Page 8-Friday, January 26, 1979-:The Michigan Daily IOWA YET TO COME: EAVES DOUBTFUL IatMmen s By DAVE JOHNSON; Despite the absence of All-American Mark Churella, the Michigan matmen should have no trouble gaining road victories from Purdue and Illinois this weekend. . Churella, a strong candidate for the 1980 Olympics, will be in the Soviet Union this weekend to participate in the Russian Tbilisi Tournament. It's a tournament showcasing probable par- ticipants for the 1980 games. Churella, an All-American, won a spot on the U.S. team by winning the Great Plains Tournament in Lincoln, Nebraska earlier this year.' "MARK ASKED me early in the year eek Iwo Big if he could participate," said Wolverine Coach Dale Bahr. "I told him we'd work it in if we weren't wrestling top teams. As it turned out, neither Purdue nor Illinois appear to be formidable op- ponents for the grapplers. Although each club boasts a pair of outstanding wrestlers, neither team has the depth to seriously compete with Michigan. "We should definitely beat Purdue," said Bahr, "although Illinois might be a little tougher." Individually, each match should be one-sided. Michigan's strength lies in the middle and heavyweight divisions while their two opponents offer strength Ten wins I in the 126 and 134-pound categories. "IT'S GONNA be a case of our good kids hitting their weaker guys and their' strong guys against our weaker athletes," added Bahr. Lou Joseph (11-5-1) and Nemir Nadhir (6-2) will compete for the Wolverines at 150 and 158 pounds respectively. Both have been prime reasons for Michigan's success as of late. In fact, Nadhir has won his last five matches in a row. Bill Konovsky (7-4) will fill in for Churella in the 167-pound weight class. Although he's not an All-American, Coach Bahr has much respect for Konovsky. "BILL IS A good wrestler," said Bahr. "We're certainly not going from an outstanding wrestler to a nobody." Although Michigan has had a few in- juries recently, Bahr believes -the Wolverines are in relatively good shape. "Except for a few nagging in- juries, we should be pretty healthy," said Bahr. Heavyweight ,Steve Bennett (12-5) will be back in the lineup after sitting out Michigan's last meet with a strained knee. "We've let him rest all week," said Bahr, "so he should be ready to go." The Wolverines return home for a meet against number one-ranked Iowa next Friday. "You can bet Churella will be back for that one," said Bahr. Icers eye Irish rematch By DAN PERRIN Fear not, Michigan hockey fans. Maybe you have given up on this year's Blue icers, but coach Dan Farrell and his youthful squad are thinking differently. One thing that won't help the icers think positively is the status of scoring leader Murray Eaves t10 goals-19 assists-29 points), who is listed as doubtful for this weekend's series with Notre Dame. Eaves sprained his knew the first period of last Friday night's game at North Dakota and hasn't prac- ticed all week. Michigan hosts the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame tonight and tomorrow night at Yost Ice Arena. Game time is 7:30 both nights. While the Wolverine pucksters currently occupy the basement of the WCHA, five points away from the eighth and final playoff pot, Farrell believes all is not lost. Farrell noted that ninth place Michigan State has won three our of six games since Christmas, eighth place Denver has won just one, and fourth place Notre Dame has picked up only two victories in 1979. "Those teams are no better than we are," asserted the Michigan mentor. "If we can minimize the major mistakes happening late in the game and start to score a little better, we can make the playoffs. "We slave 12 games to go (this season). We're just playing them one at a time. Obviously, if you win a few, you start to believe you're going to win." This weekend would be a great time for the Michigan hockey team to start believing they can win. Currently riding an eight game losing streak, that feeling may not come too .easily. Notre Dame's Fighting Irish (11-8 in the WCHA, 11-10-1 overall) skate into town with just two victories in their last eight outings and need a sweep almost as badly as the Wolverines. After playing superb hockey the first half of the season (including a pair of victories over Michigan on Thanksgiving weekend), the Irish have slipped from first took fourth in the WCHA standings. Farrell feels the South Bend skaters were playing over their heads early this season and are certainly a beatable club. "I don't go into this series with any misgivings, you know, like we can win easily-it's going to be tough," said the sixth year coach. "But their game has seemed to cool down a little bit, at least statistically it has. "I think even the Notre Dame people would agree that they played much better than even they anticipated they would play in the first half (of the season)," continued the former Michigan Tech assistant coach. Notre Dame coach Lefty Smith agreed with Farrell and explained why he thought his team.jumped off to such a quick start. "We've had excellent goaltending, no serious injuries," noted Smith. "And we've had good luck to a certain degree. I also must give credit to my assistant coach, Rick Schafer, for his recruiting." Indeed, there are more than a couple of blue chip rookies on this year's Irish squad including center Dave Poulin (19 goals-14 assists-33 points), who leads the team in scoring, front line defenseman John Schmidt (3-10-13), and starting netminder Dave Laurion (3.98 goals against average). Other top scorers for Notre Dame include Dearborn product Tom M'Ichalek (11-16-27) and junior forwards Greg Meredith (16-10-26) and Ted Weltzin (6-19-25). Irish coach Smith refused to underestimate the cellar- dwelling Blue icers and was cautiously optimistic in com- menting on the Wolverine squad. "Michigan has picked up a great deal of experience since the last time we met them," said Smith. "We should more than have our hands full. We go into this series concerned as to what may lie in store for us. SUMMER JOBS CAMP TAiMARACK Brighton and Ortonville, Michigan Interviewing, January 31 Summer PlaceQnt Office Call 763-4116 for appointment ' McNAMARA MAKES ADJUSTMENTS FRIDAYSPECIAL Frosh helps ace women cagers By ELISA FRYE "The competition is unbelievable; first class program. She's working on by the athletic department,"shesai When Katie McNamara first donned the talent in college is so much better. fundamentals and it will pay off," reference to the problems Michi r 2-5 p m her Michigan uniform, she had no idea In high school you just met talent on the asserted McNamara. State is having with fulfilling Title that she would even earn a starting spot other teams, incollege you meet it on requirements. on the women's basketball team, much SOLUK HAS praise for the young "s UEA _sbteehgssrpw."hYgaug m WE HAVE to wash our own unii TUESDAY less become the second highest scorer forward. "She has a great future in m. ut tht' m w, ho mm a~ d in gan IX ifor- " Half price on Beer 7-11 p.m. WEDNESDA Y 7-l0 p.m. Half price on Beer and Liquor 310 Maynard HOURS: 1 pm-2 am, Fri. .1:30 am-2 am, Sut. 11 am-2 am .. 0 .1 for the Wolverines. But the Farmington Our Lady of Mercy graduate proved herself in the cagers' very first game against the University of Detroit by racking up 18 points, even though the Wolverines lost the contest. SINCE THEN McNamara has star- ted every game and compiled 267 total points, second only to teammate Diane Dietz's 296. In addition, she sports a .467 field goal percentage. Although she appeared to be unsure of herself at first, McNamara has gained confidence in her playing abilities. "She's starting to get steady," commented her coach, Gloria Soluk. "She's not afraid anymore." "The adjusting (to collegedbasket- ball) isn't hard; it's just a different system,'' McNamara said. McNAMARA IS well aware of the dif- ferences between college and high school basketball. She and Dietz are fresh from a team that was the State Champion in 1978. "Everyone here is a serious athlete," she said. college athletics. She definitely has All- American potential." In fact, if there is one problem with the pre-law hoopster, it is that she is too unselfish when it comes to therest of the team. "Katie is a team player-too much," said her coach. "We want her to shoot more. We'd really like to see her take more of a leadership role out there." McNamara is satisfied with Michigan as a whole. 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At the same time, take advantage of Dallas' low cost of living and no state income tax. CAMPUS INTER VIEWS February 2 Katie McNamara your own team," she added. In spite of the youth of this year's team, McNamara has confidence in Soluk. "She's really trying to build a I STO P! $There's solution. Come to for great PIZZAS and GRINDERS. S. STATE and PACKARD o 995.0232 Sun-Wed til 1 am Thurs til 2 .-----Fri-Sat til 3 am By ALAN FANGER Spring break may be five weeks away, but it looks like a good portion of Michigan's women's gymnastics team might be spending their vacations at the doctor's office. A heavy meet schedule and five days of practice per week have taken a physical toll on the Wolverines, yet they have managed to win all but one con- test, that being the Michigan State meet last Sunday. Among the walking wounded are freshman Teresa Bertoncin, who jam- med a toe during practice Wednesday. Sophomore floor exercise whiz Colleen Forrestel is nursing a twisted ankle, hometown product Lisa Uttal has both a bruised heel and tendonitis of the shoulder, and first-year tumblers Cindy Shearon and Laurie Miesel are suf- fering from painful shin splints. .Fortunately for Coach Scott Ponto, nobody's injury is severe enough to keep them from competing in the ten- team Windy City Invitational this weekend in Chicago. Betamax 2-hour Videotapes list $16.99 $14.99 each lower level 'ECCLE 221 E. Liberty LIGHT 665-7685 &SOUND The news regarding co-captain Becky Coldren is more disconcerting, however. Coldren, who returned to the team this year after sitting out the previous season, has been hampered with a rare back ailment since the out- set of the present campaign. She may miss the entire season. "We don't know whether she'll be able to come back," said assistant coach Ginger Robey. "There are two vertebrae which are crossing one another, and she has been doing a specific exercise to separate them." In that particular exercise, Coldren suspends herself atop the lower of the uneven parallel bars, her stomach being the only means of support. "It takes away a good deal of the pain," Robey said. There will be a good deal of com- petition in Chicago, and Ponto isn't claiming a victory prior to the start of the meet. "Illinois State, Iowa, Iowa State, and Minnesota are all good teams. We're hoping to finish first, but we could finish as low as fifth. I'd be quite disappointed if we finished any lower than that." Much of the Windy City competition will be familiar to the Wolverines. Wisconsin, Central Michigan, and host Illinois-Chicago Circle were all beaten by Michigan in meets earlier this season. L New Bar at the Village Bell. 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