6B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - October 7, 2002 Blue expands horizon in Indiana By Nazeema Alli For the Daily The performance of the Michigan women's cross country team this pass weekend was good, but in coach Mike McGuire's mind, it wasn't quite good enough. "We got some things accom- plished. It's not as good as we did in Seattle, but we are headed in the right direction," McGuire said. The 22nd-ranked Wolverines placed second out of 20 teams after running the 6,000-meter LaVern Gib- son Championship Course at the Indi- ana State Invitational. The second-place finish ended their streak of three consecutive victories. Although their first three meets of the season predominantly con- sisted of teams from the Great Lakes region, the Indiana Invitation- al was made up of a more diverse representation of schools from around the country. "We were trying to beat some teams," McGuire Said. "We beat (No. 19) Villanova and (No. 24) Colorado State. It was good to beat some peo- ple outside of Great Lakes teams." Junior Lindsey Gallo led the Wolverines, finishing in eighth place overall with her personal best time of 21:42.1 for a 6,000-meter race. She also led the team in their previous meet in Seattle with a sixth-place finish. Other strong performances came from senior Jane Martineau, who finished 11th in 21:46, and freshman Rebecca Walter, who placed 12th in 21:47. The Wolverines totaled 74 points, which put them behind No. 14 Arkansas, which won the invitational with 45 points. McGuire admits that there is some work that can be done, considering that the Wolverines finished first at the Sundodger Invitational in Wash- ington with 45 points a few weeks earlier. Both Lindsey Gallo and junior Andrea Parker represented Michigan as top-10 finalists in that race. This week, Parker finished 19th in 21:59.8. "To improve, we have to impact the front of the race better. We need to get started earlier in scoring relative to the top three or four racers." McGuire plans to let more younger team members run in the upcoming Michigan Intercollegiate, giving them a chance to experience competitive pressure. "We are in a tough conference and we have to keep getting better," McGuire said. "We have to come with our 'A' game." With the 2002 NCAA pre-nation- als and the Big Ten Championships lurking in the near future, this is the time for the Wolverines to start run- ning on all cylinders to ensure that they are competitive. Brady, Patriots dr ptw om a row ..r MIAMI (AP) - Zach Thomas busted his chin strap tackling Kevin Faulk, one in a series of jarring hits that helped the Miami Dolphins knock the New England Patriots out of first place. The Dolphins sacked former Michigan quarterback Tom Brady three times, pressured him into mistakes, pounded the middle with Ricky Williams and handed the Patriots their second loss in a row yesterday, 26-13. The victory left Miami (4-1) alone atop the AFC East, while the defending Super Bowl champion Patriots (3- 2) fell a game back. "They have something we want," Dolphins corner- back Patrick Surtain said. "We want to get where they were last year." Surtain led a resurgent defense that rebounded from a 48-30 loss at Kansas City a week ago. Miami took a 16- 0 lead in the first half, when New England totaled just AP PH( 26 yards and committed two turnovers, and the Dol- Former Michigan quarterback Tom Brady had a rough day phins finished with a 20-minute advantage in time of against Miami's defense, taking three sacks. possession. pened," Miami coach Dave Wannstedt said. "To see o Williams lost a fumble for the second week in a row team bounce back in every phase was rewarding." but topped 100 yards rushing for the fourth time in five The Patriots fell to 0-13 in Miami in September an games. He gained 105 tough yards on 36 carries, a team October. They can take some consolation that yeste regular-season record. day's loss was similar to a 30-10 drubbing in Miami Jay Fiedler threw for two touchdowns and ran for year ago, when Brady threw for just 86 yards. The Patr another, all on third down. ots recovered from that defeat and went on to win ti "We were embarrassed last week with what hap- Super Bowl Golfers poised for first victory 0 OTO ur nd er- a ri- ;he Freshmen learn ropes from Stanford By Jake Rosenwasser For the Daily The Michigan men's cross country team learned that by sticking together, it can accomplish more. Out of 21 teams at the Notre Dame invitational on Friday, Michigan finished second, failing to beat only top- ranked Stanford. Michigan placed two runners in the top 10 spots of the 8,000-meter race. Sophomore Nate Brannen led the No. 25 Wolverines with a