Friday, February 25, 2005 sports.michigandaily. com sports@michigandaily.com Ulib 1tdi 9 iailU SPORTS 7 7 'M' D 's into sixth at Big Tens By Kevin Wright Daily Sports Writer With as much firepower as the top-tier men's swim- ming and diving teams in the Big Ten bring, the open- ing day of the Big Ten Championships started off with a bang at the University Aquatic Center in Minneapolis. In Michigan coach Bob Bowman's first Big Ten Championship, the Wolverines started out a little slower than usual while they released the butterflies floating around in their stomachs. "We came back after the break, and everyone was faster," Bowman said. "Everyone responded." When the finals started in the latter part of Thurs- day's session, Michigan fell to 10th place after the 200-yard freestyle relay. The combination of seniors Andrew Hack and Mike Galindo and freshmen Grant Burch and Dane Grenda finished last, but one of the Wolverines' top swimmers came through as the finals continued. In the evening 500-yard freestyle finals, junior Peter Vanderkaay set a new Big Ten record with a time of 4:12.34. Junior Davis Tarwater came in third to help the Wolverines jump from 10th place up to second, behind Minnesota. "Peter's race was really good," Bowman said. "It was exactly what I was hoping for, and he raced very tough which he always does." Overall, the 500-yard freestyle was the best event for the Wolverines - they placed first, third and sixth in the "A" finals and first and second in the "B" finals. Then, the Wolverines dropped to fourth place after the 50-yard freestyle finals because they did not have a swimmer qualify for the finals. Earlier in the day, Purdue's Louis Paul set a Big Ten record in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 1:44.65. Not to be outdone, Northwestern set a Big Ten record in the 200-yard freestyle relay - sophomores Matt Grevers and Mike Alexandrov and freshmen Kyle Bubolz and David Kormushoff finished in 1:17.74. "Northwestern is swimming extremely well," Bow- Blue starts spring break a bit early By Kevin Wright Daily Sports Writer Last night, the clouds over the Burns Recreation and Aquatics Center in Los Angeles seemed to mirror Michigan water polo coach Matt Anderson's mood after the No. 11 Wolverines (6-4 overall) lost to No. 5 Loyola Maryniount 11-2. "Eighteen players played and not one of them played well," Anderson said. "It was by far the worst game (of the season). Noth- ing went right, from the opening sprint to the final shot of the game." Loyola Marymount (7-1) came out hot early, taking a quick 3-0 lead in the first three minutes of the game with goals by freshmen Rosanna Tomiuk and Christine Robinson and sophomore Cara Colton. The Wolver- ines fired back, cutting the Lions' lead to 3-1 with a goal from sophomore Shana Welch with 3:01 left in the first period. Within a minute of the Wolverines' first goal, Robinson struck again to push the lead to 4-1. But Michigan pulled within two once more in the game when junior Megan Hausmann scored with 2:37 left in the first. From that point on, the game was one-sided in Loyola Marymount's favor. The Wolverines didn't tally a goal in the remaining periods while the Lions tacked on six more goals. The Wolverines' poor showing sur- prised Anderson, especially when consid- ering the way the team played in the Triton Invitational in early February - a tour- nament where they won three out of four games, scored a total of 23 goals and only surrendered 16. "I expected the game to come down to the very end," Anderson said. "I never expected the game to be over in the first 50 seconds or however long it took for them to score three goals. It just went downhill from there." Although the Wolverines played a less than stellar game, part of the lopsided loss was due to Loyola Marymount's defense. Sophomore goalie Rachel Riddell record- ed 10 saves, preventing the Wolverines from making a run and getting back into the game. With just two goals scored and II given up, no one stood out statistically for Michi- gan. Hausmann and Welsh scored the only goals, and senior captain Betsy Armstrong saved just three shots. "(I told the team after the game that) every one of them needs to think about the contributions that they did not give today," Anderson said. While the team seemed to already be enjoying their spring break, Anderson knows that he can't hammer on this loss too much. "We just have to shut the door and move on," Anderson said. "This is not an indica- tion of who we are or where we're going. We have to close the closet and never let the skeletons out again." As tough as a loss like the one the Wolverines suffered is to swallow, they might have the chance to redeem them- selves - it is possible that they could play Loyola Marymount this weekend in the Gaucho Invitational in Santa Barbara if both teams make it to the quarterfi- nals. Anderson believes that his team can rebound from this loss, and he hopes to play the Lions again. After the Gaucho Invitational, the Wol- verines will do a considerable amount of traveling over spring break, as they fly down to Hawaii on March 2 and then travel to Erie, Penn. to