SPORTS Page 8 Wednesday, March 18, 1981 The Michigan Daily Why send Wolveri By SCOTT M. LEWIS f A Daily Sports Analysis The group of New York-based moguls which runs the National Invitation Tournament does so with one objective clearly in focus: to maximize gate receipts during the semifinal and final rounds at Madison Square Garden. That's why it struck some observers as sur- prising when the NIT announced early yesterday morning that the Michigan basketball team would be traveling to Syracuse tomorrow for a quarterfinal confrontation. NOT THAT THERE was any question of Syracuse being awarded three games at home, if it advanced that far. Of the remaining eight teams in the tournament, Syracuse is the closest to New York City and would thus provide a natural gate attraction. The surprising aspect is that the NIT designated Michigan as the Orangemen's next opponent. If the NIT people wanted to assure the homestate school a spot in the semifinals, they could have matched Syracuse against a weaker opponent like Tulsa or West Virginia. Michigan looked extremely sharp in the second half of Sunday's 80-68 victory over Toledo, holding the inspired Rockets to a mere 28 points after the in- termission. ONE MAY ALSO wonder why the Wolverines were given a road assignment while their con- ference rivals remain at hoie. Of Purdue, Min- nesota, and Michigan,, the Wolverines are probably considered the biggest draw in New York City. To be sure, Minnesota did make a strong ap- pearance in the NIT last season, and its loss in the finals to Virginia attracted a near-sellout crowd. That huge turnout, however, is probably attributable to the presence of one Ralph Sam- pson. The New York fans are not likely to pack the Garden to see Randy Breuer, Mark Hall and friends in action. nes to Syracuse Nor will New Yorkers storm the gates to see overlooked these factorsv Purdue. The Boilermakers, who advanced to the Wolverines against the B NCAA Final Four last season behind Joe Barry champion Orangemen. WI Carroll, no longer boast of a "name" player, 20-11 team which missed th although freshman Russell Cross comes close to time in nine years, West meeting the criteria for recognized stardom. nesota and Purdue hosts THAT LEAVES Michigan, an institution which Alabama is at Tulsa in the o carries a tradition of athletic greatness. Three In Syracuse, the Wolverin consecutive 8-10 Big Ten basketball seasons and different from-and, it mi a string of six losses near the end of the current better than-Toledo and I conference campaign have not diminished the NIT victim. The Orangeme aura of dominance which surrounds nearly all with good size. The presenc major Michigan sports teams. forward who transferredf Not only do the Wolverines carry a tradition of spring, and 6-11 center Dan accomplishment, but they also feature one of the Hall of Famer Dolph S. nation's most prolific scorers in Mike McGee. problem which Michigan The senior forward has averaged 23 points in since the Big Ten season en NIT play, one point below his season mark. Syracuse is equally stro Neither Purdue nor Minnesota can offer the NIT Erich Santifer, the Ann Ar a player as well-.known as McGee. ped at Huron High School,s The NIT's powers-that-be apparently day night as Syracuse mau when they pitted the ig East Tournament hile Michigan faces a e NCAA's for the first Virginia visits Min- s 16-12 Duke. South other quarterfinal. Ines face a team much ight be added, much Duquesne, their first n field a quick lineup e of Leo Rautins, a 6=8 from Minnesota last Schayes (son of NBA chayes) will pose a hasn't encountered ded: lack of size. ng in the backcourt. bor Native who prep- scored 20 points Mon- led Holy Cross, 77-57. 