Women's Basketball vs. Michigan State Tomorrow, 7:30 p.m. Crisler Arena The Michigan Daily SPORTS Ice Hockey vs. Ferris State Friday, 8:10 p.m. Joe Louis Arena, Detroit Wednesday, March 6, 1991 Page 9 ~\\\~ . ~\b FROM ANN ARBOR To NEW YORK: Andrea Joyce hits the big time I Sophomore Debbie Geiger posted her best score ever against LSU, helping the Wolverines topple their team record set one week earlier. 'M' gymnasts reset team-- record at LSU by Caryn eidman Daily Sports Writer From the basement of the Frieze Building to the coveted offices of CBS Sports, Andrea Joyce has made it to the top. After many years of hard work and persistence, Joyce, a member of the 1976 University of Michigan graduating class, is covering the sports which she thrived on while at Michigan. "When I went to U of M, the way you picked your apartment was how close it was to the stadium," Joyce said. "I read the sports section the same way I read the front page. Back then I was the only girl I knew who read Sports Illustrated. "I made my first audition tape in the basement of the Frieze Building and I just started sending it out; it was hard for women to get news jobs then. I got the job as a weather girl over the phone from a station in Denver." Joyce attributes her diploma from the University of Michigan for her ease at getting the opportunity. "Going to Michigan was like walking into a huge adventure. Your life was an open ticket," she said. "You could do anything you wanted to do there, you just had to make it happen." Things started to happen for Joyce in Dallas, where she began to pursue sports full time. "When the SMU scandal broke, my station broke it. They were trying to get a reputation as journ- alists in the sports department - I knew enough about (sports) and I did my homework." According to Joyce a big factor in the business is luck and timing. She has apparently gotten her fair share of both. "One night in Dallas, the Mavericks were playing the Nuggets and for some reason (Nuggets coach) Doug Moe didn't talk to (our station). I knew Doug from when I worked in Denver and so he agreed to the interview. The news director was very surprised. I guess you could say that was my first big coup." Joyce is aware that stations want to put women on television, but she does not believe this is the reason that she or other female sportscasters are where they are. "If you build your credibility people will respect you and your work. It's not based on color or sex." She also does not feel that she was one of the people that helped break down the sex barrier in sports broadcasting. "I was never a trailblazer." detraction from her reporting ability. "Not every male has been an athlete. I have something else to bring to the reporting I do. I don't feel like it's my job to know exactly what Michael Jordan is going through out there (on the court), because it's my job to find out. If we all know what they're going through, what's the point?" Another misconception about her job is the glamour, or lack thereof. Joyce was covering the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, and although it was an "exciting experience," she is quick to remember that there was nothing glamorous about it. "There were sewer gases crawl- ing up in the bathtub and there were no windows, although being out there when Ben Johnson beat Carl Lewis, and then the next day when they found out Johnson was using steroids was compensation." Joyce's first love is the NCAA, with its tradition and rivalry. "It's great to watch people get so caught up in it. I knew if I could maintain my objectivity during our first show this season, the Michi- gan vs. Notre Dame game, I would be fine for the rest of the season." by Andy Stabile Daily Sports Writer On the morning the Michigan women's gymnastics team faced Louisiana State University, a tornado touched down on the university's athletic campus. It was not the only tornado the team would have to face that day. The third-ranked Tigers also blew by the Wolverines Mar. 1, defeating them, 193.75 to 187.00. Facing a superior opponent didn't seem to intimidate Mich- igan. Despite the loss, the Wolverines garnered another season-high and school-record performance. The gymnasts broke the existing record that was set only one week earlier, when they defeated Eastern Michigan in Ann Arbor. "We pretty much got what we expected out of LSU," Michigan coach Bev Fry said, "We were just hoping to come up with a season best." Sophomores Ali Winski and Debbie Geiger led the Wolver- ines to their record performance with all-around scores of 37.75 and 37.15, respectively. For Geiger, it was the first time over the 37 point barrier. Other Michigan gymnasts performing personal bests in- cluded Tami Crocker and Nicole Simpson on the uneven bars. As a team, the Wolverines had season-best scores on both the bars and the balance beam. "We had some great beam events," Fry said. "That's just great. That has been our trouble spot all year." The season-high was espec- ially sweet for the Wolverines as they achieved the score on the road. Teams are required to submit best scores from both home and away to qualify for regional competition. Until this meet, Michigan's best scores all came from within Keen Arena. Joyce Joyce said. "The door was opened and I just walked through; the other women kicked it down. Twenty years ago when CBS hired Phyllis George it was for different reasons - now they are no longer hiring for the 'women's per- spective'." Joyce is well aware that she will "never be someone's offensive coordinator," but she also knows she does her job as well as any male. She does not feel that her lack of playing experience is a Ski teams glide to National Championships by Jeff Williams While many students were in warmer climates over Spring Break, the Michigan men's and women's ski teams were com- peting in the National Collegiate Ski Association Regional Cham- pionships atop Caberfae and Crystal Mountains in Michigan. Their vacations were well spent as both teams qualified for the National Championships. The women's team, paced by Joanna Marquardt, finished at the top of the 17-team field. Wisconsin and St. Olaf College (Minn.) finished second and third, respectively. Marquardt swept the competi- tion by placing first in the slalom and giant slalom, with combined times of 52.73 seconds in each. Lisa Witty also helped Michigan's cause by garnering second place in the slalom with a time of 55.04 seconds, and sixth in the giant BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK Blue sailors breeze by competition in regattas slalom, finishing in 54.74 seconds. On the men's side, a