SPORTS The Michigan Daily Saturday, October 8, 1983 Page 9 Spartans ar (Continued from Page 1) State team has beaten the Irish and the ball and we're really looking forward to Wolverines in the same year since 1965. beating them." psyched for Blue ON THE other hand, the Michigan layers and coaches are not just reparing for another football game either. "Last year I was looking more for- ward to Ohio State," said sophomore fullback Dan Rice. "But this year Michigan State has been playing good Although Rice may sound a little cocky, he's got the recent history of the series to support his statement. Bo Schembechler is 12-2 against the Spar- tans and last lost to them in 1978 when State had what Schembechler called the best offensive football team he has played against in the Big Ten. ON THE surface, this game doesn't Around t Illinois at Wisconsin 2:30 EDT What to watch: The Illini may still be fly- ing high on the momentum 'of last week's trouncing of Iowa, but the Badgers are not about to let Mike White's crew walk all over them. Gary Ellerson and company accumulated 625 yards of total offense in the Badger's 49- 0 win over Northwestern. This one should be a high-scoring battle. Finnesota at Indiana 1:30 EDT What to watch: The bottom of the Big Ten faces off in this one. Neither club has shown much thus far as Minnesota has already surrendered 202 points hl e Big Ten while the Hoosiers have only scored 54 in four outings. Northwestern at Iowa 2:05 EDT What to watch: Those rebuilding Wild- cats sure have made great progress as they've averaged 2.5 points per game thus far and are last in the conference in total defense. Chuck Long's Hawkeyes have something to prove. Looks like an Iowa romp. Purdue at Ohio State 1:30 EDT What to watch: The Buckeyes are back on track, but so is Purdue QB Scott Campbell. The senior connected on 30 of 50 passes last week against MSU. look to be any different than any of Michigan's 12 previous victorious outings. The Wolverines are currently 3-1 overall with a spotless 2-0 conferen- ce mark following typical Michigan trouncings of Wisconsin and hapless Indiana. The offense is averaging an impressive 404 yards a game, with over 300 of those yards coming on the ground. And although the defense has had its share of problems, yielding 303 yards a game, and over 200 yards a game through the air, it did hold down the Badgers and Hoosiers enough to give the Wolverines a comfortable margin of victory in both games. Michigan did receive a setback this week when senior linebacker Mike Boren underwent knee surgery, ending his collegiate career. Boren, the team's leading tackler for the past two years, was atop that category again with 42 stops already this year. He will now finish as the fifth all-time Wolverine tackler with 368, just 10 shy of the man right ahead of him, Calvin O'Neal. Star- ting in place of Boren will be sophomore linebacker Mike Reinhold who was red- shirted last year as a freshman. ALSO ABSENT from the starting lineup for Michigan today will be Gilvanni and Steve Johnson, the first- and second-string flankers who were suspended for curfew violations. Sophomore Triando Markray will get his first start at flanker in place of the two Johnsons. As a senior at Detroit DePorres high school, Markray averaged 36.3 yards a catch. Like the Wolverines, the Spartans have had their share of problems and in- juries, but unlike Michigan, have had more trouble on the field and come into the contest with a 2-1-1 mark and an 0-1-1 conference record. See more sports, page 5. Following a squeaker win over lowly Colorado, State shockeda lot of people with its 28-23 upset over Notre Dame. However, a costly loss to Illinois and a disappointing tie with Purdue have brought Spartan fans back down to ear- th. IN THE Illinois game, Perles not only lost starting quarterback Dave Yarema for the season, but he also lost Yarema'ssbackup, Rick Kolb, forcing third-string sophomore quarterback Clark Brown into the game. Then, against the Boilermakers, Perles watched his team blow two leads, fall behind and eventually salvage a tie when All-World kicker Ralf