9 McGee ... a big attraction Women netters trounce By BARB BARKER The ease with which Jill Hertzman and Maryanne Hodges disposed of their Eastern Michigan singles opponents typified the Michigan women's tennis team's drubbing of the Huron netters 9-0 yesterday at the Track and Tennis Building. It was the Wolverines' second consecutive shut-out and lifted the team's overall record to 5-1. Hertzman defeated Eastern's fourth singles player Kristi Laukner, 6-0, 6-0. Laukner's sister Laura received an idei- tical thrashing from Hodges in the sixth singles position. HERTZMAN'S VICTORY was really overwhelming," said Michigan coach Oliver Owens. "She has been sick for a couple of days and she felt so dizzy when she went on the court today that she almost didn't play.' Other Michigan singles victories include: first position Marian Kremer over Donna Robinson 6-1, 6-0; Mary Mac- SPORTS OF THE DAILY: taggart over Kathy\Horton 6-1, 6-3 in the second singles mat- ch; third position Sue Webber over Mary Jo Colonna 6-3, 6-0 and fifth position Juliet Naft over Cathy Moore 6-1, 2-6, 6-0. In the doubles matches, first position Kremer and Mac- taggart won a split-set victory over Horton and Colonna 3-6, 6-1, 6-2. Robbie Risdon and Stacey Fallek beat Robinson and Moore 7-6, 6-3 at the second doubles position. And Betsy Shapiro and Daisy Martin took the third doubles position 6-1, 6-3. "I WAS REALLY impressed by Betsy's and Daisy's match considering both girls have had minimal playing experien- ce," said Owens. "This was Betsy's first varsity match and Daisy's first win." "Eastern showed some surprising strength in the doubles match," said the Wolverines' top-rated Kremer. "Mary and I were blown out in the first set. I'm glad we were able to come back." Bo looks to fill new vacancies on defense EMU. 9-0 ............ ........................i" Y... :=:k : ii ii The School of Music presents: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DANCE COM PA N Y Frcker receives honor i-f, k ?. By MARTHA CRALL Michigan goalie Paul Fricker was named to the 1981 Western Divison Titan College All-American Hockey team last night by the American College Hockey Coaches Association. Fricker was the only Michigan player selected by the coaches from the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. THE SOPHOMORE netminder com- piled an 18-15 record with a 3.93 goals against average and 1644 saves. The Vancouver southpaw was also named the Most Valuable Player in the Great Lakes Invitational Tournament at Joe Louis Arena in December. As a freshman last season, Fricker was named Michigan's MVP and voted WCHA rookie-of-the-year. "I was very excited," said Fricker of POWER CENTER MARCH 20-22 Fri. & Sat.8pm, Sun. 3pm PTP Ticket Office 764-0450 Student Discount Available With ID I . 1 Your choice of 5 popular 1 Olga "wrapped sandwiches'.' 1 The Origial Olga,. Olga S Burger, Hotdog, Vegetarian, (Regular I or Tuna Olga ...just 994 Sze (with cheese,.$1.19) with this coupon. Coupon good through March 22, 1981. 1 Not valid for carry out orders. Offer good after 2 P.M. only. 205 S. State Street at Washington kitcben Ix. the honor. "I was not astonished but pleasantly surprised. "I'm not going to say I deserved it. It could have gone another way," Fricker continued. "I worked very hard, though." HEAD COACH JOHN Giordano siad of the selection, "It is a great honor for Paul. He's an outstanding goaltender and he has the ability to be even greater." The rest of the All-American West team includes: forwards former Olym- pian Neal Broten (Minnesota), Steve Ulseth (Minnesota) and Steve Bozek (Northern Michigan) and defensemen Marc Chorney (North Dakota) and Tim Watters (Michigan Tech). Bozek is only the second CCHA player ever to be named to the West team, the other being former Olympian from Bowling Green Ken Morrow, now of the New York Islanders. The East squad as selected by the Eastern coaches is: goalie Don Sylvestri (Clarkson), forwards Sandy Beadle (Northeastern), Bryan Cleaver (Clarkson) and Gary Conn (Maine) and defensemen Ed Small (Clarkson) and