participate in the CPWA league tournament. Sophomore Jon Donadee was the top Wolverine diver at day one of the Big Ten Tournament. man said. "They have a couple really good guys, and they are swimming very fast." When the one-meter diving finals began, the Wolver- ines had no one competing due to low preliminary scores from sophomores Pat Noyes and Jon Donadee and junior Jake Boehm. Donadee placed the highest out of the three, finishing in 24th place in the preliminaries. Although the one-meter diving finals did not yield any points, the Wolverines were still in prime position to make a move up in the standings heading into the final event - the 400-yard individual medley. While the night started out on a high note with Peter Vanderkaay's performance, it ended with a deflating 400-yard individual medley race. The Wolverines were disqualified for a false start, dropping them to sixth place in the standings with 94 points to finish the first day. "It was a real disappointment in the team score for today," Bowman said. After a day filled with excitement and disappointment, Bowman knows that the Wolverines will have to have an excellent outing today to make up ground against the current leader, Minnesota. "We just have to regroup and come back tomorrow and do better," Bowman said. "We have got to put more people in the finals. We can't just rely on Peter; we need some other people to step up." With some of its weaker events out of the way, Michi- gan will have a chance to make a run at Minnesota's lead tomorrow with junior Chris DeJong entering the water as a strong swimmer in the backstroke events. While the Wolverines prepare for tomorrow, they know that they have to rebound with a solid performance. "They're disappointed, and they're a little bit angry," Bowman said. "I'm hoping that we can channel that into some performances tomorrow. I think that we can come out swinging." Not-quite Wolverines to play at Yost By Jake Rosenwasser Daily Sports Writer Four of Michigan's hockey recruits will finally share the ice with the No. 4 Michigan team this Satur- day. The U.S. National Team Development Program Under 18 team (11-10-5 college teams, 32-11-5 overall) will square off against - the Wolverines (21-3-2 CCHA, 24-7-3 Tomo overall) in an exhibition game at Yostl Ice Arena. The only catch is that U.S.; defensemen Jack Johnson and Mark Mitera and forwards Zac MacVoy and Jason Bailey will be wearing red, white and a slightly lighter shade of blue - not Yost to Michigan's traditional Maize and Blue. From a few years of experience with this game, Michigan coach Red Berenson knows what to expect from his four future players. "They'll be excited to play against Michigan," Berenson said. "And we'll, obviously, be interested in their game, but they don't have to prove anything to us in that game. Still, I know they'll want to show everyone why we recruited them." t Tomorrow's game will be the fifth time that the development program team will play at Michigan. Michigan has prevailed in each of their first four meetings. Still, Berenson knows the type of talent the Ann Arbor-based program possesses. "They shouldn't beat a Division I team," Berenson said. "But why shouldn't they? Because they're all going to be Division I play- RROw ers next year. They're all going to be (Kevin) Porters and (Chad) Kolariks, and (T.J.) Hensicks and (Matt) Hun- wicks, so they're a legitimate team who ym, have some pretty legitimate experience playing Division I schools." Aa Michigan State would know. The U.S. team went into East Lansing and beat the Spartans 4-3 on Jan. 28. "They're everything they're billed to be," Michigan State coach Rick Comley said after the game. "They're very dangerous, and they've got a couple of guys who, when they have a couple chances, can score, as we saw tonight." One of the guys that Comley saw, and who the rest of the nation is also watching, is forward Phil Kessel. The 17-year-old leads the U.S. team with 34 goals and 30 assists in just 48 games. He is widely regarded as one of the best young players in North America and is undoubtedly the most prized recruit in this year's class. Earlier in the year, he was reportedly interested in staying in Ann Arbor to bring his skills to the Wolverines, but USCHO has reported that Kessel has narrowed his options to Minnesota and Wisconsin. But even if Kessel doesn't change his mind about Michigan, the Wolverines should be in good hands next year. The NHL's Central Scouting Service ranked Johnson as the fifth-best draft-eligible player in North America. "He skates well," Berenson said. "He's very skilled with the puck, he's a physically tough defenseman, he plays a physical game and he can play both ends of the ice." After Saturday's game, Michigan continues CCHA play with its final regular-season series. They will play Bowling Green on March 4 and 5 in a home-and-home series. Michigan holds a three-point lead over Ohio State for first place in the conference. With a win or two ties against Bowling Green, Michigan can seal up first place in the CCHA. TOMMASO GOMEZ/Daily Sophomore T.J. 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