The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - September 9, 2002 - 3B Turpin, Schmieder get tricky with Jags STEVE JACKSON <_ By Gennaro UIRc. Daily Sports Writer With 20:34 left in the first half, and Michigan leading 3-0, IUPUI coach Steve Franklin wasn't the least bit sat- isfied with Elbel Field's public address announcer. "If you're going to announce it, get the name right. I-U-P-U-I, not I-U-P- I!" Franklin raged at the scorer's table. "Jeez, this is ridiculous!" "Ridiculous" indeed. The Maize and Blue's 8-0 shellacking of the Jaguars definitely had an absurd feel to it. In Friday's home opener, the Wolverines dominated play from start to finish, breaking many records along the way. Michigan's 8-0 win shattered the mark for goals in a game, and margin of victory, which was at three goals. Six of these goals came from sophomore Mychal Turpin and junior Jurgen Schmieder (three apiece), who scored the program's first and second hat tricks in its three- year history. Overall, the Wolverines play pleased Michigan coach Steve Burns. "We came out and played real strong," Burns said. "And when this team is putting it together, it can be a good force." The fireworks came early and often in the first half. Michigan's offensive assault began at 4:46 with a beautifully developed play started by Turpin. Turpin raced up the left side of the field into the Jaguars' territory and found sopho- more Knox Cameron in the 18-yard- box with a perfect delivery. Cameron then dropped it to junior Mike White who blasted a shot, collected the rebound and fired it home on the sec- ond chance. This type of team play especially delighted Burns. "I really liked the camaraderie, and the fact that they're understanding that soccer is a team sport," Burns said. Although the Wolverines did dis- play a strong team effort, they had some key individual contributions. The Turpin show began at 14:01 when he xreceived a wonderful kick from Cameron and converted on the break- away. Turpin completed his natural hat trick, scoring two more goals at 18:11 and 28:33, with assists coming from freshman Adam Bruh and Cameron, respectively. Michigan's last strike of the first half came on a corner kick. Bruh took the corner from the right side and served up a line drive. White snuck through the defense and cut the ball off with a diving header for his sec- ond goal of the game. With the Wolverines holding a more-than-comfortable 5-0 lead at the half, Michigan's starters left the game early in the second. Unfortu- nately for the Jags, Michigan's domi- nance did not. Schmieder saw his first action of the year in the second half, and made the most of it, torching IUPUI defenders with three scores. Sopho- more Karl Lopata assisted on Schmieder's first two goals, and the third came via Ian Hirschfield. Proportionality is key to growth in women's sports ALYSSA WOOD/Daily Michigan defender Robert Turpin and the rest of his backfield mates kept close watch over IUPUI's forwards in an 8-0 Michigan trouncing of the Jaguars. Burns felt that Schmieder's per- formance was very important for the forward's development. "It helps his confidence," Burns said. "We've taken a guy out of Europe, out of a different culture, and it's going to take him some time to adjust. He knows that his teammates have confidence in him. He's learning to play the collegiate game, which is different from what he's used to." Although the Wolverines won big, Burns still thinks his team has a lot of room for improvement. "We've taken a step forward, but there are probably three or four more steps to go. To be able to see guys put it together and score attractive goals, to defend well and to play a complete game is where we're headed." ootie Johnson and the folks at Augusta National allow women to play on their golf course, but as of now, their exclusive membership is comprised of men and only men. In a stubborn effort to maintain this status, "Hootie and the Red- necks" have become the hottest band of bigotry in the country. Every major newspaper and television sta- tion has vilified them for their intol- erance. But before we project every negative stereotype in the book onto the members of one of the world's best golf courses, we need to stop and look in the mirror. The vast majority of sports fans treat women's sports with less respect. They just don't care as much. Women's sports in this country are a long way from equality in terms of public interest. SportsCenter spends very little time on highlights for the LPGA and the WNBA, and most high school girls teams draw fewer fans than their male counterparts. Personally, I have never paid money to see a professional female athlete in person. I like the fact that they can all participate and play at the highest level, but I'm not letting them into my