Mark Fusco (Harvard). UCLA coach tabbed LOS ANGELES (AP) - Larry Far- mer, a former UCLA basketball star under John Wooden and a Bruin assistant for the past six seasons, was named today to replace Larry Brown at the team's helm. The appointment was announced at a press conference at UCLA. "I'M VERY excited and thrilled with the opportunity to come back to my alma mater in a job I've always dreamed of,"said Firmer. Brown, after two winning seasons at the school, has been lured back to the National Basketball Association as coach of the New Jersey Nets. He disclosed his decision to the Bruins at a closed-door meeting Monday, but would not talk about his move afterward. Gymnasts finish fifth The performance of, the Michigan men's gymnastics team at the Big Ten Championships in Columbus this past weekend can be summed up in one work - inconsistent. Following Friday night's optional routines, the Wolverine gymnasts found themselves in excellent shape. They were, surprisingly, in fourth place overall and within striking distance of the top. Furthermore, nine of the gym- nasts were within qualifying range for the finals in their respective events. LESS THAN 24 hours later, however, following Saturday afternoon's com- pulsory routines, not only had the team dropped to fifth overall, but only four individuals qualifed for the finals. Once again, it was the senior and team captain Darrell Yee who was Michigan's top performer. In the process of capturing his third con- secutive Big Ten rings title, an un- precedented feat in Michigan gym- nastics history, Yee turned in scores of 9.65 in the optionals, 9.5 in the com- pulsories, and 9.6 in the finals. Michigan's team score fell by more than 20 points, down to a dismal 244.8 to give them a two-day total of 511.7 and leave them battling for fifth place in- stead of a championship title. As for the rest of the tournament, Illinois became the new champion for the first ,time in 21 years, edging out defending champion Minnesota by one- tenth of a point, 539.5-539.4. Ohio State placed third and Iowa finished fourth with the Wolverines trailing the Hawkeyes by a large 17-point margin. -LARRY MISHKIN Synchs take second The Wolverine synchronized swim- ming team placed second last weekendt at the Midwest Association for Inter- collegiate Ath'letics for Women (MAIAW) Regional Championship held in Columbus. Ohio State came in first at the meet garnering 86 points to Michigan's 74. Ruth Pickett led the Wolverines taking second in the solo competition and a third in the senior figures. Another Michigan standout, Kathleen O'Brien, placed second in the senior figures. The Wolverine duet team of Betsy Neira and O'Brien, and the trio team of Neira, O'Brien, and Pickett both finished in second. In the junior figures, Anastasia Dzenogwis placed first. Both Neira and O'Brien will go on to vie for spots on the Junior National team at the team trials in Denver on Wednesday. The Wolverines will round out their season at the AIAW national championships held at Palo Alto nextr weekend. By JEFF QUICKSILVER Walking into spring practice and seeing a Wolverine defense that has not given up a touchdown in its last 22 quar- ters and that returns eight starters to the gridiron, one would expect to see a smile come across the face of Bo Schembechler. Well, don't search too hard for that smile, especially when the three players . missing from this year's Michigan defense are Andy Cannavino, Mel Qwens and Mike Trgovac. "THEY WERE MORE than just players. They were tough, competitive, swashbuckling football players. To replace them is going to- be really tough," said Schembechler. While Cannavino's presence on the field will surely be missed, the Wolverines will rely heavily on the talents of veteran Paul Girgash and James Herrmann to fill the inside linebacking position. In addition, Schembechler will take a good look