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

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rt! H ! A righting lo get the rebound. Junior LeeAnn Bies and sophomore Jennifer Smith box out an Ohio State player. Smith added 17 points and 12 re- bounds to the game, while Bies led the team in scoring and in rebounds on the season. pho:t by Ben Hayes

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Women ' s Basketball Carefully lining up her shot, sopho- more forward Stephanie Gandy at- tempts a free throw during a game against Ohio State. The Buckeyes slipped passed the Wolverines, win- ning the game 77-66. photo by Ben Haytf Searching for an open teammate, se- nior guard Alayne Ingram prepares to put the ball back into play. The team ' s biggest threat from the outside, Ingram matched her career high with five three-pointers against Ohio State, photo by Ben Hayes playingup totheirexpectations To start off the women ' s basketball season, Head Coach Sue Guevara recruited five freshman to complete the roster. Two of the freshman, Mie Burlin and Sierra Hauser-Price started games as guards. Burlin is a smart, tough ballplayer, who is a very good defender for a young player and knows how to play the game. Hauser-Price is a very quick and definitely going to raise our level of athleticism on the perimeter, said Guevara. The women ' s basketball team came off one of the most successful seasons in school history last year by advancing to the second round of NCAA championships and having a stellar record of 19-12. Because of the team ' s success, their 2001-02 schedule included games against the 2001 NCAA champion and national runner-up. It is very good that we are being challenged with our schedule this season. When the girls have a chance to play the best, they can become the best, said Associate Head Coach Angela Jackson. The Wolverines entered the season being named one of the top ten teams in many pre-season publications, such as Women ' s Basketball Journal. The team returned eight of their top nine players, including four Big Ten honorable mention performers LeeAnn Bies, Alayne Ingram, Raina Goodlow and Stephanie Gandy. In addition, the team was selected as the preseason co-favorite in the Big Ten conference by the conference coaches at the Big Ten Basketball Media Day. Bies, who plays centerforthe team, received the honor of being on the coaches six-member preseason All-League Squad and named Big Ten Conference player of the week. It was honor to receive all of the recognition in the preseason. These types of honors only spark my desire to keep playing my best, said junior Bies. The Maize and Blue started off the season ranked 17th in the nation. They dunked RTU Klondaika with an 89-75 exhibition victory at Crisler Arena. Standing out in the game was red-shirt freshmanTabitha Pool who came off the bench to nail a three-pointer which gave Michigan their biggest lead in the game. Even though the team won, Guevara knew that they could do better. We played about a C+ or B- game, but we are going to have to pick it up and play in the A range in our future matches, said Guevara. The team came out with a very strong season against many challenging opponents. Their biggest challenge was to make it even farther in the NCAA championships. With such individual talent and strong leadership, they did not think that would be an unattainable goal. Story by Jennifer Lee keepingSCOre 66 Louisiana Tech 81 ||| 67 Detroit 52 ||| 81 New Hampshire 61 ||| 84 Syracuse 76 ||| 65 Marquette 49 ||| 78 Notre Dame 63 ||| 81 Washington State 59 j|| 71 Washington 7O ||| 74 Toledo 46 ||| 86 Louisiana State 81 ||| 71 Oakland 42 ||| 81 Illinois 85 ||| 47 Purdue 69 ||| 58 Michigan State 45 ||| 74 Wisconsin 89 ||| 66 Ohio State 77 ||| 65 Penn State 78 j| 75 Minnesota 84 III 68 Indiana 55 III 78 Illinois 92 III 82 Iowa 74 III 74 Northwestern 67 ||| 75 Ohio State 88 ||| 91 Iowa 80 ||| 73 Purdue 84 Sports | 189