Innertube Water Polo Sign up deadline Tuesday, 4:308p.m. IM Sports Building SPORTS Indoor Track Michigan Relays Tonight and Tomorrow Track and Tennis Building The Michigan Daily Friday, January 18, 1985 Page 9 Icers By TOM KEANEY A school full of guys with thick glasses and slide rules attached to their belts doesn't strike terror into the hear- ts of many. But head coach Red Berenson and the Michigan hockey team have good reason to be fearful as they travel to Troy, New York to take on the Ren- sselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) tonight and tomorrow night. The Engineers (yes, Engineers) have racked up some mighty impressive statistics. RPI IS ranked fifth in the country, with a 15-2 record. It is working on a school-record 12 wins in a row including last weekend's massacre when it beat Cornell, 6-2, and Colate, 6-0. Against Colgate the Engineers outshot their op- ponent 69-22. "We have been winning, but there were areas of concern on the team," said RPI head coach Mike Addesa, ob- viously a guy who could find something wrong with anything. "We're coming off a weekend where we were finally able to put together two good games in a row."' Twelve wins in a row, and they "finally" put together two good games last weekend? That's scary. geari "WE KNOW it's going to be tough going in there," said Berenson. "They're a great team, and I think it will be a good test for us. 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Joe Lockwood injured his shoulder during practice this week, t and Doug May is also nursing a shoulder injury. THE WOLVERINES have also had a bout with the flu-defensemen Bill Brauer and Greg Hudas and forward Brad McCaughey have all been afflic- ted. Don't count Michigan out of these contests, however. Now that Tom Stiles is finding the net (10 goals, eight assists in the past 18 games) and Paul Kobylarz is playing the best hockey of his college career, the Wolverines have become a formidable offensive force. Furthermore, RPI is not invincible. One of their two losses this year was to a virtual unknown, Union College. THESE engineering students, however, are among the elite in collegiate hockey. Returning All-American Adam Oates (17-31-48) and John Carter (22-15-37) lead an RPI offense that averages 6.61 goals per game. Michigan averages 4.16. Oates and Carter are joined by left-wing George Servinis on a power play line with 33 percent proficiency. "We're not a team of one or two guys," said Addesa. "It's pretty much 21 blue-collar workers." SUFFICE IT to say that this could be RPI the biggest test of the year for the Wolverine defense. Such a test couldn't come at a worse time. In Michigan's last four CCHA games its goals-against average is a pathetic 8.25. You don't win hockey games like that, particularly against one of the best teams in the country. "We've been sporadic," said Beren- son, singling out goaltending as a recent problem. "Our goals against has not been what it should be." Goalies Mark Chiamp and Tim Makris will have their work cut out for them this weekend. This series at RPI as well as the earlier trip to New Hampshire, though meaningless in the conference stan- dings is very important. It's no small secret that the Wolverines haven't been on an east coast road trip since 1976 (at RPI). These series are key in recruiting for and evaluating a rebuilding program. "We don't want our program to be considered a little team out in the Mid- west," said Berenson, suggesting that these trips give the program credibility. "We are not a team that is limited geographically. "We also want to play these games for our own scope, so that we know where we are compared to other teams. These are the kinds of programs that we can learn from." Learning experience-maybe a euphemism for getting beaten? Daily Photo by DAN HABIB Bruce Macnab struggles for possession of the puck against Western Michigan last month. The Wolverines travel to Troy N.Y. this weekend, to try to engineer a win over fifth ranked RPI. 'M' track off, running MIIAN ....... 28 114 188 296 2*61%2 OVPO"11ET IS..... ,.. 26 133 215 348 251152$ By DAVE ARETHA The Track and Tennis Building will be ablaze with action this weekend, as both the men and women indoor track teams begin their season by hosting the annual Michigan Relays. But track fans should not count on the Wolverine men to be the ones burning up the track. "IF WE CAN win two or three events, we'll be doing well," said men's head coach Jack Harvey. "We have possible wins in maybe the high hurdles, the 600 (yard run), and possibly one of the distance races. We expect stiff com- petition from Eastern Michigan and Michigan State." Eastern and MSU are just two of the area's colleges and track clubs that will give the. Michigan men a hard time. About 10 to 12 other teams from Michigan and Ohio will also compete tomorrow. Harvey, whose indoor team finished second in the Big Ten last year, said graduation and injuries have diluted this year's talent. "WE'VE LOST five Big Ten cham- pions and another runner-up," he said. "We've lost six quality people, and that can really hurt." The Wolverines will especially miss distance runner Ron Simpson and long jumper Vince Bean. Simpson, the only All-American on the men's team, is out with an achilles tendon injury, and Bean, Michigan's best leaper, has used up his indoor track eligibility. Most of Michigan's hopes tomorrow will ride with Thomas Wilcher in the high hurdles and Todd Steverson in the middle distance events. Scott Crawford should also be a factor in the high jump and long jump. THE MICHIGAN women, who will face pretty much the same schools and clubs as the men, should fare a little better than their male counterparts in their meet this evening. Even though they finished 6th in the conference in 1984, the women won six events in last year's Michigan Relays and are returning most of their athletes. Head coach James Henry said his team should place in the top three in the majority of events. Top Wolverine women include sprin- ter Joyce Wilson, distance runner Sue Schroeder, and high jumpers Angie Hafner and Dawn McGinnis. Henry emphasized, however, that he is not very concerned about winning today since this is only the first meet of the year. He said he will spread the team out, placing runners in other than their usual events, to see how the in- dividual women do in different events. Women's competition will begin with the field events at 6:00 tonight. Running events will start at 6:30 and last until about 9:30. The men will kick into action at 1:00 p.m. tomorrow with the Invitation three-mile. The race, which will feature Olympic bronze medalist and ex- Wolverine Brian Diemer, will be followed by the preliminary running events, open one-mile and open two- mile runs and the triple jump. Field events and final running heats will start at 6:00 p.m. :a GOALTENDING STATISTI Goalie Record Min, GA AgsaPO MarkChlamp*87.....171:45 4 6 4.s4395 ft? 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