Field Hockey vs. Kent State Saturday, 11:00 a.m. Ferry Field SPORTS C he Michigan D aily Friday, September 28, 1984 mg Consistency will key S ikers against IU NEW COACH READY FOR BIG TEN CHALLEN Confident Collins to lead I Volleyball vs. Indiana Tonight, 7:00 p.m. CRB Gymnasium Pagel *GE stickers is played. ALTHOUGH the Wolverines were defeated in all three of their contests, Collins still thought that the team g- nered some much needed experience.," "We learned a lot out east," she said. "It really gave the girls something-to shoot for." Their newly acquired experience could pay off this weekend when thWy meet Kent State Saturday morning at 11:00 a.m. and then do battle with Michigan State on Sunday at 12:0. Michigan State and Kent State open play today at 4:00. All games will be played in the indoor football building.:' By ADAM MARTIN There'll be a collective search for consistency this weekend at the Cen- tral Campus Recreation Building. .No, Leonard Nimoy won't be leading the quest, but the women's volleyball team will be, as rookie coach Barb Canning's club hosts In- diana (4-7) tonight and Ohio State (5- 5) tomorrow night in two matches that promise to be tests of consisten- cy for all teams involved. DESPITE handily disposing of Bowling Green last Tuesday night, the Wolverines succumbed to their first Big Ten opponent - Purdue - last Saturday and would like to avoid a repeat of that party. "It's going to be tougher on us this weekend," said Canning. "Indiana and Ohio State aren't going to let us get away with certain things, but we'll be happy with a split." Canning stressed that her club lacks, consistency early in the season, so there'll be more than just a win on the agenda. AND THAT seems to be the general attitude in Bloomington and Columbus. Hoosier head coach Doug West will be looking for several things when he arrives in Ann Arbor. "Con- sistency is the key," said West, "we want to get better with each match. We've got a lot of young kids, so we need to gain some maturity." Those younguns mciune tresnman twin sisters Karen and Patty Dunham, two of the four freshmen on a fairly inexperienced Indiana team. "OUR PLAYERS have played a lot of high-level volleyball," West added, "but we have to be consistent playing together and working as a unit. And Michigan is always strong.". Jim Stone, head, coach at Ohio State, echoed West's sentiments. "We haven't been the most con- sistent team of late," he said. "At times, we've played well, at times we've struggled, but we've got to concentrate on our side of the net and iron things out." One of these teams, Michigan in- cluded, is bound to find what it's looking for this weekend. - I.W- ££ by JOE DEVYAK When you meet new head field hockey coach Karen Collins for the first time, a sense of confidence and control emanates from her presence. These qualities make it evident that Don Canham made the right choice in hiring her. Collins was "thrilled" when she was named the new coach, but she hopes that a bigger accomplishment lies ahead. She said that "seeing this team become a Big Ten power" would be the biggest thrill of all. Her team could take a step in the right direction by winning their two games this weekend with Kent State and Michigan State. Collins brings a great deal of ex- perience to the program. She played college field hockey for Southern Con- necticut State College and club hockey for the Northeast Regional field hockey club. AFTER A one-year stint as Michigan's assistant coach, she was named head coach last March replacing Candy Zientek, who resigned in order to pursue coaching and a degree program in England. While in college, Collins acquired the nickname K.C. "There were seven Karens on my college team," she explained, "so we all had to go by our initials." To all of her players and friends, she is known simply as K.C. "I sometimes wonder if the girls (on the team) know that I have a first name," she said jokingly. Assisting her this year is Andrea Wickerham. Wickerham played college 'In the past, the girls did what they had to in order togetby.' -field hockey coach Karen Collins hockey for Ursinus College, a powerful eastern team. Before coming to Michigan, she was an assistant coach at Iowa for two seasons. Collins says that the two of them work well together largely because they share similar field hockey philosophies. ONE OF the first problems Collins faced when she took over the reigns of the program was that many of Michigan's players were plagued with injuries. To combat this, she established a weight conditioning program. "In the past, the girls did what they had to in order to get by," said Collins of their training program. Now, though, you won't hear many complaints about conditioning. "The better teams are more physical," observed goalie Jonn- ie Terry. "The weight training will help us to be a more physical team." Another problem was the team's basic field hockey skills. Early prac- tices and new drills helped to remedy this; and to further aid the program, Collins pushed for an east coach road trip, where the best college field hockey Heatiwote hospitalized Daily Photo by STU WEIDENBACH Sophomore Lana Ramthun smashes one over for Michigan in it's victory over Bowling Green last Tuesday night. The Wolverines host Indiana tonight at 7:00 p.m. at the CCRB. EAST LANSING (AP) - Jud Heath- cote, Michigan State basketball coach, was hosplitalized yesterday after suf- fering a heart attack while working at Jenison Field House on campus, a university spokesman said. Dr. David Hough, director of sports medicine at the university, described Heathcote's condition as stable. Heathcote, 57, was taken to St. Lawrence Hospital in Lansing after complaining of chest pains. He had no previous problem of heart condition. Heathcote became the Michigan State coach in April 1976 after five seasons as coach at the University of Montana. 7. Clemson at Georgia Tech 8. Texas at Penn St. 9. UCLA at Colorado 10. Miami (Ohio) at Washington 11. Kansas St. at Oklahoma 12. Oklahoma St. at Tulsa 13. TCU at SMU 14. Temple at Florida St. 15. LSU at USC 16 West Virginia at Pittsburgh 17. Tennessee at Auburn 18. Georgia at So. Carolina 19. Colgate at Cornell 20. Indiana Hosers at DAILY LIBELS The attack came one day before a key player, Scott Skiles was to face a pre- trial conference on drug charges in In- diana. Skiles, a guard, was arrested for possession of marijuana and cocaine. Heathcote began his coaching career at West Valley High School in spokane, Wash. and coached at Montana from 1972-1976 before coming to Michigan State. Michigan State, led by Magic Johnson, won the NCAA championship in 1979. R 1 Let us help you with the toughest subject in college. "Would you like to talk about arms control?" asked the former actor, tur- ned statesman. Nyet!" screamed the bushy-browed diplomat, nearly choking on his vodka iri the process. "How about Afganistan?" "XNyet! " "Well what would you like to talk about?" queried the tall Western- 'looking leader. "My people, we hear of Griddes and free, small, one-item pizza from Pizza bob's," replied the bear-like man. 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