23 -- TheMichigan Daily -- SportsMonday - March 26, 2001 ATHLETE OF THE WEEK, CLUBSPORTSWEEKLY -Edited by Seth Klempner and Naweed Sikora k Yho: T n', Sic iliano Spot Swimming Hometown: San Marcos, Calif. Year junior Why: Last Friday, Siciliano won the NCAA title in the 400yard individual medley, with a new pool record time of 3:40.77, for the third straight year - only the fourth person to accomplish the feat in that event. He was named Al-Americar in four events - also placing second in the 1,650 freestyle, taking fifth in the in the 500 freestyle and helping the 800 freestyle relay to third place THE FORUM Your chance to speak out on issues in Michigan sports Drew is gone. Give us your thoughts.'. Who should be Michigan's basketball coach? ® How will hockey match up against Boston College? :;}>' Can Michigan State win titles in both hockey and basketball this year? Daily Sports wants feedback! Visit www.mchigandally/forum/sports for your chance to be heard. Rich Yankee ,PORTsBRIEFS Siciliano Monday, March 26 Women's golf at San Antonio Shootout, 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 27 Women's golf at San Antonio Shootout, 8:30 a.m. Baseball at Bowling Green, 3 p.m. Wednesday. March 28 Baseball vs. Oakland, 3 p.m. Softball vs. Western Michigan, 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 0 Sotballats ePaul, 1 p.m. Baseball vs. Penn State, 3 p.m. Women's Tennis vs. Michigan State, 6 p.m. Men's Track and Field at Raleigh Relays, Raleigh, N.C. Men's Track and Field at Stanford invitational, Palo Alto, Calif. Saturday, March 31 Baseball vs. Penn State, 1 p.m. Softball at Illinois. 3 p.m. ,Men's Track and Field at Raieigh Relays, Raleigh, N.C. .,Men's Track and Field at Stanford Invitational, Palo Alto, Calif. Women's Track and Field at Stanford Invitational, Palo Alto, Calif. Water Polo at Indiana invitational, Bloomington Siunday, April 1 Baseball vs. Penn State, 1 p.m. Softball at Illinois, 1 p.m. ,Men's Tennis vs. Wisconsin, noon Water Polo at Indiana Invitational, Bloomington Women's Track and Field at Stanford Invitational, Palo Alto, Calif. Irm'5TATS Tough defense along with a strong offense has brought Michigan success this season Lacrosse knocks off No. 1 Sonoma, loses first ga-me Baseball Through March 21 Softball Through March 25 Player G BA AB RBI HR Player G BA AB RBI Esper 3 .500 2 0 0 Taylor 20 .456 68 5 Lollio 10 .469 32 10 2 Kollen 20 .299 67 5 Cantaaessa 12 .422 45 9 1 Tune 20 .267 60 6 Wight 9 .367 30 6 2 Moulden 20 .258 62 13 Koman 15 .361 61 16 1 Mack 10 .250 4 0 Jominy 7 .308 13 0 0 Bugel 11 .235 17 6 lousa 15 .278 54 6 0 Volpe 18 .227 44 7 LaRosa 14 .250 4d1 3 0 Doe 16 .214 42 1 Roberts 15 .234 47 6 0 Schock 17 .200 40 2 Ghannam 8 .222 18 1 0 Young 17 .186 43 4 Sokol 14 .220 50 5 0 Garza 17 .171 35 3 Wuerfei 6 .214 14 1 0 Churchill 12 .167 12 4 Rutkowski 12 .115 26 2 0 Betsey 8 .150 20 3 French 4 .111 9 Elsner 4 .143 7 3 Trzos 8 .105 19 1 0 Conner 9 .000 6 0 Fox 12 .083 36 2 0 PMric 2 .000 0 Coleman 3 .000 0 0 0 Bards 2 .000 0 0 ERA leader (12 innings pitched) ERA leader (12 innings pitched) Leveque 0.00 Young 1.23 Strikeoutrleader Strikeout leader Alexander 1 Young 57 Save leader Save leader Three tied with l none DAILY CQRE BOARD HR 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 By Jim Weber Daily Sports Writer Men's lacrosse coach John Paul described the goal for his team as con- tinuing to improve throughout the sea- son. And with a record of 5-0 and a victory over No. 1 Sonoma State 17-8 last Friday, the team proved it had done just that. The win left little room for the team to improve on Saturday, when it finally took a step back by losing to No. 5 Col- orado State 11-8. After the disappointing loss, the Wolverines returned to their old trend by beating Texas 19-10 last night. During Friday's victory, the team was led by attackman Jeff Hadwin, who