Blue-White Hockey Intrasquad Scrimmage Thurs., Oct. 3, 7:30 p.m. Yost Arena SPORTS 4 IM Football Registration Deadlines October 2-4 IM Building The Michigan Daily Monday, September 30, 1985 Page 8 i Snap Judgments By 1'ki T HE UNIVERSITY of Maryland stormed into Michigan Stadium on Saturday with plenty of advance warning and the reputation for packing a mean punch, but much like the hurricane that threatened its campus all week, the Terrapins simply fizzled out with a whim- per instead of a bang in the face of a fired up Wolverine squad. Poise, intensity and emotion continued to be the aces in Michigan's hole, and for the third week in a row, the offensive and defensive lines taught the opposing team another lesson at the Wolverine-run School of Hard Blocks. So now the suddenly mighty (as opposed to their preseason label of once mighty) Wolverines stand at 3-0 at a time most people thought 0-3 was a distinct possibility. A trio of wins over highly respected opponents has put Michigan into the groove and ready to jam into the realfootball season - the Big Ten schedule and the race for the Roses. "The preliminaries are over," said defensive tackle Mike Hammerstein. "It's almost like starting over, like going in with a 0-0 record. Those three games don't mean anything towards winning the titles." But the Hammer was wrong Ahh, but that's where he's wrong. Sure the games don't count in the conference standings, but in mental and physical preparation, they mean everything, especially this season when it appears the Big Ten is looking like it will be tougher than any year in recent memory. Another Top 20 blowout.. . ...schedule builds confidence 'M' stickers tie 4 Irad Morgan ; Spartans in OT Conference teams went 22-5 in non- conference match-ups this fall, and while most were against creampuffs like Wichita State and Drake, the overall level of play was outstan- ding. Iowa and Ohio State have performed about as expected, rising to numbers three and four in the country, respectively, and Purdue, Minnesota and (gasp!) Indiana have risen up to take up the slack caused by highly-touted Illinois' downfall. But, even though they were playing well, they weren't learning as much as the Michigan team was. It simply stands to reason that playing three top 20 teams with a strong foot- ball background will help a program develop more than facing off against three division two schools for whom football is a weekend diver- sion. "Nobody in this conference is playing as well as Michigan," said a smug Schembechler. "They all took different routes (to a winning record), and there is a hell of a difference bet- ween the two." Fundamentals make difference That difference shows up most in the one area all coaches harp on - fundamentals. Other than the slew of penalties thrown during the South Carolina game by flag-happy rebel referees, Michigan has been nearly flawless at the basic levels of the game. Blocking and tackling have both improved each game to the point to where they were overwhelming against Maryland. The offense is grinding out perfectly executed touchdown marches, and other than the three crucial fum- bles this week, turnovers have been held to a minimum. But perhaps the biggest plus of playing the tough schedule to prepare for the Big Ten games is the boost in confidence the big vic- tories provide. After knocking off Notre Dame, South Carolina and Maryland, Michigan players know they can beat anybody if they play up to their potential. Do you think Iowa can say the same after whipping the ever-tough trio of Drake, Northern Illinois and Iowa State? I have to laugh. "No matter what defense is playing we know we are going to be able to play against them," said quarterback Jim Harbaugh. "There is an attitude, a kind of camaraderie on this team that will prevent a letdown." So, even though they won't directly help Michigan earn a trip to the Rose Bowl, they will help indirectly by mentally and physically con- ditioning an increasingly confident Wolverine team. Even Schembechler, who always scoffs at nonconference results, is elated. "Winning these three is a hell of a thing because we weren't supposed to," he said with a satisfied smile. "Even if we don't win another game this year, it would still be a hell of a thing." By CHRISTIAN M. MARTIN Although Michigan's record before conference play started was 0-5-1, the Wolverines field hockey team has completed its first Big Ten game without a loss. Yesterday's 0-0 overtime tie with Michigan State's team combined many of the elements that have become synonymous with this year's squad. Michigan led State in shots on goal 21-8, in penalty corners 13-5, and controlled the tempo for most of the game. THREE TIMES mounting sustained attacks on the Spartan's goal three times