I 6B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - Monday, October 27, 2003 Blue's streak snapped at 10 wins in a row By Waldemar Cents.. DailySports Writer Entering Ohio State's North Turf Field, the Wolver- ines had a chance to clinch a piece of the Big Ten reg- ular-season title and extend their season-high winning streak to 11 games. But all good things must come to an end. The No. 5 Michigan field hockey team lost 2-1 in a crucial conference matchup against No. 18 Ohio State (4-1 Big Ten, 12-5 overall). "This was a tough loss," coach Marcia Pankratz said. "It was really disappointing. What we took away from it was!MICHIGAN that under pressure and even " " STATE 2 when we felt a little anxious, we still have to execute. We have to MICHIGA4 play our game, and we kind of "DDOMINION 0 got away from that today." The loss snapped Michigan's 10-game winning streak and 11-match conference winning streak, which carried over from last year. The Wolverines (4-1, 14-4) are now tied with Michigan State and Ohio State atop the Big Ten standings with only a week left in the reg- ular season - all three have a record of 4-1 in Big Ten play. The loss also breaks freshman goaltender Beth Riley's scoreless streak at 379:09. "It's just one of those things' Pankratz said about Riley's streaks. "Playing sports is not an exact science, so you just have to do the best you can. It was just one game. Riley had been undefeated on the season. Her first loss drops her record to 12-1. Despite the loss, senior tri-captain Kristi Gannon continues to be on fire. "She has always been a real important part of our attack," Pankratz said. "Her corner execution has been really strong. We've been calling her number, and she has been executing." Gannon has scored four goals in her last three games to total eight goals on the year. Senior tri-captain April Fronzoni was also a force in Golfers shoot season- best 303 in final round By Steven Shears Daily Sports Writer Michigan women's golf coach Kathy Teichert was frightened after the first round of the Lady Paladin Tournament in Greenville, S.C. The Furman golf course was not sup- posed to be so difficult. Teichert hoped the Wolverines would be able to take advantage of the simple layout and shoot low scores right from the start, which would supply the Wolverines with some confidence and momentum going into the winter offseason. Little did Teichert know, it wouldn't be until Saturday when that momentum would develop. The Wolverines shot 306 and 303 in the second and third rounds respectivel, to finish the tourna- ment in ninth place. The first round was a scary night- mare for the Wolverines. They shot a 318 and sat in 12th place out of 17 teams. It was not the spot that Teichert wanted her team to be in. "It put us in a hole," Teichert said of the first round. But Michigan soon climbed out of RIVALRY - Continued from Page 16 Horton was named to the All-Big Ten first team by the media along with three other sophomores - Dee Brown of Illinois, Chris Hill of Michigan State and Bracey Wright of Indiana. Wisconsin junior Devin Har- ris rounded out the Preseason team, selected by the media and coaches alike. Because of a tie in voting by the coaches, Michigan State sophomore Paul Davis was named to the All-Big Ten team as a sixth player. DETHRONED: The Big Ten conference announced yesterday that it has reached one-year extensions with both Indianapolis and Chicago to host the 2006 and 2007 Big Ten tournaments, that hole. Laura Olin fired back from her 78 in the first round by shooting a 72 in the second, followed by a 74 in the third. Amy Schmucker shot a 76-76-74, including two back-to-back birdies on the third and fourth hole in the final round. Ali Stinson bounced back from her first round score of 82 to shoot 77 and 78 in the last two rounds. The 303 in the final round was the best for Michigan in its fall season. "I am really pleased with the improv- ing rounds," Teichert said. "I really believe these are the kinds of scores we can shoot on a consistent basis. This shows we can hang with the best of them as long as we put it all together." The ascension from 12th to ninth place was impressive for Michigan, but Teichert now expects more from her team, especially since it shot a 303 in the last round of the season, which according to Teichert, left "a great taste in everyone's mouth." Michigan will have plenty of time to work on improvement. The team does not compete again until February and has time to develop its game in order to continue to post strong scores. respectively. The Big Ten ultimately decided to renew the contracts with these two cities after looking into other possibil- ities for host cities. The Palace of Auburn Hills and Nationwide Arena in Columbus both placed official bids, which were turned down by the Big Ten. "It was just a sense that the United Center (in Chicago) and Conseco Fieldhouse (in Indianapolis) were the places, at this stage of the develop- ment of the tournament, that (the ath- letic directors) wanted to be," Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany said yesterday. This year's tournament