Page 10- The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 12, 1985 Women cagers drop two By DAVE ARETHA While the Michigan men's basketball team is streaking across the highway of victory, the women cagers are tum- bling down the road of defeat. The women's team, losers of seven consecutive games, dropped two road contests over the weekend. Purdue top- ped the Wolverines 66-57 on Friday, and Illinois smothered them.88-65 on Sun- day. Michigan is now 7-14 overall and 1- 10 in the Big Ten. HOWEVER, head coach Bud Van De Wege reminded everyone that this is his first year as the leader of the Wolverines. He compared his position with that of men's coach Bill Frieder's No one faces cancer alone. Call us. AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY' a few years back. "We just have to be patient, just like Frieder did with his team," Van De Wege said. "Look how they bounced back from 7-20 a few years ago (1981- 1982). We're recruiting the players we want. It's just going to take time. Michigan's losing streak can be blamed, appropriately, on streaky play Against Purdue, the Wolverines shot eight for 30 from the floor in the first half and trailed the Boilermakers 31-19 at the intermission. They roared back to tie the score at 49-49, but then allowed 12 straight Purdue points late in the game to seal their fate. IN ILLINOIS it was a similar scene. Michigan hung tough early against the Illini (13-8, 7-4), and trailed by only seven, 39-32, at halftime. However, the Wolverines were outscored 12-2 at the start of the second half and were never in the game after that. "The way we have to play to be com- petitive is to play with all-out intensity and just go at people," Van De Wege said. "And that intensity is difficult to sustain when you're playing with seven people." THE COACH said he was especially proud of the play of freshman Kelly Benintendi. The 5-9 guard fired in 10 second half.points in the team's come- back attempt against Purdue. She has been one of the few consistent players during the losing streak. "Her progress has just been tremen- dous," Van De Wege said. "She's the first one out in practice and the last one to leave. Without a doubt she has been our most improved player, and for a freshman she has really come on well." Celebrate with the Michigan Union! Thursday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., ground level Festivities will include exhibits and demonstrations of the Union's numerous programs and services, special offers in our new shops, and a fantastic giveaway at Great Places Travel of two round trip tickets on American Airlines V to any domestic location in the 48 contiguous states! Daily Photo by DAN HABIB Michigan's Bruce Macnabscrambles after a loose puck while an unidentified Ohio State player is trapped along the boards in action earlier this season. The Wolverines take on the Buckeyes in Columbus this weekend. CCHA Standings (Overall) W ;Michigan State (31-3)..........25 Lake Superior (21-13)...........20 Western Michigan (17-15-2) .... 14 Illinois-Chicago (16-18) ". ".....14 Ohio State (16-15-2)...........13 Bowling Green (15-19)........13 MICHIGAN (11-22-19).......... 9 Miami (12-19-3)................S Ferris State (11-22-1)...........8 L 3 10 13 14 15 18 17 19 T 0 0 t1 0 I 3 1 ,ts. 50 40 29 28 28 28 19 19 17 CCHA Scorecard 2. Minnesota-Duluth (25-7-2).......86 3. RPI (23-2) .......................78 4. Boston College (23-8-1)..........69 5. Minnesota (24-8-3) ...............60 6. Harvard (13-3-2)..................41 7. Lake Superior (21-13)............:35 8. Boston University (17-11-3) .......25 9. North Dakota (19-14-1)..........22 10. Wisconsin (19-15) ................12 FRIDAY'S RESULTS Lake Superior 5, MICHIGAN 3 Michigan State 15, Bowling Green 1 Ohio State 5, Ferris State 2 Western Michigan 5, Miami 2 SATURDAY'S RESULTS Lake Superior 6, MICHIGAN 2 Michigan State 3, Bowling Green 1 Miami 3, Western Michigan 3 (OT) Ohio State 3, Ferris State 0 FRIDAY'S GAMES MICHIGAN at Ohio State Miami at Bowling Green Illinois-Chicago at Michigan State Western Michigan at Ferris State Michigan-Dearborn at Lake Superior SATURDAY'S GAMES MICHIGAN at Ohio State Miami at Bowling Green Illinois-Chicago at Michigan State Ferris State at Western Michigan Michigan-Dearborn at Lake Superior WMPL Hockey Poll (Record) Pts. 1. Michigan State (31-3).........100 UIVN UNION ...freshman stands out THINCLADS TUNE-UP FOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Eastern meet provides