6B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - September 16, 2002 'M' falls to Yale, ties Brown late' #y Paul Finstein ,or the Daily At this weekend's Brown Invitational, the Michigan nen's soccer team came within minutes of beginning a ;eason more successfully than any team in its short, hree-year history. In a tournament including matchups igainst two top Ivy League opponents, the Wolverines ed in the second half in one and were three minutes rom overtime in the other, but ended up with just a tie nd a loss. Yesterday in Providence, the Wolverines lost to Yale ?-1 on a penalty kick with just three minutes remain- ng. The game was one of frustration for Michigan, which played well in spurts and had chances to win )efore the game-clinching goal. "This game was not won on a penalty kick," Michi- ;an coach Steve Burns said. "We're leaving here with rustration because we didn't play a complete game. Yale played a complete game and we didn't:' Yale opened the scoring in the 22nd minute only to lave Michigan tie it up two minutes before halftime on i 20-yard blast by sophomore Mychal Turpin. The goal vas his sixth, a school single-season record, and moved iim within one of fellow sophomore Knox Cameron's :areer mark of 10. "Mychal is a dynamic player that has the ability to reak any game open," said Burns. Turpin's explosive ability was also on display Friday luring the Wolverines' 3-3 double overtime tie with lost Brown. The game saw Michigan's high-scoring ffense at it again, scoring at least three goals for the ourth time in five games this season. "Our offense can create scoring chances, and some- imes we score in bunches," said Burns. Soccer's win streak ended by By Dan Rosen Daily Sports Writer Going into yesterday's showdown with Georgia, Michigan women's soc- cer coach Debbie Rademacher hoped that the team would be sharper and able to convert more of its opportunities into goals. But Michigan was unable to answer the call. The Wolverines were shutout 1-0 by the unranked Bulldogs. Michigan had trouble with Georgia's hounding defense, managing just 11 shots in the game. "It was an ugly game," Rademach- er said. "They played a high-pres- sure style and were looking for us to cough up the ball. We really needed to play a possession game but just couldn't find a way to string things together until later in the game." The loss was not all that surprising considering how well Georgia has played against ranked teams this season. The Bulldogs have three close losses to top-25 opponents, including two that came in overtime. Georgia's Ashley, King scored the game's lone goal just 17 minutes into the first half. The junior managed to deflect a rebound passed Michigan goalkeeper Suzie Grech to put the Bull- dogs ahead 1-0. Georgia took just nine shots in the game but kept the Michigan offense in check to secure the win. "It was tough," Rademacher said. "Nothing really seemed to go our way." After beating Massachusetts 3-0 on Friday, Rademacher was concerned Bulldogs with the team's inability to finish. The Wolverines had been kept off the board for the game's first 75 minutes by Massachusetts goalkeeper Kelly Nigh. They found themselves in a scoreless tie for much of the contest despite tally- ing 29 shots and limiting Massachusetts to just three. Nigh, currently third in the nation in saves per game, made nine on Friday "She was the difference-maker for Massachusetts," Rademacher said of Nigh. "We took all kinds of shots (on her). We just kept firing away." The weekend wasn't a total loss for Michigan. With Friday's victory, the Wolverines did tie a school record with five straight wins to start a season. The milestone was first reached by the 1998 team that made it to the second round of the NCAA tournament. Senior Abby Crumpton scored the game-winner for the Wolverines against Massachusetts with just 10 minutes left in the game. Her third goal of the sea- son beat Nigh high from 12 yards out. Michigan added two more late goals to pad the victory. After the win, Rademacher was hesi- tant to discuss the school record with her players. The Michigan coach want- ed her team to focus more on improving its play for yesterday. With Michigan's quick start this sea- son, Rademacher still thinks that this group could stack up well with some of the strong teams she's had in the past. "They're one of the best (teams we've had) in terms of maturity and experience," Rademacher said. 0 ALYSSA WOOD/Daily Michigan Sophomore Robert Wurth gets tied up with an IUPUI player. The Wolverines came up with a win and a tie at this weekend's Brown Invitational. Turpin scored just 2:30 into Friday's game, heading in a cross from freshman defender Chris Glinsky. Brown answered just before halftime, only to see Michigan reclaim the lead early in the second half on a rebound goal by junior forward Tom Gritter. The 2-1 lead was fleeting, however, as consecutive Brown goals gave the Bears a 3-2 lead into the waning minutes. With time becoming a factor, Michigan's all-time leading scorer and the reigning Big Ten Player of the Week, Cameron, knotted the score in dramatic fashion on a penalty kick. But Cameron's goal was the last, as both teams fought through two scoreless overtime peri- ods and settled for a tie. The weekend, which featured two nail-biters on the road, will certainly serve as a building block. "Overall, this weekend was a good learning step. We learned what we need to do to be succesfull in tough games on the road," Burns said. The Wolverines also learned that that they have the talent to compete at the highest level of college soccer. "We're leaving here with expectations," said Burns. "For the first time the pieces to the puzzle are all here; they're just not together quite yet." The Wolverines, now 