Page 10--Sunday, December 2, 1979-The Michigan Daily Spartan Icers get revenge: Blue loses, 6-3 By ELISA FRYE Special to the Daily EAST LANSING-The mood in Munn Arena last night was vengeful, as the Michigan State icers made up for Friday night's 7-2 loss to Michigan with a 6-3 defeat of the Wolverines before a sellout crowd of 6,549. Penalties and the power play proved to be the key to success in the game as six of the nine goals scored were in those situations. Michigan had six chances and made only two, while the Spartans also had six but made four. DEFENSE WAS tight throughout, if a little over- zealous at times. Altercations became more frequent s the game progressed, owing to the intense rivarly Involved. Michigan's Brad Tippett opened the scoring by poking the puck betweeen ,Michigan State goalie Mark Mazzoleni's legs at 7:47 in the first period after a sticky battle of defense. The Spartans answered back less than ten seconds later as Frank Finn shot one past a sprawling Paul Fricker. FROM THEN UNTIL the third period, the Wolverines were impotent, allowing five more Spar- tan goals. Of those five, three were power plays. Michigan State completely dominated the scoring in the second period, tallying three goals, two of which came on the power play. MSU's second goal of the game by Ken Paraskevin looked like an illusionist's trick as he pushed the puck around the side ofthe net and past Fricker in a one-hand- quicker-than- they-eye motion. Then, with Blum off for tripping, State's Mike Stoltzner taking the puck from Ted Huesing took a shot that richocheted off of Fricker's foot and boun- ced into the goal. MARK HAMWAY, centering for Frank Dinn, smashed the puck towards the goal, broke his stick, and stick and all went flying in the air. The third period was Michigan's day in the sun as power play opportunities presented themselves four more times. The Wolverines took advantage of two of them. The first came with Michigan State's Bill Shutt off for interference. Defenseman John Blum shot from the blue line, the puck hit the knee pad of a prone Mazzoleni and trickled into the goal. MICHIGAN'S THIRD and final goal of the evening came on a weak shot in the left corner of the net from dan Lerg while defenseman Jim Clifford was off for elbowing. The Wolverines now sport a 6-4 record in the WCHA and'are 10-4 overall. The icers next take on Dartmouth in a non- conference series on Dec. 7 and 8 at Yost Arena. Game timnes are 7:30. .......... :.;:.,:::;::;:.;:.; :::::.::::.:::::::.......:.......... .. XXXX: XX E. Lansing lethargy FIRST PERIOD Scoring: 1. M-Tippett (Spears and Eaves) 7:47; 2. MSU-Finn (Martin. Huesing) 8:05; 3. MSU- Hamway (Huesing. Welch) 14:21. Penalties: M-Lerg (hooking) 0:21; MI-Lundberg (holding) 1:30: MSU-Shutt (high-sticking) 16:26. SECOND PERIOD Scoring: 4. MSU-Paraskevin (Lakian, Shutt) 10:05; 5. MSU-Stoltzner (Huesing, Welch) 14:55; 6. MSU-Finn (lamway, Huesing) 17:02. Penalties-M-Richter (roughing) 7:47; MSU- Shutt (tripping) 11:37; M-Blum (tripping) 13:04; M-Tippett (slashing) 16:15. THIRD PERIOD Scoring: 7. MSU-Hamway (Welch, Finn) 5:48; 8. M-Blum (Manning, Baseotto) 9:04; 9. M-Lerg (Blum. Richmond) 13:38. Penalties: MSU-Lynett (elbowing) 2:32; M- Lerg (hooking) 4:08; MSU-Shutt (interference) 8:06; MSU-Huesing (tripping) 11:45; MSU-Clif- ford (elbowing) 12:28.. SAVES Fricker (M).................... 10 Mazzoleni (MSU).............14 12 8-30 6 15 -35 .:. . . . . . Blue shots ambush Minutemen, 112-64 By MARK MIHANOVIC0 The 9,267 Michigan basketball fans who came to Crisler Arena yesterday to find out how good the 1979-80 Wolverines are going to be will have to wait awhile. They saw what could only loosely be referred to as a basketball game, as the Blue cagers humiliated a pitiful Massachusetts squad, 112-64, in the regular Before the sea on began, Michigan basketball coach John- ny Orr pronounced center John Garris "a new man." And Garris has thus far lived up to Orr's ap- praisal. The 6-9 sophomore tips a shot in for a bucket, one of seven he tallied in the Wolverines' 112-64 win over Massachusetts yesterday. Garris' 14-point per- formance prompted Orr to say, "that's 16 times as many points as he averaged last year." Garris also dazzled the crowd with some defensive wizardry, as he blocked several Minutemen shots.. 0 season opener for both teams. For all intents and purposes, the ballgame was over with 10:13 to play in the first half, as a Marty Bodnar layup completed a string of 18 unanswered Michigan points in a five-minute period to make the score 29-6. And it got more ridiculous from there. SEVEN MICHIGAN players finished in double figures, as the Wolverines fast breaked at will. Forward Mike McGee paced the cagers with 27 points, connec- ting on nine of 14 from the field and nine of ten at the charity stripe. Time and time again, Michigan used a tight, "denial" defense to force Massachusetts turnovers or jump- balls. Starting forward Thad Garner played exceptionally aggressive defen- se, making four steals and diving all over the place for loose balls. He also scored 11 points and hauled in seven rebounds, leading the team in the latter department. Reservencenter John Garris also stood out on defense by blocking six Minutemen shots in 17 minutes of playing time. On the other end of the floor, he notched seven of nine field goal attempts for 14 points, including two "alley-oop" slam dunks which drew technical fouls for hanging on the rim. "JOHNNY GARRIS came in and was terrific," said coach Johnny Orr. "He looked great for awhile. In the first half,. they (Michigan's players) were all very strong defensively." The Wolverines didn't let up with the 29-6 lead. After Massachusetts' forward Curtis Phauls sank two free throws to make it 29-8, Michigan ran off ten more points, and the Minutemen were never closer than 25. With the score 51-16 and a minute to go in the half, Phauls went in all alone on a break, and made a mockery out of an attempted dunk-the ball missed the rim and crashed off the backboard: It was symbolic of the kind of day it was for Massachusetts and their first-year coach, Ray Wilson. "It seemed like everytime those (Michigan's) kids put the ball in the air, somebody scored," Wilson lamented. "They were ready. We got into foul trouble (six fouls in the first three minutes), and we just didn't have the people to replace our front-line players." T HE FACT that the Minutemen missed easy bucket after easy bucket throughout the contest didn't help mat- ters. "I told our kids that I don't think Michigan could have been more gracious in letting us take the shots we took and missed," Wilson said. With a 51-20 lead, Michigan came out a little sluggish in the second half and allowed their lead to "shrink" to 55-30 before they took off again. A McGee layup with 14 minutes of Minutemen agony left brought it to 67-32 before the Blue cagers ran off an 11-2 streak. Freshman Joe James' only bucket of the game made it 95-45, and the on- slaught continued. Phauls kept Massachusetts from total em- oarrassment oy scoring o points and pulling in eight boards for top honors in both categories. MICHIGAN GOT strong play from its backcourt, with Keith Smith (12 poin- ts), Mark Lozier (10), Johnny Johnson (10), and Mark Bodnar (10) each hitting double figures. Lozier and Smith also dished out seven and six assists, respectively. "We were aggressive. This team is sometimes inconsistent, but I like the way they play hard." THE ONLY possible disappointment for the Wolverines yesterday was the play of top recruit James. He was one fox seven from the field in ten and a half minutes on the floor and only managed one bound. "Joe is a little nervous still," Orr ex- plained, "but I think he's going