test for tracksters 4 By HOWARD SOLOMON "To be honest with you, I'm not especially op- timistic at this point" are the words of Michigan track coach Jack Harvey. However he is quick to add that his crew sports "a lot of younger guys who are just coming into their own." This past weekend Harvey's young harriers traveled to the 14th annual Eastern Michigan Track Classic. Although there was no team scoring, Harvey saw the meet as a chance to evaluate many of his younger runners. "I RESTED most of my distance runners this week," he said, "so I can work them hard for next week's Central Collegiate Championships and the Big Ten Championships in early March. "The Eastern Classic was basically a tune-up for the younger guys." Harvey was especially pleased with the effort of Ron Simpson, who took sixth place in a very fast 800 meters. "Simpson is coming along," Harvey said. "He gets better every week." A VALIANT EFFORT was also turned in by Omar Davidson, who was doing well until he tripped near the finish line in the 500 meter race. Todd Steverson was quick to take over for Davidson, however, gar- nering second place. Paul Mister, who took second in the 100 meters, and Rick Swilley, who finished fourth in the invitational 400-meter dash, provided Michigan's other notable performances. Coach Harvey predicts a better showing in next Saturday's meet in the Track and Tennis Building. "If you want to see a good meet, this is it," he said. "We have most of the Big Ten teams coming up, and I think you will see some pretty fast times." I 4 Cohen leads tumblers to third elebrate with e 0 Michigan Union Board of Representatives Campus Gathering Place Study Lounge Student Employment and Internships Student Organization Development Center Student Organization Accounts Payable Michigan Advertising Works Leadership Development Programs Workshops Consultants Information & Resources Student Arts and Programs Cultural Arts Programs Artspace Student Wood & Crafts Shop Student Theater Arts Complex University Artists and Craftsmen Guild Michigan Union Games Center The University Club Stroh's Dairy Bar The Corner Market Parcheezie's Pizza M.U.G. 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MICHIGAN WOMEN'S coach Dana Kempthorn said the meet gave her what she wanted. "A good team score is what we were shooting for," Kem- pthorn said. "We need higher scores to qualify for the regional championships. Our score was more important than winning or losing." Leading the way for the lady tum- blers was Heidi Cohen, who scored a 35.7 in the all-around. That score was the Michigan Union! The Center of Campus Life now has even more to offer, with the opening of six new services on the ground level. In addition to the numerous student development, cul- tural and recreational op- portunities, NBD Ann Arbor, Great Places Travel Consul- tants, Sun Photo, Study Break/Computer Adoption Center, the Michigan Union Bookstore - operated by Barnes & Noble, and Pronto Printing & Typing provide the products and services you want and need most. UNION proudly presents CAMPUS MEET THE PRESS * in the Kuenzel Room of the Michigan Union Students arrested at Illiams International protest:. the best for the team and placed her fourth overall. "Heidi is becoming quite consistent, and she pulled off some great routines," commented Kempthorn. "Her mental preparation sets a great example for our team." IN HER LAST Crisler Arena ex- perience, senior Christy Schwartz scored a 9.15 on the uneven parallel bars, which placed her in a tie for second place. "It was an excellent final performance. Christy does a great job on the bars," said Kempthorn. Next Saturday, the lady tumblers travel to Wisconsin to face all the Big Ten teams against which they have yet to compete. "The Wisconsin In- vitational will be a super indication of how our team stands in comparison to the other Big Ten schools," said Kem- pthorn. Michigan men's coach Bob Darden attributed his team's poor showing to "a large drop in each gymnast's con- 4 Meverowitz ...scores two bests sistency." Also, freshman all-arounder Nick Lanphier did not compete due to illness. "COMPETING WITH only five all- arounders put a lot more pressure on the team because everyone's score counted instead of the best five out of six," said Darden. "Our guys trained hard last week adding some new tricks to their routines. Unfortunately, the tricks did not work well." Gavin Meyerowitz had his season high score in the all-around with a score I