Football vs. Indiana Saturday, 1:00 p.m. Michigan Stadium SPORTS Monday, October 21, 1985 Hockey vs. Bowling Green Friday, 7:30 p.m. Yost Ice Arena The Michigan Daily Page 7 Ferris wheels around M' for sweep By SCOTT G. MILLER BIG RAPIDS - Ever had the same nightmare two nights in a row and in- stead of getting better it gets worse? The Michigan hockey team had to experience deja vu and beyond this weekend as the squad dropped a pair to Ferris State by scores of 7-6 and 10- 5. THE BULLDOGS looked nothing like a team that had a 14 game losing streak (12 losses in a row from last season) and finished at the bottom of last year's CCHA standings. "They (Ferris State) are a hard- working and hard-hitting team," said Wolverine coach Red Berenson. These qualities were evident from the opening faceoff of game one as the Bulldogs jumped to a quick 2-0 lead only two minutes into the contest. Before Michigan became involved in the flow of the game, the team was trailing 6-1. "WE STOOD around waiting to see what the other team was going to do in the first period," said Berenson. "Then we realized we had to do something and we did it." The Wolverines started forcing the action in the middle of the second period and played their best hockey of the weekend. Michigan narrowed the score to 6-5 on goals by Mike Cusack, Chris Seychel, Brad Jones and Brad McCaughey. With six minutes remaining the Wolverines had a chance to tie the game on a power play. While Bulldog Kevin McIsaac sat in the penalty box for slashing, the Michigan power play, led by Chris Seychel and McCaughey, had numerous scoring chances but failed to put the puck behind goalie Dave Sharpe. One second after the penalty expired, Ferris State's Paul Lowden from behind the Michigan goal passed to his identical twin brother Pete, who was streaking through the slot, and Pete fired it by the defenseless Michigan goalie Tim Makris. THE CLINCHING goal was sym- bolic of Makris' evening. "Makris was a victim of a lack of protection," said Berenson. "Except for the first goal, which he dropped, the others were not his fault. They had at least one man open on all of them." Berenson was pleased with his Snap Judgements IOWA CITY P ICTURE yourself in an endless sea of brown, parched corn1 stalks. The sky is gray - the driz- zle seems like it's never going to end. Oatmeal factories and fer- tilizer stores dot the otherwise bleak terrain, and huge silos can be seen from miles away, rising in the distance like monuments to the laborers of Middle America. Welcome to Iowa in October. Most people are not too familiar with the geography, of the state of Iowa. Some may have hard of Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, or maybe even of Sioux City. But how many people know where those towns are? Now that I'm on the subject: How many people know where Iowa is? In fact, many Americans don't think a whole lot exists in Iowa, and judging from my experience they may be right. The cruelest blow to a visitor to Iowa is that there are no professional sports teams in the state. No NBA, no NHL, no NFL, no major league baseball. Nothing. How can those people live like that? On the late news the local population is fed United States Hockey League scores and results from a full slate of high school volleyball action. Pretty pathetic. But within this barren sports wasteland there exists a tiny spot on the map called Iowa City. Only there can the people gather with pride, because that microscopic piece of land is the home of the Iowa Hawkeyes. And on Saturday afternoon, 66,350- of those sports-starved Iowans gathered into a black and gold mass to cheer on their beloved football heroes. Let me tell you. Those people love their Hawkeyes. And after the game they loved them even more, if that is possible. Yes, Michigan's unbeaten bub- ble was popped 12-10 Saturday, and Iowa City flew into a rage. The Wolverines crossed the huge plains of corn to do battle with the num- ber one team in the nation. The visitors played with tremendous poise but, alas, were beaten by less than a field goal. These Iowans are not used to having a number one anything. And after their team finished off the Wolverines' on a last-second field goal, all hell broke loose. I haven't seen a celebration like that since experiencing downtown Detroit after the Tigers' pennant- winning game last October. Before the ball had even com- pleted its trip through the uprights, fans inundated the field - jumping, tackling, and high-fiving all over each other. They just GRIDDE PICKS Last week was a sad chapter in the annals of Griddes. Our champion, Greg Betz, went 14-6 for the worst winning record for the season. You can help Griddes rebound from this nadir by getting your ballot in to 420 Maynard by midnight Friday. Winners receive a Dooley's guest pass ;.good for two plus a Pizza Express fulltray Sicilian pizza, Chicago stuffed pizza, or whole sub sandwich. 1. Indiana at MICHIGAN (pick total points) 2. Wisconsin at Illinois 3. Ohio State at Minnesota 4. Iowa at Northwestern 5. Michigan State at Purdue 6. West Virginia at Penn State 7. Virginia Tech at Florida 8. Kentucky at Georgia stayed, cheering and waving their banners, and flashing their "Hawkeyes #1" sponge fingers. The north endzone goalpost didn't even go down until the game had been over for 45 minutes. And two hours after the Hawkeyes had reaffirmed their number one status, horns were still blowing in a traffic jam around the stadium. The atmosphere was festive to say the least. Not only the fans were ecstatic either. The coaches and players didn't even try to conceal their joy and pride after the battle had en- ded. Coach Hayden Fry's post- game comments reeked with arrogance, but he was in his home stadium, and his boys had just beaten the number two team in the country. He could.say anything he damn well pleased. ants sports in Iowa? .. goto Iowa City As the fans tore the stadium apart and the rest of the Iowa population readied for a giant par- ty, both Fry and his charmed quar- terback Chuck Long sat in their in- terview room and smiled. Both said it was the biggest victory of their lives. That town had an aura of real excitement about it that night. Even though I was depressed over Michigan's loss, I couldn't help but get caught up in the jubiliation that gripped all of the people on that cold rainy night. I was actually happy that they finally had a num- ber one team. So if you ever find yourself in Iowa on a rainy- Saturday after- noon in October, I suggest you head to that tiny spot on the map called Iowa City. You won't see any corn there. team's comeback even though it fell short. "We put ourselves down 6-1 and you can't do that and expect to win hockey games," commented the Wolverine boss. "Our players showed a lot of heart to bounce back. Bulldog coach Dick Bertrand was impressed by the Michigan effort. "We were lucky to come out of this the way we did," said Bertrand. "I hate to think what would have happened if there were five more minutes in the game. They were coming at us pretty good. "WE ARE going to learn from this game. I was happy it was 7-6 instead of 6-2." Ferris State's young squad that in- cludes 14 freshmen did learn a lesson from the victory. After a well-played first period Saturday night, the Bulldogs led 2-1 on two power play goals by Rod Schluter. The team pounced on Michigan in the second period scoring five goals in a six minute span to take a 7-1 lead. Once again the Wolverines had to play catch up hockey. On this occasion, though, the Bulldogs never lapsed and went on to an easy 10-5 win. "I FEEL good about our progress because we learned from last night (Friday)," commented Bertrand. "Tonight we stuck to our game. Our guys didn't dump it out or ice it carelessly from our end." Michigan goalie Bob Lindgren, with virtually no defensive support, had an even tougher evening than Makris. "I thought Michigan had a little problem in goal," said Bertrand. "We did not take as much advantage of that as we Action SportsWea FACTORY CLOSEOUTS Football & Soccer Cleats from $5 419 E. LIBERTY (2 bks. off State) possibly could have or wanted to. Lin- dgren was backing in and looked shakey." A couple of Wolverines had standout performances despite the one-sided weekend results. "I thought Mc- Caughey and Seychel played hard and gave everything they had," said Berenson. "Also Todd Brost did not show up on the score sheet, but he made things happen. "We are going to need a team effort to win. We can't rely on three guys a weekend to carry the team." 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