44 24A - The Michigan Daily - SportsTuesday - September 3, 2002 Quiet leader inspires with loud presence By Eric Chan Daily Sports Writer It's ironic that the leader of the No. 18 Michi- gan women soccer team is one of the quietest members of the team. Senior forward Abby Crumpton, a returning first team All-Big Ten selection, was elected by her teammates this year as one of the team's tri-captains, along with fellow seniors Andrea Kayal and Carly Williamson. Crumpton has always been a powerful offen- sive presence in the Big Ten and one of the team's statistical leaders. But having to be one of the shoulders leading a team is a new task. "Being a senior, a leadership role was expect- ed, so I saw it coming, but it's not really a natu- ral role for me. I'm usually pretty quiet, and I try to lead by example," Crumpton said. Crumpton, from Rochester Adams High School, was the team's leading goal scorer last year, putting in 13 shots in 20 games while adding 4 assists. Now in to her final season, Crumpton, with 32 career goals, could also become Michigan's all-time leading goal scorer - trailing just Kacy Beitel (44 goals) and Amber Beren- dowsky (41). "Abby is extremely important as a leader and as a player," Michigan coach Debbie Rademach- er said. "She's one of the top players in the Big Ten and in the country. She has great speed and cre- ates lots of dangerous situations." This past July, Crumpton helped the United States under-21 team defend its third straight Nordic Cup title in Finland. Competition included teams from Finland, Sweden, Greece and Germany. "She has definitely matured and grown over her years here," Rademacher said. Last season, the Wolverines finished with an overall record of 13-8-1 (8-2-0 Big Ten). Michi- gan was once again unable to capture the elu- sive Big Ten regular-season crown in 2001, finishing one game behind conference power- house Penn State. In the semi-finals of the Big Ten tournament, Michigan lost a tough overtime game to Illinois. Michigan was then ousted in the second round of last year's NCAA tournament by Dartmouth. "This year my team goals are to win the Big Ten, of course, and to advance past the third round of the NCAA tournament," Crumpton said. "I'll do whatever I need to do to help the team, and just play the best I can." I Abby Crumpton (No. 22) scored the winning goal in yesterday's 2-1 victory over Brigham Young. The goal was her first of the season. Saijon Garben Dine-In & Carry-Out Vietnamese & Chinese Cuisine 1220 S. University (at the corner of Forest) Cameron scores four in two 'M' victories By Gennaro Filice Daily Sports Writer .e. -- Sun-Thur. 11 am to 10 pm Fri 11 am to 11 pm Sat 11 am to 11 pm With four goals in two games at the Michigan State Invitational in East Lansing, sophomore sensation Knox Cameron not only placed himself atop Michi- gan's career scoring list, but also led the Wolverines to their first win of the young season. Yesterday against Wright State, Cameron recorded his second straight two-goal game, leading the Wolverines' offensive attack and helping the team to a 3-1 victory. Cameron's four goals over the span of the tournament gave him nine career scores, leaving him three ahead of junior Kevin Taylor on the all-time list. More importantly, for Michigan, the win evened its record at 1-1. The offensive onslaught came early and often as the squad registered seven shots on the Wright State goal. But, none of these shots resulted in goals, and the game was tied scoreless at halftime. In the 61st minute of play, Wright State's Ricky Strong beat sophomore Michigan keeper Joe Zawacki, and the Wolverines faced a 1-0 deficit. But Wright State's ride in the driver's seat didn't last long. Seven minutes later Michigan freshman Adam Bruh hooked up with fellow freshman defender Chris Glinski, who torched the net for his first collegiate goal. Then, with the teams deadlocked at one, Cameron took matters into his own hands, netting an unassisted goal at 78:02 to give the Wolverines a 2-1 lead. Four minutes later, at 82:46, Cameron struck again off an assist from sophomore midfielder Robert Wurth, giving the Wolverines more than enough breathing room to finish the game. Zawacki headed the Michigan defense, recording five saves. "Today was a hard-fought game. This team is learn- ing that work ethic can get you wins. It hurt a lot drop- ping the first game, but it was good because it put a fire in our belly," Michigan head coach Burns said. Although the Wolverines lost on Satirday to UC Santa Barabara 5-3, they did have some bright spots. The team found an effective combo in Cameron and Bruh, as the two players collated on two of Michigan's three goals. Sophomore forward Mychal Turpin scored the other goal by taking advantage of a defensive miscue by Santa Barbara and netted his first goal of the year. "Hopefully a lesson was learned in (that) game; the lesson being each player needs to find his fury inside and harness that fury on the playing field," Burns said. I 734 747-7006 .,.* :d . F . . .-:.:}i '::.:: s': .i.:'":.~: .. 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