 3
Michigan * 6 2 8 3
Northwestern * 6 2 8 3
Ohio State * 5 3 8 3
Wisconsin * 4 4 8 4
Minnesota * 4 4 6 5
Penn State 4 4 5 7
Iowa 3 5 3 9
Illinois 2 6 5 6
Michigan State 2 6 5 6
Indiana 2 6 3 8
THIS WEEKEND'S RESULT
Wisconsin 34, HAwAII 18
* indicates bowl-bound teams
ond half. The first interception led to a
Wisconsin score.
But it was Bennett and Chambers
who dominated the game as a spirited,
red-clad group of 4,000 Wisconsin


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