0 6B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - October 21, 2002 'M' grabs key win in Madison By Kevin Maratea x For the Daily Blue recovers to clinch tournament berth After frustrating one-goal loses in each of their first three Big Ten match- es, the Michigan men's soccer team got off to a quick start yesterday in Madi- son, en route to a much needed confi- dence-building victory over Wisconsin. Scoring first has been a key factor to Michigan's success this season. "When we score first we're undefeat- ed," Michigan coach Steve Burns said. Michigan sophomore Knox Cameron lit-up the scoreboard at 7:15 to propel Michigan (1-3 Big Ten, 5-6-1 overall) to a 3-2 win. Cameron received the ball from jun- ior Kevin Taylor, who served a cross from the left sideline - about 40-yards out - to the near post. Cameron then pulled the ball out of the air, beating Wisconsin keeper Eric Hanson, and hit a well-placed shot for his eighth goal of the season. It was a back-and-forth, entertaining match, which reflected both Michigan and Wisconsin's young teams. Due to its inexperience and sub-.500 record, Michigan had to be aggressive. "There was a lot of youth on the field, but we were the aggressors," Burns said. The fast start also took pressure off freshman goaltender Peter Dzubay. "The team's confidence in him is growing," Burns said of Dzubay, who made two saves. After halftime, Junior Mike White pushed Michigan's lead to two goals at 59:27, receiving a cross from soph- omore Mychal Turpin. Attacking aggressively down the line, Turpin schooled two defenders on his way to the end line, and then froze the keep- e- as he slotted the ball to a well-posi- tioned White. But after building its lead, Michigan By Nazeema Alli For the Daily After a disappointing loss in a battle of defenses against Notre Dame last Thursday, the Michigan women's soccer team rebounded by shutting out Northwestern 2-0 in an important Big Ten matchup yester- day afternoon in Evanston. The win secured the 13th-ranked Wolverines a seed in the Big Ten Tournament, which begins next month. "We wanted to make sure that we bounced back from the (Notre Dame) loss," Michigan coach Deb- bie Rademacher said. "So we came out with a focused mentality." There was no scoring from either Lucky No.. gies sticke Big Ten titi By Brian Schick Daily Sports Writer side in the first half. "We had a couple of shots in the first half, with most of our plays really coming at the end of the half," Rademacher said. Throughout the entire game, the Michigan defense was dominant. "Carly Williamson was tough on defense and solid up the middle," Rademacher said. "Still, overall, the victory was the result of a good team effort." But, it was the individual per- formance of junior Stephanie Chavez that put the Wolverines on the board in the second half. Chavez ran a counterattack 70 yards for a goal at 72:19, giving Michigan a 1- 0 lead. The Wolverines' final goal, scored by senior Abby Crumpton at 81:32, was also unassisted. Crump- ton took the ball out wide to the right side of the field, beating out four Northwestern defenders before finally setting herself up for a nice shot, comfortably cushioning the Wolverines with a 2-0 lead. Chavez nearly added a third goal for Michigan in the last 10 seconds of the game, but two proved to be enough as the Wolverines held on to win, improving their record to 7-2 in the Big Ten (12-3 overall). Junior goalkeeper Suzie Grech, Michigan's all-time shutout leader, saved all three of her chances. Michigan had five corner kicks, while Northwestern (2-6-1, 4-8-2) had four. The Wolverines also out- shot the Wildcats 12-4. After dropping their previous game in painful fashion, losing 1-0 to Notre Dame, the Wolverines were relieved to come back with a con- vincing performance and secure a spot in the Big Ten Tournament on Nov. 8. "We're obviously very happy with the win," Rademacher said. "This is our second Sunday road game that we've won, which looks good for our season." On Friday, the Wolverines will travel to East Lansing to face Michigan State in their final regular season confernece game. IONY DING/Daily Adam Bruh and the Wolverines secured a crucial win at Wisconsin on Sunday. relaxed, and Wisconsin came storming back with two unanswered goals. "We took it easy and they came at us," Burns said of the letdown. "We could have given the game away." But Michigan