seventh-place finish, and newcomer Nick Willis crossed the line shortly after- wards, finishing in the 10th slot. "We ran really well as a team," Willis said. "We ran together in a pack for the first half of the race, and that is one of the reasons the team finished in second overall." The Cardinal took the top two spots in the race. Ryan Hall and Donald Sage finished first and second, with times of 24:10 and 24:20, respectively, to lead Stanford to an easy team victory. Michigan captain Nick Stanko finished 19th with Michigan runners Tarn Leach and Brian Turner close behind in 21st and 23rd. "It was exciting to race against the runners of Stan- ford even though I knew we would have to run really well to beat them. All of this is new to me." Willis said. Even though the team lost to Stanford, Michigan finished ahead of the 23rd-ranked Fighting Irish. "We beat Notre Dame by more than 40 points, and they were ranked higher than us," Willis said. "Hope- fully we will move up in the rankings." After Stanford and Michigan grabbed the top spots, Notre Dame placed third with Utah State and Wash- ington rounding out the top five in team competition. This was Michigan's first loss, but it was also Michi- gan's stiffist competition to date. The team's next meet will be held on Friday, when the Wolverines travel to Milford to compete in the Michigan Intercollegiate. By Michael Nisson For the Daily The Michigan women's golf team is chomping at the bit to defend its title in the Women's Collegiate Shootout this week. After failing to defend their titles in the Wolverine Invitational and the Lady Northern in the past few weeks, the Wolverines desperately want to win a tournament and estab- lish themselves as true defending champions. After finishing fourth last week at the Lady Northern Invitational, Michi- gan seems poised to continue its strong play. Michigan coach Kathy Teichert was optimistic when asked about Michi- gan's chances at the tournament. "We won a lot of tournaments last year," Teichert said. "Last year, we I .11*~~ Do You H ave Acne? ¢ If you have acne you may qualify for an investigational study at the University of Michigan Department of Dermatology. ¢ You may also receive compensation for your participation. ¢ If you are interested in participating, call the University of Michigan Department of Dermatology to find out more. ¢ The number is : (734) 764-DERMM *C JOIN DAILY SPORTS. were the only undefeated team in the country. We haven't won anything this year, but the shootout has a great field. Each tournament presents its own uniqueness because each golf course is a little bit different." Teichert also noted that of the six players going to the event, four have never seen the golf course before and that will hurt the team. "Each person will have to look at the golf course new for the first time," Teichert said. "They are going to have to make some adjustments in their own game to set up a good game plan for themselves after their practice round." The action will take place at the Legends Golf Course. The course is shorter than Michigan's, playing this week as a par 72 with a distance 5;874 yards, Teichert thinks that this will help the Wolverines. "The golf course will set up very good to our game," she said. "I think it is a little bit easier than our golf course here. It's a little bit flatter. It's a fairly new golf course, so the trees aren't as mature. We're going to look to hit our shots down the fairway and make some putts this week." Teichert also commented on the teams general attitude this year. "We are looking to compete at the highest level," Teichert said. "We would like to win. If we don't win the FRANKLIN, IND. Who: Michigan at Women's Collegiate Shootout When: 8 a.m today, 8 a.m. tomorrow Latest: Kim Benedict, Laura Olin and Sarah Kruer all finished in the top 15 of the Lady Northern Invitational last weekend. Michigan finished fourth overall. tournament, then we would like to fin- ish in the top three. That's one of our goals for this whole year, to place in the top three of our tournaments and be as competitive as we possibly can. "But with bringing four new players to this golf course, we are looking at. trying to set up our own game plans and play within our game plans and do the best we can." The Wolverines are taking the same six players who competed in the Lady Northern. Kim Benedict, Laura Olin and Sarah Kruer spots were secured because of their play last week, while Amy Schmucker, Stephanie Stasik and Courtney Goebel all had strong show- ings in qualifying to maintain their places in the line-up and will round out the line-up. 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