Mojsiejenko booted a 59-yard field goal on the last play of the game. The Spartans are averaging only 242 yards a game offensively and have surrendered over 375 yards defen- sively. Two of the mainstays of State's defense, linebackers Derek Bunch and Carl Banks have both been hurt, but Perles said that he expects Bunch to start and a decision on Banks will be made at game time. The game itself though, will settle the big decision of the day and give the winner all-important bragging rights while giving the loser a year of listening to those comments. Bunch .. expected to start for State -;,. THE LINEUPS MICHIGAN MICHIGAN STATE (95) (79) (64) (69)' (76) (73) (18) (25) (16) (36) (20) OFFENSE Sim Nelson........(235) TE (89) Clay Miller ....... (258) LT (68) Jerry Diorio ...... (245) LG (76)l Tom Dixon ........ (250) C *(63) Stefan Humphries. (260) Doug James.......(260) Triando Markray . (182) Vince Bean........(190) Steve Smith ....... (195) Dan Rice........ (229) Rick Rogers...... (216) RG RT FLK SE QB FB TB (62) (79) (19) (38) (23) (49) (21) Butch Rolle........(232) Scott Auer ........ (252) Randy Lark ....... (258) Mark Napolitan ... (243) Mitch Wachman.. (243) Jim Bob Lamb .... (267) John Hurt ......... (165) Daryl Turner......(192) Clark Brown........(202 Carl Butler......(210) Bobby Morse..... (188) ICerysopenyeai By MIKE MCGRAW r with new look "Wait'til next year." Such is the rallying cry of losing teams. Such was the-battle cry for the Michigan hockey team last season as it struggled to a dismal 14-22 record and ninth-place finish in the then 12-team Central Collegiate Hockey Association. WELL, NEXT YEAR has arrived, and Wolverines' head coach John Gior- dano has made some major changes in an attempt to turn around his team's fortunes. The result, that should be displayed tonight when Michigan faces U-M Dearborn at Yost Arena, will in- clude a new system of offense, a new version of penalty killing, and an overall team that possesses some new faces who will move down the ice much faster than the old ones. "We've increased our speed up front," said Giordano. "We have some new players that are better with the puck as well as better all-around hockey players." THE NEW ARRIVALS he speaks of are freshmen John Bjorkman, Dan Goff, Brad Jones, and Bruce McNabb, all of whom are centers with goal- scoring capabilities. They will be coun- ted on heavily in Giordano's new of- fensive-minded approach on the ice. "We're going to throw a fourth man into the offense this year," ex- plained the Michigan coach, who is en- tering his third complete season at the helm. "The offsidedefensemen will join the forward on his side up the ice, creating a two-wave attack along with the two other forwards. This type of of- fense is revolutionary to us and college hockey." Wolverine fans can also look for a new penalty-killing system that features only one offenseman along with three defenders inside the face-off circles. BUT ALL THESE changes probably won't be successful right away, as the team has only been on the ice for one week. "I think it will take until Christ- mas to determine how good we'll be," Giordano said. But a new style of play will not be the only change for Michigan. Here are a few more items to include on your checklist: * Sophomore defenseman Greg Hudas, a transfer from Notre Dame, who at 6-5, 210 may be the biggest player in college hockey. * Watch for the play of sophomore right wing Frank Downing, who Gior- dano said is the most improved player in camp thus far. * There are new lights in Yost Arena that shine down from the sides instead of directly over the ice. ANOTHER DIFFERENCE is the ad- dition of U-M Dearborn to the schedule. The Wolves are seriously upgrading their hockey program in hopes of joining the CCHA in a few years and will play six teams in the conference this season. Last year, Dearborn was runner-up in the NAIA tournament and their roster includes three All-Americans: forwards Gary Charison and Ryan Willette, and defenseman Jim Brailean. They also have a new coach in Ray DeGrendel. "Since this is my first year, you can discount the past," DeGrendel