University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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Intently watching the play unfold, sophomore Betsey Armstrong prepares to block an opposing shot. Armstrong received an All-American honor- able mention from the American Water Polo Coaches Association. A. Gamzu, Athletic Media With an outstretched arm, freshman Megan Haussman positions herself to score. During her first year at Michigan, Haussman had the third highest shooting percentage of .5 1 2. Hakken, Athletic Media Relations p MW1 Te;::: 146 Sports

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WOMEN ' S FIELD HOCKEY Striving ir -hiid 77 in J For the Top By Beth Hamburg NORTH WAKEF NORTH! Only two years after their National Championship, the women ' s field hockey team expected a lot of themselves in their 31 st season. The team returned 13 of its 16 letter winners from 2002, and eight of its 1 1 starters. April Fronzoni, Kristi Gannon, and Stephanie Johnson, the three senior captains, were prepared to lead the team despite a disappointing start to their season with losses to Iowa, North Carolina, and Wake Forest. They came back to win their next four games, including shutouts in two of the meetings. Senior Kate Dillon said, The biggest challenge we face is ourselves this season. We have all of the necessary components to be a championship team, except maybe the compulsion to just get it done. As long as we can just go out and play each game one at a time, and have confidence in our abilities, we will win. The group participated in a lot of team-building activities throughout the season in order to better relate with each other, both as teammates and as friends. A preseason training trip to Holland, pumpkin carving, and canoeing were just a few of the events the team planned as a group. The Wolverine team was composed of talented athletes at varying levels of experience. Senior Stephanie Johnson said, The freshman class this year is pretty strong and independent, so they just stepped right in. Freshman Jill Civic, who opened the season with six goals in the first six games, was featured in the Sports Illustrated On Campus edition as one of the nation ' s top 15 FIELD HOCKEY CAROLINA [E FOREST THEASTERN BOSTON COLLEGE OHIO NEW HAMPSHIRE MARYLAND JAMES MADISON NORTHWESTERN KENT IOWA LOUISVILLE INDIANA CENTRAL MICHIGAN :HIGAN STATE IOFSTRA OLD DOMINION OHIO STATE PENN STATE newcomers in all NCAA Division I sports. Senior April Fronzoni, named Big Ten ' s Athlete and Offensive Player of the Year and Michigan ' s Female Athlete of the Year for the 2002-2003 season, entered the season ranked third in University history for career goals and points. The Wolverines began the season in the Division I National Coaches Poll in seventh place, and had 1 1 of the 20 ranked teams on its 2003 schedule, including the top four teams in the poll: Wake Forest, North Carolina, Maryland, and Penn State. At their season opening game, the ACC Big Ten Challenge, the team debuted skirts as part of their uniforms for the first time since 1997. They also competed for the first time on their newly re-surfaced field. Astro Turf 1200 was installed on Phyllis Ocker Field over the summer with the help of $500,000 raised by friends and alumni of the University ' s field hockey program. The hope for this surface was that it would allow faster and smoother play than the previous, in place since 1995. A block M was also painted at center field. Junior Jessica Blake explained that Big Ten games and the National Tournament would be their hardest challenges for the season. The Big Ten is a really great conference with MSU being our big rival, but there really isn ' t a large gap between any of the teams and everyone [is] vying for the Big Ten Title; we know if we want to go far this year we need to stamp our authority early. The team ' s depth and determination was undeniable as they strove for the Championship title once again. SCORES L L W W W W L W W W W W W W W W W L W 0-4 2-4 4-3 5-3 6-0 5-0 2-4 9-1 3-0 3-0 8-3 3-2 4-0 4-0 1-0 4-1 4-0 1-2 5-2 Field Hockey 145

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WATER POLO Treading By Sarah Aronson Poised to regain their title as Eastern Conference Champions after .1 t vo year drought, the women ' s water polo team approached their 2003 season in full force. The team looked forward to positive contributions by newly appointed assistant coach, Jennifer Durley. Prior to coming to Michigan, Durley was an assistant coach at the University of Southern California. She was captain of USC ' s team during two of her college years there. Durley was a member of the U.S. Women ' s National Team in 200 1 am) 2002 and also competed and trained with the Women ' s National ' A ' learn in 2001. We are very excited to have Jennifer join the Michigan team. She brings outstanding playing experience at both the collegiate and national levels, and her previous coaching experience at USC will help her in her role at Michigan said head coach Matt Anderson. he women ' s water polo team anticipated an exciting game against their longtime rival Indiana, as well as intense duels against various east coast teams, such as Princeton anil Brown. Junior goalkeeper Betsey Armstrong commented. We have high expectations going into our season this upcoming spring. It is our first full year under our new coach Matt WATER POLO SCO SAN JOSE STATE INDIANA EASTERN MICHIGAN HARTWICK MICHIGAN STATE CA SAN DIEGO CA DAVIS LONG BEACH STATE CA- SANTA BARBARA LOYOIA MARYMOUNT CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO CA IRVINE LONG BEACH STATE CA SANTA BARBARA LA VERNE REDLANDS GROVE CITY ' INDIANA PENN STATE BEHREND WASHINGTON JEFFERSON MICHIGAN STATE SLIPPERY ROCK GANNON MERCYHURST WASHINGTON JEFFERSON LOYOLA MARYMOUNT ARIZONA STATE SAN JOSE STATE SALEM INTERNATIONAL SLIPPERY ROCK GEORGE WASHINGTON INDIANA BUCKNELL BROWN PRINCETON Anderson, and we have made a strong addition to our coaching staff vith Jen Durley. We have the confidence and determination to reclaim our title as Eastern Conference Champions. Finishing their season with record of 22-10, much of the team ' s success was attributed to team leaders including: centers Megan Hausmann, sophomore, and Julie Nisbet, senior; drivers Sheetal Narsai, junior, Casey Kerney, junior, Erin Brown, junior, and Shana Welch, freshman; and goalkeeper Armstrong. The Wolverines scored impressive wins against San Jose State and Indiana University but failed to make it into the Final Four with a semifinal loss to seventeenth ranked Brown University at the 2003 Eastern Championships on April 21. Despite the loss, the women rebounded to beat Princeton in the contest for third place. In June, the American Water Polo Coach ' s Association and the Collegiate Water Polo Associations named team members Delia Sonda, Emily Pelino, Julie Nisbet, Rachel Burkons,Jineane Shibuya, and Megan Hausmann to the 2003 All-Academic team. The recognition was based on having over a 3.2 GPA and being a starter or major contributor to the team. L 3-8 W 12-6 W 12-4 W 10-7 W 11-6 L 2-3 W 8-6 L 8-13 L 5-6 L 5-7 W 10-3 L S-8 L 5-11 L 6-7 W W W ' S 18-2 W 9-7 W 11-4 W 14-4 W 11-1 W 10-4 W 8-2 W 19-5 W 16-4 2-11 W 7-5 : 6-4 19-2 18-3 W 14-2 W 6-2 W 14-2 L 4-5 W 9-5 Women ' s Waterpolo 147