The Michigan Daily-Saturday, January 6, 1979-Page 7 OVERMATCHED ICERS FALL, 10-1 Awesome Minnesota By BILLY NEFF The cries of S.O.S. and Mayday echoed throughout Yost Arena last night as the Minnesota Golden Gophers thumped Michigan, 10-1. Minnesota, ranked number one in the nation, left no doubt why they hold down that spot as they popped home eight consecutive second period goals. Withing a span of 14 minutes and 16 seconds, the Gophers broke open a tight 1-1 game when they singed the net behind Wolverine goalie Rudy Varvari for eight unanswered tallies. The Gophers tied a one period record in Yost for the number of goals scored by a team. The onslaught started as both teams were short handed. MICHIGAN'S John Blum was out for a five minute high sticking penalty and Minnesota's Don Micheletti was off for slashing. There was some controversy over Blum's penalty as it looked like Micheletti had lifted up Blum's stick, which eventually hit and bloodied Gopher captain Bill Baker. Rob McClanahan, enroute to a hat trick, received a long lead pass from Mike Ramsay, skated in on the breakaway, and flipped the puck past the startled Varvari. The momentum seemed to be swinging to the high powered Gophers as they out muscled the Wolverines to every loose puck. Just five seconds after the goal, an eventual game winner, Minnesota winger Eric Strobel was whistled off for hooking. Things looked up for the slum- ping Wolverine icers (7-11, lost last three in a row) as they now had a four on three advantage, enabling them to utilize more of the ice. BUT McCLANAHAN blunted any Wolverine momentum by replaying the second Minnesota goal over a minute later. He took another long lead pass from Ramsay and broke away for the score. Minnesota kept pouring the pressure on. Leading scorer Steve Christoff was the next lamplighter for the Gophers, a mere 38 seconds after their last tally. Then, Christ Michelletti o one play, v Wolverines lc Insult upon as the gods recorded his a loose puck sensation NE liner by the Baker netted the second p overpowers aoff threaded the needle to initial pass from Wheeler, looked to be to in a picture-perfect two on ofie ntepa.a vhich made it 5-1. The offsides on the play. a ,vhikhed e ite5Wolverine coach Dan Farrell was Th soked helpless. livid after the one sided contest, not due Fa insult was added to injury to his team's "loss of composers," but . ag kept coming. McClanahan due to the refereeing. th hat trick, Strobel batted "The five minute penalty was the dif- tr er Brvan s han ference.iMicheletti lifted Blum's stick P al Broton slaped anlow up and it hit Baker's eye. The referee screened netminder, and says I'm sorry; it was a tough penalty pu ione from the point to cap eriod scoring. In the third Goal-ten G call against you (Michigan). He poligizes to us; can you believe that? hat was a horseshit call," said arrell. "You can't play sure handed ;ainst a team like that. You're playing e best god-damn team in the coun- y," Farrell said. Maybe Minnesota coach Herb Brooks t it best, "When it rains it pours." op hers rwilliger (charging) 11:54, M-Richter (holding) :33, MINN-Pepper (interference) 17:17. THIRD PERIOD coring: 11. MINN-Baker (Christoff, McClana- in) 7:03. Penalties: M-Blum (highsticking) 2MINN-Christoff (highstlcking) :22, M-May minute fighting, game disqualification) 3:44, INN-Meredith (5-minute fighting, game disquali- ation) 3:44, MINN--Greeder (delay of game) 42, MINN-Terwilliger (slashing) 16:42, M- m (highsticking) 16:42, M-Perry (elbowing) 28. . 1 0 full court Blue Russ stanza, Baker added his second of the night as he gathered in a loose puck and beat Varvari's replacement Bob Sutton. Minnesota had opened the scoring in the evenly fought first period when Phil Verchota netted a loose puck in front of the Wolverine net. Verchota was Michigan's nemesis in Bloomington earlier this year with five goals in the Gophers' 8-2, 10-5 pastings of the Wolverines. BILL WHEELER had tied the contest for Michigan as he tipped in a Dan Lerg rebound. Lerg, upon receiving the FIRST PERIOD Scoring: 1. MINN-Verchota (Baker, Broten) 10:13, 2. M-Wheeler (Lerg, Manning) 11:36. Penal- ties: MINN-Baker (hooking) :51, M-Lerg (trip- ping) 3:58, M-Richter (slashing) 9:08, MINN- McClanahan (roughing) 14:57, M-Blum (roughing) 14:57. SECOND PERIOD Scoring: 3. MINN-McClanahan (Ramsay) 2:39, 4. MINN-McClanahan (Ramsay) 3:55, 5. MINN- Christoff (Harrer, Bergioff) 4:33, 6. MINN-Miche- letti (Christoff, Larson) 7:28, 7 MINN-McClanahan, (Larson) 10:04, 8. MINN-Strobel (Verchota, Broten) 11:389. MINN-Broten (Strobel, Verchota) 14:28. 