B - The Micnigan Daily --- Sportslhursaay -- January 4, 2001 CLUBSPORTSWEEKLY lacrosse club has high hopes for upcoming 2001 campaign SOUND OFF! Your chance to speak out on issues in Michigan sports Comment on Anthony Thomas, Michigan's career rushing leader. Tell us which game was the best of this year's bowl season. * Be creative! Daily Sports wants Michigan sports feedback! Select fanfares will be printedi n SportsMonday every week. This is your chance to sound off! daily.fanfare@umkch.edu. ATHLETE OF THE WEEK 4 Who: LeeAnn Bies Hometown: Lakeview Position: Center Sport: Basketbal Year: Sophomore By Justin Mann goal: The USLIAn For-the Daily onship. The Wolverines' After a heartbreaking I 1-10 defeat their attack - whi at the hands of 1999 USLIA national best in the entire US champion Colorado State during the Greg Deutch and. quarterfinals of last year's national the list of key play championship tournament, the the very talented 1 Michigan men's lacrosse club is defenseman, rec ready for revenge in the upcoming CCLA honors each season, which starts on Feb. 17. seasons. Although a disheartening finale Hadwin, a fifth-y brought an end to the 2000 season, the tean;'s leading the club finished with a 20-6 record season with 115 goy and its second consecutive CCLA first-team USLIA he conference championship. the all-tournament During a fall practice, coach John USLIA national cha Paul said that this year's team is very nament. young since a handful of players -ladwin led the graduated or left on semester abroad, goals (22) and wast but he sees a lot of promise in the in total points (23). young players. The team is exci Paul said that the team still has a hopes to continue it lot of depth and that hopefully the undefeated streak in team will mature 'nough to reach its national championsh GOT CLUB SPORTS INFO? WE WANT TO KNOW! SEND YOUR CLUB SPORTS INFO TO DAILYCLUBSPORTS@UMICH.EDU S POR DT SB1R IEFS national champi- strength lies in ch could be the SLIA. Jeff Hadwin top ers returning for team. Deutch, a ived first-team of the past two year senior, was goal-scorer last als. ie received onors, andl made t team for the ampionship tour- tournament in ticd for the lead ited to play and s two-year home n its run for the hip. Why: In a winter break where Michigan struggled to find consistency, Bies appeared to be the most solid of the Wolverines. She scored double- digits in all three games, including 15 against No. 8 Purdue. Background: Bies made the allBig Ten freshman team last year. She started in three games in 2000 before being put back on the bench. 4 Bies a 4 SCORES FROM THE BOWL SEASON DAILYSCOREBOARI) M' SCHEDULE Tday Saturday Jan, 6 Women-s basketball vs. Wisconsin. 7 p.m. Men's swim and diving at California. 1 p.m. PST Mens tennis at Milwaukee Tennis classic Womens gymnastics at Super Six Challenge IMilwaukee) (Tuscaloosa. Ala.). 6 p.m. CST Tomorrow Men's Tennis at Milwaukee Tennis Classic Mens swim and diving at Stanford. 1 p.m. PST (Milwaukee) Wrestling at Lehigh. 7:30 p.m. Mens track and field hosts Jack Harvey Ice Hockey vs. Lake Superior State. 7:35 p.m. Invitational, all day Mens tennis at Milwaukee Tenis Classic Womens track and field hosts Jack Harvey (Milwaukee) Invitational, all day Orange Bowl Oklahoma 13, Florida State 2 Sugar Bowl Miami (Fla.) 37, Florida 20 Fiesta Bowl Oregon State 41, Notre Dame 9 Rose Bowl Washington 34, Purdue 24 Gator Bowl Virginia Tech 41, Clemson 20 Cotton Bowl Kansas State 35, Tennessee 21 Outback Bowl South Carolina 24, Ohio State 7 Independence Bowl Mississippi State 43, Texas A&M 41 Alamo Bowl Nebraska 66, Northwestern 17 Silicon Valley Bowl Air Force 37, Fresno State 34 Holiday Bowl Oregon 35, Texas 30 Liberty Bowl Colorado State 22, Louisville 17 Peach Bowl Louisiana State 28, Georgia Tech 14 Sun Bowl Wisconsin 21, UCLA 20 MlcronPC.com Bowl North Carolina State 38, Minnesota 30 Music City Bowl West Virginia 49, Mississippi 38 Insight.com Bowl Iowa State 37, Pittsburgh 29 Humanitarian Bowl - Boise State 38, Texas El-Paso 23 Galleryfumiture.com Bowl East Carolina 40, Texas Tech 27 Motor City Bowl Marshall 25, Cincinnati 14 Aloha Bowl Boston College 31, Arizona State 17 Oahu Bowl Georgia 37, Virginia 14 Las Vegas Bowl UNLV 31, Arkansas 14 Mobile Alabama Bowl Southern Miss 28, Texas Christian 21 NFL PLAYOFFS Wild card playoffs: DECEMBER 30 i Miami 23. Indianapolis 17 (OT) New Orleans 31. St. Louis 28 reCEMBER 31 Baltimore 21. Denver 3 Philadelphia 21 Tampa Bay 3 Divisional playoffs: SATuPOAY. JANUARY 6 New Orleans at Minnesota. 