ninth- place finish by Tim Sattlemeier in the giant slalom (53.90 seconds) helped the Wolverines to third place, and a berth in the National Championships. St. Olaf finished first, and the University of Min- nesota second, to round out the men going to nationals from the Midwest region. This is the first time that the men's and women's teams have both qualified for the event. In 1987, the women's team finished third in the competition, and the men will be appearing in the race for the first time. Both teams have been competing in invitationals since December. The women's team is undefeated in its meets, with a tie against Michigan State as its only blemish. The men have also had a good year. "The season has gone well," co-captain Steve McClean said. "The team has really come toge- ther at the end. We've really peak- ed at the right time." The NCSA Championship race will be held March 13-16, in Bend, Ore., at Mount Bachelor. "I think we'll do very well," Witty said. "We come out of one of the toughest regions, but the western teams have better con- ditioning." Because of a lack of snow in the Ann Arbor area, the only extra preparation the skiers will have will be the day before the meet. "We're going to try and ski Tuesday, and get used to the runs and the altitude," McClean said. "Conditioning will definitely be a factor because of the altitude and that the runs are so much longer." The runs at Crystal Mountain and Caberfae usually average 30. seconds; the runs on Mount Bach- elor will average one minute and 20 seconds for the slalom and two minutes for the giant slalom. Possible NCAA bids for Big Ten hang on weekend games by Phil Green Daily Basketball Writer It's party time in college basketball, and the NCAA will pass out 64 invitations Sunday. With 30 automatic bids going to conference cham- pions, the rest of the nation's Division I schools will be fighting for the final 34 spots. Last weekend, Ohio State clinched at least a share of its .first conference title since 1971, officially claiming an automatic bid and probably the number one seed in the Midwest Region. The Big Ten will probably receive anywhere from two to four at-large bids as well. Indiana, No. 3 nationally, is guaranteed a bid and could possibly give the conference a second number one seed; Michigan State will also head to the tournament. Iowa (7-9 in the Big Ten, 18-10 overall) and Purdue (7-9, 15-11) remain the conference's question marks. "I think Purdue and Iowa have a good chance," Ohio State coach Randy Ayers said. "Both of those schools are in the same position we were in last year with two games to go. We won one of two and made the tournament." With each of those teams facing Ohio State and winless North- western in their remaining games, both the Hawkeyes and Boilermakers appear likely to split their last two contests. However, only one victory may not be enough for the two schools. "I think it's very important that Iowa and Purdue win their last two games to reach 9-9 in the conference," Michigan State coach Jud Heathcote said. "Other conferences have complained about schools making the tournament with less than .500 records in their own conference." If either of those teams fall short of the NCAA tournament they will receive invitations to the NIT, where they will probably join Wisconsin (7-9,13-13) and Michigan (7-10,14-13). "There's no particular thing we have to do as long as we win," Wis- consin coach Steve Yoder said. "If we can finish in fifth place ... I think we deserve serious consideration for at least one of the tournaments." AND THEN THERE WERE THREE: Three of the conference's schools won't partake in the post-season festivities. Third-place Illinois (11-5, 21-8), on probation because of the Deon Thomas affair, is ineligible, while Minnesota (4-12, 11-15) and Northwestern (0-16, 5-21) haven't put up numbers worthy of admittance. TICKET UPDATE: In preparation for possible home games during the NIT, the Michigan athletic department will announce tournament ticket policies tomorrow morning. SUMMER C0URSES, Begin June 3rd & July 8th by Todd Greenberg The Michigan sailing team was a few weeks late for Mardi Gras, but that didn't stop the Wolverines from having fun in New Orleans during Spring Break. Eight members of the varsity team travelled south to sail in the South Eastern Collegiate District regatta at Tulane Univ- ersity. The regatta presented a formidable challenge for Mich- igan, as three top twenty teams also participated - Tulane, Spring Hill, and Texas A&M. In addition, Michigan had not prac- ticed in the water for some time, as Baseline Lake in Ann Arbor has been frozen all winter. "The idea of the regatta was to make up for the fact that we can't practice here (Michigan)," coach John Pernick said. "We really need the time in the boats." Michigan did more than just make up for lost practice time. The Wolverines took first place, thus demonstrating their progress over the week. "We wouldn't have come anywhere close to winning on our first day there, we were fal- ling all over the boats. But we worked hard to keep up intensity and concentration and it paid off," Pernick said. However, the trip was not all business. After long days of prac- tice, the sailors found time to unwind and enjoy the break. They spent time with their friends at Tulane in the French Quarter. They also got a chance to see the favorite local band, The Radiators. While their teammates were enjoying themselves in New Or- leans, eleven other team mem- bers went to Orlando to compete in a regatta hosted by the Univ- ersity of Florida. Michigan practiced during the week with Rollins College and participated in an unofficial regatta Friday in Gainesville. Al- though it finished in the upper echelon in this competition, the team was disappointed when Saturday's official regatta was cancelled due to severe thunder- storms. But the trip was far from a waste. "We wanted to get back in the water and get practice for our upcoming regattas," captain Tim Mackey said. "Our goal is aimed at the nationals in June." During the break, Michigan worked on three main aspects: boat handling and speed, skipper-crew communication, and concentration. The Wolver- ines have not been able work on these skills due to the weather in Ann Arbor. Radanduse Thify Cfassifieds I PASS IT AROUND!I knko's the copy center 49i Laser Prints Open 24 Hours 540 E. Liberty 761-4539 1220 S. University 747-9070 Coupon required expires 4/)0/91 (Plus Tax) Valid only at: U/M Central Campus 546 Packard/Hill 665-6005 COTTAGE INN PIZZA CERTIFICATE MEDIUM DEEP DISH PIZZA (With 1 Topping) $5.95 (Plus Tax) MEDIUM DEFP ,I S- - -h I