The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - October 21, 2002 - 7B PRACTICE Continued from Page 18 front with Brown this season, has been unable to fully participate due to nagging injuries with his foot, ankle and knee. Hunter sat out for most of Fri- day's practice. His absence has prevented Amaker from working on a rotation at that position. "We need to see him out there for a few days straight to see how things progress," Amaker said. Although it's early and his injuries are minor, the Wolverines can't afford to lose any more depth at center after Chris Young's graduation and freshman Amadou Ba redshirting. The three-hour practice, which was the first one open to the public, consisted of mainly defensive drills and half-court scrimmages, with a shooting competition and sprints mixed throughout. Michi- gan players and coaches said they were happy with the defensive intensity and competitive spirit exhib- ited on the floor Friday, and during the week of practice preceding it. "We had some peaks and valleys today," Amaker said. "The players had to lift at seven this morning, go to class, and then come to practice, which becomes a lot pushed into a short period of time. We've had better practices than today, but we've also had worse." While fans got a chance to cheer for the occa- sional Bernard Robinson dunk, the level of defense and the types of drills did not allow for much offen- sive freedom. Still, players agreed that the speed of play has increased on offense, and the up-tempo style that is expected of this team is beginning to show signs of development. "Everyone is moving out there and it is a much faster game," Robinson said. "Having to go through the defense has been hard, but it feels more free out there. We have so many players that can score now" While the younger players adapt to the system, the returners have shifted their focus toward leading the way. Friday, on-court leadership was evident as Blanchard, Rotolu Adebiyi and Gavin Groninger, along with Robinson were very vocal during drills. "It's been stressed," Adebiyi said. "No team can be good without strong leadership. We know what we have to do, and it's our job to take charge out there." TROUBLE ON FOOT: Along with center Chris Hunter's injuries, Michigan assistant coach Charles Ramsey was also on one foot after Fri- day's practice. While running a rebounding drill called "war," he suffered a torn achilles tendon, which forced him to sit out the rest of the after- noon. After practice, Ramsey joked that if this is the worst injury Michigan suffered all year, the Wolverines would be in good shape. WALKING ON: Michigan temporarily added two players to its roster since walk-on tryouts last week. Sophomores Dani Wohl and Chris Aguwa will practice with the Wolverines on a trial-basis. Wohl transferred to Michigan after spending a year at State University of New York-Binghamton, while Aguwa is from Brother Rice. "I'm working hard and just trying to do what the coaches tell me," Wohl said. "This a great chance to play for Michigan, and I just want to make the best of it." TOMVIFELDKAMPV/Daily Chantel Reedus recorded 35 kills on the weekend, including a season-high 19 on Friday night in a 3-2 loss to Northwestern. Spike rs fall to Badgers despite Moore's return Injuries impede competition for post spot By Sharad Mattu Daily Sports Writer Against No. 18 Wisconsin Saturday night, the Michigan volleyball team was thrilled to see junior captain Erin Moore back in the lineup after missing one match with an ankle injury. Without its best player, Michigan was out of sync the night before in a tough loss to North- western. Against the Badgers and with Moore, Michigan relied on a balanced attack with four players tallying double- digit kills, but still lost 3-1 (30-26, 30- 25,25-30,30-22). Moore and senior Katrina Lehman totaled 13 kills each for Michigan. Junior Chantel Reedus had a team high 16 kills and sophomore Jennifer Gan- dolph got her 1lth double-double of the season with 14 kills and 13 digs. Michi- gan was also without sophomore Carrie Ritchie, who missed both matches this weekend due to illness. "With Erin in the lineup but not at 100 percent we made a conscious effort to spread the ball around," Reedus said. "Erin draws a lot of attention and gives the other players on our team a lot of opportunities. When she is in the lineup, it takes pressure off of us." Michigan coach Mark Rosen was happy to see Moore sacrifice for the team and play on Saturday, even though she was not completely healthy. "We didn't think Erin could play either night," Rosen said. "On Friday without her, we just didn't have a lot of rhythm going because of the lineup changes. Erin played well but she defi- nitely was not 100 percent. We were happy to get anything from her." With these two losses, Michigan's road woes continue. While the Wolver- ines (4-4 Big Ten, 10-8 overall) are undefeated at home, they are just 1-7 on the road. Michigan entered Friday's match tied with Northwestern for third place and entered Saturday's match tied with Wis- consin for fourth place. The two losses now leave Michigan in a fifth-place tie with Indiana and Michigan State. "In most of our road matches, we have given up a couple points here and there, and in the end, we just couldn't get those points back," Rosen said. "On the road, we need to be more consistent and ready every point. For us to compete in our conference we need to beat teams on the road" Friday's match against Northwestern was close as well, with the Wildcats win- ning 3-1 (30-28, 30-25, 28-30, 30-21). Without Moore and Ritchie, Gandolph and Reedus led the Wolverines. Gan- dolph had a career-high 23 kills, and Reedus had season-highs in kills with 19 and digs with 12. "This week, our, main goal is to get the team healthy" Rosen said. "Besides Erin and Carrie, Lisa Gamalski sprained her ankle and Jennifer Gandolph pulled her hamstring. Otherwise, we need to become more consistent with our side- out offense and work on our defense." This weekend Michigan returns to friendly Cliff Keen Arena for home matches against Illinois on Friday and Purdue Saturday. By Seth Klempner Daily Sports Writer When the Michigan men's bas- ketball team kicked off its practice last week, coach Tommy Amaker said that every position was up for grabs except senior captain LaVell Blanchard's power forward posi- tion. That leaves many people around the team looking very closely