added composure to its sense of confidence and gave Wisconsin with its third straight loss. "We were confident and responded," Burns said. Burns also said that junior captain Joey Iding was "a warrior and the lead- ing spirit on the field," and Taylor played another really strong game defensively. Sophomore walk-on Jeff Mirmelstein capped off his first career start with the game winner. Turpin sent a laser from 20-yards out, which the keeper knocked into the air. Mirmelstein then took advantage of being in great position and headed in the loose ball. "He was kinda down because he was- n't starting, and I told him, 'Just relax'," Burns said of Mirmelstein. "I think everyone was pleased to see him get the game winner." The win was much needed for a team searching for confidence as it heads towards the end of its season. "This victory surges our confi- dence and gives us something to build on with two conference games left (against Northwestern and Ohio State)," Burns said. The Michigan field hockey team already accom- plished something that last year's national champi- onship squad couldn't - winning the Big Ten regular season championship. Friday's 5-0 victory against Indiana and yester- day's 1-0 win over Northwestern secured the sec- ond-ranked Wolverines (5-0 Big Ten, 14-1 overall) at least a share of the conference title, and set a new school record for consecutive wins with 13. "We're happy to (reclaim the Big Ten title)," Michigan coach Marcia Pankratz said. "We did- n't win Big Tens last year, and that's always a goal of ours." The Michigan winning streak began after a 2-0 loss to Wake Forest on Sept. 1, with a 5-0 victory over Central Michigan. During this span, the Wolverines have outscored opponents 49-8, with six shutouts. This streak breaks the old record set in 2000. Northwestern (0-4, 4-11) proved to be a worthy adversary, standing in the way of the win. The Wildcats held the normally explosive Michigan offense to 13 shots in the game, its second lowest total in conference action. "We're really happy to escape with a win," Pankratz said. "We always struggle against North- western because they make it difficult for us to play the game we like to play, which is an up-tempo passing game. They really slowed the game down." The lone tally of the game was started on a play that didn't appear on the scoresheet. Michigan mid- fielder Laura Woitkewitsch stole the ball off a TOM FELDKAMP/Daily Michigan freshman defender Lori Hillman's play was instrumental in Michigan's two weekend shutouts as the Wolverines have now won a school-record 13 straight games. If you have acne you may qualify for an investigational study at the University of Michigan Department of Dermatology. A 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. ยข The nu nber is : (734) 764-DERM Northwestern restart and proceeded upfield. A Wildcat defender quickly closed off the passing lane toward the center of the field, but Woitke- witsch squeezed a pass to forward Adrienne Hor- tilossa along the sideline. With open field in front of her, Hortilossa cut towards the net and North- western goalkeeper Kendra Mesa dove to stop her potential shot. But Hortilossa chose to pass to for- ward April Fronzoni, who had an open net in front of her and took advantage. "When I start thinking a lot, it doesn't really help me," said Fronzoni, who's tied for the team lead with 13 goals. "On that play, I saw the ball coming and I knew I had to make a quick decision and put the ball in." Northwestern's defense really clamped down on the Wolverines in the first half, preventing any major scoring opportunities. Several times the Wolverines would manage to enter the scoring cir- cle, only to have a foul called on them, giving a restart to the Wildcats. When the Wolverines man- aged to draw a foul in the Northwestern circle, they failed to convert on all five penalty corners - the closest being a Kristi Gannon shot that beat Mesa, but didn't hit the board so it was disallowed. Gannon was much more successful against Indi- ana on Friday, scoring four goals. Her four tallies is the highest total for a single player all season. Woitkewitsch added one more to hand the Hoosiers (1-3, 3-10) their sixth loss in seven games. "In practice on Thursday, we worked on corners," Gannon said. "Three (goals) were on corners. The rest of the team was working to get corners, and all I had to