SPORTS Tuesday, November 16, 1982 The Michigan Daily Page 9 Bo won't stop to smell the roses By BOB WOJNOWSKI Michigan may have already clinched the Big Ten Championship and the Rose Bowl bid, but head coach Bo Schembechler preferred to talk Buckeyes instead of roses yesterday at his weekly press luncheon, as he began gearing up for the annual season-ending bash with Ohio State. "I don't think you understand. We play Ohio State in Columbus. Don't you know the schedule?" joked Bo when queried about the Wolverines' possible New Year's Day opponent. "The Rose Bowl is important, but right now I don't know what went on on the West Coast and I don't'care. It's not the time for that yet." BUT IT IS finally time to talk about the Buckeyes and the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry, and Schem- echler did just that. "It's ironic that with all the other stuff going on in the conference, there's no question that they (Michigan and Ohio State) are still the best two teams in the league," he said. "It all boils down to Michigan and Ohio State-just like we thought it would." However, for the first time since 1971, the game will not determine the Big Ten champion because the Buckeyes have lost one conference game and play. one less league game than the undefeated (8-2 overall) Wolverines. And it is that scheduling quirk that has the Buckeyes groaning. "I DON'T have anything to do with scheduling,'' said Schembechler. "There are two ways to look at it. It's unfortunate for Ohio State to play one less game or it's fortunate that they didn't have to play Iowa, which has been one of the best teams in the conferen- ce. "People knew the rules before they came into the season," he continued. "I'm going to say one thing and then drop the subject-at least it's not going to come down to a vote." In 1973, Michigan and Ohio State tied for the con- ference championship after playing to a 10-10 tie, and the league's athletic directors voted to send the Buckeyes to the Rose Bowl. There will be no repeat of that, but Schembechler is wary of a repeat of last year's game, when the Buckeyes beat the Wolverines, 14-9. "IT'S VIRTUALLY the same Ohio State team we played last year," said Bo. "Other than (quarterback Art) Schlicter, the offense is the same. And other than the middle guard and a couple of linebackers, it's still the same defense." While Ohio State has changed little trom a year ago, Michigan has changed drastically, and Schem- bechler likes the final product as much as any team he hashad. "It's hard to rate teams, but this team doesn't have as many superstars as other ones," he said. "It's not as well endowed. But it has character, good leader- ship, good seniors-all the intangibles." And Schembechler made it clear that, even though the title is already won, those attributes would make it an intense week of practice. "I don't give a damn what people say," he railed. "We're playing Ohio State. They point for us and we point for them." WOLVERINE TALES: The offensive and defen- sive players of the week as selected by the coaching staff are tight end Craig Dunaway and nose guard Al Sincich ... Ohio State has not scored a touchdown at home against Michigan since 1972. . . Michigan's Big Ten title is its 10th in Schembechler's 14 years of coaching the Wolverines and its 31st overall . . . Neither team suffered any debilitating injuries last Saturday and both should be in good health for this weekend's clash. . a , ,i \ A -yet It's looking more and more like another Michigan-Washington mat- chup in the Rose Bowl. The Huskies nipped previously-undefeated Arizona State last Saturday, 17-13, and now need only to defeat Washington State on the road this weekend to wrap up the Rose Bowl bid. Should Washington lose, Arizona State could get the bid by defeating Arizona on the road a week later. Should both Arizona State and Washington lose, UCLA could sneak in with a victory over USC this weekend. Michigan lost to Washington, 27-20, in the 1978 Rose Bowl, then defeated the Huskies, 23- 6, in the 1981 classic. It was also announed yesterday that this Saturday's Michigan-Ohio State game would be nationally televised by CBS. It wil be the Wolverines' third consecutive TV appearance and their fourth overall this year. Game time has been moved ahead to 12:30 p.m. -BOB WOJNOWSKI Schem bechler ... only has eyes for OSU Harriers go to Nationals Michigan Grid Statistics TEAM By JIM DAVIS Michigan's football team was not the only Wolverine squad to win a title this past Saturday. But while the Wolverine gridders won the Big Ten crown, the Michigan women's cross country team was triumphing in the NCAA District 4 Cham- pionships at Purdue. The first-place finish reversed the standings of last week's *ig Ten Championships. Iowa was bumped from first to third, with the Wolverines making the opposite switch. Wisconsin placed second in both meets. The