The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 3, 2004 - 13 Stinson bounces Sback to end fall By Jack Herman Daily Sports Writer After shooting a three-over-par 39 on the first nine holes of a tournament, Michigan golfer Ali Stinson could have become dejected and written the tour- nament off. But she battled back from this setback and earned herself a third -place finish at the Edwin Watts/Pal- metto Intercollegiate Tournament, held over the past two days at Oak Point Golf Course in John's Island, S.C. The sophomore led the No. 20 Michigan women's golf team to a sec- ond-place finish at the tournament, its last of the fall season. The Wolverines finished with a team total of 885 in the 54-hole tournament, placing them just three stokes behind winner Campbell College. After Stinson's rough start on the first nine holes, she then shot a 36 on the back nine, placing her in a tie for 19th place. Later that day, she went back out and shot a two-under-par 34 on the same nine holes that had taken her 39 shots to complete just a few hours before. "I hit a lot of fairways," Stinson said. "1 think a difference was that I was hit- ting it a lot closer to the pin. It was a shorter course, so I felt I could go at the pins more. And I was playing with a lot of confidence, so I just kept going right at the pin each hole.", But Stinson was not done yet. On Tuesday, she outdid herself again, post- ing a 3-under-par 33 on the front nine. For the tournament, Stinson shot a per- sonal-best 216, five strokes better than j her previous low round. Stinson was not the only golfer to place in the top 10 for the Wolverines. She was joined by sophomore Brianna Broderick, who tied for fifth place over- all. Fifth was a fitting number for Brod- erick, as this is also the fifth tournament in a row in which she has placed in the top 10. Her performance earned her a spot in the Michigan record books, tying former Wolverine Kim Benedict for most consecutive top-10 finishes. Broderick got the job done through consistency, firing up two rounds of 72 to start the tournament and then shoot- ing a 73 on her final 18 holes. Her 54- hole total. of 217 topped her previous best of 219, which she shot earlier this season at the Mary Fossum Invitational. "I was playing smart and missing the ball in the right spots," Broderick said. "I was able to make some up-and-downs and some good putts and my short game is what really helped me this weekend." Broderick is not the only Wolverine to be working her way into the record books, as senior Laura Olin played in her 43rd consecutive tournament, plac- ing her only six back of the previous record of 49, also held by Benedict. Michigan coach Kathy Teichert was pleased with the way her team per- formed at the tournament. She felt that Stinson played particularly well, taking advantage of the shots that her team- leading fairway percentage gives her. Teichert was also pleased with the per- formance of Broderick, who proved she FOOTBALL Continued from page 12 "I think the Heisman Trophy can- didate on this football team is Braylon Edwards," Carr said. "And I think he's a legitimate candidate. " Carr, though, has no plans to begin outwardly promoting Edwards by Edwards by bombarding Heisman vot- ers with highlight tapes. "I think the truth is, there is never going to be a great football player at the University of Michigan that people wouldn't know who he is," Carr said. Edwards was magnificent in the final moments of the fourth quarter and overtime on Saturday, hauling in three touchdown catches during that time span. With 11 catches for 189 yards against the Spartans, Edwards became the all-time leading receiver at Michi- gan with 3,206 yards, passing Anthony Carter's career total of 3,076. Not to mention the fact that Edwards is ranked in the top 10 for just about every NCAA receiving category this season. Still, the Heisman talk has been slow to surround Edwards - something that he claims isn't a problem. "No, it doesn't bother me,' Edwards said yesterday during the Big Ten telecon- ference. "It might seem like it would, but we just know we fit into a system. When you come to college, it is just 'team, team, team,' and that is all it is about." Yesterday, Edwards was named one of 12 semifinalists for the Maxwell Award, annually presented to the col- MEtS SOCtlR 'M'set to go 'all in' for bid TONY DING/Daily All Stinson took third in yesterday's Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate Tournament. By Jamie Josephson Daily Sports Writer If the Michigan men's soccer team was playing a game of poker this week, it would have to push the rest of its chips to the middle of the table. With just two games left before the Big Ten Tournament in Ann Arbor and the subsequent announcement of the NCAA bids, the Wolverines (1-3-1 Big Ten, 9- TODAY 5-3 overall) will have to go "all I 1 gn vs. Cakland in" during this home stretch of the season, hoping to come out with a Trime: 2:3 p.m. big payoff. U-MNSoccerFiek "In the face of all the injuries, the guys on the field are just now play- ing