scored eight goals during the game. But Hadwin is not the only scoring option for Michigan. "Jeff, Kevin (Chan) and Tom (Burns) are probably the best attack in the entire USLAA," defenseman Greg Deutch said. "If you're going to leave Jeff open, we are going to give it to him and he is going to score. And if you shut him off, then Kevin and Tom are going to take the defensive guys and they're going to score." "We just matched up really well with Sonoma. All of our strengths matched up really well with their weaknesses," Paul said. Unlike Michigan's blowout win on Friday, the Wolverines fell behind in the first half to Colorado State. But they climbed to within a goal at 5-4 in the second quarter. With only a few minutes left in the half, Colorado State scored three quick goals to give it an 8-4 advantage at the break. This four-goal cushion ended up being the difference in the game. It also gave the Rams momentum going into the second half. After the break, Colorado State stretched its lead to l1-5 with 6:60 in the 4th quarter. The Wolverines finally got things going at the end of the game, scoring the final three goals to pull within three. But, the lead was too much to for them to overcome. "Once they got that three, four goal lead, it's just real tough - that's a big hump to come back over," Deutch said. The Wolverines found themselves in the unfamiliar position of being the overmatched team. Deutch noted some physical differences between the two teams. "They're just as fast as us, (and) they're bigger than us," Deutch said. "We have trouble against the bigger, physical teams rather than teams like us that are quicker and better skilled. We just need to find a way to come out and beat guys like this" Although the team suffered its first defeat, it is more concerned about get- ting ready for the national tournament. "We always try and schedule top competition to get ready for the tourna- ment' Hadwin said. Both Deutch and Hadwin wanted to take the loss as a learning experience. "I think it was more of a wake up call than anything else," Hadwin said. "They showed us tonight that we're not where we think we were." Buckeye cornerback locke up for 30 days NEWARK, Ohio (AP) - Ohio State defensive back Derek Ross was sentenced to 30 days in jail for giving a false name to a trooper who stopped him for speeding. If he serves the full sentence that began Thursday, Ross will miss most of spring football, which runs March 31 to April 28. Ross was expected to start at cornerback. The 21-year-old sophomore was stopped Wednesday evening for dri- ving 85 mph in a 65 mph zone on an interstate, State Highway Patrol Sgt. Ty Walker said. The trooper could not find informa- tion under the name Ross provided, so he took him to the Heath Police Department. Ross admitted who he was after the trooper followed leads through the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Walker said. He was charged with speeding, fur- nishing false information and driving under a suspended license. Ross was ordered to pay $703 in fines and court costs. His driver's license had been suspended in 1997, Walker said. He was on probation for driving under a suspended license in 1998. Shoulder continues to bother Palmer LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) - Detroit Tigers third baseman Dean Palmer could miss the start of the season because of soreness in his right shoul- der. Palmer had day of camp and will have it re- examined next week by Dr. James Andrews. Palmer has seen action as a desig- nated hitter this spring but has no* played third base. He was scratched from the lineup Friday for the Tigers' spring training game against the Florida Marlins, and he will not play through the weekend. General manager Randy Smith and manager Phil Garner both remained hopeful that the pain in Palmer's shoulder is nothing