at sophomore Mike Boren. A particularly vulnerable spot, ac- cording to Schembechler, is the defen- sive line. "I'M NOT SURE that we are tough enough up front - whether our tackles and middle guard can, stand up. They did last year, but they had great sup- port on the outside from Owens and on the inside from Cannavino," said Schembechler. Returning to the Michigan defensive line to help offset the loss of Trgovac at the middle guard position will be 6-2, 250 sophomore Jeff Shaw and 6-2, 241 senior Cedric Coles. Both Coles and Shaw played key roles in the im- provement of the Michigan defense during the second half of the last season. Another player expected to con- tribute to the defensive line will be the highly touted freshman from Norman, Oklahoma, Clay Miller. The two areas on the Michigan defen- se that appear the strongest going into the new season are outside linebacking and defensive secondary. In addition to the return of senior Robert Thompson, who led all returning starters in tackles last season with 81, Schembechler ex- pects strong support at outside linebacker from senior Mike Lemiran- de. Depth will not be a problem here with sophomores Carlton Rose and Rodney Lyles, along with senior Ben Needham (who returns after a one-year suspension) waiting in the wings. THE ONLY AREA left intact from last year is the defensive secondary as seniors Tony Jackson and Brian Car- penter, and junior Keith Bostic and Marion Body return. Schembechler noted that their tasks might be a little easier as the 1981 edition of Michigan's secondary wont have to face the likes of quarterbacks Tom Clifford (Indiana), Mark Herrmann (Purdue), and Rich Campbell (California), all of whom graduated at the end of last season. Schembechler emphasized, howevet, there is always room for improvement. Thompson ...81 tackles last year "They (the secondary) need to sup- port the run better. They made some mistakes last season, especially in the Rose Bowl against Washington, giving up 12 big plays in the first half. They can definitely do a better job. Despite Schembechler's typically pessimistic outlook regarding his 1981 defense, his eight returning starters should give the Rose Bowl winning coach another reason to smile. IM SCORES MONDAY Volleyball Number of Game Victories Thieme Machine 2, Scott House o Huber Huborites 2, Michigan House 0 0 0 0 a L, -. - * - A j~ a. b AA~A A £ .& A4.. b £ A. d .~ mm - mm inminm mm m - mm - m - a m q-m m m minm - mm mm m mmm mmminj k. =TZ TT ;T,' Z± '! 'l'l+T"^' '{ T3 Z, =f'} l;IiTT! ; ;i !':'t=TT;!Z TT;tZ .TZ !T !:'i ' The U-M Professional Theatre Program - -As 1 -. - -m - - - - - - m - - i 1981 NIT M6TCHIPS THIRD ROUND Thursday's Games MICHIGAN (19-10) at Syracuse (20-11), 8 p.m. West Virginia.(22-8) at Minnesota (19-10), 9 p.m. Friday's Games Duke (17-12) at Purdue (19-10), 8p.m. South Alabama (25-5) at Tulsa (23-7), 9 p.m. Graduate Competitive Psychology 2, Rongeurs 0 DSD "A" 2, Phi Rho Sigma 0 Residence Hall B Elliott "B" 2, Reeves "B" 0 (forfeit) Allen Rumsey "B" 2, Williams "B" 0 Co-Rec' Chi Phi 2, Frosties 0 Red Spikers 2, Oxford 0 Ham/Sam 2, Morter & Pestles 0 Co-Rec Competitive U Towers "B" 2, R&R 0 Kumars Killers 2, Animals 0 (forfeit) APO 1 2, Dragon 111 Correction 2, My Faults 0 Co-Rec (competitive) Shootzie Scorers 2, Spikers 0 Cozens Gold 2, Couzens Blue i Breakers 2, Eclectics 0 Questionable Quaddies 2, Shveenias 0 Nit Wits 2, Pgh Phantom Daze 0 High Ho's 2, Alpha Chi Omega 1 V.B.'s 2, V.B. Strikers 1 Michigan House 2, Positrons 0 Co-Rec (recreative) Agent Orange 2, Spikes 1 Meds 2, Molson Mutilators I MBA Green 2, APO H 0 Dormitory House Dues Forum 6 al Michigan Ensemble Theatre Ann Arbor's Own Resident Professional Theatre Company DEBUT PRODUCTION Henrik Ibsen's ADolHouse STARRING 6 -JOE CHAPELLE t°% CINEMA 11. presents 7:00 & 9:00-NAT. SCI. AUD. DAlVE &/!V sAEE5 LATE SPRING (Yosujiro Ozu, 1949) AW