2-2-1 on the season, will face Oakland Friday at Elbel Field, before starting the Big Ten season next week. 0 Losses can't spoil Michigan's weekend t. By Rob Dean For the Daily Even after losing more than half of their matches this weekend at the U.S. Bank/Arby's Classic, the Wolverines are still optimistic. They accomplished just what they set out to do, beating Alabama on Friday night and then coming back Saturday to hang tough with two of the best teams in the coun- try, No. 22 Santa Clara and perennial powerhouse No. 4 Nebraska. The Wolverines had to play the home Cornhuskers in front of more than 4,000 fans at Nebraska Coliseum. Michigan (5-2) faced setter Greichaly Cepero of Nebraska (6-1), a two-time All-American with whom the Corn- huskers are 60-3. Michigan kept it exceptionally close despite losing the match 3-0. "I was worried about how the team would respond, but the size of the crowd wasn't a factor once we settled down into the match," Michigan coach Mark Rosen said. In the third game, Michigan led early over the former champs, forcing them into a timeout after an early 12-7 lead. While Nebraska came back to take the lead, Michigan did not back down, tying the game at 22 before eventually losing 30-23. Sophomore hitter Jennifer Gandolph led the team with 12 kills in the losing effort. Cap- tain Erin Moore was the only other Wolverine who could boast double- digit kills with 11. Michigan started Saturday by nearly upsetting No. 22 Santa Clara, forcing the Broncos to five games before losing. "It was disappointing for both me and especially the team on Saturday because it would have been a great win against a very good team," said Rosen. Gandolph continued to have a solid tournament, matching her career high with a stellar 22 kills to go along with 11 digs. The Wolverines and the Broncos traded wins for the first four matches. The fifth and decisive game is played only to 15. Once Santa Clara jumped out to an early 10'3 lead, there was lit- tle chance for the Wolverines, as they lost 15-9 and the Broncos took the match 3-2. "We'll have to improve our mental toughness late in games. From here on out, we'll be playing in a lot of close matches where we have to play smart all the way to the end," Rosen said. Opening against Alabama, Michi- gan hoped to make quick work of the Crimson Tide. "We played well against an up-and- coming team in Alabama. They have a lot of returning players, as do we, and we really stuck together as a team," Rosen said. Gandolph led the team back from a slow start to capture the first two games. The Wolverines came out for the fourth match determined not to let Alabama gain any momentum, riding their defense to a 30-16 triumph to win the match 3-1. It was Michigan's depth that eventually wore down the Tide, as five players posted double figures in kills. "Any of these players could be stars on other teams out of high school, but rather they all came here and, as a result, we have a lot of depth," Rosen said. 0 0 I KELLY LIN/Daily Michigan's Katrina Lehman (1) teams up with Shaynell Neal in a block attempt. The Wolverines were pleased with their play this weekend, despite a 1-2 record. 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Harrers win without top runners 60 By Mustafizur Choudhury For the Daily For the second consecutive week, the Michigan women's cross country team overpowered the opposition and came home with a first-place finish, this time at the Mel Brodt Invitational in Bowling Green. The Wolverines felt the pressure of their competition as they defeated Western Michigan by just two points. Last week they defeated Eastern Michigan by 42 points. But the team wasn't expecting to do as well, considering that it had a hard week of training and the weather was slightly warmer than it was last week- end. Michigan coach Mike McGuire was also resting some of his top run- ners for this week's Sundodger Invita- tional in Seattle. 9 M UMO HEALTHY, MEDICATION-FREE VOLUNTEERS. AGES 18-45, ARE NEEDED FOR A RESEARCH STUDY INVOLVING VISITS TO THE HOSPITAL AND BLOOD DRAWS. COMPENSATION MAY BE UP TO $200. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL AMY AT 647-8354. Looking for ADVENTURE...? Experience Japan at the . "We didn't run the top seven from (the first) week,; McGuire said. "We won't train as hard this week, so we can feel fresher going into Seattle." McGuire felt that the team could've performed better. "We did OK. I thought we looked better last week than the second week," McGuire said. "We looked a little flat, but it was a good stepping stone." Leading the Wolverines was junior Lindsey Gallo, who finished second overall with a time of 18:29. "She had a good opening race," McGuire said. "It was solid, but she looked better in practice than in the meet." Other top finishers were freshman Stephanie Hlirtle (10th place, 19:01), junior Rachel Sturtz (11th place, 19:02), junior Lauren Weddell (17th place, 19:18) and freshman Theresa Feldkamp (26th place, 19:37). The 12 runners who will travel to Seattle will be the top seven runners from the first race and the top five run- ners from Saturday. The Wolverines will face tough competition from Washington, Texas A&M, Colorado State and defending national champion Brigham Young. McGuire hopes to compete with Brigham Young for the top spot in the race. The Sundodger Invitational will be the most challenging race for the Wolverines thus far. It will be a good indicator of where the team stands in terms of strength and how well it will match up against some of the best teams in the nation. Leaders of the pack 0 A 6 Spend a semester or year living in Japan! Earn University of Michigan credit! The Michigan women's cross coun- try team won their second consecu- tive invitational this weekend in I a