10. MINN-Baker (Micheletti) 16:55. Penal- ties: M-Blum (5-minute highsticking) 1:10, MINN- Micheletti (slashing) 2:03, MINN-Strobel (hooking) 2:44, MINN-Verchota (interference) 7:49, MINN- Ter 1;5 SA han :22 t5-r MIr fica 13:4 Blu 19:2 Ailing Staton... - . . out but not down By DAVE RENBARGER N INE GAMES and one Big Ten triumph into the basketball season, Wolverines Phil Hubbard and Tommy Staton are leading their team in several statistical categories. First there's Hubbard, gimpy knee and all, checking in as Michigan's undisputed leader in rebounds, standing ovations and headlines in the local papers. And then there's Staton, who has already racked up a near-record total of minutes spent on the bench for any returning starter, not to mention his team-leading stats in lingering illnesses and nagging injuries.. Currently, Michigan's two co-captains are both battling a persistent in- jury jinx that has left them operating below top efficiency. Hubbard at least has been able to operate effectively most of the time. But Staton, first immobilized by a lengthy bout of bronchitis and now hob- bled by an ankle strain, has been virtually out of operation for nearly five weeks now. And the starting spot he ably manned for the better part of two seasons isn't there waiting for him. Staton's spot is gone, and regaining it will be no small task. Thursday night the Wolverines began playing ball for keeps, enter- taining Minnesota in the Big Ten opener. It was a big game, and Tommy Staton is known for responding well to pressure. But on this night, Staton never made it out of his sweat pants. He didn't play a single minute. Oh, he did lead plenty of cheers from the bench, and doled out plenty of pep talks to his teammates, but Staton, a starter in 53 games over three years, never set foot on the court. Granted, he's not quite 100 percent yet. The ankle is coming along, he says, but it still limits his quickness, jumping ability and overall mobility. But in practice yesterday he took a regular turn in all the drills, showing no overwhelming deficiencies. He could have played some Thursday night, had coach Johnny Orr wished toinsert him. Clearly, Orr was merely going with his best players at the time-namely Marty Bodnar, Keith Smith, Johnny Johnson and Mark Lozier. Since Staton was benched with bronchitis five games ago, Johnson has filled in for him three times and Smith, more recently, twice. So Staton begins his comeback as no better than fourth guard. But he also begins it with an admirable attitude. His is an extraor- dinarily touchy situation and he is handling it beautifully. "It's just a matter of us having some very fine players that are all doing the job at this'pr-, ticular time," said Staton as he worked out on the weight machine after yesterday's practice. "Hopefully, I will be able to come out and be the cap- tain and run the show like I'm supposed to." He realizes that earning his spot back isn't going to be easy, but then again, he has never been too short on confidence. "I feel like when I get to full strength, I will be in there. I have a little bit of determination myself, you know. I'm a fighter, a winner, or whatever you want to call it." One important element in his corner is his experience. The television announcers like to say that a guy "has been there before," and Staton cer- tainly matches that mold. With a fairly young team and an even younger backcourt, an extra seasoned hand might well come in handy: The ultimate decision naturally lies in the hands of the coaching staff. Assistant coach Bill Frieder sympathizes with Staton's situation, but says he and Orr have committed themselves to the three other guards for the time being. "He's had a lot of problems and I think as a process of all this, Bodnar, Keith and Johnny Johnson have emerged as our three guards who have been playing the best, and so that's who we'll have to use right now," said Frieder. "But we think he's going to help us. There's no question about that." In the interim, Staton is keeping his chin up. "I've been known to have a bit of class, and I just say that when things are looking down, that's when the class shows through." So save the sour grapes. Tommy Staton doesn't need them. Scoring by Periods 1 2 *MINN ................... 1 8 M ....................... 