mor* than part of his recovery. But both said there's a possibility of opening the season without him in the lineup. When doves die - 'Big Unit' kills bird TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A pitch by Randy Johnson hit and killed a dove flying in front of home plate. The lethal pitch came during the@ seventh inning of the Arizona Dia- mondbacks' 10-5 victory against the San Francisco Giants on Satur- day. The bird flew over the catcher Rod Barajas's head and landed a few feet from the plate amid a sea of feathers. "I'm sitting there waiting for nit, and I'm expecting to catch the thing, and all you see is an expIo- sion," Barajas said. "It's crazy. There's still feathers down there." : Johnson, the NL Cy Young win- ner and perhaps the game's hardest thrower, was not amused. "I didn't think it was all that funny," he said. In 1983, Yankees outfielder Dave Winfield killed a seagull in Toronto with a warmup throw. Police charged him with anima cruelty, although the charge was later dropped. "This was a little more dramatic," Arizona manager Bob Brenly said. "I can honestly say I have never seen that before." NBA STANDINGS NHL STANDINGS EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division surgery on the shoulder th is winter and is still unable to throw from third to first. he has felt little improve- his shoulder from the first EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W Philadelphia 48 Miami 42 New Yc ri 41 Orlando 38 Roston 30 New Jersey 24 Washington Central Oivision w Vy ilwaukee 43 Charlotte 40 :Torontc 38 lndianF 31 cleveland 26 Detroit 25 Atlanta 21 Chicago 12 WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division W San Antonio 49 ljtah 47 Dallas 44 Minnesota 41 Hiouston,38 Denver 33 Vancouver 20 Pacific Division L 21 32 1 2 3o 3 38 4 48 f.53 325 )30 332 L38 343 545 L49 d56 Pct GEP .69A -. .649 6 .603 6.z. .543 10.5 .441 1'.5 .333 4.5.:' .24 11., Ct .632 .571 .543 .449 .377 .35' .300 .176 Gz3 4.) 8.5 23. 27.5 35,5 GB 1 4.5 7.5 11 1c' New Jersey Philadelphia Pittsburgh NY Rangers NY Islanders Northeast Division Ottawa Buffalo Toronto Bostor, Montreal Southeast Division Washington Carolina Florida Atlanta Tampa Bay w 44 40 36 28 20 w 44 41 34 30 24 w 393 34 20 22 23 L Pc: 21 .700 21 .69 ). 125 .6338 28 .594 32 .543 337 .47,. a52 .27i WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W Detroit 45 St. Louis 41 Nashville 31 Chicago 29 Columbus 25 L T RT PtsGF GA 208 3 99 248 182 123 10 2 92 226 193 1279 2 83 249 234 1405 1 62 255 267 1456 3 49 164 239 L T RTPtsGF GA 208 3 99 248 182 275 1 88 195 169 26115 84 221 192 129 8 7 '14 201 229 397 5 60185 218 L T RT Pts GF GA 25 10 2 88 212 196 298 3 79191198 3512 9 61 188 231 39 122 58 200 264 426 4 56186251 L T RT Pts GF GA 189 4 103 237 193 19 10 5 97 235 179 349 3 74 173 190 347 4 69 194 216 359 6 65 177 211 L T RT Pts GF GA 139 4 111229 156 249 7 86 227 220 26103 85 219 202 32 144 66 180 219 35 11 5 64 156 190 L T RT Pts GF GA 246 2 94 216 172 26 11 2 83 191 175 26 10 3 81 197 198 28 11 1 80 233 217 389 5 62 176 225 W L Pct GB acranenta 46 21, .687 1.5 i A Lakers 46 23 .46' 2.5 Portland 45 24 .652 3.5 Phoenix 41 27 .603 7 Seattle 38 34 .528 12 LAclippers 25 45 .357 24 Golden State 17 52 .246 31.5 NBA SCOREBOARD - Yesterday's games MIAMI 88, San Antonio 83 ' ~OR(ANDOo84, Indiana lit ORONTO 102, Vancouver 92 MNNESOTA 105, New Jersey 91 MILWAUKEE 105, Atlanta 98 BostoN 102, Chicago 98 L.A Lakers 84, SACRAMENTO 72 Today's games Milwaukee at Philadelphia 7 p.m. Denver at ,hicago 8:30 p.m. TA akers at Phoenix 9 p.m. A. -ltas at Utah 9 p.m. Clippers at Portland 10 p.m. Veveland at Seattle 10 p.m. New York at Golden State 10:30 .m Northwest Division Colorado Vancouver Edmonton Calgary Minnesota Pacific Division Dallas San JoSO Phoenix Los Angeles Anaheim Figr skaters triple lutz their way into ninth place Palmer