N... r B y PO s RT N The Michigan Daily Saturday, October 23, 1982 Page 7 'Cats look to end Michigan dominance Y Hy'RON POLLACK Spqcial to the Daily EVANSTON - The streak lives on for the Northwestern Wildcats. Not the consecutive-game losing treak; Northwestern ended that at 34 this season when it beat Northern Illinois, 31-6. Instead, the streak that still follows the Wildcats is their 12 straight losses to Michigan. THE LAST time Northwestern beat the Wolverines was in 1965. But for the first time in quite a few seasons, Michigan head coach Bo Schembechler is being taken seriously when he says thatthe Wildcats can't be overlooked. orthwestern's 31-21 victory over Min- esota two weekends ago has insured that. "Northwestern really played hard and took something out of Minnesota," says Schembechler. 'They're not 'a powerhouse, but they're good. They're capable of beating anyone." Leading the Wildcats (1-4 Big Ten, 2-5 overall) on offense is none other than a freshman, quarterback Sandy Schwab, Through seven games, Schwab has ompleted 128 of his 234' pass attempts for 1,473 yards and eight touchdowns. "SANDY HAS a good arm, and if we give him time he's pretty accurate," says Northwestern head coach Dennis Green. "The kid's a good quarterback," says Schembechler. If Schwab has a problem, it is the 11 interceptions that he has thrown this year. "Sandy is a freshman, which is very difficult," says Green. "He has way too many interceptions. But you have to accept some of those things with a freshman. Sometimes he's im- patient. But he has poise and leads the team well." SO FAR THIS year, he has led the Wildcats to 16.6 points per game, a vast improvement over last season's average of 7.4, when Northwestern was shut out five times. "They have a good offense," says Schembechler. "They've been moving and scoring on everybody." The rushing game has certainly been moving the ball better than was the case a season Ago. Last year, the squad's leading rusher was quarter- back Kevin Villars (who has since been moved to flanker because of a chronic shoulder injury), who gained 98 yards on 70 carries. this season, senior tailback Ricky Edwards aready has rushed for 462 yards on 107 carries. THE NUMBERS for the Wildcats' receivers are also up from a year ago, when 20 receptions led the team. Junior tight end Jon Harvey already has 20 catches and he only ranks third on the club. Edwards has caught 26 passes and junior split end Tood Jenkins tops the team with 36. The Northwestern offensive line is anchored by tackle Chris Hinton, a con- verted tight end who caught five passes for 83 yards againt Michigan last year According to Green, Hinton is "one of the best I've coached." ,Such praise takes on added significance when one considers that Green coached National Football League first-round draft choices Gor- don King and Brian Holloway at Stan- ford before taking the Northwestern head coaching post. "POTENTIALLY, Hinton could be the best in the country," says Green. Just as Northwestern has shown im- provement on offense this year, it has bettered its defensive performance, too. After seven games, the Wildcats have given up 30.3 points a game, an immense improvement over last year's figure of 45.9. "We have made a vast improvement on defense and that allows us to stay in games, which wasn't the case last year," says Green. NORTHWESTERN'S top three tacklers this season are inside linebacker Jim Bobbitt, defensive tackle Keith Cruise and outside linebacker Alex Moyer. The Wildcat defense suffered a tremendous loss in last week's 34-21 loss to Purdue when senior inside linebacker Rich Raffin tore knee ligaments, putting him out for the season. Raffin was Northwestern's Most Valuable Player last year. The only change in the Michigan star- ting lineup is that freshman fullback Eddie Garrett will replace fellow freshman Dan Rice. Today's game begins at 2:00 p.m. at Dyche Stadium. THE LINEUPS MICHIGAN NORTHWESTERN OFFENSE By JOHN TAYER Illini hunt Badgers; Big Ten race heats up Even though Michigan sits on top of the Big Ten, with five weeks remaining in the 1982 conference football schedule there are