12:30 p.m. (FOX) Miami at Oakland. 4 p.m. (CBS) SUNDAY. JANUARY 7 Baltimore at Tennessee. 12:30 p.m. (CBS) Philadelphia at NY Giants. 4:15 p.m. (FOX) Conference championships: JANUARY 14 Game 1. 12:30 p.m. Game 2. 2 pm. Super Bowl XXXV, Tampa, Fla. JANUARY 28, 6 P.M. (CBS) NHL STANDINGS -J- AP PHOTO The Ravens and Titans will collide in a battle of the league's top two defenses. Marshall again the victor in Motor City NBA STANDINGS EASTERN CONFERENCE Doctors expect full recovery for Hill BALTIMORE AP) - Orlando Magic forward Grant Hill underwent ,bone-graft surgery on his left ankle yes- terday, with the team and doctors pre- dicting a full recover". It will take about five months for the five-time All-Star's ankle to heal but there is no immediate timetable for Hill's return to action, said Dr. Joe Billings, the Magic team physician. Billings assisted in the 90-minute operation at Union Memorial Hospital. Doctors replaced screws and hardware inserted last April after Hill broke the inside bone on his left ankle during the NBA playoffs, while still with Detroit. A bone graft from Hill's pelvis also was applied to the ankle. "Grant had a non-union of a fracture as a result of a lack of blood supply to that area}' said Dr. Mark Myerson, who performed the surgery. "The prognosis is for a full recovery." The 6-foot-8 Hill was acquired by Orlando in August in a sign-and-trade deal with the Pistons for Chuckv Atkins. and Ben Wallace. 1-il's seven-year, s92.88 million contract makes him one of the highest-paid players in the NBA. But Hill appeared in only four games this season, averaging 13.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 1.25 steals in 33.3 minutes. He was placed on the injured list Dec. 27. Ex-Cowboy pleads guilty to charges MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- Former NFL player Sherman Williams, already in jail for a marijuana trafficking convic- tion, pleaded guilty to charges of pass- ing counterfeit currency. Williams and friends paid a striptease dancer $1,000 in phony $100 bills, the plea agreement said. A search of Williams' residence turned up another 53,850 in bogus cash. Forty-one $100 bills were found, and the bills had just three different serial numbers among them, Assistant U.S. Attorney Patsy Dow said Tuesday. The 27-year-old Williams spent four NFL seasons with the Cowboys after starring at running back for Alabama. EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division New Jersey Philadelphia Pittsburgh NY Rangers NY Islanders Northeast Division Toronto Ottawa Buffalo Boston Montreal Southeast Division Washington Atlanta Carolina Tampa Bay Florida W 20 17 17 16 11 W 20 20 20 14 11 w 18 16 14 12 7 L T 11 7 14 8 14 6 21 1 21 4 L TF 12 4 12 6 13 3 16 5 234 L T 137 16 6 16 4 19 5 19 7 RT Pts GF GA o 47 126 89 0 42 109 110 1 41 113 113 1 34 129 143 2 28 85 116 PT Pts GF GA 3 47 126 99 o 46 115 90 1 44 104 93 4 37 99 123 2 28 96 119 Atlantic Division Philadelphia New York Miami Orlando Boston New Jersey Washington Central Division Charlotte Milwaukee Cleveland Toronto Indiana Detroit Atlanta Cic ago W L 22 8 20 12. 18 15. 14 17. 12 20. 10 21. 7 25 W L12 20 12 17 13 16 13 15 16. 14 18. 13 18 11 21. 5 26. RT Pts GF 1 44 106 1 37 111 2 34 83 2 31 98 5 26 82 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division St. Louis Detroit Nashville Chicago Columbus Northwest Division Colorado Vancouver Edmonton Calgary Minnesota Pacific Division San Jose Dallas Phoenix Los Angeles Anaheim W L T1 26 6 4 22 133 14 18 7 14 193 13 224 RT 0 3 1 2 2 Pts GF 56 129 50 119 36 89 33 95 32 87 Fits GF 57 112 48 133 43 113 37 95 33 83 GA 98 127 101 124 113 GA 72 107 107 112 126 GA 89 109 112 108 91 Pct GB .733 - .625 3 .545 5.5 .452 8 .375 11 .323 12.5 .219 16 .567 2 .552 2.5 .484 4.5 .438 6 .419 6.5 .344 9 .161 14.5 Pct GB .645 -- .645__ .625 .5 .545 3 .516 4 .484 5 .267 11.5 Pct GB .724 .688 .5 .688 .5 .621 3 .531 5.5 .344 11.5 .333 11.5 w 26 20 18 13 12 L T RT 8 5 0 114 4 17 6 1 15 74 177 2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest [division San Antonio Uitah Dallas Minnesota Denver Houston Vancouver Pacific Division Sacramento Portland LA Lakers P hoe nix Seattle LA Clippers Golden State W L 20 11. 20 11 20 12. 18 15. 16 15. 15 16. 8 22. W L 21 8 22 10 22 10. 1.811. 17 15 11 21. 