their best soccer," Michigan coach Steve Burns said. "As long as they're putting the energy and attitude into winning the game, that's all we can hope for." Michigan will look to protect its home field today against a dangerous Oakland team (3-1-1 Mid-Continent, 10-3-2) that fea- tures a victory over Michigan State (Oct. 13) on its resume. The Golden Grizzlies' best offensive player is junior Chris Edwards, who has tallied 11 goals on the season. "I personally have a lot of respect for Oakland's program," Burns said. "Their coach has been a mentor for me in a way. He knows his stuff. The level of respect and awareness we have for them is along the lines of Michigan State." Oakland's defense has been its lifeline, allowing just eight goals in 15 games. After beginning the season using a zone defense, the Golden Grizzlies recently changed their scheme to include a sweeper in a man-marker system. What this means for Michigan is that Oakland will put two defenders on two Wolverine forwards. The defensive duo will be responsible for following Michigan's players all over the field in an attempt to disrupt its offense. With the sweeper serving as a free player, Michigan will certainly have its hands full with this one-on-one defense. "Oakland has gone through some changes," Burns said. "We haven't seen a lot of teams that play with these man-to-man tac- tics. That will be a change for us. It is a defense that is working for (Oakland)." On the flip side, Burns said that Michigan is familiar with many of the Oakland players, whom several Wolverines have played against in the Premier Development League in past sum- mers. Burns hopes this familiarity will help to replicate last year's 1-0 win against Oakland, which was ranked No. 17 at the time. But like any team, Michigan doesn't want to get ahead of itself. A huge final regular season contest against Ohio State on Saturday can't help but loom in the back of the Wolverines' minds. The Buckeyes (4-1-0, 9-5-2), who are currently sitting in second place in the Big Ten, will look to spoil the Wolverines' chances of receiving an NCAA bid, while trying to get revenge for Michigan's one-goal victory in 2003. "(Ohio State) is a team that made real big strides from last season," Burns said. "The biggest piece our players will have to understand is that they are a very strong team trying to make a statement this season, the same statement we want to make - that we are in that top tier in the Big Ten." Burns also said that the heated rivalry with the Buckeyes fuels this matchup every season. After all, the coach insisted from the program's inception that the game against Ohio State be the last contest of each season. "Growing up in the Michigan tradition, we recognize the importance of the rivalry and it only (creates) more excitement having so much on the line," Burns said. With every goal being so critical in these final weeks, Michi- gan will rely on the steady goalkeeping of junior Peter Dzubay. He received Big Ten Player of the Week honors for last week's performance against Akron and No. 19 Penn State, as he col- lected nine saves and posted a shutout streak of 168:29 minutes. "(Dzubay) has done everything we've asked of him and more," Burns said. "The team is rallying around him and in front of him." But the pressure is not just on Dzubay. With both Oakland and Ohio State ahead of Michigan in the Great Lakes Region, the two games this week are crucial in the NCAA's selection process and could mean the difference between the team receiv- ing a bid or hanging up its cleats early. "Our players have felt that pressure all season long," Burns said. "They know how important these final two games are." can shoot well even when she's not at the top of her game. "Broderick would be the first person to tell you she still isn't hitting the ball well, but she has still been able to score," Teichert said. "She's smooth as silk out there. It is just so fun to watch." The tournament was played in a different manner then most, as teams played 27 holes on both days, as opposed to the normal 36 holes the first day and 18 holes on the second day. This did not seem to throw the Wolverines off, as their best round was the split middle 18. They shot a 289 there, their season-best 18-hole total. Michigan will not play in another tournament until the Central District Classic which is scheduled for February 21 to 22 at River Wilderness Country Club in Parrish, Fla. It has been a successful fall season for the team, which has won two tour- naments this fall and placed second in two other tournaments. In its only other tournament, the Lady Razorback Invi- tational, the Wolverines finished sixth out of 19. The golfers and Teichert hope to keep working hard during the winter and start the spring the way they finished off the fall. "I am really happy with the way that the entire fall season has gone. We've given a lot of players an opportunity to play and it has been different people stepping it up here and there," Teichert said. 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