at the heated competition for the center position. With freshman Amadou Ba out for the season as a partial qualifier and transfer J.C. Mathis forced to sit out by NCAA rules, freshmen Graham Brown and Chris Hunter are left fighting for the post spot. The two bring contrasting styles of play to the position and are going to be mixed and matched throughout the season. The competition is also helping the two players adjust to the college game and get a better grasp on what is expected of them. "The competition (with Hunter) is very good," Brown said. "It is good to have another guy his size out there and have another guy who is the size of a Big Ten player. You need competition to be good and I think we have it. We have to work even harder to earn our spot." Michigan's third option at the position, though undersized at 6- foot-7 is Chuck Bailey. The sopho- more is Michigan's only option with any college experience, and appeared promising last year but he played fewer than 14 minutes a game last year, scoring 3.8 points and grabbing 3 rebounds per game. All of these players will be look- ing to fill the shoes of departed senior Chris Young (11.4 ppg and rpg). Young, who averaged more than 30 minutes per game, was the only Wolverine to start in all 29 contests last year. Young, was Michigan's dominant force in the post, and he left big shoes to fill. At 6-foot-9, 245-pounds, Brown is nearly identical in body size to Young and likes to bang in the post just as much. But having come from a high school of less than 300 students, his experience against players his size is limited. In addi- tion to dealing with the new level of competition, he must also learn to grasp Amaker's system. But many of the coaches and vet- eran players feel that Brown and his classmates are doing a superb job of making the needed adjust- ments. "I think the freshmen have han- dled this first week of college bas- ketball really well," Mathis said. "They have grasped all of the com- plex concepts that coach Amaker has thrown at them so far." Meanwhile, Hunter has been banged up during his first week of practice and is yet to compete at full strength due to nagging injuries to his ankle, knee and foot. Due to DANNY MOLOSHOK/Daily At Friday's open practice to fans, Michigan's junior Bernard Robinson Jr. passes around sophomore Chuck Bailey. the recurring ailments, he has missed portions of every practice. His luck did not improve on Fri- day, when, while trying to take a .charge, Brown landed on Hunter's ankle causing him to sprain it and sit out for the rest of practice. Though Hunter said he should be fine in another few days, these injuries have impeded Amaker's ability to evaluate Hunter and the center rotation. . "Hunter needs to be a guy that we can see out there on the floor a few days straight, to be able to evaluate things," Amaker said. "He is a pretty talented player but we need him on the floor to see how things are going to progress with different combinations." Once Amaker is able to make those evaluations, he will have a better grasp of his lineup and will be one step closer to surrounding Blanchard with the talent he needs to win. I 'M' golfers can't overcome early troubles 0 gMM By Matt Kramer Daily Sports Writer It's too bad the Mercedes-Benz Women's Golf Championship wasn't just played on Saturday and Sunday. If it was, Michigan would have been sit- ting pretty, shooting a team total of 38- over par 614 and finishing in fifth place out of 15 teams. Instead, the 54-hole tournament at the 5,985-yard, par-72 Gettsyvue Golf Course in Knoxville, Tenn. started on Friday morning, and before the Wolver- ines could even make it to the weekend, they found themselves at 41-over par and in last place. "We put ourselves in a difficult spot after the first round," Michigan coach Kathy Teichert said. "No one really played well on Friday at all, but they all came back:' It took those two solid rounds of 304 and 310 for the Wolverines to climb up to 12th place, 44 shots behind winner Auburn. Normally, one bad round in college golf doesn't necessarily take the team out of the tournament. But this was no average tournament, as seven of the country's top 25 teams participated. All seven of those teams finished ahead of No. 42 Michigan. STUDENTS WITH CROHN'S PISEASE OR ULCERATIVE COLITIS Please join Dr. Ellen Zimmermann Associate Professor of Gastroenterology, U of M For an informal discussion of topics including: eNutrition *New Therapies *Latest Research Next meeting will be: But Teichert didn't believe the quali- ty of competition affected her team.- "It was a very difficult course," Teichert said. "It was a lot of placement golf. You had to really make sure to avoid the hazards and put it in just the right spot out there." The Wolverines were led by soph- omore Laura Olin. Olin fired a 230 (82-71-77) to finish in a tie for 18th individually. Olin's round of one-under par 71 on Saturday included three birdies and was the first round shot under par by a Wolverine all season. "I played much better on Saturday because I kept the driver in my bag and just hit three-wood off the tee," Olin said. "(But) the first day was a struggle out there for all of us. We just all played poorly at the same time. I think it took us a while to figure out this course, and just one practice round wasn't enough." Senior Kim Benedict was the next best for the Wolverines, shooting rounds of 83-74-80 (237). She finished in a tie for 44th. Benedict was followed by freshman Amy Schmucker, who shot rounds of 85-79-75 (239) to finish in a tie for 49th. Freshman Kelly Easton, making her first career start for the Wolverines, fin- ished tied for 62nd at 27-over par 243. Teichert was especially happy with the way Easton played. "Kelly's score helped us in two out of the three rounds and that was just great;' she said. North Carolina's Ashley Prange took home medallist honors, shooting rounds of 72-70-76 (218); This was the last fall tournament for the Wolverines, and the players won't pick up a golf club again until January. In the meantime, they will go into their winter workout program, which includes lifting weights, getting into better shape and working on their short games. Michigan won't compete again until February, when it travels to Palos Verdes, Calif. to participate in the TRW Regional Challenge. 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. 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