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6A - Thursday, October 3, 2013

The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com

'M' hunting for
first win in East
Lansing since '98

Seniors eager to make
good on title pledge

By BRAD WHIPPLE
Daily Sports Writer
After ending the weekend
with its first tie and Big Ten
loss, the Michigan women's soc-
cer team dropped eight spots in
the NSCAA coaches' poll to No.
21. The Wolverines now look
to rebound in East Lansing,
focusing their
efforts on end- Michigan at
ing scoring
droughts that Mich. State
have plagued Matchup:
the team over Michigan 7-7-1;
the last two MSU 7-2-2
weeks. When: Thurs-
"We defi- day 3 p.m.
nitely have Where'
high hopes," DeMartin Soc-
said Michigan cer Complex
coach Greg
Ryan. "We're TV/Radio: rg
determined to
go into Lansing
and try to get a win out of that
game. Last year was our first
win over them in a long time. We
know it's going to be a very, very
tough game, but we're also very
confident that we've got a great
game plan."
Thursday, the Wolverines
(1-1-1 Big Ten, 7-2-1 overall) will
contest their in-state rival Mich-
igan State (1-2, 7-2-2) at the Spar-
tans' DeMartin Soccer Complex
at 3 p.m. Over the weekend, both
teams hosted their first confer-
ence opponents. Michigan had
a winless weekend with a tie.
Meanwhile, Michigan State had
a win against Minnesota (1-2,
8-3) followed by a loss to Wis-
consin (2-0-1, 7-1-2).
The last time Michigan won in
East Lansing was Oct. 16, 1998.
"(Michigan State is) very good
in the counter attack," Ryan
said. "If we give away the ball
in the midfield, they're gonna be
running down our throats very
quickly. That's how they created
numerous chances against Wis-
consin. For us, it's making sure
we're playing the well, keeping

the ball (and) not giving the ball
(up) in our own end because if
we do, they're gonna get great
chances."
The Wolverines played to
their first tie of the season
against the Badgers on Friday
night, followed by their second
loss Sunday against the Gophers.
Michigan's defense played
excellent against both teams. It
kept opponents to the outside
of the field and made it difficult
to cut inside to get a shot oppor-
tunity. Freshman goalie Taylor
Bucklin had a career high seven
saves against Wisconsin, as well
as two more against Minne-
sota. Senior midfielder Meghan
Toohey was also one of the most
productive players of the game,
putting pressure on the oppos-
ing teams' most aggressive play-
ers.
"I think defensively we do
have the right mentality," said
senior defender Shelina Zador-
sky. "Even on attacking players,
we know how to defend well."
Though the defense stood its
ground, the offense was lacklus-
ter. The Wolverines continued to
struggle with their shot accura-
cy, and despite outshooting Min-
nesota 5-3 in shots on goal, they
came up with nothing.
"Well, we've been working
a lot on finishing," Ryan said.
"We've done all sorts of finish-
ing exercises and training, train-
ingunder pressure so it's not just
shooting the ball at the goal with
nobody putting you under pres-
sure."
Added Zadorsky: "We talk
about the mentality that you
need to have in front of the goal.
You need to be able to focus in
the final moments just to get
that quality finish or that quality
final pass."
Meanwhile; Michigan State
pulled off a 3-0 victory against
Minnesota on Friday but was
shut out by the Badgers 2-0 on
Sunday.
Michigan State junior goalie

By BEN FIDELMAN
For The Daily
After comingup justsix points
short of a national championship
in 2012, the sophomores of the
Michigan women's rowing team
pledged that they would bring a
championship back to the Boat-
house before they graduated.
The time to prove that is here.
They had tasted success: a
second-place finish at the NCAA
championship meet in 2012 and a
No. 14 final ranking in 2013. Sec-
ond and 14th overall is nothing
to scoff at, but it doesn't make a
permanent legacy - and that's
what they are now aiming for.
With 17 of the 44 roster spots
belonging to seniors, this year
is the final stand for the class of
2014.
The seniors attribute the slide
to a lack of focus throughout
the squad. With a season begin-
ning in the fall and spanning the
next eight months, it is difficult
to stay focused when there isn't
a race weekend - as is the case

really good about not slacking
off and putting in the work now
so that we have that confidence
on race day to really step up and
preform."
The ratio of seniors to the rest
of the squad can be a double-
edged sward in rowing, where
there are only eight spots on
the top boat. There will be some
seniors who either don't make a
spot on the topboat, or have their
spot taken by an underclassman.
But there is a wealth of experi-
ence and leadership in the lower
boats, where they may end up.
"It brings us together know-
ing that other teammates are
pushing hard for your seat, and
you can never be comfortable,
and that brings you together in
a competitive way," Anderson
said.
One early trial of the seniors'
leadership is how they help
teammates in other boats
improve. At meets, Wolverine
teammates turn into opponents.
The challenge then will be how
to keep a mindset in practice

Senior defender Shelina Zadorsky said the offense must focus on finishing shots.

