The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - March 12, 2001 - 38 NCAA Women's Tournament - Midwest Region m. Mp First Round Second Round Third Round Sat., March 17 Mon., March 19 Sat., March 24 Notre Dame (1) Alcorn State (16) Joyce Center Michigan (8) South Bend, IN. Virginia (9)' Utah(5) Fairfield (12) Carver Hawkeye Arena Iowa (4) Iowa City, IA. Oregon (13) Peps Colorado (6) Deny Siena (11) Vanderbilt (3) Memorial Gym Idah Stae (1) 1Nashville, TN. j daho State (14a Florida State (7) lTulane (10) Hilton Coliseum Iowa State (2) Ames, IA. Howard (15) Quarterfinals Mon., March 26 Final Four March 30 - April 1 DAVID DEN HERDER ?4'f.4: iii:$:;i:"i:ti :{i ":y:r .;.}v v. .ti fitijo f v: ": {.+.; .,}..,...{. ... .............. xs,.y:.};"i .::2"X+ :?S?.v.... , r. ..:.... _..._'...:£+ '".:t;::v :.tis^ ."...LS..i . :::'... ~65 degrees of separation Sawis Center St. Louis, MO. i Center 'er, CO. .. . . .. S F yyi !unyhistory not on Blue's side Nfarch sadness got you down? Think Michigan is a world away om the NCAA Tournament? The Wolverines are closer than you think: We'll start at the bottom - the play-in game featuring Northwestern State. In case you were curious, Northwestern State is nowhere near the Northwest. It's in Louisiana. The coach at Northwestern State is Mike McConathy. His college roommate was Tim Floyd, the former coach of Iowa State. Iowa State star Jamaal Tinsley, a Brooklyn native, honed his skills in New York City's Rucker League - a famous street-ball venue that also produced Stephon Marbury, an NBA lottery pick from Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech, a No. 8 seed in the West, is comple- mented by the services of 6-9 freshman Robert Brooks, a graduate of Saginaw Arthur Hill. He played high school ball with Jason Richardson, an all-Big Ten sophomore at Michigan State. Michigan State's Mike Chappell is a transfer from Duke. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski was a former graduate assistant at Indiana. Indiana's Jared Jeffries went to high school with Djibril Kante, the 6-7 forward at Indiana State. Indiana State was home to assistant coach Greg Lansing for four years before he became an assistant at Iowa. Iowa's Reggie Evans was the team- mate of Roy Boone at Coffeyville Community College before Boone trans- ferred to Wisconsin. Wisconsin assistant Tony Bennett lived in Charlotte, N.C. for three years - hometown C-USA champ N.C. Charlotte. N.C. Charlotte's Malik El- Tamer is from Cologne, Germany, and Michael Jordan, who has marketed a pop- ular cologne, attended North Carolina. North Carolina star Joseph Forte was the high school teammate of Kentucky's Keith Bogans. Kentucky coach Tubby Smith once coached at SEC rival Georgia. Georgia shares the nickname Bulldog with Jerry Dunn, the coach at Penn State. Penn State's former coach Bruce Parkhill was happy to leave for an assistant job at Ohio State. Ohio State's Jim O'Brien was the former coach of Boston College. Boston College coach Gary Williams now coaches for Maryland. Maryland's former coach Lefty Dreisell is now coaching at Georgia State. Georgia State's Shemard Long is a transfer from Georgetown. Georgetown's Kenny Bruener transferred to Fresno State. Fresno State's former center Avondre Jones transferred from Southern Cal. Southern Cal coach Henry Bibby is the father of former star Mike Bibby of Arizona. Arizona's Luke Walton is the brother of Nate Walton, who plays at Princeton. Princeton squared for the the lacrosse "game of the decade" in 1992 with Syracuse. Syracuse alum Donovan McNabb now resides in Philadelphia, home of St. Joseph's. St. Joseph's Alexendre Sazanov is fom Moscow, Russia, and the Reds play in Cincinnati, home of Xavier. Xavier Skip Prosser interviewed forthe head coaching job at Notre Dame. Notre Dame's Ryan Humphrey was a transfer from Oklahoma. Oklahoma's Jameel Heywood is majoring in communications as is Rashaan Johnson of Monmouth. Monmouth's Tom Kaplan is from Tel Aviv, Israel, but does not attend Temple. Temple junior Alex Wesby attended a high school named after Ben Franklin, who discovered electricity, and the Golden Flashes play at Kent. "Kent" can be found in Western "Kent"ucky. Western Kentucky, so it would seem, is in the opposite direction of Eastern Illinois:.r Eastern Illinois assistant Steve Weemer coaches summer camps at Illinois. Illinois coach Bill Self was an assistant at Oklahoma State. Oklahoma State's Melvin Sanders is from Liberal, Kan.,- and everybody knows there is no school more liberal that Cal. Cal shares the Golden Bear nickname with Jack Nicklaus, who is being compared to Tiger Woods, who went to Stanford. StanfoQd's nickname is a tree, which would probably feel at home at Wake Forest. Wake Ftest is in Winston-Salem, not to be confused with Salem, Mass., where