exclusive club of heroes and superstars. I know that Marion Jones, Mia Hamm and Lisa Leslie are tremendous athletes, but they don't command the same enter- tainment dollar. Forcing gender equality in the sports marketplace is just as impossi- ble as forcing the rich and powerful Augusta members to change their minds. No matter how much hype Nike gives Hamm or any other female athlete, the sports market will not be forced into change at the point of a bayonet. Instead of pushing for equality in sports, a more reasonable goal was set - maximizing the equity between the sexes at the amateur level. Maximiz- ing equity means meeting all the short-term and long-term athletic needs of men and women. Thirty years ago, the framers of the famous Title IX legislation set out to do just that. But now we have advocacy groups representing athletes of both genders that are complaining because the cur- rent system has failed to serve their needs. In June, the U.S. Department of Education set up a commission to analyze these issues and make rec- ommendations for how Title IX should be enforced. That will be no small task. Even after talking with a member of the commission for more than an hour, I have no idea what sort of changes that the group might decide to pursue. Whenever the subject of gender equity in sports comes up, two major buzzwords dominate the discussion: Interest and proportionality. Under its current system, the NCAA requires the number of partic- ipating athletes to be proportional to the student body, within one percent. By establishing proportionality, some experts argue, equal opportunity can be assured to all athletes. But the current interest level of the population may not be composed of 50 percent men and 50 percent women. In fact, it's safe to say that the current ratio is quite different, and more heavily weighted towards male interest. No major studies have been done to quantify what the current ratio of interest is. But even if such data existed, it could only provide a pic- ture of interest at a given time. The proportionality system may limit opportunities for male gymnasts at Michigan State or male rowers at Michigan in the short term, but it will increase the long-term interest of women; in all kinds of sports. Any system based on interest will perpet- uate the current ratio of interest for years to come. On balance, I think that the current proportionality system has the best interests of society in mind. Years of opportunities created by Title IX have created dramatic increases in the role that women play in sports. Some people argue that enough progress has been made, and now we are punishing the men unfairly by limiting their opportunities. The pro- portionality system can easily be compared to an illegal quota. Choos- ing sides in this argument isn't easy. But if we, as a society, ever want to reach,.the point where women can become members in our most exclu- sive sports clubs, then we must remain committed to a system based on proportionality. Steve Jackson can be reached at sjjackso@umich.edu. Halftime inspiration propels Blue victory By Brian Schick Daily Sports Writer Whatever Michigan women's soccer coach Debbie Rademacher said during halftime this weekend to inspire her team, it proved to be effective. The ninth-ranked Wolverines (4-0) dominated the second half in both games over the weekend, a 3-1 victory over Western Michigan on Friday, and a 5-1 thrashing of Eastern Michigan yesterday. "We made it clear that we need to start playing harder and with more intensity (in the second half)," said Rademacher, referring to her team's first half performance against Western Michigan. "We just talked about coming out with the same fury that we had in the first two games, and we matched it." When the Wolverines returned to the field for the second half against Western Michigan, senior defender Andrea Kayal scored off a corner kick from fellow defender Amy Sullivant in the 46th minute. Against Eastern, the Wolverines opened the half with two quick shots on the Eagles' goalkeeper Aryn McCumber in the first minute, and Sullivant beat her off a blast from 30 yards out. Despite the slow start in both games, Sulli- vant wasn't concerned about her team's ability to step if up. "We realized what we need to do to stay in the top 10 in the country," Sullivant said. "The first game that you play after a couple of tough games is always a wake-up call. We played two tough games last weekend, and we did not come out as hard because we all are a little tired and compla- cent in our playing." Michigan's senior corps of defenders - the strength of its team - scored all three of the team's goals against Western Michigan. Sullivant, Kayal and Carly Williamson each notched their first tally of the season, and Sullivant and Williamson