He said ment in Cutting down the nets W 49 35 36 24 24 W 43 35 32 34 24 By Jim Weber Daily Sports Writer The Michigan women's figure skat- ing club might be traveling for free soon considering how many frequent flyer miles it is accumulating. Last weekend, the Wolverines com- peted in the National Collegiate Con- ference Championships in Boston, where they placed third. The week before, the team was in Colorado Springs, Co. for the Synchronized National Championships where it fin- ished ninth. In Boston, an individual competition was held in which skaters earned points for their respective teams. Several Michigan skaters, Sarah Pekarek, Gregory Goddard, Keri-Lee Schwiderson and Kate Shaw, finished first in their competitions. In the "Senior" division, Amy Miyoshi fin- ished second while Tami Tarnow took sixth place in the Individual compul- sories. In the Individual Free Skating, Tarnow took third place while Lisa Znoy placed sixth in the division. While earning individual accom- plishments, the top five skaters also helped by earning points for their team total. Michigan ended up tallying 59 points and placed third behind Miami of Ohio and the University of Delaware. With their ninth place finish at the Synchronized National Championships, the Wolverines were unable to meet their biggest goal of the trip - obtain- ing the status of an International team and play teams from other nations.' Amy Miyoshi claimed that their dis- appointing short program had a lot to do with their finish. "We had a couple bobbles there," Miyoshi said. The short program was not the end of the championships, but it might as well have been. Miyoshi said she thought it would be difficult for the team to move up the leaderboard after placing ninth in the short program. Her fears became a real- ity after the team finished in the same spot despite a strong long program per- formance. "We were very pleased with how we skated," Tarnow said. But because the team did not meet its expectations, Tarnow said the Cham- pionships were "a little bit frustrating." Miyoshi also questioned the way the team was judged during the competi- tion. "There is a lot of politics involved and without them we would have done a little better," Miyoshi said. She also said that although the team was unable to place in the top six this year, becoming an International team is still its main goal in the future. Perhaps the Wolverines' greatest chance of improving to become an International team in the coming years will take place next weekend. Over two days, the team will hold its recruitment weekend. The activities the team holds for the recruits include din- ner, a skating clinic, sitting in on class, a skating promotional video and the official Michigan admissions video. NHL SCOREBOARD Yesterday's game, PITTSBURGH 4, New Jersey 2 Minnesota 2, VANCOuVER 2 OT Calgary 3, CHICAGO 1 NY Rangers at Boston, inc. Dallas at St. Louis. Inc. Phoenix at NY Islanders, Inc. Today's games Montreal at Carolina 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Ottawa 7 p.m. Buffalo at Atlanta 7:30 p.m. Columbus at Edmonton 9 p.m. San Jose at Los Angeles 10:30 p.m. Art Competition A competition to design - mounted traveling trophy for the UM Athletic Team that holds thc highest grade point average for the previ:ous vear. S"he competition is open to all U of M students. Entrants should submit conceptua! drawings of a sculpture or suitable piece that signifies the Victors concept of ".The Leaders anc the Best..." and celebrates the recipient's academic performance. r'ntries are due April 16, 2001 and should be sent to: AP PH Hey Jason Williams... How many teams get to play next weekend in Minneapolis? I CALLING FUTURE ysical Therapists rc invited to attend an information session on Central Michigan University's PHlYSICAL THERAPY PROGRAM. rThis Week La Msm Noodtas lb hot- i i I