a 8 - Tuesday, February 12, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Report: Quick committed credit card fraud Frosh was dismissed from team on Feb. 1 By MICHAEL EISENSTEIN Daily Sports Writer Former Wolverine defenseman Kevin Quick, who was dismissed from the Michigan hockey team Feb. 1, stole a credit card and used it to spend thousands of dollars, The Buffalo News reported. NOTEBOOK The incident erupted just before the Wolverines' series against Northern Michigan, and Michigan coach Red Berenson called the situation "a total viola- tion of our team trust and rules." Quick told the Newport News Daily Press "he expects to soon return to Michigan to deal with legal consequences." The former freshman hasn't responded to mul- tiple messages left by The Michi- gan Daily. On Sunday, Quick signed an amateur tryout contract with the Norfolk Admirals, the Tampa Bay Lightning's American Hockey League affiliate. Tampa Bay, which conducted its own internal inves- tigation into the matter, drafted Quick two years ago in the third round. At 19, Quick would be the youngest Admiral by more than a year. The contract allows the organi- zation to further evaluate Quick, who will become the Admirals' eighth defenseman, before he is eli- gible to sign an entry-level contract March 1. Despite the circumstances, the Lightning hope giving Quick a sec- ond chance and a new environment will help him turn things around. "We've got a player here that we're not willing to just throw out the door and say, 'You're on your own now, you've made a mistake,' " said Claude Loiselle, the Light- ning's assistant general manager. "We're an organizationthat's going to help a kid out. "Kevin made a mistake, and he's going to have to face the music. I don't see any other way of doing it. For him to stay home the rest of the year is crazy." Loiselle also emphasized the "resources" and "stable environ- ment" the team will provide for Quick. In addition to the support of coaching staff and living with an Admiral teammate, Loiselle said the team has "people that are coming in that are helping out," but would not elaborate. While donning the maize and blue, the Buffalo, N.Y., native tal- lied two goals and two assists in 21 games while playing mainly along- side junior alternate captain Mark Mitera on the first defensive pair- ing. RANKINGSANDAWARDS:Tak- ing three of four points at Miami (Ohio) was convincing enough for voters to put Michigan back in the top spot of the national rankings. So convincing that the Wolverines received all but three first-place votes between the USCHO.com and USA Today polls. No. 4 New Hampshire took those votes, while the RedHawks predictably dropped to the nation's second spot. But the voters recognized more than Michigan's great weekend. Senior Chad Kolarik's goal and three assists earned him CCHA Offensive Player of the Week hon- ors, while linemate Max Pacioretty (three goals and an assist) received Rookie of the Week recognition. i 6 f CHANEL VON HABSBURG-LOTHRINGEN/Dai y Freshman defenseman Kevin Quick was dismissed from the team on Feb.1 for an undisclosed violation of team rules. According to a report in The Buffalo News, he stole a credit card and charged thousands of dollars to it. Udoh's blocks hold Penn State comeback at bay By H. JOSE BOSCH Daily Sports Editor Sophomore Ekpe Udoh is used to preventing opponents from scoring - not his teammates. But with less than two minutes NOTEBOOK remaining in Sat- urday's win over Penn State, Udoh committed offensive interference preventing a possible score for the Wolverines. The bucket would've extended the Michigan basketball team's lead to five in the back-and-forth affair. But the Edmond, Okla., native wasn't finished denying points. On the ensuing possession, Penn State forward David Jackson col- lected an offen- sive rebound over Udoh and the Wolver- ines' blocks leader made up for both his mistakes. The rejection and subse- UDOH quent defensive rebound helped preserve Michi- gan's lead. "Just by his presence he gives us a lot of energy - him giving us great blocks at big times," senior Ron Coleman said. Udoh notched six blocks against the Nittany Lions, his highest game total this season and the second highest of his career. The 6-foot-10 forward has rejected opponents 69 times this season. Udoh's knack for closing the door on opposing players gives the team's guards a little more room for error. With two freshmen in the starting lineup and two other players with limited startingexpe- rience in the front court, Michigan coach John Beilein needs all the insurance he can get. "We have to be careful," Beilein said. "Sometimes we think we can let our guy go by us on pur- pose because we have the big guy behind us." THE WRIGHT STUFF: Red- shirt freshman Anthony Wright didn't do much wrong during the first half of Saturday's game. The Fairfax, Va., native hit two of his three shots from beyond the arc and was 3-for-4 from the field in the first half. Wright's perfor- mance was a "huge help," Beilein said. On two separate occasions dur- ing the first frame, Wright gave