1 0 3 1 0 Total 14 HAWKS TEST BLUE, HUBBARD'S KNEE: Streak By GARY KICINSKI They may not be world-beaters, but the Iowa Hawkeyes are still good enough to at least throw a tiny scare in- to the Michigan Wolverines. The Hawkeyes (8-2) and the Wolverines (7-2) hook up this afternoon at Crisler Arena, both having recorded victories in their Big Ten openers on Thursday night. After a 2-2 non- conference start, the Hawkeyes have reeled off six straight wins, including a 65-57 victory over Northwestern in their league opener. The Hawkeye hot streak and the un- certainty surrounding Phil Hubbard's status has given the Michigan coaching staff more than casual concern over Iowa. Hubbard looked reasonably strong Ing Iow( yesterday in practice and is scheduled to start today. Trainer Dan Campbell said that the seriousness of the injury is a day-to-day thing. "Right now, he is looking good for the Iowa game," Campbell said yesterday. "But that may change if he walks in here tomorrow (Saturday) swollen. I doubt that this will happen, but the possibility is there." Hubbard, meanwhile, maintains that much of the problem is mental. Coach Johnny Orr and assistant coach Bill Frieder, fingers crossed, say they are confident of a quick recovery. "I think Phil's gonna be alright," Frieder said. "He's just gotta go out and play hard. and not think about it." Hubbard will need good mobility if Michigan hopes to control the boards this afternoon. The Hawkeyes sport a x invades Crisler fine rebounding threesome on their front line. Sophomore centers Steve Krafcisin and Steve Waite, both 6-10, share the playing time in the pivot and are tough rebounders. Krafcisin came off the bench against Northwestern and sparked the Hawkeyes, scoring 16 poin- ts and grabbing 10 rebounds in just 18 minutes of action. Waite, however, is expected to start against the Maize and Blue. He will be flanked at the forward positions by 6-6 freshman Kevin Boyle and 6-7 senior William Mayfield, a native Detroiter who was all-state at Cass Tech. Mayfield and Boyle sport 14.9 and 13.8 scoring averages respectively. But the key to the Hawkeye hopes rest mainly on its outstanding junior guard Ronnie Lester. Last year Lester, was named to the UPI's All-Big Ten team on the basis of his 19.8 scoring average and 6.0 assists per game, both of which ranked third in the league. "The number one thing we've got to do to win is contain Lester," Frieder said. At the other guard will be senior Dick Peth, an aggressive player who is an excellent free throw shooter. For Michigan's part, the Wolverines will come back with the starters used against Minnesota: Alan Hardy and Mike McGee at the forwards and Marty Bodnar and Keith Smith in the back- court. "Iowa is better all-around than Min- nesota," said Frieder. "We've got to come back and play good in all areas." DIETZ, McNAMARA PACE BLUE ho br ho re Revived women Cag erS host NMUINALL By ELISA FRYE The Wolverines got off to a sloppy 0-2 complishments (averaging almost 50SA R The women's basketball team is on a start before bouncing back against In- points a game between them), Soluk . GA E )t streak. They improved their pre- dionState. From there, they went on was quick to point out that other team ttreak1 ed mpro-2 -ved the re-to beat Western Michigan, Adrian and members contribute as well. -. " - lidays and the young team appears Grand Valley. Sophomore forward Abby Currier, who T..cke ady for the Northern Michigan team THE MOTOR City Tournament saw had some trouble at the beginning of the it will be facing this afternoon in Crisler Arena. Coach Gloria Soluk had cause to worry at the beginning of the season. BILLBOARD Locker sales at the Central Campus Recreation Building (CCRB) will be held Saturday, Jan. 13, beginning at 9 a.m. During the sale there will be 200 women's and 100 men's renewable lockers available. The cost is $9 per term for the lockers with a $2 refundable lock deposit. Only one person per locker. The sale is on a first come, first serve basis. Michigan lose its first game in five star- ts, against Eastern Michigan, 75-74. The cagers came to their senses against Wayne State, squeaking by the Tartars 65-62. Most recently, the women troun- ced Bowling Green 85-78. Soluk attributes the cagers' im- provement to the teams depth. "All the freshmen are doing well," she said. "They're not scoring a lot of points because of our outstanding shooters (Diane Dietz and Katie McNamara), but they work hard." While Dietz and McNamara are most noticeable because of their scoring ac- season, has gained a starting position, and, Soluk says, "is now playing up to her capabilities." SOLUK SAID she has an "outstan- ding bench" and went on to cite forward Yvette Harris ("She adds a dimension to our inside game") and sophomore Brenda Venhuizen ("She's our spark- plug") as standouts. While Soluk admits that Northern Michigan will "be high to beat us", she feels that the Wolverines are equally prepared for the Wildcats. The game will start at 4 p.m., following the men's duel with Iowa. T WO G RE AT SE ATS ! 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