Thursday, March 4, 1976 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page seven CONFERENCE MEET BEGINS TODAY High-seeded women cage Blue tanker s to test Hoosiers face Central in tourname sl nt By RICK MADDOCK The Michigan men's swimming team competes today, tomorrow and Satur- day in the Big Ten swimming champion- ship at Champaign, Illinois. All the pre- vious dual meets, conference and other- wise, mean virtually nothing since only the results from March 4-6 count in the final Big Ten standings. The Indiana Hoosiers are shooting for their 16th consecutive Big Ten crown, and the only team which has an outside chance to stop this dynasty is Michigan. The Wolverines were soundly beaten in a dual meet on Jan- uary 31, 76-47, at Indiana. In that meet, Ann Arbor's local tankers swam well, but they were obviously outmanned. "INDIANA LOOKS superlative," com- mented Wolverine coach Gus Stager. "In a championship, swimmers are allowed three events plus relays, which helps them that much more." Stager was referring to Indiana's depth-amazing compared to any of the other Big Ten teams. As for the Wolverines, Stager said, "We look pretty good. We've been tapering, so we don't really know where we are at. Tapering," explained Stager, "is where you rest up for the meet. You work real hard about up to ten days before the meet, then you rest off." Although the Wolverines are looking for a shot at knocking off the Hoosiers, they better be cautious of a Wisconsin team that is thinking revenge. Michi gan's upset over the Badgers (68-55), on January 9, could be a strong incen- tive for the Wisconsin tankers. "WISCONSIN IS swimming about the same as they have all year," Stager said. "Their breaststroker took a very nice drop (reduction in time), but we are mainly worried about (Brad) Horner." "They haven't got the best perform- ances out of their team since they got beat by Southern Illinois. That shouldn't have happened," Stager added. The Wolverines knocked off Southern I1- linois 65-48. "The loss to Southern Illinois can work two ways," explained Stager. "It could make them bear down like we did after our loss to Princeton or it could make them depressed." Last year Wisconsin beat out Michi- gan for the second place notch by a 285-278 margin. Explaining the differ- ence between last year's situation com- pared to this year's, Stager said, "Last year we had to beat them, now they have to beat us." AS FOR THE other seven spots to be filled, predictions are almost impossible. "A lot of the contengencies with the other places," Stager concluded, "de- pends on how Indiana does in the re- spective events." If Michigan upsets Indiana or if Wisconsin knocks off the Wolverines, the key to the win will probably come from where the teams place their lead- ing performers such as Gordon Downie, Tom Szuba, Alan ' McClatchey and Ric Peper. This could mean several im- portant points on the scoreboard. ANOTHER FACTOR, which is an intangible, is the performance of un- heralded swimmers and swimmers who manage to get second and third place points in the dual meets. Two Michigan swimmers who immediately fall under this category are Joe Bauer and John Daly. Of course there are tankers on the other teams who are in the same category as Bauer and Daly. Should two teams be battling for a spot, the deciding factor would be this type of swimmer. { ti .': ^: \ :': : By MARCIA KATZ What better way is there to cap off a successful 12-4 season, than by winning the State tournament? That's what the women's basketball team will be trying to do in Kalamazoo this week- end as the SMAIAW tournament begins. THE SECOND SEEDED Wolverines meet Central Michigan today in the first round. Although the Chippewas are an unimpressive 8-10 on the year, they field a strong team. The top individual on Central is 5'11" sopho- more center Gina Mazzolina, who has aver- aged 11 points and 10.5 rebounds. Central coaches say that Mazzolina can dominate the lane, if the officials will let her. In recent games, Mazzolina has gotten into foul trouble early. Probably the biggest threat on the Central squad is 5-2 guard Jackie Neil. Neil is only averaging 7.8 points a game, but she runs the fast break well. Michigan has defeated Central twice this year. The first time Michigan squeezed out a 55-54 win in the finals of the Can-Am tournament in Windsor. THE WOLVERINES won the second meet- ing 69-59, but Michigan Coach Carmel Bor- reds said the victory was not as easy as the score indicates. "The last game was close until the last three or four minutes, then we broke it open," said Borders. Presently riding a seven game winning streak, Michigan should have the momentum on their side. On the other hand, Central has lost four of their last six games, includ- ing an 78-56 set back against number one seeded Western Michigan. Western, 16-2, fields a veteran team, lead by top scorer Phyllis Culp. Culp is a fine out- side shooter, and is capable of scoring 25,or 30 points. Third ranked