Michigan the lead and revital- ized a quiet Crisler Arena crowd with 3-pointers. The second gave the Wolverines a 23-22 edge with just under eight minutes left in the half. Wright also hit a big3-pointer to pull Michigan within four points with 12 minutes remaining in the game. Heading into the Wolverines' tilt with Michigan State two weeks ago, Wright was averaging just three points per game. But he has averaged nine a game in his last four contests. . "(He) really opens up the floor for us," Coleman said. "It gives us another threat. He's a big time threat, a great shooter and has a quick release. That's good for us to have somebody coming off the bench with that kind of attitude and that kind of confidence." IT'S AN HONOR: He's most known for the Heisman pose he struck against Ohio State in 1991, but when Desmond Howard was named a member of the Michigan Hall of Honors during a special halftime ceremony on Saturday, the only motion he made for the crowd was a dignified wave. Howard received the biggest ovation during a ceremony honor- ing this year's Michigan Hall of Honors inductees. Jenny Allard (softball), Ann Colloton (women's swimming), Bill Hewitt (football), Michael Leach (men's tennis) and Ruth Pickett Thompson (synchro- nized swimming) were all hon- ored along with Howard during halftime of Saturday's game. "It's really an honor for me tobe honored by a school that I always hold dear to my heart," Howard said. "(It was) four of the best years of my life - especially as a young man. I hold the school insuch high regard." Former men's tennis player Michael Hung was honored in a separate ceremony. Hung was the 2007 NCAA Sportsmanship Award recipient. He is the first Big Ten student-athlete to receive the award. Junior's mental strength is lengths ahead By RUTH LINCOLN Daily Sports Writer Sixty-six lengths is a lot of time to think. For junior Emily Brunemann, the mental approach to swimming is just as important as her tech- nique in the 1,650-yard freestyle. And this season, she's getting some mandatory assistance. The entire Michigan women's swim- ming and diving team is supple- menting its training with readings from Carol Dweck's Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. The book focuses on achieving success through a 'growth mind- set' rather than a 'fixed mindset.' Instead of seeing ability as fixed, a growth mindset treats success as a work in progress. "The most important thing is preparing yourself to do the best that you can do and learning to take great joy in that," Michigan coach Jim Richardson said "Itkind of ties into this 'no fear' philosophy - second place is the first loser. That's just complete baloney." But enhancing her mental approach to swimming is nothing new for Brunemann. Even before this season started, she wanted to refine the mental side of her swim- ming and took responsibility for her own improvement. Last summer, Brunemann trained in Colorado and roomed with fellow Club Wolverine teammate Kalyn Keller. A 2004 Olympian and former American record holder in the 1,500-meter freestyle, the 23-year-old Keller, shared some wise words with her roommate. Keller advised her to focus on swimming as a whole. Instead of worrying about the race or other swimmers, she told Brunemann to focus on herself. "Lastsummer,itreally clicked," Brunemann said. "I understood what I needed to do - how to train and how to approach swimming so that I could enjoy it and still do well." Keller's advice helped. In August, Brunemann claimed the 1,500-meter freestyle national title at the 2007 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Champi- onships in Indianapolis. Not only did she touch the wall nearly eight seconds ahead of the pack, she beat her personal best time in the event by eight seconds. Fresh offnational success, Brun- emannreturned toAnnArbor with an open mind. "Now, when I'm having a bad practice (I look) at it that I can always improve from this instead of ... looking at all of the negative Junior Emily Brunemann is a level above most of the competition she faces. the posted the second-fastest Division I time in the 1,650-yard freestyle this season. T H E O R I G I N A L 512 E. William (734) 663-3379 aspects," Brunemann said. In many meets this season, Brunemann has had to focus on herself After hammering out an early lead in the mile, she usually swims solo. In each of her four wins in the mile, she has finished at least ten seconds ahead of the nearest competitor. Brunemann posted the second- fastest NCAA Division I time in the 1,650-yard freestyle this sea- son last November at the Texas A&M Invitational, and she rarely faces serious competition. But she never lets up, swimming each race as if every swimmer were right on her tail. Headinginto the Big Ten Cham- pionships scheduled for Feb. 20-23 in Columbus, Michigan will face its stiffest distance competition this season. Minnesota's Yuen Kobayashi has come close to Brun- emann, posting a mile time two seconds slower than Brunemann's best. But with her growth mindset in place, Brunemann can focus on one swimmer - herself: