The Michigan Dily-Saturday, January 13, 1979-Page 7 COLORADO COLLEGE GAINS 6-5 WIN Not this time... icers By DAN PERRIN The Michigan icers tried, but they just couldn't do it. That pretty well sums up last night's 6-5 overtime loss to Colorado College at Yost Ice Arena. What more can you ask of a team that now owns a 5-12 league record (7-14 overall)? All the roads pointed to victory but the dumbfounded Wolverines were for- ced to take a detour. THINGS LOOKED good for the Maize and Blue until Detroit native Dave Feamster notched a power play goal, tying the game at 5-5 with just two-and-. one-half minutes left in regulation time.' Michigan's Steve Richmond watched vainly as he sat in the penalty box due to an illegal check on CC goalie Scott; Owens. In the overtime stanza, it was veteran winger Gary Reinking who capitalized on a defensive mistake 6:04 into the period and sent the Michiganders to their sudden death, the fifth loss in a row for the luckless Blue icers. The worst thing about the game was watching the Wolverines' amazing comeback go down the drain. Both teams came out skating rather lethargically in the initial stanza as the Tigers took a 3-0 lead on one cheap and two rather flashy goals, all late in the period. THE MIDDLE stanza was to be a dif- ferent story, though. The rejuvenated Maize and Blue pucksters jumped on numerous scoring opportunities, picking up four goals to one for the Tigers. With Colorado College's Dave Delich still in the penalty box for his second period tripping penalty, junior center Dan Lerg wasted little time in putting the Wolverines back in the game. A mere 12 seconds into the period, Lerg took a pass from right winger Roger Bourne and converted, his first score since returning to action in December to cut the deficit to 3-1. Ironically, just 20 seconds after the Rocky Mountain icers were back at ful strength, having been at a two-man disadvantage, freshman defenseman Brian Lundberg scored his initial goal of the year on a blistering slap-shot from the blue line. ni e( FOLLOWING A score by the Tigers' Delich at 5:46 of the second period, the Michigan comeback continued as Lun- dberg, named the game's second star by radio station WRCN; tallied his second goal of the night on a truly amazing shot from just inside the left1 point. The puck hit a Colorado College dwefens .e k, hn"~~-A near tu in overtime more Tiger players land one Michigan man, before finding its way into the net, as baffled netminder Owens never even saw the puck. Rookie sensation Murray Eaves put the Wolverines back in the game with his second point of the night on a power play goal at 14:56 of the second period. Tied 4-4 going into the third stanza, senior captain Mark Miller put the'icers on top as he slipped the puck into the Tiger net, adding to his team leading goal total. The Wolverines were content to lay back and protect their lead for thd rest of the period and were on the verb of victory until the Tiger's Femaster sent the game into sudden death play. Cliffhanger FIRST PERIOD Scoring-1. CC-Kelly (Christofferson; Ban) 10:00; 2. CC-Aikens (Delich, Reinking) 11 35; 3. CC-Reinking (Delich, Feamster) 17:06. Penalties-CC-Reichart (tripping) 14:46 M- Miller (hooking) 15:16; CC-Feamster (interfer- ence) 18:48. SECOND PERIOD Scoring-4. M-Lerg (Eaves, Bourne) 0:12,5;,M- Lundberg (Olver, May) 4:02; 6. CC-Delich (Veam- ster, Aikens) 5:46; 7. M-Lundberg (Blumf 1:43; 8. M-Eaves (Lerg, Miller) 14:56. Penalties-CC-Reinking (tripping) 0:36; CC- Soldvedt (tripping) 1:43; M-Lundberg (cross- checking) 5:1; M-Richmond (highsticking) 8:14; CC-Christofferson (holding) 14:24; M-May (hooking) 16:31; CC-Delich (tripping) 17:37. THIRD PERIOD Scoring-9. M-Miller (Lerg) 6:11; 104 CC- Feamster (Delich, Aikens) 18:01. Penalties-M-Perry (roughing) 2:08; CC- Lundgren (roughing) 2:08; M-Wheeler (holding) 7:03; M-Richmond (illegal check) 17:28. . full court Cagers sinkingfast. .. ... Hubbard still subpar By GARY KICINSKI MADISON UICK! SOMEBODY throw this Michigan team a rope. It's sinking fast, and the waters aren't even deep yet. he Wolverines walked the plank in West Lafayette again Thursday night, as the Boilermakers drowned Michigan, 77-67. It was the second such drubbing for the Maize and Blue in just three conference games, and the games were not altogether dissimilar. Against Iowa it was Ronnie Lester who did the Wolverines in, and this time the villain was named Jerry Sichting. Sichting turned what had been a relatively close game into a hopeless cause for Michigan, as he sank all ten of his free throws in the last seven minutes, coming on five one-and-one op- portunities. So the story was the same, with only the names changed to protect the innocent. But the Wolverines were far from being innocent. They were guilty of getting in over their heads, falling behind and having no choice but to foul , Sichting and the other Boilermakers late in the game. While both lhsses were non-team efforts, the play of two men'who had carried the club in the preseason deserve comment: Phil Hubbard and Mike McGee. Hubbard just another player Mike McGee is the only player I've ever seen who can look bad through- out so much of a game and still finish as the leading scorer. Thursday night, aside from a three-minute span in the first half when he dropped in four buckets, McGee looked plainly anemic, yet finished with 19 points. But he had only five in the second half while hitting just one of eight from the floor and had several shots blocked down the stretch. It is the play of Hubbard, however, which is the cause for most of the concern. The once-great center is now struggling so much it is almost sad to watch. His obvious loss of quickness, jumping ability and reflexes since the recurrence of the knee trouble has turned the 1977 All-American into just another player. Maybe it was due in part to the six-inch height difference; but Purdue's 7-1 Joe Barry Carroll looked like a kid playing in the sandbox. Put Hubbard on a 6-1 center and he might have some fun too. But the most obvious differences between the old Phil and the new Phil is his sudden propensity for foul play. Consider his five personal fouls in 24 minutes against Purdue: One-in the first minute of play, Hubbard gets the ball near the top of the key. With his back to the basket, Hubbard fakes left and dribbles right, whereupon he promptly topples a 7-1 wall. Carroll hadn't fallen for the inef- fective fake, but he sure did for the charge. Two-With 5:38 left in the first half, Hubbard collides with Purdue's Ar- nett Hallman. Guard Brian Walker had put up a lob pass intended for Hallman, and as Hubbard fell off of Carroll to help out, he only had eyes for the ball. Three-Four minutes into the second half, Hubbard fights to gain a defensive position on Carroll and is called for a foul away from the Four-On Purdue's next possession, Hubbard plows into Carroll trying to bat away a pass. He is on the bench with four fouls and still 14:39 to play. Five-Hubbard returns to the line-up with 9:56 left, receives a baseline pass, fakes one way and charges another. Carroll finds himself on the floor and Hubbard finds himself back on the ben- ch. OVERTIME Scoring: CC-Rienking (Delich, Aiken), SAVES Doily Photo by PAM MARKS battle a pair of Colorado College skaters in front of MICHIGAN CAPTAIN Mark Miller looks on as one of his teammates1 the Tigers' goal. The Wolverines lost to CC, 6-5, in overtime. .1 2 CC-Owens...............5 13 M-Mason ................ 9 10 SCORING BY PERIODS CC .....................3 M....................... 0 4 3- 10 10" ' 6:04. OT 6 "5 1 .1 1 U McGEE, BODNAR QUESTIONABLE: Ilattered cagers battle, Wisconsin By JAMIE TURNER Special to The Daily MADISON-When it rains it pours. Or blizzards. THIS HAS NOT been Johnny Orr's best week. Be- sides the fact that the Wolverines have dropped two games in a row in the Big Ten and face a must game against Wisconsin today.. . besides the fact that star- ting guard Keith Smith wasn't able to come with the Wolverines due to academic questions.. . besides the fact that Phil Hubbard still isn't able to go at full strength with his troublesome left knee . .. besides the fact that Marty Bodnar's thighsnare so bruised that he was not able to practice and is questionable dfr today's game ...r Mike McGee is hurt. Michigan's top scorer suffered a hip pointer during Thursday night's loss to Purdue. Although McGee was able to play the rest' of the game, the pain became worse during the night and McGee was kept out of last evening's practice along with Bodnar. Add another "questionable" label by his name, too. To make matters even worse, Orr faces the task of regrouping his squad following the disappointment of the Purdue loss. With the possibility of having only nine bodies on call when the whistle blows-well, you see the problems. SMITH'S TROUBLES began late last week. While checking to see if all the players had kept their athletic eligibility, Orr and assistant coach Bill Frieder found one professor who had not turned in a grade for the freshman guard. Since Smith had suc- cessfully passed his other classes, it was not expected that he would be in any real trouble. But since there was a possibility that Smith could be ruled ineligible if the marks were bad enough, he has not even seen any action since last Saturday. Reached yesterday at his West Quad room, Smith maintained that the problem stemmed from an in- complete he took in an Afro-American class that has recently been cleared up, making his return to the team next week probable. What Bodnar faces is the inevitable result of being hit too many times in-the same place-in his case, the right thigh. Late in Thursday's contest, Bodnar took a knee from Drake Morris and went down hard. It was hoped that a day's rest would enable Bodnar to an- swer the bell. For more sports- See page 8 If worse comes to worse, the Wolverines could present a lineup like this: Tom Staton and Johnny Johnson at guard, Alan Hardy and Paul Heuerman at the forwirds and Hubbard at center. Thad Garner has been running a fever but will be available for ser- vice as will Mark Lozier. Seldom-used John Garris and Mark Bodnar would also be in reserve. With problems like these, even Wisconsin (7-5 overall, 1-2 in the conference) appears threatening. The Badgers claimed their first conference victory Thursday against Northwestern and have a tradition of playing Michigan tough in the Wisconsin Fieldhouse. BILL COFIELD has a young squad, with nary a senior in the starting lineup. Wesley Matthews and Arnold Gaines form the Badger backcourt, Matthews coming off a 20-point performance against the Wild- cats. "Gaines and Matthews are explosive and very quick," commented Frieder Friday. "It will de tough for us to contain them, especially without some of our backcourt." Joe Chrnelich and Claude Gregory compose the Wisconsin forward tandem-and Chrnelich poured.in 21 points in a successful Thursday outing. Both average in double figures with different styles--Chr- nelich more of a physical player while Gregory relies on quickness. Perhaps the biggest improvement is in the center position and Larry Petty. Last season as a freshman, Petty was way overweight, which affected-his stamina and thus his point production. He's lost that weight now, and at 6-9, 245, he presents a large, if not terribly quick obstacle in the pivot. Michigan will attempt to regain the aggressive play that marked its early season contest. Since the Sun Carnival, the Wolverines have not been able to put together 40 minutes of solid play. "We have to eliminate the mental mistakes," said Frieder. "We really played hard (against Purdue), but we just weren't sharp. When we got a fast break going, we weren't able to cash in. We have to be more mentally alert." A quick recovery by those in Orr's Infirmary wouldn't hurt either. NO CONTEST, 104-27 Women tankers rout Badgers Pinball, Gilliards, and so wling OPEN 'til 1 am FRI. and SAT. at the UION n-v It needs to be pointed out that there were many controversial calls on both teams throught the game, and Hubbard's fifth certainly fit that description. The partisan Mackey Arena fans vehemently voiced their objection to some of