said. "Our schedule is twice as tough this year." AS FAR AS becoming a future mem- ber of the CCHA, DeGrendel likes the possibilities. "We have the resources here to do it, but it will take a lot of time and work. I'm optimistic about our chances." This game will be of particular in- terest for two of the Michigan seniors. Ray Dries and John DeMartino both played at Dearborn three years ago before transferring across campus, and Dries' brother, Rick, still plays for the Wolves. "I've played against him once before, so I'm used to it, but it's still exciting, said Ray. "He's a defenseman and I'm a forward so we go into the corners together.When I was there, the guys running the team didn't know hockey, but I hear they've got a good guy coaching now." SAID DEMARTINO, "I understand it's a lot more organized over there from the guys I know," added DeMartino. Although Dearborn plays at a lower level of college hockey, that will be an advantage to them in this game because they have been practicing sin- ce Labor Day. Michigan, meanwhile, is ,a Division I school and couldn't begin workouts until October 1. Plus, U-M Dearborn will have a game under its belt after motor-coaching it down to Columbus to tangle with Ohio State last night. But Giordano isn't worried about that at all. "They should be more prepared than we are, but that doesn't concern me," he said. "I haven't said one word about this game to the team. Once they're on the ice, they'll be ready." DEFENSE (90) (53) (52) (42) (48) (45) (80) (44) ( 2): (21) (30) (28): (19). Vince DeFelice ... (250) Al Sincich ......... (222) DE DT (59) (94) Kevin Brooks ..... Mike Mallory ..... Tom Hassel...... Mike Reinhold ....+ Rodney Lyles .....+ John Lott........+ Rich Hewlett ......+ Evan Cooper ...... Brad Cochran .....+ Don Bracken ...... Bob Bergeron .....+ (250) DE (93) (217)ILB/DT(56) (215) (228) (220) (180) (195) (180) (198) (205) (160) OLB ILB OLB CB SS FS CB P PK (52) (40) (54) (48) (35). (32): (10) ( 2)l ( 2)J Tom Allan.......(245) Joe Curran......(260) Kelly Quinn......(218) } Dave Wolff ........(239) Derek Bunch......(212),: James Morrissey . (208) Carl Banks ....... .(230) Nate Hannah ..... (179) Tim Cunningham . (195) Phil Parker ....... (180) Terry Lewis ...... (191) Ralf Mojsiejenko.. (198) Ralf Mojsiejenko.. (198) Today's Michigan-Michigan State game starts at 1:00 EDT' can be heard on WAAM (1600 AM), WPAG (1050 AM), WWJ AM), WUOM (91.7 FM), and WJR (760 Am). and (950 , ,,, _ DeMartino and Dries ...seniors ready for opener MSU blanks Blue stickers, 2-0, Wolverines' record falls to 2-3 By CHRIS GERBASI Michigan versus Michigan State: archrivals. The game wasn't football, but the intensity on the field was the same as the Spartan stickers battled to a 2-0 victory over Michigan in a field hockey match yesterday afternoon at Ferry Field. The Wolverines carried the play through most of the first half. They had numerous opportunities off of corner shots, but failed to put the ball in the net. Forward Lisa Shofield narrowly missed scoring on a shot from a set play off a cor- ner and wing Jamie Fry hit the side of the net, but the half ended in a scoreless tie. "REALISTICALLY, Michigan outplayed us in the first half," said State coach Rich Kimball, "They followed the ball well and they had us back on our heels. We were fortunate to play like that without being scored upon." psychologically after the first goal." MICHIGAN State continued to keep heavy pressure on Terry and the Wolverines' defense until late in the game when Michigan's offense once again had several corners and op- portunities out in front. Schofield drilled two shots off of cor- ners, only to have them blocked by Spartan defenders, and co- captain Kay McCarthy was stopped in the crease by goalie Cathy Murphy. The Wolverines' efforts were all for naught, however, and State iced the game on a goal by Wendy Clark with five minutes remaining. Murphy recorded the shutout, the Spar- tans' fourth straight shutout victory. The victory was also State's first against a Big Ten opponent in two years. The game was hard-fnuht which is tn he exnected when