8B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - October 20, 2003 Pettitte throws gem as Yankees take Game 2 NEW YORK (AP) - The Face of October showed up and shut down the Florida Marlins, silencing all their talk about wreaking havoc in this World Series. With his cap pulled down low and shadowing his dark eyes, Andy Pettitte pitched neatly into the ninth inning and drew the New York Yankees even with a 6-1 win in Game 2 last night. Pitching on three days' rest, Pettitte got a little pregame encouragement from Roger Clemens. "He said, 'This is what we worked all year for. You got to go out strong like a horse tonight,"' Pettitte said. He came out strong, all right, and his teammates came out slugging, a take-that response to a Marlins' team intent on using its speed to cause trouble. Hideki Matsui delivered the big hit the Yankee Stadi- um crowd was waiting for, a three-run homer in the first inning on a 3-0 count. Slumping Alfonso Soriano later added a two-run drive. Those shots seemed to revive a Yankees team that looked sluggish in losing the opener 3-2. And they were plenty for Pettitte, who tied John Smoltz's postseason AP PHOTO record of 13 victories. Yankees' starter Andy Pettitte was one out away from a shutout. "We talked about it all along. Pitching is going to Struggling offense scores just enough goals for women's soccer win this Series," Marlins manager Jack McKeon said. Pettitte nearly recorded his first postseason shutout in 29 starts. Third baseman Aaron Boone's second error of the game, a two-out misplay in the ninth, set up Der- rek Lee's RBI single. At that point, manager Joe Torre pulled Pettitte, who waved his cap as he got a standing ovation from the 55,750 fans chanting his name. Pettitte gave up six hits, struck out seven, walked one and did not permit a runner past second base until the last inning. Jose Contreras relieved and got the final out. "I was missing a little bit, kind of fighting myself a little bit trying to figure out what kind of game I want- ed to pitch on three days' rest," Pettitte said of the first inning. Pettitte is a familiar if not frightening figure on the mound, and once again his timing was impeccable. The Yankees also lost the openers in their playoff series against Minnesota and Boston this year before Pettitte won Game 2. "For people to say 'There is no pressure' or 'This guy doesn't feel pressure,' I don't believe it," Torre said. "It's a matter of how you handle it." Now, the Series shifts to Pro Player Stadium for Game 3 on Tuesday night. Marlins ace Josh Beckett will start against Mike Mussina. Pettitte improved to 13-7 lifetime in the postseason, and never let the Marlins threaten. Catcher Jorge Posa- da threw out Luis Castillo trying to steal in the first inning, and the Yankees got a lucky break when a ball that deflected off Miguel Cabrera's leg was called fair and turned into a double play. Not that the Yankees needed much help to beat Mark Redman on this night. Pettitte's deep start also allowed New York to give ace closer Mariano Rivera another day of rest. Nick Johnson helped out with three hits for the Yan- kees. He may not get to play again for a bit, as the Yan- kees will lose the designated hitter at Miami, with Jason Giambi likely to move back to first base. Boone is certainly learning how fast fortunes change in the Bronx _ he was hailed as a hero after his 11th- inning homer won Game 7 of the ALCS, but was criti- cized for failing to throw home in a key spot Saturday night. By Jake Rosenwasser Daily Sports Writer There have been plenty of ones and zeros on the Michigan score sheet during the, year, and this weekend was no1 exception. ThisrAl G time, though, the women's soccer team was on the winning end of two 1-0 games against Iowa and Central Michigan. Yesterday, the Wolverines (3-2-4 Big Ten, 5-5-6 overall) came out flat in the first half. Central Michigan (4-4-1 MAC, 7-6-2) got just about every loose ball and put lots of pres- sure on the Michigan defense and freshman goalie Megan Tuura. The Chippewas' best chance came with 13 minutes remaining in the half, when Jacqui Lorenzo hit a cor- ner kick that was headed for the goal until it was batted away by an out- stretched Tuura. Michigan struggled on offense and could not even manage a shot on goal in the opening stanza. The Wolverines repeatedly attempted passes that either went out of bounds or were intercepted. "We played one of our worst halves of the year," coach Debbie Rademacher said. "We were lucky to get out of it tied zero-zero." The Wolverines came out stronger in the second half and eventually challenged the Central Michigan keeper. With 27 minutes remaining, the Wolverines were rewarded with a free kick at the top of the box. Robyn Vince stepped over the ball, and Laura Tanchon launched a shot that banged off the cross bar. Just six minutes later, the Wolverines would find the net off another free kick. Stephanie Boyles served a ball in front of the goal from the right side, and sophomore Katie Kramer got her head on it to nudge it past the Chippewas' goalie, Kari Alexander, for her second goal of the season. "I was trying to dump the ball into the six-yard box," Boyles said. "If it's in there, all the girls can run onto it, and Kate got on it and knocked it in." After the goal, the Michigan defense stiffened. Lindsey Cottrell, Whitney Kjar, Brenna Mulholland and Rachel Rothenbach kept the Chippewa strikers off-balance for the majority of the second half. On the rare occasions that Central Michigan got through the defense, senior goalie Suzie Grech came out of the goal to boot the ball out of danger. On Friday, the Wolverines scored in the first half and held on for the one-goal victory over Iowa (0-7-2, 3-10-2). Vince took a free kick, and Therese Heaton headed the ball back toward the goal. After a scramble, the ball landed at the feet of Stephanie Chavez, who blasted the ball into the back of the net for her 20th career goal. Michigan's last three goals have come off free kicks. "Since we're not scoring three or four goals a game, we need to take advantage of free kicks," Rademacher said. "In the women's game, goals come off of set pieces all the time." For the first time all season, the Wolverines are .500, a must if they are going to qualify for the NCAA Tourney. P O /aily Michigan sophomore Stephanie Boyles notched an assist against Central Michigan on a pass to Katie Kramer. 