will also be held in Indianapolis, and continuing the alternating-year format, the 2005 tournament will be held in Chicago. UAVI' TUMAN/Vaily Even in the loss to Ohio State on Sunday, Michigan senior Kristi Gannon continued her hot streak. The Wolverines td-captain has four goals in her last three games for a total of eight on the season. Michigan's attack this weekend. On Friday, Michigan faced off with No. 9 Old Dominion in a vital non-conference matchup. The Wolverines took an early lead in the first half with a goal by Gannon, but could not pull away from the Monarchs (6-0 Colonial Athletic Association, 10- 8) until Fronzoni's breakaway goal in the beginning of the second half. "Well it was a breakaway, so that was really fun and exciting," Pankratz said. "She went in alone on the goalie and made a nice shot. Getting up 2-0 helped everyone settle in. It helped get everybody focused on their play instead of worrying about the outcome of the match" Fronzoni's 65th goal made her the all-time career goal-scoring leader at Michigan, surpassing Mary Callam-Brandes (1976-79). After Fronzoni's goal, the Wolverines erupted for two more goals in the second half by junior Adrienne Hortillosa and Anneke Huntzicker to make it 4-0. "We've just stuck with our game plan," Pankratz said of the win over the Monarchs. "Every single play- er on our team really played well. They executed extraordinarily well. It was really fun." This upcoming week, the Wolverines have a tough home conference matchup against No. 7 Penn State. The game could decide who will take home the Big Ten regular-season title. "We just have to prepare and work hard to get focused on Penn State," Pankratz said. "We need to execute our basics. We need to stay focused on that instead of worrying about the outcome." Brosi*s leads trio of Wolverines at Eastern By Mustafizar Choudhury Daily Sports Writer While the top runners on the Michigan women's cross country team took the past week off to train for the upcoming Big Ten Champi- onships, some of the team's younger runners were given a chance to prove themselves at the Eastern Michigan Classic. Three Wolverines donned the Maize and Blue and four redshirt freshmen ran unattached at the non-scoring 5,000- meter race in Ann Arbor. "As far as the people in uniform, I thought all three of them ran really well," Michigan coach Mike McGuire said. "Ohio State, with the exception of its top runner, had (its) team in (the race). Our goal was to try to get in there and mix it up with the Ohio State girls, and (we) did a pretty good job of doing that." The runners showed signs of improvement from the last time they ran on this course, earlier this season at the Eastern Michigan Open on Aug. 30. All three athletes reduced their times by 20 seconds or more from that race, and the trio ran consistently throughout the event. Sophomore Laura Brosius led the Wolverines across the finish line with a time of 19:05 for 11th place. "It was a good effort," Brosius said. "We've had good preparation up to this point and our team worked well together." Senior Anna Jones and junior Jessi- ca Wagner took 12th and 14th place, respectively, with times of 19:10 and 19:32. For these runners, this was the last meet of the season, as they will now get ready for the indoor track and field season, which starts in December. They will not participate in the Big Ten championships, but their cross country training has helped them pre- pare for track. Jones and Wagner are expected to contribute more on the track, since both are strong middle-distance runners. "They've done a good job and they're improving," McGuire said. "It's a pretty talented team, and they need to continue to work hard to get better. I anticipate that they will have the opportunity to be preparing for a Big Ten championship next year." 6M9 NOTES Hesselink finishes Michigan career The Michigan men's cross country team sent nine of its runners to the Eastern Michigan Classic to finish off their season. Meanwhile, coach Ron Warhurst traveled to Oregon for a recruiting visit, and the top 12 Wolverine runners trained through the weekend, getting ready to com- pete in East Lansing for the Big Ten Championships this Sunday. Fifth-year senior Ryan Hesselink and sophomore Andrew Bauer led the Wolverines with eighth- and 10th-place finishes in a field at East- ern that included collegiate and post- collegiate runners. It was the last race in a maize-and-blue uniform for Hesselink, whose career includes three varsity letters and trips to the Big Ten and NCAA Championship meets. "It's been a long four-and-a-half years," said Hesselink. "It's nice to be done." He will be graduating this Decem- ber from the School of Engineering with a degree in mechanical engi- neering. Hesselink was sick for most of the season after recording a per- sonal-best last season in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA championships. - Phil Kofahl r U " ? x 'AMi *0 You've Waited Long Enough. Now is the time with this great price. -cKenny Union and Campus Life present .... 0, A,- R. wI Virginn. 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