to come along and be a better player." .How much did Orr learn about his teani? "We just have to wait and see,'' the dean of Big Ten coaches said. "We should improve. We were a little better today than against Windsor, and we're going to have to be a lot better against Central." The Wolverines play host to defen- ding Mid-American Conference co champs Central Michigan tomorro night at Crisler. Minutemen wounde MASSACHUSETTS Mn. FG/A FT/A R A PF Pis Daily Photo by MAUREEN O'MALLEY y, full court Cagrers test. .. .0. to beat the best By DAVE JOHNSON A SECOND DIVISION finish in the Big Ten this year? I'm not so sure. The Wolverines looked mighty impressive in their 112-64 massacre of Massachusetts yesterday, but who wouldn't? The Minutemen returned only one starter and four letterwinners this year from a team which finished 5-22 last year. They hadn't a prayer, let alone much talent. No, it's gonna take a few more games against tougher opponents to see how good, or bad the Wolverines really are. Massachusetts can hardly be /called competitive. They shot a miserable 40.3 per cent from the field and turned the ball over 27 times. But to Michigan's credit, they did what had to be done. They did what much of the media and many Michigan fans believe they can't do consisten- tly - they won. For the Wolverines to have a successful season, it's imperative for them to get off to a good start. More so than most Big Ten teams. On paper, only junior forward Mike McGee is an outstanding player. The rest of the players are good, good enough to beat a Windsor or Massachuset- ts, but hardly talented enough to defeat an Indiana, Ohio State, or Purdue. But games aren't won on talent alone. Heck, NCAA champion Michigan State was far superior to Michigan in talent last year, yet the Wolverines up- set them 49-48 at Crisler Arena. Wisconsin, ninth best in the Big Ten last year, hardly a basketball powerhouse, beat both Ohio State and Michigan State last year. Head games No, what's equally important to having raw talent is a superior mental attitude. That's what Michigan had last year when they upset the Spartans and that's what they need in order to compete in the Big Ten this year. And that's what they had yesterday against Massachusetts. The Wolverines were sky high yesterday, both physically and emotionally. It was like watching the Harlem Globetrotters run circles around the New Jersey Reds. Thad Garner would have made Meadowlark Lemon look like a deaf- mute. The 6-7 junior forward certainly made up for whatever lacked from the sparse Crisler crowd. "Hands up," chanted Garner., "Hands up." McGee, on the other hand, let his accurate shooting do the talking, ala Curly Neal. The 6-3 junior second team All-Big Ten forward who was booed throughout last season, impressed much of the crowd with 27 points in a little over 23 minutes. More importantly, McGee dropped in nine of 14 shots from the field and nine of 10 from the free throw line. In fact, the team as a whole shot an impressive 57.3 per cent from the floor and canned 26 of 36 from the line, Michigan's Achilles heel in recent years. Everyone played and everyone scored. Eight players saw at least 17 minutes of playing time. Seven scored in double figures. It was truly a team effort, in every sense of the word. Time after time, Michigan drove toward the basket, only to dish the ball off to a teammate for an easy two points. As a unit, the Wolverines ac- cumulated 24 assists, seven by senior guard and co-captain Mark Lozier and six by sophomore guard Keith Smith. Seepag 8... for results of the Michigan-Eastern Michigan women's gymnastics meet and a roundup of yesterday's NCAA football action. Wright.........18 1/6 Phauls.........37:30 10/18 Stewart........27 4/10 Witkos.........29 5/8 Morrison. 13:30 0/2 Dennerlein .... 32 3/9 Teague ........ 9 0/2 Bierly ........ 27 2/6 Roberts ....... 