Wayne State 17-7 also figures to be a threat in the ten team tournament. If Wayne and Michigan are successful in their opening games, they will face each other in the second round. Plagued by injuries and the flue the past few weeks, the Michigan team will almost be at full strength this weekend. SCORING THREAT Carol Klomparens re- turns to the lineup after missing the last three games. Guard Colleen Woodbury, who has been out with an ankle injury, remains n doubtful starter. Even with these injuries to the guards, Borders says the team is much stronger. She attributes this to the fine play of Jackie Boyden and Linda Severin who have filled into starting roles the past few games. Rounding out the explosive Blue attack are guards Lydia Sims and Melinda Fertig. In .last Saturday's 92-50 drubbing of North- western, in which Sims and Fertig combined for 57 points, Borders felt the guards played "super ball and had good timing on the fast break." The top three finishers in this tournament automatically qualify for the Regionals to be held at Central Michigan. Borders feels her team is improving every week and says, "if we play the kind of ball we're capable of, we could win." The other teams competing are Eastern Michigan, Michigan State, Calvin, Grand Valley, Adrian and Northern. PREPARE FOR SEASON: OF BOND IGolfers travel south By JIM POWERS ...........I.... :>; Coach Newcomb also stated: byR Lernerthat "we looked strong in the While most students are re- ainets." (In the winter the golf- laxing next week, the Wolverine ers practice hitting balls into Tourney bound cagers ... golf squad will be in West Palm ~ nets in the clubhouse basement.) Beach, Florida, striving to ready S n it' Some of the players also re- themselves for the coming sea- lated that theywere able to ... third times the charm son. Sixteen players will con- tend for the six starting spots NIGHT EDITOR the warm weather spell that DAY SHOULD MARK the fulfillment of a season-long quest by playing 72 qualifying holes SCOTT LEWIS te a ather spellwthk. I assaulted Ann Arbor last week. for the Michigan basketball team-a bid to the NCAA chaim- at Cypress Creek Country Club. '%>". " ' "It gave us a tremendous jump pionship tournament. These six will then represent ment. an the season," Newcomb stated. It will be the third straight journey to the national tourney for Michigan in the Cape Coral in- Though last year Michigan: Van Tongeren conceded, how- the Wolverines. The only other time Michigan has gone three vitational during the first week placed fourth in the Big Ten, ever, "It will be tough for us consecutive years was during the Cazzie Russell era of the mid- in April. That first tournament Newcomb said, "This year's1 since the southern teams (in the 60's, with the Wolverines among the final four two of those, will be a real challenge, with goal is a bid to the NCAA Cham- Cape Coral Invitational) have years. such highly regarded teams as pionship." To do this the Wol- been able to play all year. But This trip to the tournament differs from the last two, in as Southern Florida and Duke com- verines would have to finish first we'll give them a real good Thsti otetunmn ifr rmtels wi speting. orl second in the conference shot." much as the team feels it has a genuine shot at the title. And that tornsen t feeling is justified. Both Coach Bill Newcomb tournmwent.' hl ,g. m:se :: ...........st..:::.?.... . .'."...:...fl.,.i A:.: " :':"::"C. : .:t "VY; :. ::.':Nl :'::". .. .. *i ... 4 . P . .. N Y . . .. ., .J : .:" =====3==== Western powers past Miami By United Press International OXFORD, Ohio - Tom Cut- I FEATURING: ter and Jeff Tyson combined fnr 1 nitc to leAAC etr With one regular season game remaining the Wolverines have posted a total of 20 wins. A win over Northwestern Saturday will match the 21 regular season victories of the Cazzie Russell-Bill Buntin team of 1965. Perhaps the quickest team in the nation, the Wolverinesj possess an explosive offense. Whether Michigan is running its half-court offense to chalkboard perfection or running wild on the! fast break, the Wolverines have penetrated opponents' defenses so well that at season's end they will shatter the team record for field goal percentage. At present they are hitting at a 52 per cent clip, compared to the old record of 47.8 per cent set in 1965-66. With all five starters averaging in double figures, opponents; carrot concentrate their defensive efforts on one player, and hope V to contain the Wolverines. Michigan shows great patience in its half-court offense. Always working for a high percentage shot, the Wolverines rarely force a bad one. And should opposing teams switch into a zone, Rickey Green, Wayman Britt, Steve Grote and David Baxter can shoot over it with uncanny accuracy. Phil Hubbard and John Robinson work the offensive boards magnificently and carry the offensive show inside. Robinson. has hit on 25 of 32 field goal attempts in the last four games, an incredible 78.1 per