witches were warded off with a Holy Cross. Holy ros: is in the Patriot League, and a patriotWho modeled the Bill of Rights was George Mason. George Mason is located in the Washington, D.C. area, former homeof Jeff Ruland, current coach of Iona. I own a pirate hat, and so does the mascot of Hampton. Hampton. Hampton is in Hampton, much like Northridge is in Northridge. Northridge, Calif. is only 24 miles from Los Angeles, home of UCLA. UCLA coach Steve Lavin may very ell be the long lost twin brother of Billy; Donovan, the coach at Florida. Florida got coach Donovan from Providence',- And Providence is the school which Leland Anderson now attends - transfer- ring only last year from the University of Michigan. So, logically, Michigan is just one year away from the Big Dance. Cheer up! Many, many thanks to the Daily basket ball beat and my editors for thei patience. David Den Herder can b reached at dden@umich.edu 'y David Horn Daily Sports Writer YPSILANTI - Last year, the Michigan women's basketball team earned itself an eight seed in the NCAA tournament. Where do three fewer Big 4n nwins leave them? The exact same spot. Michigan will play against Virginia, which finished sixth in the ACC, this Saturday in South Bend. The Cavaliers had an 8-8 conference record, and were 18-12 overall. Michigan managed to find itself on the stable side of the bubble at the Big Ten Tournament last weekend after defeating No. 19 Penn State for the third time this season. The Wolverines *ere inconsistent all season after losing first-team all-Big Ten star Stacey Thomas to graduation. They dropped from second in the conference to fifth, and fell from the national rankings -- where they appeared for the first time ever last year. Lack of respect has been an ongoing complaint of coach Sue Guevara, but continued success is the only way to #rn it. In the past four years, Guevara's .quad has been invited to the Big Dance three times. Each trip ended with a first-round loss. "This has to be a little different than the last time we (went)," Guevara said. "It's an eight-nine game, so I'm sure we're evenly matched" But the challenge of the eight seed is waiting in the second round. This year, the bracket gods have structured the tournament such that Notre Dame, ranked first nationally, will most likely be waiting patiently in the round of 32. "When you get to the NCAA Tournament, if you keep going you're going to play one of the top four teams in the country," Guevara said. But Michigan is hoping for at least one win, and counting on its experience to give the Wolverines a boost through the second round. "Last year we played Stanford and put in a really tough effort, and then in a heartbreaker, lost," senior captain Anne Thorius said. "But each year you get better and get a little more experi- enced, and, now, we have a lot of people on the team who have played in post- season games. That experience is defi- nitely going to carry over." The multiple trips to the realm of postseason play pay multiple dividends. JEFF HURVITZ/Daily Stephanie Gandy and Heather Oesterle celebrate upon seeing Michigan's selection to the NCAA Tournament as an eight-seed. The Opponents Like Michigan, Virginia was a bit of a bubble team. The Cavaliers finished sixth in the ACC with a 8-8 conference record and an 18-13 record overall. Virginia wanted a strong showing in the ACC tournament, but it was elimi- nated by Florida State in the first round. The Cavaliers are led by sophomore for- ward Schuye LaRue who was second in the ACC in scoring with 18.2 points per game and first in ACC in rebound- ing with 11.9 rebounds per game. If Michigan should advance, it will like- ly have to face national powerhouse Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish have lost just two games this season, by a total three points. Notre Dame is led by Big East Player of the Year Ruth Riley. Riley punished opponent to the tune of 18.5 points per game and 7.5 rebounds per game. Not only does experience help the Wolverine cause in the tournament, but national exposure helps earn any team spots in the national polls, and easier paths to the Big Dance. SEED Continued from Page 16 Cavaliers, it will likely be pitted against first-seeded Notre Dame. "I think the Big Ten has prepared us for this," Guevara said. "It doesn't matter who they throw at us" The prospect of an upset makes any "It's being there every year, year after year," athletic director Bill Martin said. "You've got to gain respect for your program. I think it's wonderful, the way (the program) is advancing." underdog lick its chops, and Michigan is no exception. "We've played ranked teams all year and beat them and we're not in fear of that at all," Katie Dykhouse said. 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