'M' eleven win over Wisconsin a family affair WHO'S THAT LADY IN THE MINIVAN? By Jeremy Antar Daily Sports Writer The Michigan men's soccer team only let the 1,276 fans who attended yesterday's game against Wisconsin worry for 3:44. After an early WISCONSIN I Wisconsin goal, the Wolverines shut down the Badgers' attack while unleashing a scoring NORTHWESTERN I stampede of their own en route to a 4-1 victory. Wisconsin's Phil Doeh scored the game's first goal, twisting and kicking the ball while in mid-air into the right corner of the net. But less than four minutes later, Michigan senior Kevin Taylor opened the scoring for the Wolverines on a penalty kick at the 9:42 mark. Tay- lor smoothly placed the ball through the left side of the goal as the opposing goalkeeper went leaping to the right. "Usually you are suppose to pick a side and stick with it," Taylor said of penalty kicks. "I saw the keeper move, so I hit it to the other side." Junior Knox Cameron gave the Wolverines a 2-1 lead, scoring on a pass from junior Mychal Turpin. The Wolverines then broke the game open, taking a commanding 3-1 lead when Taylor calmly converted another penalty kick 23:30 into the contest. Cameron's sheer size and strength made this penalty kick possi- ble. With the ball at his feet, he separated himself with a little push that sent the Wisconsin defender tumbling to the ground and broke for the goal before being tripped up by the goalkeeper. Turpin and senior tri-captain Mike White made the fourth and final Michigan goal look easy. Turpin float- ed the ball in front of the goal while White waited patiently for gravity to bring it back down, before heading the ball into the net. Throughput the season, Michigan has been able to bounce back quickly from early deficits, and coach Steve Burns attributes that to his players' maturity. "Certainly we don't want to go down early, but we're a team that recognizes that it's a 90 minute game and there is no sense of panic when we go down early," Burns said. Wisconsin was not as strong a team as Michigan, and Burns was proud of the fact that his team did not let the Badgers stay in the game for long. "They were like a fighter that was a little woozy, and we really went after them," Burns said."It was a good sign of our maturity, recognizing how to get after a team." The defeat of Wisconsin was the Wolverines' sec- ond Big Ten victory of the weekend, and it improved their record to 11-4 overall and 3-1 in the conference. On Friday, the Wolverines squeezed out a 2-1 win against a feisty Northwestern team. Sophomore Adam Bruh provided the offensive spark against the Wildcats. Bruh scored both Michi- gan goals, the first two of his collegiate career. Cameron assisted Bruh on both of his goals. Although the game against Northwestern may have been tougher than Michigan had anticipated, Bruh knows that in the Big Ten, a win is a win. "There are ugly games sometimes in the Big Ten, but you have to pull them out, I was just happy I could come through," Bruh said. While Bruh has been playing more of a defensive midfield this season and may not be expected to score much, he said it was good feeling and was happy that it came in a conference win. He added that the wait was long enough. "It's been a while," Bruh said. "You don't really think about it because I've been playing a more defen- sive midfield this year, but I was given the chance to attack from the beginning of the game, and I just took advantage of it." +I «. «,w t s_. ,, '; w It was parents weekend for the men's soccer team this weekend and moms from all over the country came to watch their sons play against Wisconsin. The Michigan Daily wondered if these women fit the role of "soccer moms?" Q: Do you feel you fit the stereotypical image of a soccer mom? A: We killed two vans - we had two minivans and we drove back and forth between practices. We would ear in the car sometimes. So yeah, I guess I am a soccer mom. Q: What's Mychal's best quality? A: Mychal's very humble. I think a lot of times people get upset because he doesn't celebrate enough, but I think he celebrates from within. I'm proud of him in that respect. What do you miss most about have your mom around? Of course I miss her cooking, but mostly just her being there. What's the best thing your mom cooks? Mac and cheese Mychal Do you think you're a soccer mom? Probably. But I have NO minivan and I DO have a job so I don't fit in that way. CURTIS HILLER/Daily Michigan's Knox Cameron scored the Wolverines' second goal in Michigan's 41 win over Wisconsin. 3 LUm ' ft;udent d'l'fcount;f Ceniter Ior n'aioal 9olie0,eof Eneeinng COWO W RFord' Ge ic L hgagc5 and Lit*mrns International Career Pathways Wednesday, October 22 & Thursday, October 23 International Program Series October 22 & 23 (visit the website for specific times & locations) Michigan Union & North Campus Collect advice and insights from professionals in a variety of international careers. Time when Tral embarrassed her: Two weekends ago we had a railgare, and in front of all the other soccer guys, he said, 'I love my mom,' and 1 was so embrrassed. Bur everybody else laughed. Why do you love your mom so much? She gave birth to me. Oh, and she gives me money I Tral Careers in NGOs Careers in US Foreign Affairs Careers in International Business The Global Engineer: Opportunities and Challenges Careers in International Health Teaching English Abroad international internships Graduate School Pathways to International Careers What do you miss about having Matt at home? I miss wotching the games. Because we live in Sr. Louis, I can't get here most of the time. Today was very special - I love watching him play in Ann Arbor. Funny soccer memory of Matt: The very firsr time he ever nlnve c'er r - he was in kindrornrren :_ t ft___c__.____... AL...__.1 I