Friday February 21, 2003 michigandaily.com sportsdesk@umich.edu iPORTS 7 Blue hears Lions' roar Omaha native ridicules By Gennaro Filice Daily Sports Writer The Bryce Jordan Center featured a matchup of David vs. Goliath proportions yesterday. Michigan (2-11 Big Ten, 11-13 overall) held a seven-game losing streak IGA ® entering the game, and stood, TENN STATE 75 just one spot away from the Big Ten cellar. Penn State (12-2, 22-6) boasted the conference's best mark and arguably its best player in junior Kelly Mazzante. What better way for the Wolverines to snap their drought than to reference the legendary tale? The Wolverines kept hope alive for the first 10 minutes of the game, but when Penn State took a double-digit lead into the second half, it became evident that David had misplaced his sling and stone for the night. Michigan fell to No. 12 Penn State 75-61, and extended its current "W" dearth to eight games. Although the Wolverines came up short, Michi- gan coach Sue Guevara was satisfied with the way her team played. "We played very hard for 40 minutes," Gue- vara said. "The effort was there, but the results just didn't come." Michigan held a five-point lead 10 minutes into the game (20-15), but Penn State took advantage of a Wolverine cold streak and pro- duced a 15-4 run in six minutes to take the lead. The Nittany Lions extended their lead to 11 at the break (37-26) by finishing off the first half with a 7-0 run. "(During the late run) they were getting a lot of transition baskets," Guevara said. "Also they were penetrating and kicking, and hitting the open shots." Penn State coasted through the second half, never allowing Michigan to get within single digits. Mazzante, an All-America candidate, led the Nittany Lions on both ends of the floor. She had an impressive game on the offensive side of the ball, scoring 23 points on 10-of-19 shooting. But it was her defensive prowess, including four steals, which caught Guevara's attention. "(Mazzante) did a great job of anticipating and getting into the passing lanes," Guevara said. Although Michigan's season continues to crumble, Guevara says her young team is gain- ing a lot of valuable experience and remains positive. "(The team's youthful lineup) is getting thrown right into the fire, and I think it will real- ly pay off down the road," said Guevara. "We are setting goals for each game. We con- tinue to make little steps, and little steps are the necessary steps." Michigande By Kyle O'Neill Daily Sports Editor AP PHOTO Penn State's Kelly Mazzante drives on Michigan's Tabitha Pool in yesterday's loss. Tonight, when Michigan faces Nebraska- Omaha, the Wolverines will have their chance to silence all critics with one accom- plishment: Driving safely in the snow Because according to Michigan captain and Omaha-native Jed Ortmeyer, Michi- ganders don't know the first thing about how to handle accumulation on the asphalt. "When it snowed (Monday), all (Ort- meyer) could talk about is how here, people don't know how to drive, but back in ThJS Omaha people really know % M<'' how to drive in the snow," ebra5 said Bloomfield Hills-resi- dent John Shouneyia, who was making sure that the nearby Ortmeyer could hear every sarcastic word. "Like they're so special, so far beyond anybody. They're about 50 years behind - like, where is that place?" That comment prompted a playful spear tackle into the bleachers and a reporter, and sparked Ortmeyer's reasoning. "(Monday) night, the whole car ride, he's talking about how people in Michigan don't know how to drive in the snow, but in Omaha they're such big experts," Shouneyia asserted again. Ortmeyer responded: "But they don't! Some guy ran a stop sign!" It is doubtful that the Wolverines will have time to test their own driving skills - they still have two hockey games to play on the weekend - and given the 40-degree weather in Omaha right now, they won't even be able to observe other drivers. So the Ortmeyer-Shouneyia verbal debate will have to be put on hiatus for a while. But in the midst of all of Shouneyia's joking, he did bring up an interesting ques- tion about Omaha: "Where is that place?" And for that matter, how did a midwestern baseball and football state garner such a strong hockey following? ::....c <<<; . ..~.: : t : x.. s :<:.. ' =za:: .t: rs' driving "If you looked at the tradition of hockey in Omaha, you'd be surprised," Berenson said. 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