cent. Last year's Big Ten leader in field goal percentage, Robinson would rank among the top five again this year, but hasn't taken enough shots to qualify. ! The Michigan offense does not let up when the starters are' on the bench. Michigan's depth is one of its strongest suits. Former UCLA coach Johnny Wooden compares the WolverinesI favorably with his national championship teams of 1964 and 1965. Like the Bruins of those years, Michigan unnerves its opponents with an octupus-like zone press. It is on the defensive end of the' floor where the Wolverines have improved the most throughout the season. Five times Michigan has held its opponent to below 40 per cent from the floor, four of those occasions have come in the last month. In addition to the zone press and a sticky man-to-man, Coach Johnny Orr has added a 1-2-2 zone and a man-to-man press to the Wolverines' defensive arsenal. The greatest defensive improvement has come from freshman Hubbard. Early in the year the 6-7 center was burned by several big men, but lately his defensive work has tightened up con-j siderably. In the past three weeks he has completely shut offI Greg Kelser of Michigan State (four points), Purdue's Tom Scheffler (two points), Rich Adams of Illinois (six points and only two rebounds) and Iowa's Bruce "Sky" King (nine points). While Hubbard still has a penchant for foul trouble, the majority of his fouls are either offensive or are caused by over- aggressiveness on the boards. The mainstay of the Wolverine defense is captain Britt. Always taking on the opponent's top forward, the 6-2 BrittI frustrates his taller opponents with his defensive cunning. When Iowa coach Lute Olson says, "I feel there is a very good chance that two Big Ten teams could reach the final four; Michigan has the combination of things necessary to go all the way," believe him. The Wolverines are determined to be in Philadelphia at the end of March. What was merely a pipe dream at the start of the season has condensed into a plausible reality. and his assistant Jim LUpe feel that sophomore Doug Davis, freshman Rod Pafford, and captain Harv Ely are leading the race for the varsity roster. However the other three positions will be hotly contested for, with Mitch Rleznik, Ken Walchuck. Frank Sims and Tim Van Tongeren, shining brightest at the mo- I SCORES II NBA Detroit 114, Seattle 110 Philadelphia 123, Boston 110 NHL New York Rangers 3, Vancouver 3 Detroit 3, Atlanta 2 Montreal 4, California 2 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Richmond 84, William and Mary 78 Western Michigan 73, Miami (Ohio) 58 Ball State 76, Central Michigan 63 Nebraska 62, Kansas 58 Iowa St 62, Oklahoma 57 Newcouis contidence is D01b4 toIo Ti UI po jnJUIio u s stered by the large influx of 1A I ) Michigan to a convincing 73-58 new talent, including four fresh- victory last night over Miami men, and the fact that the Big The Michigan-Michigan State (Ohio), giving the Broncos at Ten Tournament will be hosted hockey game this Saturday is least a share of their first Mid- on the University of Michigan sold out. No more tickets can American Conference title in golf course. "The home course or will be sold for the contest. 25 years. WEE advantage will really help us," The win also sends Westernj9p he said. As Walchuck added, If Pete Rose of the Cincinnati TMichigan to the NCAA tourn51 we ever had a chance to win the Reds paced the National League nament. Big Ten it will be this year." in runs scored in 1975 with 112,h a e n g- Coach Lipe also felt this team one more than Dave Cash of the Leading only 50-46 with 10 is markedly improved and has PhldlhaPile.miin utreii, Wester P i a e p i h l i sm i u e re a n n , W s eni a r e l i p o e a n h agth e b e st p y ch o lo g ic a l o u tlo o k M ic h ig a n o u tsc o re d M ia m i 23-12 the estrayholoica ouloo Bill M-adlock of the Chicago to coast to the win. in years. Cubs led National League hit- Many of the squad members ters in 1975 with a .354 mark, 22 Cutter, a 6-8 junior center, feel that Ohio State will be the points more than runnerup Ted led all scorers with 23 points, 5 team to shoot for this season. Simmons of he St. Louis Car- and Tyson, a 6 - 3 southpaw Perennial powerhouse Indiana dinals. marksman, contributed 16 suffered heavy graduation 1 losses, and only two lettermen are returning. Ohio State, how- TAK E A BE ET L E ever, slipped by Michigan in Whatc the Wolverine Invitational last ON SPRING BR EAK ! Now fall, and some feel that this NBK under will just give the starters siblec "added incentive." work 1 . Thre the sk - -rhroos SALTY DOG ANN ARBOR'S LIVELIEST NIGHT SPOT EKLY HOURS o.m.-2 a.m. 6 E. Liberty FRI. & SAT. HOURS 8 p.m.-2 4.m. 994-5350 e 1 2 ERICI LMZ No CoveR Scr 8 9 10 j AGING CATFISH GEmINI STONEY a CHILDRSN MILLER No C.REK 504 c v° R o~RI75ti 1 D 2'. STEVE aT410 Aw}{is 17 WU 12 22 z W4 23 S °,3 T Zq CREEKN E "I 4% ~18 k s ~AJ GREVOU 6w L -° 1°O.. 2R 3WNi A. .. 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