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Michigan senior forward Stacey
homas became just the second
Michigan women's basketball player
ver taken in the WNBA draft when the
xpansion Portland Fire chose her in
second round with the 23rd overall
ction.
Thomas, who was the third Big Ten
layer taken it the draft, led the
olverines in scoring averaging 14.5
ints, 7.7 rebounds, and 3.4 steals per
ame this past season.
She became the Big Ten Defensive
layer of theYear while setting the con-
erence all-time steals record with 372.
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olfers place
Aventh at Fossum
The Michigan men's golf team tied
or seventh, out of 18 teams, at the
~ossutn Invitational in East Lansing
his weekend.
The Wolverines battled the opposi-
ion, as well as a challenging layout at
he Forest Akers West Golf Club, en
to a 303-293-303, for a total of
l Northwestern claimed the title
vith a final total of 870.
This tournament was a good oppor-
anity for Michigan to measure itself
gainst the rest of the Big Ten. Aside
rom the Wildcats and Wolverines, six
ther Big Ten schools participated in
he Fossum Invitational.,
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The Michigan men's track and field
team took on some of the best athletes
in the world this weekend at the Penn
Relays, field at storied Franklin Field in
Philadelphia.
The Wolverines got off to a strong
start thanks to the efforts of junior
Mike Wisniewski, who posted an
NCAA provisional qualifying time of
29:05.12 in the 10,000 meters.
Wisniewski's time was good for a
second-place finish in the event,
behind West Virginia's Steve Bohan,
who came home in 29:04.37.
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Michigan St. stnps
men's gymnasts of
varsity status
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MSU took a step toward eliminating the
men's gymnastics team on Monday, pos-
sibly due to efforts to comply with Title
IX regulations.
Head coach Rick Atkinson was
informed last Monday that the team
would be dismantled.
After being told of the news,
Atkinson called his team and sum-
moned them to a meeting at Jenison
Field House.
'A lot of people were pretty speech-
less, senior gymnast Mike Quarress
said. "The younger guys are pretty
upset. Now they have to figure out what
to do -their whole lives will change."
Holes-in-one are hard to come by
in the golfing world, and two aces by
the same player is a remarkable feat.
The Michigan women's golf team, at
the Big Ten Championships in
Madison over the weekend,' used
sophomore Courtney Reno's second
career hole-in-one to climb into a
two-way tie with Northwestern for
sixth in the final round of play.
Reno aced the 12th hole, and
eagled the par-five I Ith, en route to
leading the Wolverines in the final
round with a 73. Overall, the team
finished with a 299, tying its season
best.
The conference championships
didn't have such auspicious begin-
nings on Friday. After a rain-soaked
first day, theswomen were eighth in
the standings. But, the Wolverines
were able to battle back to seventh
place on Saturday, setting the stage
for their stellar final round.
Despite the eighth place start,
there were still many bright spots for
Michigan.
On the first day, the Wolverines
shot their second-best 36-hole team
total of the year, and junior Trish
MWId ~Ong riis two roun s,
finishing wih a 145.
This was followed by an equally
impressive third round, in which the
golfers posted their fifth-best team
total of the season. Bowers continued
her strong tournament by shooting a
77, while freshman Kim Benedict
led the Wolverines with her second
straight 75.
Sophomore Misia Lemanski,
junior Amy Talbot, and Reno all fin-
ished with 78's to wrap up the third
round.
The Wolverines were the only
team to have five golfers shoot in the
70's in the third round, and ended in
sole possession of seventh place
pare to Purdue, wnich won the tour--
nament, the sixth-place finish is still
a solid showing for such a young
team.
No seniors competed in the tour-
nament for Michigan. The team is
top-heavy with sophomores, but they
are rapidly maturing.
With the NCAA East Regionals
around the corner, Michigan's quick
improvement throughout the Big Ten
Tournament is definately a good
sign,
Even if the Wolverines don't make
a title run this year, everyone will be
returning next season, so the future
undoubtedly looks bright for the
Michigan women's golf team.
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season games, the postseason is
finally underway for both the NHL
and the NBA.
Here's how all of the playoff
series are shaping up through
yesterday.
NHL Conference Semifinals
Western Conference:
(2) Dallas vs. (8) San Jose, inc.
(3) Colorado leads (4) Detroit, 2-0
Eastern Conference:
(7) Pittsburgh leads (1)
Philadelphia, 2-0
(3) Toronto tied with (4) NJ, 1-1
NBA First Round
Western Conference:
(1) L.A. Lakers lead
(8) Sacramento, 2-1
(2) Utah leads (7) Seattle, 2-1
(3) Portland leads
(6) Minnesota, 2-1
(5) Phoenix leads (4) San
Antonio, 2-1
Eastern Conference:
(1) Indiana leads (8) Milwaukee, 2-1
(2) Miami defeats (7) Detroit, 3-0
(3) New York defeats (6)
Toronto, 3-0
(5) Philadelphia leads (4)
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