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Lady booters provide exciting Big
By JOHN GIBLIN
Collegian Staff Writer
As the Big Ten women’s soccer
regular season came to a close, the
conference title picture came more
into focus. Only the top eight teams
qualified for the postseason tourna
ment Nov. 6-8, while the remaining
two teams will be forced to sit
home and watch.
This year’s race for the title has
Jbeen one of the most exciting in
•recent memory, with upsets help-
png to separate the conference
•heavyweights from the have-beens
end wanna-bes. With eight of the 10
Jteams above .500 for the year and
•four teams currently ranked in the
Stop 25, the Big Ten once again has
«xed its muscle.
i£“To repeat in any conference is
tough, especially in the Big Ten,”
Michigan State coach Tom Saxton
said. “The margin of difference
between schools is who makes the
most of that day.”
Illinois Fighting Illini
Under coach Jillian Ellis, the Illi
ni have surpassed preseason
expectations to make their first
Big Ten Tournament.
Last year’s conference cellar
dweliers, Illinois has greatly
improved from last season’s 7-10
mark, 1-8 in the Big Ten.
Despite their season-long sue-
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"To repeat in any
conference is tough,
especially in the Big
Ten."
Tom Saxton
Michigan State women’s
soccer coach
cess, the Illini have faced a late
season in-conference slump. In its
final two games of the Big Ten sea
son, Illinois lost to Minnesota 3-1,
and Indiana 2-1.
Indiana Hoosiers
Another addition to the list of ris
ing stars are the No. 24 Hoosiers.
Coach Joe Kelley’s squad has
improved upon its accomplish
ments from a year ago, posting the
third-best overall record in the
conference.
“I think what you’re seeing is
squads that started when we did
are showing how strong of a con
ference we have,” he said.
Indiana is one game away from
tying the team record of 12 wins in
a season set in 1993. In addition,
Indiana is 7-0 at home this year and
will try to keep its record unblem
ished when it hosts Butler in its
last home game this season.
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lowa Hawkeyes
Despite having a worse winning
percentage than last year, lowa
coach Stephanie Gabbert feels her
team has had a productive year in
the Big Ten. Despite being one of
only two teams not to qualify for
the conference tournament, lowa,
in its second season in the confer
ence, still hopes to improve on its
8-11 overall record from last sea
son.
“This year, we’ve played better
as a team,” Gabbert said. “We’ve
had more depth off the bench, and
we’re not relying on one player to
win it for us.”
Michigan Wolverines
After hitting a midseason low
point, the No. 19 Wolverines finally
have shown signs they can contend
for the conference crown.
Last year’s Big Ten Tournament
champion, Michigan has come on
strong during conference play. Its
few setbacks this year have come
to quality opponents, including
losses to No. 18 Northwestern, con
ference runner-up Wisconsin and
No. 5 Notre Dame. Picked in the
preseason as the team to beat, the
Wolverines face one final test
before the Big Ten Tournament
begins No. 20 Brigham Young.
Michigan State Spartans
Along with lowa, the Spartans
failed to make the Big Ten’s post-
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season tournament. In what Saxton
termed a “down” year, Michigan
State has been walked on as the
conference doormat.
The Spartans are last in the con
ference in goalkeeping, allowing
1.79 goals per game. In addition, it
is the only team not to win against
a conference opponent. Overall,
Michigan State has only scored 80
points this season, second only to
Ohio State for worst in the confer
ence.
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Last year’s conference champi
ons have been anything but spec
tacular this season. Minnesota ran
the gamut in Big Ten play last sea
son, compiling a 9-0 record en
route to the Big Ten regular-season
title. Playing inconsistently, this
year’s squad minus all-time
school scoring leader Jennifer
Walek and three-time All-American
Jennifer McElmury has failed to
live up to its preseason expecta
tions.
“This year has been a learning
experience for us,” coach Sue Mon
tagne said. “We’ve had to adjust
our game and find some chem
istry.”
One of the few highlights for the
Gophers has been the play of for
ward scoring tandem Nicole Lee
and Laurie Seidl,.who rank 1-2 in
the conference in scoring.
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