Tuesday, May 5, 1998 - The Michigan Daily - 19 ,Golf bottoms out By Jon Zemke Daily Sports Writer Following a season-long trend, the Michigan women's golf team started strong, but failed to finish that way at Penn State this past weekend at the Big Ten Championships. This couldn't be any closer to the truth for Sharon Park. Park started the tournament well, but fell off on Sunday, the third and final day. Tied for first after two days of com- petition, Park dropped to seventh after day three. She ended up three strokes behind individual co-champions Erin Carrey of Indiana and Stacey Bergman of Iowa (299). Park "should be one of best returnees for next year." Michigan coach Kathy 'eichert said. Park was the only bright spot in a disappointing tourna- ment for Michigan. The Wolverines finished dead last in the Big Ten. Indiana, which finished with an 1,196, outpaced defend- ing champion Ohio State's second-place score of 1,209. Amy Talbot tied for 48th, finishing second amongst the Wolverines with a score of 323. Rounding out the Michigan squad were Trish Watkins at 51st place, Laura Iless tied at 62nd, Jennifer Baumann at 64th, and captain Nicole (Green at 65th. FOURTH Continued from Page 16 with a 4-3 victory. Ater Wisconsin won the doubles point, Michigan took four singles wins and left it up to John Long for the victory, who didn't disappoint. But that would be Michigan's only victory. Top-seeded Illinois clobbered the Wolverines, 4-0, on Saturday. Michigan took on Purdue next with a chance at third. Michigan had lost to Purdue, 4-3, on April 26, and looked for revenge. ihe Wolverines wouldn't find it. First, Michigan lost the doubles point for the fiflh-straight match. Second, just like in Friday's Wisconsin match, the match depended on Long. this time he wasn't able to pull it out. Long, who was cheering in the middle of his match for teammate Brook Blain at No. 5 singles, lost concentration. Blain won, but Long fell short. "Long was trying to be half player, half cheerleader," Michigan men's tenn's coach Brian Eisner said. "IHis concen- tration was tested because he was so concerned about Brook *winning." Purdue and Michigan, the fourth and fifth seeds, will face each other in the first round of the NCAA Regionals. 4' 1998 Converse Field Serve Representative Do you lov to shoot hoop? If so, we have the summer job for yul Converse is seeking basketball fanatics to conduct grass roots marketing initiatives and retail promotions. Promote Converse at the hottest courts, summer leagues, camps, and retail outlets throughout your market. Gain great marketing and promotions experience while playing the sport you lovel Requk ret " Basketball playing experience " Attention to detail " Stong interpersonal skills " Own a car " Know the leagues, courts, camps in one of the following markets: Atlanta " Boston " Chicago " Detroit " Houston " LA " N.Y.C. 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Michigan added two more runs in the fifth and another in the sixth to put the game away. Jamie Gillies, who relieved Barda in the third, shut down the Badgers, improving her record to 14-2. Griffin continued her season-long roll in Saturday's game, throwing 10 shutout innings to boost her record to 28-0. Wisconsin pitcher Ashley Fauser was also impressive, holding the Wolverines scoreless for nine innings. But Michigan broke out in the 10th, touching Fauser for four runs. By Uma Subramanian Daily Sports Writer 'he quest to get home is the essence of softball. For the Michigan softball team, coming home means winning the College World Series in Oklahoma City. But there are a couple of hurdles the Wolverines must cross before they can round the bases. First is today's home double-header with Eastern Michigan (2 p.m., Alumni Field). The series is one in which the Wolverines hope to continue to "prac- tice good habits and get a lot of people playing time" Michigan coach Carol Hutchins said. But their primary focus is on the Big Ten Tournament, which will be held May 8-9 at Alumni Field. "By winning the Big Ten regular sea- son title we got to first base," Hutchins said. "Now this weekend's Big Ten Tournament is second base. We're try- ing to touch 'em all." The Big Ten tournament will feature the four top teams in the conference - Michigan, Iowa, Northwestern and Minnesota. The Wolverines will face the Golden Gophers on Friday at 2:30 p.m. The winner of that game will face the winner of the Northwestern-Iowa game at 5 p.m. later that day. But the tourna- ment action doesn't end there. It is a true double-elimination tournament. Regardless of what happens Friday, any team can take the cr6wn Saturday. But according to Michigan's star pitcher Sara Griffin, there's no question who the champion will be. "I don't know who will be our tough- est challenge in the tournament," Griffin said. "They all have the poten- tial to upset us, but I don't think it's going to happen. I have enough. confi- deuce in our team to say that we wi probably win it all." That kind of confidence has been the trademark of the team all year. Before the team can truly peak, Griffin said, each player needs to exude that self- confidence. With a 47-4 record heading into today's games, it would seem as though the Wolverines must have peaked already, or are at least doing something right. But Hutchins said that isn't quite true. "You can always work on things and get better," Hutchins said. "But these are definitely the weeks to peak. The goal is to not let any mistakes plague us. We were far from perfect against Wisconsin, but we persevered until we could get our bats going. That's the key - perseverance." The Wolverines have persevered all season and wound up with an impres- sive record, losing only one conference game. As a result, the Wolverines are the hometown favorites this weekeot and will likely host the NCAA Regional Tournament the following weekend. "The best part of all the wins, besides the rings, is coming home, Griffin said. "It just feels good." NO BLIND DAES!!! I =900.407-7783 Ext 1679 $2.99 per min. Must be 18yrs. Serv-U (619) 645-8434 AN ARMY SCHOLARSHIP COULD HELP YOU THROUGH MEDICAL SCHOOL The U.S. Army Health Professions Scholarship Program offers a unique opportunity for financial support to medical or osteopathy students. Financial support includes a monthly stipened plus tuition, books, and other course related expenses. For information concerning eligibility, pay, service obligation and application procedure, contact your local Army Health Care Recruiter: (734) 930-0414 ARMY MEDICINE. BE ALL YOU CAN BE. www.goarmy.com