the calls, and while it is comforting to know that official Art White is as highly revered elsewhere as in Crisler Arena, it doesn't alibi for Hubbard and doesn't provide an excuse for the loss. Note that not one of Hubbard's fouls came while trying to stop one of Carroll's shots. Each was either a result of his immobility or a compensation for it. In the press conference after the game, Johnny Orr was asked if he thought Hubbard was playing at about forty per'cent capacity. "I wouldn't say he's much more," said Orr. "Would you?" Both assistant coach Bill Frieder and Purdue coach Lee Rose agreed. that Hubbard has lost some of his effectiveness. "Hubbard is not as good a defensive player as he was," said Frieder. "He's got to become as active as he was when he was a freshman and a sophomore." Big Ten biggies ahead "He didn't look the same to me," said Rose, who last saw Hubbard at his best-in the 1977 NCAA's. "He has a different cast of players around him now, but I thought they hung tough in there without him." Typical nicities from a victorious coach. But the fact is that of Michigan's 28 fouls, only once did a Purdue player step to the foul line with two shots. Much of the night, the Boilermakers were able to get off uncon- tested shots. Further evidence of a team defensive breakdown lies in the fact that only twice in the last 11 games have the Wolverines met their defensive goal -of holding the opposition to less than 70 points. By OWEN MEDD Michigan's women's swim team triumphed over a tired Wisconsin con- tingent, 104-47, in last night's meet at Matt Mann Pool. The Wisconsin team won only the 50 yard breaststroke outright, while gar- nering a rare dead heat tie for first in the 50 yard freestyle. Michigan was overwhelming, sweeping first and second places in nine of 15 events. The Blue tankers started off their Big Ten dual meet season in grand style, with three double winners. Lori Hughes finished first in both the 500 yard freestyle and the 200 yard freestyle. Lone senior Katy McCully grabbed fir- sts in the 100 yard freestyle and in the 50 yard free, where she was involved in the dead heat. Both McCully and Wisconsin's Sue Cripe finished in a time of :25.03. The third double winner was in the one and three meter diving events, where sophomore Julie Bachman dove for the top spots. Michigan swept the top three spots in both diving com- petitions. In the one meter event, Bachman finished a good 20 points ahead of teammate Barb Weinstein. At the conclusion of the three-meter com- petition, Bachman found herself a scant one-tenth of a point in front of Wein- stein. There was not much to say about such a staggering victory. Michigan cOach Stu Isaac commented, "It was a solid meet. We knew we would not have much competition because they (Wisconsin) were tired. I was really pleased with the girls effort. They 3 HOUSING DIVISION RESIDENT STAFF JOB OPENINGS FOR 1979-80 INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS: Monday, Jan. 15-Wednesday, Jan. 17, 1979 didn't slack off at all." Coach Isaac is already looking ahead to the Big Ten meet. "We are really tired. I'm almost afraid to work the girls any harder. But when Big Ten's come around, we'll be ready." COUZENS-January 15, Monday, 7:00 P.M. -Main Lobby ALICE LLOYD-January 15, Monday, 7:00 P.M.-Blue Carpet Lounge SOUTH QUAD-January 15, Monday, 9:00 P.M.-West Lounge WEST QUAD-January 16, Tuesday, 7:00 P.M.. Dining Room No. 1 BARBOUR-NEWBERRY-January 16, Tuesday, 8:00 P.M.-Barbour Living Room EAST QUAD-January 16, Tuesday, 8:00 P.M.Room 126 OXFORD-January 17, Wednesday, 7:00 P.M.-Seeley Lounge BURSLEY-January 17, Wednesday, 8:00 P.M.-West Cafeteria MINORITY PEER ADVISORS: South Quad-January 24, Wednesday, 7:00 P.M.-West Lounge The above informational sessions for prospective staff applicants have been scheduled to discuss the dimensions and expectations of the various staff positions, how to apply in the buildings and/or houses, who to contact, criteria to be used in the selection pro- cedure and the number of positions that are likely to be vacant.