B - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, November 6, 1995 Soccer falls in Big Ten tourney Minnesota ends Michigan's long season with a 2-0 victory By Donald Adamok Daily Sports Writer The Gophers dug a hole, and the Wol- verines fell right into it. In the Big Ten Women's Soccer Tour- nament quarterfinals, Minnesota defeated Michigan, 2-0. Despite the close score, the Wolverines were completely domi- nated. The Gophers outshot Michigan by a 21-3 margin and Minnesota goalkeeper Teresa O'Heam only needed to make one save for the shutout. Wolverine goalie Jori Welchans was busier, stopping nine shots. "Jori Welchans had a great first half," Michigan coach Debbie Belkin said. "Welchans was the outstanding player for us." But Welchans' heroics were not enough. After she stopped one of all-Big Ten midfielder Jennifer McElmury's shots, Gretchen Brandt chipped in the rebound for the game-winner 70 minutes into the game. Five minutes later, the Gophers added an insurance goal which was enough to end the Wolverines' season. The loss improved Minnesota's all- time record against Michigan to 3-0. The Wolverines succeeded in holding the Gophers' and the conference's lead- ing scorer, Jennifer Walek, scoreless. Corine Bolder, the third leading scorer in the Big Ten, did not score. "Michele Brach and Vanessa Lewis played well," Belkin said. "They kepttwo of the best scorers in the conference from scoring." Michigan put little pressure on Minne- sota. The Wolverines did not manage any shots in the first half. None of the Michi- gan forwards put the ball on net the entire game. Michigan had only one serious chance all game. Sophomore Debbie Flaherty Welchans was the outstanding player for us" - Debbie Belkin Michigan women's soccer coach headed the Wolverines' lone corner kick of the game towards the corner of the net early in the second half. A Gopher de- fender, who was, playing the post was able to leap and head the ball away from the net. With the end of the conference season also came the Big Ten awards, which showed just how badly the Wolverines were outmatched. Minnesota was the most honored team. Five Gophers made the All-Conference squad, including Walek who was named MVP. Minnesota's Sue Montagne re- ceived the nod for best coach. Flaherty was named to the first team. The sophomore, a second team selection last year, was the only Wolverine repre- sentative for the second straight season. The Gophers had five of the Big Tenl's top 10 scorers. Michigan's limiting them to only two goals showed a marked im- provement from its previous encounter with Minnesota. Earlier this season, Minnesota handed the Wolverines their worst loss in team history, a 5-0 thrashing. 1995 First Team AN- Conference Goalkeeper- Merit Elzey (Indiana) Back - Marcie Dart (Michigan St.) Back - Jennifer Plante (Ohio State) Back - Heather Maier (Wisconsin) Midfield - Debbie Flaherty (Michigan) Midfield --Jenn McElmury (Minnesota) Midfield - Jodie Stranges (Ohio State) Midfield - Marci Miller (Wisconsin) Forward Kristen Lester (Michigan St.) Forward - Jennifer Walek (Minnesota) Forward - Rachel Hoffman (Penn St.) Player of the Year: Walek Cofreshmen of the Year: Tracy Grose (Indiana) and Plante Coach of the Year: Sue Montagne (Minnesota) WALKER VANDYKE/Daily The Michigan women's soccer team bowed out of the Big Ten tournament at the hands of Minnesota. Wolverne swimmers finsh second behind Mustangs at SMU Classic *y Chris Murphy Daily Sports Writer u The Michigan women's swimming team traveled to Texas this weekend for a showdown with some of the top teams in the country. In the SMU Classic, the Wolver- ines came in second place, finishing -behind Southern Methodist. . Going into this weekend, Michi- gan had already faced some of the top t ams in the country in Stanford and Northwestern. In Dallas, the Wol- verines met five teams that finished in the top 11 at last year's NCAA tournament. The Mustangs, who finished third 4.t the NCAAs last year, outdid the Nolverines. However, Michigan bet- t,-red Texas, Nebraska, Northwest- crn and UCLA. This weekend, the Cornhuskers fin- ished third, ahead of the Longhorns jfourth), the Bruins (fifth) and the "Wildcats (sixth). Coach Jim Richardson and the team had no problem with facing off against nationally ranked opponents. The Wolverines welcomed the opportu- nity as a chance to measure them- selves against teams they'll likely face in the postseason. The opposing teams' training pat- terns may have made a difference for Michigan this weekend. While Michigan raced in two meets last weekend and then endured a tough week of practice, the other teams took it relatively easy, resting up for this weekend's competition. "It's a real complement that we go to these meets and all these teams are rested and really prepared to swim us," senior co-captain Beth Jackson said. "It's a great complement to our ability." The Wolverines enjoyed the respect that comes along with being a na- tional runner-up; they placed second, behind Stanford, in last