The Michigan Daily-Friday, September 28, 1979-Page 11 SQUAD ADAPTS TO NEW COACH '79 field hockey looks promising By BOB EMORY before Phyllis. Ocker became the full-time womens athletic director at Michigan, one of her primary concerns was coaching the field hockey team, which she did from 1974 up through last year: She has brought the program along slowly,-one step at a time, each year increasing the amount of games played and the quality of opponents played. The victories were few in the early years but as the quality of opponents increased, Ocker was able to lure more experienced players to Michigan and last year the fruits of her labor began to pay off. The Wolverines surprised everyone in the field hockey scene by blossoming into a bonafide s state power, losing in the state finals to MSU and making a brief but rewarding ap- pearance in the Midwest regionals in Wisconsin. But if last year was a surprise and a success then this season, which begins today at 4:00 p.m. with a home match against Central Michigan, should be a real success but not much of a surprise. The state runner-up Wolverines lost only one player to graduation, and she was hobbled most of the year by a sore leg anyway. The strength of the team is back and add to that a few promising freshwomen and the extra year of tour- nament experience and the Wolverines. have to be considered a strong favorite to win the state championship. Ocker, of course,saw the progress her team was making and the direction it was headed so when she was named athletic director during the middle of last season, she decided to hire a full- time field hockey coach for this year. Enter Candy Zientek, a New Jersey native and despite her young age, a veteran of field hockey coaching at the national and statewide levels. She spent this past summer earning a field hockey coaching certificate, coaching at various camps across the country, See more sports, ppgs. 12, 13 working with the national team and ap- plying for jobs. "I applied to Michigan not knowing she (Ocker) was looking for a coach," said Zientek. "I also ap- plied to a few schools that don't have field hockey teams." The strength of the Wolverines is in their'superb goaltending and a strong forward line altough Zientek feels the team is well rounded throughout. The netminding duties are handled by Laura Pieri, a small but very quick goalie who owns about 12 career shutouts at Michigan (field hockey records being somewhat obscure). Most of the scoring will come from a forward line that has had much playing time together over the past two seasons. Mary Callam, her sister Alexandra, Jan Isaac and Dea Mazzet- ta are all proven scorers and newcomers Marty Maugh, Wendy Clark and Dee Jones should contribute also. Mary Callam led the team in scoring last year and has now climbed to within three of being the all-time Michigan scoring leader. She is a quick player who has a knack for being in the right place at the right time. Her sister Alexandra scored several goals as a freshwoman last year and the Michigan attack will inevitably center around these two Sacred Heart graduates. This afternoon's game against Cen- tral should bea good indication of how good the Wolverines are this year. The Chippewas were state champs two years ago and have always had a reputation for strong field hockey teams. The two teams split their two contests last season, with the Wolverines 2-1 victory in Mt. Pleasant. One interesting note on today's game. Last year Central beat Michigan in the season opener, 4-1. It was the first time. the Wolverines had ever scored against Central in their seven year varsity history. But two months later while Michigan was playing MSU in the finals, the Chippewas were riding the bus back to Mt. Pleasant. Field hockey has indeed come a long way at Michigan. Breakfast Buffet Scrambled Eggs, Cooked to Order Hash Browns * Bacon 0 Sausage * Buttered Toast & Jelly * Assorted Cereals " Danish Coffee Cake " Fresh Fruits ,"Orange Juice V-8 Juice " Grapefruit Juice " Tomato Juice Coffee * Hot Chocolate " Hot Tea " Milk Join Uo nellL Morning. 300 S. Thayer " Next to the Bell Tower Hotel USC FAVORED, BUT NO SURE BET: Pac-0 packed with competitors By ART REGNER "We have to keep on improving week after week or we won't win our con- ference," states John Robinson, head coach of the USC Trojans. "I've been pleased with the intensity and en- thusiasm that my team has displayed so far, but we are still making too many mistakes." G California's } Golden Bears are currently on top of the Pac-10 stan- dings, followed closely by the Trojans and the Huskies of Washington. "People don't understanddhow even this conference really is, there are six teams capable of winning the title," said Robinson. ALTHOUGH Robinson seems somewhat unsure of his team's chances of capturing the Pac-10 crown, just one look at the team statistics for that con- ference and you find USC is in the top three in every categoryl Southern Cal is the total offensive leader with a 419.7 yard average as compared to runner-up UCLA with a 403-yard'average. USC leads in passing offense 168.7 to California's 139.3-yard average. The Trojans are also the leaders in rushing offense, averaging 281 yards to 267.3 for second-place UCLA. USC has scored 111 points in three games for a 37-point average per game, tops in the Pac-10. "Our offense has been great all year long, but our defense has been the sur- prise to me," Robinson said. "I knew we'd be gobd against the rush, but I was SCO'RES Major League Baseball NATIONAL LEAGUE St. Louis 9. Pittsburgh 5 Montreal, Atlanta (ppd. rain) San Diego, Cincinnati (ppd. rain) AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago 4. Minnesota 2 Boston 6. Toronto 5 New York 5. Cleveland 2 a little suspect of our pass defense." IN TOTAL defense, USC ranks third, allowing only 256 yards per game. They are second in passing defense with an 85.8 average and second in rushing defense with an 81 yard average. Gridde r e Pick Can submitting Gridde Picks to the Daily at 420 Maynard by midnight Friday bring you good luck? You might scoff and say "Nawwwww", but it's true. Consider the case of one Dallas E. Jr. of a small school in East Lansing. Dallas laughed when told that winning the picks would bring him a happy, productive life (not to mention a small one-item Pizza Bob's pizza), but he isn't laughing now. An accident you say, a freak coincidence perhaps? Only the shadow knows, but then, the choice is yours. 1. MICHIGAN at California (pick score) 2. Michigan St. at Notre Dame 3. Ohio St. at UCLA 4. Oregon at Purdue 5. 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