weekend victory qualified Michigan for the National Championships for the first time in team history. "We had our heads together for this one," said Michigan head coach Francie Kraker Goodridge. "We turned the tables on them." Junior Lisa Larsen once again paced the Wolverines as she finished fifth in 17:07. She was followed by senior Melanie Weaver in seventh at 17:30 and Sue Schroeder in ninth at 17:37. Other Michigan placers were Sue Frederick-Foster in 19th and Judy Yuhn in 25th. The Wolverines won the meet by seven points over Wisconsin and by nine over Iowa. Weaver said the 5,000 Imeter course was fairly hilly and that the temperature was about 23 degrees, prompting the runners to wear long sleeves and tights under uniforms. But, she added, capturing first place wa' worth the effort. "I'm very happy with the team finish," she said. "This is such a wonderful thing," Goodridge said. "This was our goal for the whole year, to get to the Nationals." She pointed to Virginia as the favorite to successfully defend its national title, with Stanford, Oregon, Clemson, and Tennessee also expected to make strong showings. "After that it will be quite a race and we have a good chance to place right up there," said Goodridge. The Nationals will be next Saturday at Indiana. Men harriers finish second The men's cross country team .also qualified for the National Championships as it grabbed second place in the Districts, finishing behind Wisconsin's powerful squad. Miami of Ohio and Purdue took third and fourth, respec- tively, and also qualified for the national meet. Junior Brian Diemer took third place at 29:59; seven seconds behind Tim Hacker of Wisconsin and a tick behind Indiana's Jim Spivey, who won the Big Ten race. Michigan senior Gerard Donakowski finished in eighth place at 30:06. Other Michigan placers were Bill O'Reilly in 19th, Bill Brady in 28th, and Jim Schmidt in 30th. Diemer said the 10,000-meter course was "excellent," and that the team will be shooting for the top five in the Nationals. "We have a chance," he said, "and we'll certainly make the top ten." Next Saturday's meet will be at Indiana University, the site of a Wolverine victory on October 23 over several good cross country teams, including highly touted Texas El-Paso. -JIM DAVIS Total First Downs ..... Rushing Passing Penalty Total Net Yards ....... Total Plays Avg. Per Game Net Rushing Yards .... Total Attempts Avg. Per Play Avg. Per Game Net Passing Yards ..... Att/Comp/Int Avg. Per Attempt Avg. Per Comp. Avg. Per Game Punts/Yds/Avg. Punt Ret/Yds/Avg .... KO Ret/Yds/Avg.. int/Yds/Avg .......... Fumbles/Lost ......... Penalties/Yards ....... Scoring Total Pts/Avg Touchdowns Rushing Passing Returns PAT's/Att 2-Pt. Conv/Att Field Goals/Att Third Down Conv/Att.. Success Pct M 220 136 67 17 4127 699 412.7 2515 494 5.1 251.5 1612 205/107/10 7.9 15.1 161.2 40/1572/39.3 24/371/15.5 23/449/19.5 12/176/14.7 16/8 38/299 317/31.7 40 23 15 2 37/38 1/2 12/15 56/124 .452 Opp. 229 83 136 10 3729 790 372.9 993 354 2.8 99.3 2736 436/267/12 6.3 10.2 273.6 55/2177/39.6 13/27/2.1 32/559/17.5 10/87/8.7 25/14 58/610 156/15.6 19 10 9 0 16/17 1/2 8/9 65/156 .417 Scoring TDr* TDp TDo ExP 2-Pt Haji-Sheikh ... 37-37 1 Carter ........ 8 1 1-1 S. Smith....... 8 Ricks ......... 7 Rogers........ 4 1 Dunaway.. 3 K. Smith .......2 Rice .......... 1 1 Armstrong .. 1 Bean ....... 1 Bostic ........ 1 Garrett ....... 1 'Team' ....... MICHIGAN ... 23 15 2 37-38 1-21 Opponents .... 10 9 0 16-17 1-2 *TDr =rush, TDp=pass, TDo=other FG S TP 12-15 73 56 48 42 30 18 12 12 6 6 6 6 1 2 12-15 1 317 8-9 0 156 Nelson.. K. Smith .. Bean... Cooper ...... Rose ...... MICHIGAN. Opponents ... 8/76/9.5/19 1/37/37.0/37 24/371/15.5/72 13/27/2.1/6 1/0/0.0/0 1/-3/-3.0/-3 23/449/19.5/48 32/559/17.5/65 Total Offense Rush Pass S. Smith .................279 1554 Ricks.......... 1190 Total/Avg 1833/183.3 1190/119.0 All-Purpose Yardage Rush Rec KOR PR Total/Avg Carter............64 707 254 258 1283/128.3 Ricks ...........1190 46 1236/123.6 Punting No. Yds Avg. Long Bracken................. 40 1572 39.3 58 Field Goals 0-19 20-29 30-39 Haji-Sheikh ....... 4-4 1-2 Returns 40-49 50+ Total 6-7 1-2 12-15 PR/Yds/Avg/LP Carter.......15/258/17.2/72 s.Johnson. Rogers ...... Hasselt...... KOR/Yds/Avg/LP 10/254/25.4/48 5/94/18.8/35 3/68/22.7/25 2/25/12.5/14 HERPES... Suppressed Information Booklet of UCLA research. Eight year study of dramatic, natural therapy with 85-90% positive results. Find out what the drug companies don't want you to see. Booklet: $6.95 Natural Research Center 285 Crystal Lake Road Middletown, CT 06457 Suite 105 For additional info send $LOC ..:.... :. .:. '. ..v. :::: '.: ......:.. .....::.:.5{ i3i;.?}:"}:"isii:"T:'i"'?i?::}i}i:"i}}:":"tiCti :S:{ti4:": i:: :'?:'i..:..:::::"ii::M:::::::. :::: ::". ::::::::::. i"ii:"i:C i?}}T:::::.