6B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - October 11, 2004 Stickers' win Former Padre, MVP Caminiti, dead at 41 streak snapped By Matt Venegoni Daily Sports Writer On the strength of its defense, the Michigan field hockey team has coasted through a seven-game win- ning streak, but yesterday it had a taste of its own medicine. Michigan (2-1 Big Ten, 10-4 overall) fell to Iowa 4-3 in an overtime thriller - Michigan's first loss since Sept. 11. The Wolverines came out strong, looking to put the Hawkeyes (3-0, 7-5) away early. Sophomore Katie Morris extended her goal-scoring streak with the game's first tally at the 1:32 mark off a pass from senior captain Adri- enne Hortillosa. "I think we played a really great first half, but Iowa really took it to us in the second half," Michigan coach Marcia Pankratz said. Just five minutes after the first goal, sophomore Kara Lentz registered her first collegiate goal as the Wolverines continued to dominate the early stages of the game. Sophomore Mary Fox added to the Wolverines' lead, scoring the third marker of the frame at 21:31 with another assist from Hortillosa. Iowa played like a different team in the second half, dominating possession of the ball and keeping Michigan from controlling the tempo. Iowa got its first goal at 51:00 when Iowa midfielder Debbie Birrell deflected in a shot off a pass from defender Lauren Stiver. Three-and-a-half minutes later, Iowa midfielder Heather Schnepf drilled a shot that beat Michigan goalkeeper Molly Moloney to cut the Wolverine lead to 3-2. Birrell scored once again on a deflection off a penalty corner to tie the game 57 minutes in. "They just scored some nice goals when we couldn't get our passing going," Pankratz said. Michigan earned a penalty corner with one second remaining in regula- tion and had four penalty corners in the second half, but the Hawkeye defense was strong and sent the game to over- time. Iowa's aggressive offense was the difference and Kadi Sickel slipped in a pass from Schnepf on a penalty corner to give the Hawkeyes the upset. The loss ended Michigan's winning NEW YORK (AP) - Ken Caminiti, the 1996 National League MVP who later admitted using steroids during his major league career, died yesterday. He was 41. Caminiti died of a heart attack in the Bronx, said his agent-lawyer Rick Licht. The city medical examiner's office said an autopsy would be performed today, spokeswoman Ellen Borakove said. "I'm still in shock," San Diego Padres general manager Kevin Towers said. "He was one of my favorite all-time players." The three-time All-Star third base- man often was in trouble the last few years. His 15-year big league career ended in 2001, five seasons after he led the Padres to a division title and was a unanimous pick for MVP. Just last Tuesday, he admitted in a Houston court that he violated his pro- bation by testing positive for cocaine last month, and was sentenced to 180 days in jail. But state District Judge William Harmon gave Caminiti credit for the 189 days he already served in jail and a treatment facility since he was sen- tenced to three years probation for a cocaine arrest in March 2001. In May 2002, Caminiti told Sports JOEL FRIEDMAN/ Michigan's Katie Morris (14) scored the first goal yesterday against Iowa, but it wasn't enough, as the Wolverines lost in overtime, 4-3. streak, but Pankratz does not feel major changes are needed. Whatever adjustments need to be made must be done before next week's game when Michigan State - the favorite for the Big Ten title - comes to town. "We were really starting to pass well and keep possession well," Pan- kratz said of the team's play during the win streak. think we will approach (Saturday's Michigan State game) as normal, but we know it's going to be a great rivalry game." We were named one of Fortune* magazine's ",0 etCmaisT okFr" And you can bet it wasn't because of the free coffee. Job perks are great. And at Ernst & Young we happen to think the most important ones are Illustrated that he used steroids during his MVP season, when he hit a career- high .326 with 40 home runs and 130 RBIs. He estimated half the players in the big leagues were also using them. Licht said Caminiti hoped to get back into the game, possibly in a position that would allow him to mentor younger players about avoiding the mistakes he made. Caminiti did return to baseball this year, serving as a spring training instructor with San Diego. "He didn't look good," Towers said. "I'm not surprised. "The best way to describe him is that he was a warrior in every sense of the word. I can't tell you how many times I remember him hobbling into the man- ager's office, barely able to walk, and saying, 'Put me in the lineup."' Licht said Caminiti was in New York this past weekend to help a friend, but did not go into detail. "Man, that's just a tough one. I played with him for eight years," Dodgers outfielder Steve Finley said last night, learning of Caminiti's death after St Louis eliminated Los Angeles from the playoffs. "He was a great player, but he got mixed up in the wrong things - taking drugs. It's a sad reminder of how bad drugs are and what they can do to your body. It's a loss all of us will feel." Caminiti batted .272 with 239 homes and 983 RBIs with Houston, San Diego, Texas and Atlanta. Caminiti's defining moment during his MVP season came on Aug. 18, 1996 in the oppressive heat of Monterrey; Mexico, as the Padres prepared to face the New York Mets in the finale of the first regular-season series played outside the United States and Canada. Battling dehydration and an upset stomach, Caminiti took two liters of intravenous fluid, then hit two home runs for four RBIs in an 8-0 victory. "I didn't think I was going to play that day," he recalled after the season. "I'd have to thank the training staff for get. ting me on the field that day. They made a bigger deal than I thought it was." Towers and Licht both recalled the enormous ovation Caminiti received during a 2003 ceremony marking the Padres' farewell at Qualcomm Stadium. The team moved into a new ballpark this season. Licht said he had to go to Houston to persuade Caminiti to make an appear- ance, and Towers remembered the for- mer star was nervous. "He didn't know what kind of reac- tion he would get," Towers said. After being showered with cheers,. Caminiti told Licht it was his greatest day in baseball. "It's a shame for his family as mucl, as it is for his friends," former Padre teammate Andy Ashby said. "He's got three daughters who are going to miss having dad around. It's a shame. It's a terrible thing." Caminiti teamed with Tony Gwynn and Greg Vaughn in the middle of ther Padres' 1998 lineup, leading them to the World Series, where they got swept byC the New York Yankees. NOTE Male harriers place fourth in 4K race Sophomore James Reichardt led Michigan to a fourth-place finish at the Michigan Intercollegiate on Friday. Hist time of 12:05 in the 4K race was good enough for eighth place overall. Sophomore Sebastien Lounis made his Michigan debut with a 22nd-place finish, and sophomore Brian Les and junior Joe Schramski placed 11th and 13th, respectively. 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