The Michigan Dlv - Thu'rdav. Septembe~r 12. 2002 -13 A suy11 . ,. < . s.. n New faces, same goals for golfers i By Matt Kramer Daily Sports Writer Coming off its finest season ever, which included a record six tournament victories, the Michigan women's golf team opens its fall season this weekend and looks to defend its title at the 54-hole Wolverine Invitational at the Michigan Golf Course. MICHIGAN "It's always exciting to start the season," W chig Michigan coach Kathy Teichert said. "But Wolverine 1n I'm always a little apprehensive." When:r9 a.m If Teichert is a bit uneasy this weekend a.m. Sunday it's because she has to rely on a very differ- atest: The ent lineup than the one that went to the pro- fresh off the gram's first NCAA Championships last the history o year. which include The biggest loss is All-Big Ten golfer mentvictorie Bess Bowers, who was good enough to lenge now is qualify for the U.S. Women's Amateur this of their six st summer. Add in the departures of consistent contribu- tors Misia Lemanski, Cortney Reno and LeAnna Wicks, and Teichert's nervousness can be justified. Senior Kim Benedict and sophomore Laura Olin are Michigan's only returning starters. Michigan will have to count on fifth-year senior Stephanie Stasik, junior Sarah Kruer, sophomore Courtney Goebel and freshman Amy Schmucker to fill fGOL an ivita I.a wolv bes f th Jed si es. T to I art in the void. Besides Kruer, who played 21 rounds as a freshman in 2000, and the true freshman Schmucker, the rest of Michigan's golfers combined to play just eight rounds last year. "Olin and Benedict are going to have to step up this 1 year and we expect them to do just that," Teichert said. "We've lost a lot of players at the and now we are giving a lot of new players tional and opportunity to shine. Stephanie Stasik aturday,8 has played really well in qualifying and we're hoping she'll improve." erines are Even with a revamped lineup, the Wolver- t season in ines are hoping they won't have much of a e program, problem with the competition - at least if ix tourna- last year's results are any indicator. he chat- Michigan blew out the field at last year's eplace four Wolverine Invitational, scoring a team total ers. of 623 - a tournament record - and win- ning by 38 strokes over second-place Eastern Michigan. But unlike the Wolverines, a few of the teams in this year's tournament, including Indiana, James Madison, Eastern Carolina and Eastern Michigan, have already played competitive rounds this season. "Eastern Michigan won its first tournament of the season this year, so they already look good," Teichert said. "But I like our chances. Our goal is to win." RUMISHEK Continued from Page 12A Despite Rumishek's defection to Ann Arbor, he said he shares a spe- cial relationship with Shepherd. Rumishek fondly remembers when Shepherd was his first ever coach when he played basketball in fifth grade. Rumishek recalls countless num- ber of times they both cried watch- ing "Rudy," - the movie about Notre Dame's most famous walk-on and the time Shepherd cried when Rumishek committed to the Maize and Blue. "He was so happy for me," Rumishek said. "He still is. He's the first one to click on mgoblue.com or to read up on Michigan maga- zines." Rumishek is just happy Notre Dame is back in the Michigan schedule after a two-year hiatus. The two teams met every season from 1985 to 1999, igniting one of the most storied rivalries in college football. And while Rumishek played sparingly as a redshirt fresh- man on special teams in the 1999 game at the Big House, this time around he'll see plenty of the field - and maybe the end zone. Rumishek leads the Wolverines with two sacks and, interestingly enough, is tied for the team lead in interceptions with one. Last week against Western Michi- gan, he picked off a pass deflected by fellow lineman Shantee Orr at midfield. His eyes instantly got as big as saucers as he tucked the ball away and rumbled toward the goal line. He eventually got caught by a Western Michigan wide receiver after a 23-yard return, and hasn't heard the end of it yet since. Joked linebacker Victor Hobson: "I told him he came in as a linebacker, but now he's for sure a lineman." "I'm the slowest lineman in Michigan history," Rumishek said. He may be the slowest, but according to teammates, he's also the smartest. Rumishek, who starred last sea- son by leading the team with seven sacks and garnering All-Big Ten Conference first team honors from the media, apparently is the man with all the answers on the line. "He's one of those guys that knows everything on the field," defensive tackle Norman Heuer said. "If I'm out there and some- times I get confused and I don't know what's going on, I turn to Rumishek and say 'What do I do?' He knows for every position what to do on every play." Rumishek also knows who Shep- herd and nearly 50 other family members - who plan to be in South Bend on Saturday - will be rooting for. Shepherd "said he would be a Michigan fan as long as I'm here but unfortunately, he's going back to the dark side after that. "Blood is thicker than water." Or, in Shepherd's case, thicker than ink. ARE YOU BILINGUAL? Cognitive Neuroscience Lab at the University of Michigan is looking for individuals who speak more than 1 language, have no history of head injury, neurological disease, or claustrophobia (fear of enclosed spaces), and have no history of reading or learning disabilities to participate in studies. 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