Page 8 -The Michigan Daily - Sports Monday-April 1, 1991 PEGGY Continued from page 1 Doppes turned a losing team into winners. "She is a dynamic lady who has experience in coaching and administrating at the Division I level. She is a great communicator and has been a winner wherever she has gone. Peggy is fighter," Richardson said. "She has shown others what it takes to win and she knows what it takes to excel." Bradley-Doppes is fully aware of the challenging job she has accepted, but is enthusiastic about the impact she can make at Michigan. "I love a challenge; that's the reason I am at Michigan," she . said. "I like the idea of working hard, putting everything into it, and surrounding myself with good people. With the changes occuring within the University of Michigan Athletic Department, I'm very excited to be involved in giving the department a sense of direction and commitment. "This is a challenging and exciting opportunity to move Michigan women's athletic programs to the same level of rich tradition associated with Michigan athletics in general." As associate athletic director, she will be responsible for the day-to-day and long-range operating and planning of the 10- sport Wolverine women's program. In addition, Bradley- Doppes will serve as Michigan women's athletic liaison to the NCAA, and the Big Ten and Midwest Collegiate Field Hockey Conferences. Bradley-Doppes did not hide her anxiety about her new job. "After knowing that they searched the nation there is a sense of responsibility and right now that is a little overwhelming because I want to make sure that I do this job right," she said. She is aware of the job's added difficulty until Dec. 1, when. she leaves her coaching position. "I have a sense of responsibility to our incoming players and I have a responsibility to our volleyball program. Now that we have secured a good recruiting class and we are having a very successful spring season, we are getting the program in the right direction." Bradley-Doppes is aware that once this happens, the coaches and the administration need to have a full time women's athletic director. "Jack needs to have someone that he can rely on and that's going to be me," she said:. "The accountability factor is important right now, where we are and where are we going. "In a realistic perspective we know that we can be in the top three in the Big Ten with our women s sports. We have come so far in such a short time and we need to make sure that our resources continue so we can produce what Michigan deserves." Bradley-Doppes calls herself a coach's administrator. "The only thing that will be . changing right now is that instead of coaching my team, I'll be administrating a new team and that will be my coaches," she said. "Just as a coach provides an environment that is positive, rewarding, and resourceful so that the players can play up to their potential; that is what I need to do for my coaches. It's very much a team concept that's been working for years with the guys and now we want it to work for the girls as well." In an attempt to evaluate the department's situation, Bradley- Doppes has asked Weidenbach for the current operational budget and information from the Big Ten for each of Michigan's women's programs. "Ipwant to know where are we right now in relationship to the other schools in the Big Ten," she said. "What are they paying their coaches, what is their equipment budget and their recruiting budget? I want to know where we fall in line." Shortly after starting her new job today, Bradley-Doppes will hold individual conferences with each women'sscoach to see where their programs are and what they need. "On paper I can see a specific sport and where it falls; but I need to see what the coach feels is an area that they are very weak in s? that all of our programs can be as successful as our women's swimming." Although aware that attendance aty women's sporting events is not very strong, Bradley-DoppesI feels that strides in attendance Bradley- have been made this year. Doppes "It comes'down to people - wanting to support winning teams," she said. "I want people to know that kids come here because it is a great school and because there are great athletic opportunities here. Once we start being successful... success breeds success, people want to be a part of it. "Now that Jack has given us the financial resources and now that they've done this regional search, the word is out that Michigan is making a stand for the women's program." For the first time in the athletic department's history, there will be an administrative assistant for Bradley-Doppes. In addition, the previously separate computer systems will now be on line. Other possible renovations that would benefit both the women's and men's programs. Associate Athletic Director for Internal Affairs Bob DeCarolis is working on possible renovations of Fisher Stadium - for not only baseball but field hockey as well. Possible plans for major renovation of the softball field also exist. Bradley-Doppes claims to be . headstrong, and insists on specific recruiting practices she hopes will increase. "I think philosophically we need to secure the top student- athletes from this state first," she said. "I want to make sure that our coaches look in their own backyard first and then go across the country." Bradley-Doppes has seen a slow opening of the door in the last two years; she says that the "good-ole boys" are just beginning to come and letthe women in. What she wants to do is knock that door down. "Our academics are world reknown and the tradition that we have is very strong, but the tradition has been football and basketball," she said. "What we'd like to do is raise our women's level up so tradition will includ6 men's and women's athletics here at Michigan." Lady Vols earn NCAA title Associated Press NEW ORLEANS - Dena Head made two free throws to tie the score at 60 in regulation, then hit five more in overtime to give Tennessee a 70-67 victory over Virginia and the NCAA Women's Championship. It was the third NCAA Champi- onship for Tennessee, which won it in 1987 and 1989, was runner-up in 1984 and tied for third in 1988 and 1986. Virginia led, 60-55, with 1:25 to go in regulation when Head was fouled by Tonya Cardoza and con- verted a three-point play. Tammi Reiss and Dawn Staley both missed with :48 remaining in regulation, but Tennessee couldn't get the ball across midcourt against the Virginia press and had to call timeout, barely beating the time clock. With seven seconds left in regu- lation, Staley fouled Head, who made both free throws to tie it. Cardoza gave Virginia a brief lead in overtime, but Head hit two more free throws, Peggy Evans scored on a rebound, and Head mae a free throw to make it 66-62. After Cardoza's basket, Virginia (31-3) got its only points from Staley, a follow of her own miss with 1:01 left and a three-pointer with four seconds remaning. Tennessee (30-5) trailed for 16 minutes in the first half, falling be- hind 23-14 at the 7:44 mark after a dazzling performance by Virginia' Staley, Player-of-the-Year it women's basketball. Twice Staley, 5-foot-5, went in- side against Daedra Charles, 6-foot- 4, and Kelli Casteel, 6-2, and came away with points - once on a spin move around her taller opponents and again on a behind-the-back drib- ble along the left baseline. Duke tries to avoid collapse. 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TheaBlue Devils (31-7) turned the tables on the Runnin' Rebels on Saturday night with a 79-77 victory, but UNLV didn't give up its chance at a repeat title and undefeated sea- son without an intense, physical 40" minutes. Now the championship game op- ponent Monday night will be Kansas (27-7), a 79-73 winner over North Carolina. GILL Continued from page 3 boost your sagging ego. You guys were good. You were better than Cornell's band - or as you like to say, (band?). And to sound like a senior citizen, I remem- ber the days when the hockey band was pretty much of a joke. My first year here, there were about 15 peo- ple in the band and it sounded as if they just began lessons. Pep band: Keep your head up high and keep reaching for the stars. Just one thing: from a former saxophone player, who never had the honor of ANN ARibo1&2 TH AVE. 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