year's NCAA tournament. The fact that we can stand up and race against them. when we 're tired and sore and put in a really ,good race is great=f - Beth Jackson Michigan swimmer However, that doesn't necessarily help Michigan win events. Teams like Southern Methodist get up to swim against Michigan and it showed in the final standings. . Still, the Wolverines are pleased with their performance this weekend. "The fact that we can stand up and race against them when we're tired and sore and put in a really good race is great," Jackson said. Four Michigan swimmers, includ- ing Jackson, were new to the SMU Classic. In addition, juniors Anne Kampfe, Jodi Navta and Melisa Stone were making their debuts in Dallas. The Wolverines got strong perfor- mances from several racers. "A lot of people stepped up," Jack- son said. "(They) put in the races they really needed to." Friday night belonged to Michigan as the team took three events. The Wolverines set a meet record when Jackson,junior Rachel Gustin, sopho- more Talor Bendel and junior Stone swam the 400-yard medley relay in 3:47.97. Kampfe won the 400 individual med- ley in 4:22.30 and Bendel took the 100 butterfly in 56.17. Jackson took second in the 200-yard backstroke. The Mustang's MartinaMoravcova highlighted the meet. Moravcova set two meet records by taking the 100 freestyle in 49.8 and the 200 indi- vidual medley in 2:01.33.j Even though Michigan was look- ing to defend its SMU Classic title, it took only a small squad to Texas. The Wolverines were still able to keep the intensity up. "When you have big team it's easier to have everyone get up and cheer each other on, Navta said. "With such a small group it's harder, but we still managed to keep up the intensity." 1. WALKERX VAN4TVL/JI y The Michigan field hockey team dropped a first-round game to Ohio State in the Big Ten Toumament this weekend. Olio State ends Wolverines' season By Jed Rosenthal Daily Sports Writer It was a promising season turned sour forthe Michigan fieldhockey team. The Wolverines seemed to position themselves for a postseason appear- ance, winning nine of their first 12 games. They beat Northwestern for only the second time in team history. They won five straight at one point, including four shutouts. Michigan, usually placed on the backburner in comparison to Iowa and the Wildcats, was suddenly in the lime- light. Then the bottom dropped out. The Wolverines played the second half of their season as if it didn't count. They resembled a tiring horse. Constant early leads withered into oblivion as their opponents took the advantage. The question was which team would show up in State College Friday for the Big Ten Field Hockey Tourna- ment. Daily Sports. Bask in the glow of its sweet, sweet goodness. And use a napkin.- Would it be the Michigan team of early in the season - the one that scraped, scratched and pounded its op- ponents into the ground? Or would it be the one that at times found itself backed into inescapable corners? , Accustomed to collapses, it was the Wolverines of the latter half of the season that arrived. Playing fifth-seed Ohio State (4-7 Big Ten, 10-8 overall) for the third time this season, fourth-seed Michigan (4-7, 11-9) watched in dismay as the Buck- eyes rolled to a 3-1 victory. "That shouldn't have happened," co- captain Aaleya Koreishi said. The Wolverines shutout Ohio State in their two previous meetings by 3-0 and 1-0 margins, controlling the con- tests with their renown crisp passing. "We didn't score when we had to," Koreishi said. "We were not very con- sistent again on the field." Consistency, or lack of it, is the best word to sum up Michigan's sea- son. Time and time again, the Wol- verines had unsuccessful scoring op- portunities. Friday's game was no dif- ferent. "Our play from the middle of the season was there, but it was hidden," co-captain Jennifer Lupinski said. Or more likely, it was contained. "We had parts when we outhustled them," Koreishi said. "Then there were lapses where we let Dawn Peterson run all over us." Buckeye senior Peterson scored the clinching goal with under 10 minutes remaining to seal the win for Ohio State. Peterson dribbled the ball 50 yards down field before sliding it past Michigan goalie Rachael Geisthardt for the 3-1 advantage. Similar to the their play in the second half of the season, the Wolverines opened up the scoring at 21:10 as team leader Sherene Smith scored an unas- sisted goal. The Buckeyes then rallied for three unanswered goals, giving Michigan its second first-round exit in as many sea- sons. "Our team never let down," Lupinski said. "We fought hard until the end It was a hard game." The Wolverines wanted the victdry more than anything. With a win over Ohio State, they would have played Iowa in the next round. Michigan has never beaten the Hawkeyes in 29 meet- ings. "I think we're more disappointed that we didn't get to play Iowa," Koreishi said. "It still was a fun season. We had our good parts." 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