Michigan came up empty. The Wolverine defense, led by junior Dorie McCubbrey, was again extremely tough, filling the passing lanes and keeping the attack far from the Maize and Blue end. "I'm pleased with the performance, not the outcome," said Michigan coach Karen Collins. The biggest mystery for the Wolverines continues to be why they cannot score. They have not found the net on a penalty corner all year, and in seven games have been able to muster only two goals overall. Collins cannot find the flaw that has held her team scoreless despite its constant pressure. "I don't know. I just don't know." THE YEAR-long string of bad lucid for the stickers continued yesterday when star midfielder Joan Taylor went down midway through the second half after being hit squarely in the hand by a hard-struck ball. She left for the remainder of the game with a broken hand and will join Jane Nixon, the other star junior mid- fielder on the disabled list for next week's game against Iowa. She will be out for 3 to 4 weeks. Coach Collins points toward thE Iowa contest as an indicator for how the Blue will do in this year's con- ference race. Iowa is the top team in the Big Ten and leads the lifetime series with Michigan seven games to none. The team composed solely of juniors, sophomores and freshmen will trek to Columbus, Ohio for the weekend of October 4th to face Lock Haven, Iowa and Ohio State to gathe experience, perhaps some goals and maybe their first victory since the six- th game of last season against Eastern Michigan. i FOOTBALL OFFIIALS NEEDED - no experience required - IM Department will train - pay rate of $4.35 per hour - flexible working hours Contact Moby Benedict between 9 a.m. - 5p.m. at the IM Building 763-1313 Hpple TD's hurl Lions past sinking Buccaneers, 30=9 PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - Detroit wide receiver Mark Nichols, who hadn't caught a pass all season, caught two for touchdowns Sunday as the Lions beat Tampa Bay 30-9, keeping the Buccaneers winless after four weeks of National Football League play. Nichols, turning in the first two -TD game of his career, finished with six catches for 54 yards, including scores of 4 and 9 yards from Eric Hipple. HIPPLE scored Detroit's other touchdown on a 1-yard plunge with 1:57 remaining in the game. Eddie Murray kicked field goals of 22, 33 and 39 yards to account for the rest of the Detroit scoring. Field goals of 21, 32 and 20 yards by Donald Igwebuike accounted for aI of the Tampa Bay scoring. HIPPLE completed 19 of 31 pass at- tempts for 250 yards. Tampa Bay quarterback Steve DeBerg was i1a of 31 for 193 yards, with one interception.j Bucs running back James Wilder, who led the NFL in rushing coming in- to the game, turned in his sixth con- secutive 100-yard game. Wilder finished with 104 yards on 27 carries and caught seven passes for another 57 yards. The Lions, rebounding from their 14-6 defeat at the hands of the In- dianapolis Colts a week earlier, im- proved their record to 3-1 in the 1C Central race. Tampa Bay fell to 0-4. 4 The game drew only 45,023 fans n the Silverdome. There were 5,456 no- shows. I Associated Press William Gay of the Lions sacks Tampa Bay's quarterback, Steve Deberg in the fourth quarter of the Lions' 30-9 victory. " Aerobic Dance " Ballroom Dancing " Bartending " Beer Appreciation " Bridge " CPR " Financial Planning " Cycling Ann Arbor " Massage " Mime " Pilot Ground School * Self Defense " Sign Language (Adv. & Beg.) " Speed Reading * Vegetarian Cooking " Wine Tasting " Yoga/Meditation 'M' "nktern place sixth By JEFFREY D. RUSH The Wolverine women's golf team came home from a topsy-turvy weekend which sent them spinning to a sixth place finish at an invitational tourney held at MSU. Valerie Madill, a Flint junior who went into this season looking to rid herself of the inconsistency that has plagued her in the past, was the rmost consistent of the Wolverines with 4on secutive rounds of 81-81-82. Mean while, junior Melissa Bauer reboun- ded from a first round 88 to blaze through the East Lansing course to a team low round of 79. COACH SUE LeClair was op- timistic, noting that, "We're doing fair on the year," with the MSU in- vitational being no exception. She was also happy that none of the players shot individual rounds over 90. While the Wolverines' inconsistent was their downfall, it was Michigan State's consistency that led theme to the top. State's Lisa Marino took medalist honors, as she did the weekend before in Ann Arbor, shooting 77-75-73 for a 225. Teammate Paige Green was second in the tourney with a 76-74-77 for a 257. MSU won with a total score of 921, while Iowa was second and Illinois, third with scores of 936 and 93 respectively. 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