still a half-dozen teams in-contention for the num- ber one spot. While no one has been mathematically eliminated from title consideration, six teams (Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Ohio State and Indiana) with two or fewer losses have the opportunity to finish on top or close to it,'since no Big Ten team has ever won or shared the championship with three league defeats. WITH A championship so hotly contested, Big Ten football will be something to watch this weekend. Happily, for those not fortunate enough to be in Evanston watching Michigan battle Northwestern, there will be a rare conference television doubleheader this Saturday. CBS will broadcast the Illinois-Wisconsin game from Madison starting at 12:00 EDT while ABC will telecast the Indiana-Ohio State contest from Bloominton, air-time set for 2:30 EDT. In the first game, Illinois will try to protect their number two standing in the conference when it takes on third-place Wisconsin. With Tony Eason at the helm for the Illini, Randy Wright leading the Badgers, this game promises to be a true aerial show. Illinois is counting on its two leading pass intercepters, Craig Swoop and Mike Heaven, number one and number four in the league, respectively, to give them the edge. IN THE OTHER televised game, Indiana looks to stay in the race for the conference title as it hosts Ohio State. This game is an interesting matchup between last week's AP of- fensive "Player-of-the-Week," Mike Tomczack of Ohio State Edwards and Jenkins ... Wildcat offensive threats and both the AP's and the UPI's defensive "Player-of-the- Week," Mark Sutor of Indiana. At his free safety position, Sutor intercepted two passes, made four solo tackles and ran in a two-point conversion as the holder on the point-after at- tempt in last Saturday's game against Minnesota. Buckeye quarterback Tomczack, who lost his starting role to Brent Offenbecher the week before, completed 14 of 34 passes for 247 yards and a touchdown and ran the ball 11 times for 41 yards and another touchdown as he led Ohio State past Illinois, 26-21. In other games today, the Hawkeyes of Iowa travel to Minneapolis to take on the Golden Gophers of Minnesota. In this game, Minnesota (3-3 overall) hopes to improve upon its dismal 1-3 record in conference games. Statistics-wise Min- nesota edges Iowa in almost every grid. The Hawkeyes however, remain atop Minnesota with a 2-1 conference record. FINALLY, amidst homecoming festivities on the MSU campus, hapless Michigan State will seek that elusive initial triumph of the season as the Spartans host the Boilermakers of Purdue. With rumor that his job might be up for grabs next year, this is one game that Spartan head coach Muddy Waters wants, and wants badly. Although MSU has dropped six straight games, it is not quite as bad as its record indicates.-Four of the Spartan losses have been by a total of 19 points. It would be a mistake, especially for Purdue, to write the Spartans off. The Boilermakers will look for help from the conference's leading all-purpose runner, Mel Gray, to improve upon their 1-3 conference record and mathematically eliminate the Spartans from title contention. (88) Craig Dunaway.........(233) (68) Rich Strenger ............ (272) (64) Jerry Diorio .............(246) (69) Tom Dixon ............... (249) (76) Stefan Humphries......(247) (73) Doug James ............. (250) (25)-Vince Bean ..............(188) (1) Anthony Carter.........(156) (16) Steve Smith .............. (194) (32) Eddie Garrett ..........(220) (46) Lawrence Ricks .......... (196) TE T RG C LG T SE FLK QB FB TB (85) Jon Harvey ..............(220) (72) Jack Vandenberghe.......(245) (67) Chris Banaszak .......... (245) (51) Phil Leonard ............. (255) (78) Bob Pratt ................(271) (75) Chris Hinton ............. (265) (22) Todd Jenkins .............(196) (2) Anthony Coates .......... (165) (17) Sandy Schwab ...........(185) (43) Tim Cummings......... (205) (20) Ricky Edwards.........(175) DEFENSE (99) Robert Thompson........ (63) Winfred Carraway....... (53) Al Sincich ............. (96) Dave Meredith......... (89) Carlton Rose .............t (50) Paul Girgash .............1 (40) Mike Boren ..............1 (13) Keith Bostic .............. (3) Marion Body............. (15) Jerry Burgei ............. (21) Evan Cooper ............. (28) Don Bracken .............1 (6) Ali Haji-Sheikh ...........1 (224) (240) (218) (247) (207) (211) (224) (210) (181) (191) (175) (205) (170) OLB DT NG DT OLB ILB ILB SS CB CB FS P PK (26) Alex Moyer ..............(215) (80) Daryl Newell............. (240) (70) Keith Cruise .............(252) (76) Jerald Wolff .............(248) (53) Jim Karstens ............ (205), (41) Jim Bobbitt ...............(215) (45) Darin Morgan ............ (210) (25) Bill Kornegay ............ (210) (8) Jankeith Gatewood.......(175) (29) Roosevelt Groves.........(190) (16) Joe Morton ...............(192) (4) John Kidd ................ (203) (97) Paul Jolas ...............(180) Today's Michigan-Northwestern game starts at 2:00 EDT and WAAM (1600 AM), WWJ (950 AM), WPAG (1050 AM), WTOD (760 AM), WTRX (1330 AM), WUOM (91.7 FM), WLEN (103.9) FM). can be heard on (1560 AM), WJR and WCBN (88.3 f _ ND icers rip 4 Mf' 9-5 Irish keep ELott busy By TAM BENTLEY. The only thing colder than the sub-zero tem- perature and the freezing fans in Yost Ice Arena last night was the Wolverine hockey squad. The team stfered a 9-5 trouncing at the hands of the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. Michigan's only chance to take the lead came in the Same's first twenty seconds when Ted Speers failed -put his first shot past Notre Dame goalie Bob Mc- Namara. The rest was all downhill for the Wolverines as the closest they came to the Irish was a second- period, 3-3, tie that lasted only one minute. "THERE WAS only one thing wrong with our play arid that's that they beat us to the puck. That's all," said Michigan head coach John Giordano. "We've got fogrteen new guys in the line-up and it shows. We'll correct the mistakes and get better as we go along. We've got talent but it just takes time to gel." Notre Dame's Joe Bowie scored the game's first al 3:12 into the first period on a power play as ichigan's Tom Stiles spent two minutes in the ,penalty box for tripping. Notre Dame continued its control as Kirt Bjork scored the team's second goal at 7:17 on a breakaway shot that he easily fired past :Michigan goalie Jon Elliott. Michigan goaltender Jon Elliott knocks away a shot by Notre Dame's Steve Bianchi in the first period of last night's . game at Yost Arena. The Fighting Irish fired a total of 43 shots at Elliott. The Wolverines came out of their stupor, though, and broke into the scoring column as left wing Chris Seychel made Michigan's first goal on a power play after 8:51. Assists on the goal went to teammates Brad Tippett and Speers. NOTRE DAME scored the next goal, however, on a Mike Metzler shot but Michigan came right back. Mike Neff passed to Speers who fed the puck to Jim McCauley for a goal fired over the shoulder of the Notre Dame goalie. The period ended with Notre Dame in front, 3-2. The second period began with Michigan taking the initiative, scoring the first goal after 41 seconds as Seychel, assisted by McCauley and Goff, breezed a shot past Notre Dame's McNamara. Notre Dame made the next two goals on shots from John Deasey and John Higgins, making the score Notre Dame 5, Michigan 3. AFTER 4:35, though, Michigan's Todd Carlile passed the puck to Speers, who slipped it to Seychel, who in turn rifled it past McNamara from close out- side the net. The play completed a hat trick for Seychel. Notre Dame made the next three goals of the period, including a shorthanded goal by Mark Doman. Elliott stopped Doman's shot but couldn't control the puck and it trickled through his pads to give Notre Dame its seventh goal. The period ended with the Irish sweeping Michigan, 8-4. Michigan's Tippett scored the Wolverines' fifth goal 1:18 into the third period on a power play, with assists going to Seychel and McCauley. Notre Dame's last goal of the night came off the stick of Higgins, completing his hat trick and resulting in the final score of 9-5. "When you win you're pleased," said Notre Dame head coach