}"..:........... Blue pair shines brightly in wrestling season opener By STEVE WISE If Rodney Dangerfield was present at the Great Plains Open last weekend, the members of the Michigan wrestling team didn't seem to realize it. Rather than'giving their opponents no respect, the Michigan wrestlers showed more than was needed. "I think we gave some of those guys a little too much credit," said assistant coach Joe Wells. "some of them had reputations - they were national champions - and we didn't just go af- ter 'em." TWO MATMEN who had no problem with "The Dangerfield syndrome" were sophomore Scott Rechsteiner and graduate assistant Steve Fraser, both of whom finished third. The two were 5-1 in the tournament, losing only to the eventual champions in their weight classes. Rechsteiner lost his initial match on a decision to University of Nebraska assistant coach Roy Oliver. The sophomore then went on to win his remaining matches, defeating, among others, former All-American Eric Bragel. Bragel is presently an assistant coach at the University of Missouri. Fraser, who like the other non-colleg- ians was allowed to compete under the tournament's freestyle format, went undefeated through his first five mat- ches. In his sixth match, he lost to Iowa assistant and two-time former NCAA champion Chris Campbell. "Overall I was pleased," Wells remarked. "Our conditioning looked good, which is important because we're picking up the pace. It's hard to tell how you're going to react (to a large meet). It's also hard to tell from freestyle how our conditioning was tested, but I was pleased." SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Tot/Avg MICHIGAN............59 135 57 66 317/31.7 Opponents............ 15 48 27 66 156/15.6 INDIVIDUAL Rushing Att Gain Ricks..........216 1221 K. Smith ...... 45 368 S. Smith.......80 371 Rogers.........63 287 Mercer.......33 149 Rice.........32 128 Carter..........7 64 Garrett........9 42 Armstrong 8 26 S. Johnson..1 3 MICHIGAN ... 494 2659 Opponents.....354 1271 Loss 31 0 92 14 6 1 0 0 0 0 144 278 Yds 1190 368 279 273 143 127 64 42 26 3 2515 993 Avg 5.5 8.? 3.5 4.3 4.3 4.0 9.1 4.7 3.3 3.0 5.1 2.8 Yds 1554 58 0 1612 2736 TD 1 7 2 8 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 23 10 TD 14 1 0 15 9 LP 52 29 37 22 18 13 15 14 7 3 52 37 LP 62 17 0 62 46 Passing PA PC Int Pct S. Smith ....... 190 100 9 .526 Hall ...........14 7 1 .500 Carter.........1 0 0 .000 MICHIGAN ... 205 107 10 .522 Opponents . 436 267 12 .611 Receiving No. Yds Avg TD LP Spikers top W. Illinois, fall to Iowa Carter ..................... 31 Dunaway .................. 29 Bean ...................... 18 Rice...................... 7 Ricks..................6 Rogers .................... 4 Garrett.................... 3 Nelson A..............3 S.Johnson................. 2 Armstrong ............... 2 Kattus..........1 Mercer.................. I MICHIGAN .............. 107 Opponents............... 267 707 350 309 42 46 51 23 23 31 22 12 -4 1612 2736 22.8 12.1 17.2 6.0 7.7 12.8 7.7 7.7 15.5 11.0 12.0 -4.0 15.1 10.2 8 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 9 62 42 38 11 24 39 8 11 16 17 12 -4 62 46 By LARRY MISHKIN Following last year's successful season that saw it reach the AIAW finals, the Michigan women's volleyball team has been struggling this season, its first in the NCAA. A four game loss to Iowa last Friday night at Iowa, 11-15, 15-5, 8-15, and 14-16 dropped Michigan's Big Ten record to 3-9 with one conference match remaining on the schedule - tonight's contest with Ohio State at Columbus. The Buckeyes are second in the Eastern Division of the Big Ten and the Wolverines are a distant third. Only the top two teams in each division qualify for the Big Ten tournament which takes place on November 19 at Purdue. ALISON NOBLE, as she has done all season, turned in another fine perfor- mance with 15 kills and a season high .650 spiking percentage. Saturday night, the Wolverines looked better when they won a five game match against Western Illinois in ATTENTION SKIERS. . . IT'S COMING! 13th Annual U-M Ski Team SKI SWAP December 3: To Sell December 4: To Buy Macomb, Ill., 9-15, 15-6, 15-9, 11-15, and 15-13. The win boosted Michigan's overall record to 11-17, a far cry from their 40-17 record of a year ago. Michigan head coach Sandy Vong was pleased with his team's win, saying. that they looked and passed better. Vong also said that he would like to see the team close out the season strong by beating Ohio State tonight. The Buckeyes, who are tournament bound, will also be Michigan's first opponent next season. BE IN TH E FOREFRONT OF TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY Air Force scientific engineering of- ficers plan tomor- row's weapon systems. If you have a scientific or engineering de- gree, you can join Fight Night On Campus Mickey Goodwin. vs. Rocky Stevens Sever, Pro Bouts at Michigan's Crisler Arena Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17