do was finish them." 9 'Below par' harriers struggle to 10th place By Mustafizur Choudhury Daily Sports Writer The No. 18 Michigan women's cross country team headed to Terre Haute, Ind. this past weekend to test their luck against some of the top teams in the country at the NCAA Pre-Nationals. Going in, Michigan was ranked eighth in the Blue Division, which also included No. 1 Brigham Young and No. 4 Colorado as the top two teams. But the Wolverines didn't have enough gas in their tank to beat these national powers, finish- ing 10th-place overall out of a 38- team field. "We were a little disappointed," Michigan coach Mike McGuire said. "We definitely fell short. We're going to move down, nation- ally and regionally." Rebecca Walter had a strong stride, leading the Wolverines with a 35th-place finish'and a personal- best time of 21:22. The freshman has shown steady improvement since the beginning of the season and has turned into one of the most consistent runners on the team. Junior Lindsey Gallo was also impressive, finishing 52nd out of 259 runners with a personal-best time of 21:39. .Other top performers for Michi- gan were senior Jane Martineau (72nd-place, 21:51), junior Andrea Parker (90th-place, 21:59) and sen- ior captain Jeanne Spink (97th- place, 22:06). "We had a great race from Rebec- ca Walter and Jeanne Spink, but we were a little bit below par," McGuire said. McGuire was upset with the lack of consistency from his top runners, who have been impressive through- out the season. The Wolverines can only hope to learn from this race and improve before they compete in the Big Ten Championships in West Lafayette on Nov. 3. "This was our only sub-standard meet up to this point," McGuire said. "I hope it wakes them up. People can't be selective, they have to step up." Next up for the Wolverines is the EMU Classic in Ypsilanti this Fri- day. Those who will not compete at the Big Ten Championships will run on Friday. A look at the underside of U of M www.universitysecrets.com I r. -- - - - Crew team gets technical at Head of the Charles 0) By Gina Adduci For the Daily FA~N The Michigan women's crew team traveled more than 13 hours this weekend to compete in what is con- sidered to be the biggest race of the - - - "" " Unlimited Enthusiasm. You've got your degree and your ambition is at its peak-you're certainly not about to settle for a career that's less than ideal. At Eaton Corporation, we appreciate your ambition and want to reward it with a future that's just as impressive. We're a global, $7.3 billion diversified industrial manufacturer, and we have the exact opportunity that's a match for your qualifications. We are currently looking for graduates with experience in Engineering, General Management and Information Technology. Come see us at the following events: Wednesday, October 23, 4pm-6pm Engineering College Reception for Selected Interviewees Pierpont Commons Thursday, October 24 & Friday, October 25, 8am-5pm Engineering Interview Sessions Pierpont Commons LE ( yC)0 9 fall. The Head of the Charles, which takes place annually in Boston, brings together teams from all over the nation, even the world. Ranked eighth overall and sixth among collegiate teams, the Wolverines had a pretty impressive finishing time of 17:00:488 - which placed Michigan ahead of its arch-rival Ohio State. This fall, Michigan coach Mark Rothstein is taking a different approach to training. Instead of just having the team log grueling and endless hours in the boats, he is beginning to concentrate on the tech- nical aspects of rowing. This means that along with building up rowing stamina, the Wolverines will learn how to become more technically efficient rowers. "We are taking a slower approach this fall," Rothstein said. "It might put us behind this fall but eventually put us ahead in the spring." Senior crew member Elizabeth Kreger said, "For the first time Michi- gan is becoming a technical crew. I think it is going to help a lot in the spring." These technical features were stressed during this race, more so than the actual results and placement. The team felt it was more important to demonstrate and put into practice the skills learned through the training. V 0 04x-llw ITccl 9 To make an appointment call: 913-5557 ArorI ilsHar Bdi aln ful cvi'cSaon 295S.Stt .. ......-- . .- -.... - --.. - Meiw r i 'w r *1 rm- ra-i rM L A U TT l tTFT2b !a I