each had an assist. "The defense's strength is set pieces and (shoot- ing) balls from long range," Rademacher said. "If you have a defense that can contribute that way, it gives us a lot of options." Yesterday's Eastern Michigan match featured five goals from five different Wolverines. Fresh- man Therese Heaton scored her third goal of the season as she continues to lead the Wolverines in scoring. Her goal came midway through a first half that was mostly played in the Wolverines end. Michigan junior goalkeeper Suzie Grech faced a breakaway shot from point-blank range and made a terrific diving save off the foot of Eastern's Jes- sica Hupe in the middle of the first half. Hupe got her revenge in the waning minutes of the first half off a rebound from a corner kick to cut the score to 2-1. When the Wolverines returned for the second half, they came out on fire, scoring four goals off eight shots. It appeared as if the Wolverines could do no wrong when junior forward Stephanie Chavez dribbled the ball all the way up the side- line, cut toward the net along the endline, and squeezed a shot between McCumber and the post to give Michigan a 4-1 lead. "I think in both games our second half had bet- ter focus and intensity," Rademacher said. "We came out flat in both games, and I was happy we were able to turn it around both times." Spikers rally to win home opener IN M ii By Charles Paradi Daily Sports Writer Saturday night the Michigan vol- leyball team showed that with expe- rience comes resilience. After losing the first game of the Pepsi Volleyball Challenge to Cincinnati, the Wolverines went on to win three straight games against the Bearcats to win their home opener 3-1 (24-30, 31-29, 30-20, 30-28). Michigan was caught off guard early by the feisty Conference USA opponent but was able to rebound and rally back from the letdown at the beginning of:the match. Last year, Michigan had a young team, starting sophomores and fresh- man in many of the key positions. The lack of experience from its starters hurt the team at times. With an additional year under their belts and the experience of playing in close matches, the Wolverines were able to claw their way back against Cincinnati. Sophomore Jennifer Gandolph was one of last season's young play- ers and one of the keys to Michigan's comeback on Friday. In the first three games of the season, Gandolph recorded consecutive double-doubles in kills and digs. Against Cincinnati, Gandolph was tied for third on the team with nine digs. While she had her double-double streak broken against the Bearcats, Gandolph's 17 kills, which placed her second on the team, were cru- cial to the Wolverines' come from behind win. "The first game didn't go very well, but we really held on," Gan- dolph said. "Last year we would lose game one and then struggle the rest of the match. We turned around our play very well tonight." But even with all the experience other. "I was worried in game two," Michigan coach Mark Rosen said. "When we were down one to nothing and we really couldn't find a rhythm and (Cincinnati) couldn't do any- thing wrong. There was a point there where we were saying, 'if things don't change, we're in trouble.' "But then our team raised our defensive level, controlled the ball a little better, started developing an offensive rhythm and the next thing you know, the breaks started going our way." Ultimately, Michigan's experience and poise proved too much for Cincinnati as the Wolverines took the final three games without being pressed. . "What I am most proud of is the way we battled for the win," Rosen said. "Cincinnati played great in the first game, but we battled, scratched and clawed our way back to win. I haven't had a team at Michigan that could do that as well as we did tonight." The Wolverines needed to put the loss of the first game behind them to have any hope of pulling out a victory in the match. "It is really hard to come back from a deficit in rally scoring, but we proved that it could be done," junior captain Erin Moore said. "We just had to relax and take it one point at a time." Michigan's tenacity was a combi- nation of leadership and experience, some of which rests squarely on the shoulders of Moore. After leading the team in kills last year, Moore was tabbed as a presea- son All-Big Ten selection by the coaches prior to this season. Moore is the first such Wolverine to receive the distinction since Sarah Jackson was named a preseason All- Big Ten selection in 1997. Moore showed why she has earned the respect of her teammates and Big Ten coaches as she led the Wolver- ines with 21 kills on Friday. "As far as leadership, we all take turns," Moore said. "If I'm having an off night, someone will step in and take over." 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