10 20. By Kareem Copeland Daily SportsWriter PONTIAC - On Dec. 7, the Pontiac Silverdome once again hosted the Motor City Bowl - a.k.a. the Marshall Invitational. For the fourth year in a row, Marshall represented the Mid-American Confcrence in the bowl that pits the MAC champion versus a Conference USA team. With No. 22 Louisville accepting a bid to the AXA Liberty Bowl, the Cincinnati Bearcats were able to take on last year's winner. The Bearcats were fired up and came Out playing inspired ball. The problem was they forgot to play both halves. Early on, Cincinnati looked to be handling Marshall's aggressive blitzing defense by pounding the ball on the ground. After falling behind early 14-9, Marshall turned the tables with a 13- point third quarter. A late field goal in the fourth quarter by Marshall kicker .R. Jenkins sealed the deal for the Thundering Herd, 25-14. Judging by the influx of green flags rolling around, Marshall fans seemed quite familiar to the area. This gave bowl officials hopes of breaking last year's record attendance of 44,449. Though 52,911 tickets were sold, only 26,018 braved the elements to witness the contest. Perhaps the Herd was used to the sce- nario. Both players and fans alike seemed complacent come game time. W L T RT Pts GF GA 23 9 5 0 51 108 84 21 11 4 1 47 106 81 16 10101 4393 80 17 15 7 1 42 134 124 13 195 4 35 99 124 Yesterday's games CAiios'.a 3. TampaCBay 2 c:.~ 5. Edmonton 2 PtT-su auii 3. Washington 2 Yesterday's games NY Knicks 100. BosioN 91 Pn ,rv -'%98, Atlanta 80 Detroit at Dallas. inc. Cleveland at Milwaukee. inc LA Clippers at Phoenix. inc. Indiana at Portland. inc. Charlotte at Vancouver inc. Denver at Golden State, rme. Utah at LA Lakers, inc. Today's games New Jersey at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Seattle at Minnesota. 8 p.m. Orlando at NY Knicks. 8 p.m. Washington at Chicago. 8:30 p.m. Detroit at Houston, 8:30 p ini. Perhaps they were anxious to take th big stage without big names like Randy. Moss and Chad Pennington. Whatever the reason, the Cincinnati fans, donning their black and red, were definitely more energized conic game time. But that was before kickoff It took all of four plays for Marshalt quarterback Byron Leftwich to quiet the crowd with his 77-yard touchdown pass to Darius Watts. Marshall's sprea offense looked to be running just fine, ready to erase the memory of Randy Moss leaping over players for touchi downs. Cincinnati's first drive began on its Own 33. The Bearcats kept it On the ground with tough running by Dema McCleskev. A big fourth-down conver- sion kept the drive going and, enabled Deontay Kenner to thread the needle to a double-covered LaDarius Vann on the ensuing play. The 23-yard completio9 put them on the Marshall two yard line and set up a McCleskey touchdown run up the middle. Marshall racked up four penalties in the first quarter, continually stifling the offense. With 2:35 left in the quarter, Michael Owens blitzed from the strong side dropping running back Ray Jackson in the end zone for a safety, giving the Herd a 9-7 lead. Cincinnati put its only other score A the board with another two-yard jot by McCleskey. The touchdown was set up by a Leftwich fumble on his own 21- yard line. Leftwich later redeemed himself and earned Most Valuable Player honors for the game. "I just wanted to come out and play the best second half I could and I did that," Leftwich said. Coming out at halftime, he ran the no- huddle to perfection, running for a scorO and setting up a Frank Wallace four-yard touchdown run. The Herd came out much more com- posed in the second half both offensive, ly and defensively. The 13-point third quarter took the life out of the Bearcats who couldn't muster another score. "We have a lot of youth on this team,' Marshall coach Bob Pruett said. "For them to come back and do this, I thin it's just awesome for Marshall University and the MAC conference." "In the first half I thought we had things pretty much under control," Cincinnati coach Rick Minter said. "We had some missed opportunities, but; in the second half we came out flat and never really recovered." I REC SPORTS The University of Michigan Department of Recreational Sports INTRAMURAL SPORTS PROGRAM WHAT'S HAPPENING INTRAMURALS Intramural Ice Hockey Officials Needed!! Spring Break HEADQUARTERS * No Experie Necessary n c e @T REC- Cancun $579 Some restrictions apply. Non-refundable. Prices subject to change. Get a Free =Shirt fun trips! great prices! SPORTS . 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