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Courtney Clem also set a career
high in saves with 12 against the
Gophers. Clem is a very sharp
goalie, and it will be difficult for
the Wolverines' attack to get one
past her.
The Spartans' offense has also
proved difficultto defend with 12
different players scoring at least
one goal this season. Michigan
will have to keep an eye on soph-
omore defender Mary Kathryn
Fiebernitz. She headed one into
the net off of a corner kick with
three minutes left in the first half
against Minnesota and leads the
team in scoring with four goals.
Sophomore midfielder Allyson
Krause leads the team with 10
points, coming from three goals
and four assists.
"The main thing to take away
is Michigan State is a very, very
good team," Ryan said. "A key
player for them (is) Allyson
Krause, who plays on top. She's
very good at running in, behind
the back line, very good in the
one-on-one (and very good at)
getting her shot off."
Another thing to look for in
this week's matchup is the phys-
icality that comes with the Big
Ten conference. The Wolverines
saw new levels of intensity with
numerous slide tackles and a
number of moments where play-
ers struggled to recover from

hard hits. This week's competi-
tion should exhibit even more of
this type of brutal play.
"Every single Big Ten game is
going to be a difficult matchup,"
Zadorsky said. "I think this one
especially because there is so
much on the line. There's a lot of
pride and history and we want to
win again just like we were able
to last year."
The last time these teams
played was last October in Ann
Arbor. The game was decided in
the 99th minute when Zadorsky
launched one from the corner
to former Michigan midfielder
Emily Jaffe. Jaffe had only been
in the game for nine minutes,
but she made the most of them
by heading a game-winning goal
past the Spartans' goalkeeper to
lead the team to a 2-1 victory.
Last year's victory was the
Wolverines' first over the Spar-
tans since 2003, which was a
2-1 overtime win. With the 2012
win, Michigan improved its all-
time record over the Spartans to
9-5-7.
Coach Ryan is looking for win
No. 10.
"You go one game at a time,"
Ryan said. "You get ready for
Michigan State. We go after that
one to win just like we went after
(the win against Wisconsin and
Minnesota)."

through the
winter portion
of the sched-
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challenge that
the seniors
were sure to
not let affect
them again.
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class came in
and there was
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of us, and I don't think we've
really lived up to that potential
yet," said senior port/starboard
Bryna Oleshansky. "This year we
are ready."
"It's way more intense this
year. Last year there was a lull,
and we weren't reminded all the
time that NCAAs were coming
and that every single day mat-
tered," said senior starboard
Lauren Anderson.
Some teams are cautious not
to look too far into the future -
this isn't one of those teams. As
is evidenced by the countdown
to the national championship
and Big Ten race that is dis-
played vehemently on a board in
the clubhouse. Pounding these
big picture goals into your head
in October gives you motivation
to work as hard as you can. Work
whose results will be seen in
June, when the Wolverines are
staring down a nasty headwind
in a pivotal race, and don't bat an
eye - they are prepared.
To take an extra step toward
reaching full potential, the
senior class created a substan-
tially harder summer and fall
workout schedule than they had
seen in the three prior off-sea-
sons.
By adding a level of off-season
commitment that would rival
any collegiate varsity sport, the
team is hitting the ground run-
ning this fall.
"In the past, our falls have
been used to get back to speed,
taking it nice and slow, being
very technical, but after last sea-
son the seniors decided that if
you're not training over the sum-
mer, you're not going to make a
top boat," Oleshansky said.
Every week the team runs in
the Big House, has early morn-
ing practices four times and
afternoon practices six times. No
piece of cake.
"We work harder than any-
body else, and we are really con-
fident about that," said senior
port/starboard Chrissy Holm.
"Everybody wants to win, obvi-
ously that's why you're in a sport,
but having that confidence is
what could tip the scale from
losing to winning. Our class is

go through,
and they have to go through
a few bad strokes to get to the
good ones, so (how much we sug-
gest to other boats) is a sensitive
boundary," Holm said. "If I come
from a place of 'This is going to
make the team faster' or 'We see
you guys working hard, you guys
will push through' helps more
than 'This is what you should be
doing, listen to me because I'm in
a higher boat."'
With such a large roster, there
are sure to be social disputes
throughout the year - which is
why the Leadership Council was
created in 2012. The council con-
sists of two team members from
each the sophomore, junior, and
senior classes. If two teammates
have a dispute, rather than hav-
ing the coaches deal with the
conflict, a council member will
meet with both parties and lead
them to resolution.
"It's really good," Livings-
ton said. "Last year there was
a little disconnect. The purpose
of it is to bridge the gap between
our team and the coaches. Dur-
ing my freshman year there
would be problems on the team
and they would just fester. They
wouldn't be resolved until the
end of the year, which was just
too late. Now people feel com-
fortable going up to their own
teammate and meet and discuss
the problem and make the neces-
sary adjustments."
Identifying problems from
past years is no easy task, and
fixing them all at once is even
harder - but that's what the
seniors have set out to do. With
a national championship in their
sights, nothing is intimidating
them.
"We have a lot of unfinished
business to take care of," Holm
said. "Seeing Virginia on the
stand being able to do their
cheer when they won the team
title was heart-wrenching.
Being able to top off all of the
hard work that we have done is
going to be a big thing. Really,
(we just want to) put it out there
for Michigan. The school has
given us so much, and it's really
time for us to give back and take
the title."

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