Charles "Lefty" Smith. "Since'we're a young club defensively and on a strange rink, I was pleased with the win." Firing Irish FIRST PERIOD Scoring: 1. ND-Bowie (Bjork, Bianchi) 3:12; 2. ND-Bjork (Bellomy. Higgins) 7:17; 1. M-Seychel (Tippett, Speers) 8:51; 3. ND-Metzler (Deasey) 9:18; 2. M-McCauley (Speers, Neff) 17:31. Penalties: M-Stiles (tripping) 2:46; ND-Ely (tripping) 8:03; ND- Doman (roughing) 12:26; M-Speers (slashing)-13:54; ND-Devoe (trip- ping) 18:40. SECOND PERIOD Scoring: 3. M-Seychel (McCauley 'Goff ) :4; 4. ND-Deasey (Bianchi, Metzler) 1:20; 5. ND-Higgins (Bjork, Bonadio) 3:32; 4. M-Seychel (Speers, Carlile) 4:35;c 6. ND- Thebeau ( Higgins, Doman) 8:44; 7. ND-Doman (Lucia, Bowie) 11:47; 8. ND-Higgins (Bellomy) 18:23. Penalties: ND-Bowie (cross-checking) 6:41; M-Tippett (Cross- checking) 6:41; M-Neff (high-sticking, unsportsmanlike conduct) 8 ;21; ND-Chapman (cross-checking) 10:52; ND-Thebeau (high- sticking) 13:03; M-Yoxheimer (charging) 14:13; ND-Benning (holding) 19:42. THIRD PERIOD Scoring: 5. M-Tippett (Seychel, McCauley) 1:18; 9. ND-Higgins (Benning, Bellomy) 12:07. Penalties: ND-Doman (holding) 1:45; M-Brauer (holng) 10:44; M- Yoxheimer (elbowing) 15:20; ND-bench penalty (too many men on the ice, served by Metzler) 16:39. SAVES ND-McNamara ........................... ..........4 1 4 - 9 M -Elliot..............................................9 18 7 - 34 A-4,267 Stickers tough 'D blanks ISU, 2-0 By CHUCK WHITMAN terms of time possession. On a day that many would con- The Wolverines, now 9-2, visit sider too chilly to play field hockey, ,Toledo this afternoon for a 4:00 con- the Michigan team handily defeated test and then face Toledo at home on visiting Indiana State, 2-0. Tuesday. Michigan's defense totally shut Asked about the upcoming games, out the Sycamores. Although In- Zientek responded, "They're a team diana State had thirteen attacking that can upset you. When you are 9-2, corners, the Wolverines had little and ranked 21 in the nation, you have trouble clearing the ball. to watch for the upsets, but strong "IT WAS an excellent game . . . defense and a quick offense, like the exciting, fast, and well-played," one exhibited yesterday, are the best commented coach Candy Zientek. preventive medicine for upset "Had (Indiana State) been able to fever." capitalize on some of their corner shots they might have been able to Mees, Laser adrance stay in the game a little more." Special to the Daily But Denise Comby, Dee Jones, LAFAYETTE, La. - Michigan and freshman Bridget Sickon an- tennis player MarkaMees defeated chored the Michigan defense, con- trolled the ball, and made sure that Stephen Erickson of Minnesota, 6-3, the Sycamores didn't have a chance. 5-7, 6-2, in singles play yesterday and When they did shoot, goalie Jonnie advanced to the fourth round of the Terry stopped the threat. Exhibiting Riters-Rolax USL Tennis Classic at excellent quickness; Terry had six S.W. Louisiana. saves. Mees also teamed with Ross Laser Thesn ento defeat Dexter McBride and Peter The strong defensive showing was Mako of Trinity, 7-5, 6-3, in doubles balanced by an exciting offense, action. Teammates Jim Sharton Lisa Schofield, who had six shots on and Rodd Schreiber didn't fare as goal, assisted on the first score as well, though, dropping straight sets she set up Comby with just seven to Miami of Ohio's Cristo Steyn and seconds left in the first half. Mike McVadenhorst, 6-1, 6-1. Mees SENIOR forward Sara Forrestel and Laser advanced to the third played aggressive offense on the left round tomorrow. side. Forrestel, the leading scorer Before reaching the third round of last year, out-ran the opposition and singles competition, Mees breezed notched an unassisted goal midway past Monty Oppenheim of Southern through the second half. Illinois, 7-5, 6-0 and gained a come- To their credit, the Sycamores did from-behind victory over Jan Siegel not tire. Although they never posed a of Arkansas, 4-6, 6-4,6-2. real threat, they did dominate in ofAkna,4,6-,-2 Subscribe to The Michigan Daily pray lish i 5 Hats, Block Lip Stick & Nair Poll Wall of Costumes, Masks and Accessories. Iw