4 0/0 Anderson...... 3 0/1 Team Rebounds Totalss.......... 25/62 3/5 10/10 0/2 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/2 0/0 0/0 14/19 2 8 s s 0 4 0 3 0 5 1 4 2\ 3 1 4 0 2 0 4 0 3 41 0 0 0 0" 8 26 30~ 8 10 0 6 4 0 01 WOMEN CAGERS LOSE, 66-63 Mami (0.) rally upends Michigan By GREG DeGULIS Poor shooting andmissed free throws came back to haunt the Michigan women cagers in their season opener yesterday, as Miami (Ohio) rallied in the final minute to defeat the Wolverines, 66-63. Referring to the first half shooting and crucial charity misses at the end of the game, coach Gloria Soluk commen- ted, "We can't shoot 25 per cent and win-also the free throws. killed us." Due to the frigid shooting by the Wolverines, the Redskins were able to construct a lead of 52-39 early in the second half before Soluk implemented a half-court press with 8:57 remaining. UTILIZING THIAT press, Michian valiantly battled back, turning an 11- point Miami lead into a slim one-point advantage. Michigan then seized the lead 57-56 for the first time in the con- test when freshwoman guard Diane Hatch made a twisting turn-around jump shot with four minutes remaining. Michigan built a short lived five point advantage (63-58) after another Hatch jumper, but the Redskins settled down and the Wolverines failed to score again, missing from the foul line, late in- the contest. The fatal free-throw misses Soluk referred to occurred with Michigan holding a precarious 63-62 lead with a minute left in the game. Last season's most valuable player, Diane Dietz, "our best free-throw shooter" accor- ding to Soluk, failed to connect on a one- and-one opportunity and junior guard Brenda Venhuizen missed two chances from the 15 foot mark with 20 seconds left. DESPITE THE disappointments at the foul line, Michigan was granted one last opportunity to snag a last-second victory. With just eight seconds left on the clock and the score 64-63 in favor of Miami, the Wolverines had the ball. But, an offensive charging foul nullified the scoring possibility, resulting in two free throws for Miami. The tension filled contest thus ended 66-63 in favor of the visitors from the southern part of the Buckeye state. Relfecting on the opening game jit- ters experienced by the Wolverines, Soluk referred to the broken nose suf- fered by sophomore guard Jeanne White as a probably reason. White, ex- pecting to start at guard, broke her nose in the pre-game warm-up, altering the scheduled starting lineup for Michigan at the last minute, and accor- ding to Soluk "really shook us up" resulting in a 10-40 field goal ratio and a Miami 30-23 lead at halftime. Commenting on the bright side of the loss. Soluk mentioned that "the half court press was fantastic" and that she "was impressed by the performan- ce of Penny Neer." Neer, a 6-0 sophomore center, sparkled offensively with 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the team in both categories. Soluk also hoped that her young team could build on "this type of defeat" and be able to improve for the near future. They should find out soon enough as the Wolveriens host Adrian College Tuesday night at 7:00 at Crisler Arena. MICHIGAN Mn.eFG/A FT/A R A PF McGee....... 24:30 9/14 9/10 4 2 2 Garner.......22:30 4/7 3/5 7 1 2 Heuerman..19 2/5 2/2 2 1 3 Bodnar, Marty 19:30 2/5 0/0 4 0 1 Smith..........18:30 4/6 4/5 3 6 2 Lozier..........21:30 4/4 2/4 3 7 3 Johnson........17 3/6 4/5 2 3 1 Garris..........17:30 7/9 0/1 5 1 1 Bodnar, Mark . 12:30 4/7 2/3 4 1 1 Person.........13 2/4 0/I 5 0 1 James.........10:30 I/7 0/0 1 2 2 Brown......... 4 1/1 0/0 1 0 1 Team Rebounds 5 Totals..........43/75 26/36 47 24 20 112 Halftime: MICHIGAN 50, Massachusetts 21 Fouled Out: Wright Technical Fouls:2Garris (2). Phauls Attendance: 9,627 Pts 2 1 I i 1 Red-skinned MIAMI (O.) 1'111 ! A c"T f A D MICHIGAN A I "V Pfc Era "'4 U ~P -