Men's basketball vs. Western Michigan Saturday, 2:00 p.m. Crisler Arena Th, Michigan Daily SPORTS Men's Basketball vs. Central Michigan Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Crisler Arena Tuesday, December 10, 1985 Page 8 BALANCED SCORING A TTA CK KEYS VICTORY Blue shuts down Chitown (Continued from Page 1) forward Butch Wade. The 6-8 senior had a career high 17 points to lead Michigan in scoring, rebounds (11), field goal percentage (.67), and he even went an uncharacteristic five of six from the free throw line. "I was glad to see Wade have such a great game," said Frieder. "That's got to help his confidence a little." "I kind of hung around the glass tonight," said Wade after the game. "I was also taking the ball up a little stronger tonight than I have been. "THE BEST part of my game is my strength and tonight I felt very strong." The only thing that kept the visitors in the game was the guard tandem of Darren Brittman and Paul Beene, particularly in the first half. Michigan took a 16 point lead into the intermission, building on cen- ter Roy Tarpley's 12 points in the frame. BRITTMAN AND Beene, however, almost stole the show. The guards, listed at 6-0 (which is a good joke on the program-reading public) accoun- ted for 25 of Chicago State's first-half points. Brittman finished with 19, Beene 16, but the numbers aren't as dazzling as the missiles the two were launching from the far reaches of the arena. "I think I have a premier set of guards," said Cougar head coach Bob Hallberg. "I'll put my guards up against any set in the country." "THEY ARE some quick boys," said Gary Grant, who had the unen- viable job of defending against the long bombers. "They remind me of Troy Taylor and Ronnie Stokes of Ohio State. They play good defense and they can put it up from outside 20 (feet). They're all right." They were good, but the Cougars' problem was that they had to rely on their guards almost exclusively for scoring. The reason? Chicago State has no center. Sure, Shawn Bell played cen- ter, but at 6-5 he was severely over- matched by the 6-11 Michigan center, Roy Tarpley. "YOU GIVE them a big man and this would be a great team," said Frieder. Not having to face a big man, however, the Wolverines had a deed on the paint area, outrebounding the Cougars 47-23 and generally out- muscling them at both ends of the court. So while it was played like a street game, the street kids (all but one Chicago State player is from the city) received a lesson from Michigan's glamour guys. "It's not easy to come into this arena and play against a pair of guar- ds like Grant and Joubert," said Brit- tmen. "We got beat up physically. I'm feeling it right now." Doing a good part of that beating up was Wade and the night truly belonged to him. His offense has struggled all season, but last night his production.had the crowd calling for Steve Stoyko before the middle of the second half. Notably absent for the Wolverines last night was freshman standout Glen Rice. Rice has been battling three straight days against the flu, but should be in uniform for Thursday's game against Central Michigan. Freshman Mark Hughes, who suf- fered a sprained ankle in Saturday's victory over Florida State, is expec- ted to be out for a week, according to Frieder. Blown away MICHIGAN MinFG/A FT/A CHICAGO STATE Rellford ......... Wade............ Tarpley ......... Joubert ....... Grant ......... Henderson ...... Thompson ....... Stoyko .......... Butts ......... Team Rebounds . 30 25 32 34 33 24 19 2 1 3/9 6/9 4/11 5/11 5/9 1/3 3/5 0/0 0/1 4/5 5/6 5/6 1/1 4/4 2/3 2/2 2/2 0/0 R 7 11 10 6 2 5 3 0 0 3 A 1 0 3 3 5 0 2 0 0 Pf 1 3 1 1 2 4 0 0 Pts 10 17 13 11 14 4 8 2 0 8 Minf Balark .......... 13 Harrell.......... 18 Bell ............. 23 Beene ........... 32 IBrittman .......36 James.........22 Sheppard ........ 27 Jones..........19 Terrell....... 5 Dowd ........... 4 Dunn...........1 Team Rebounds. FG/AFT/A R 1/2 0/0 1 0/1 0/0 2 5/11 0/0 4 8/16 0/0 2 9/17 1/1 2 1/6 1/2 2 2/8 0/0 3 1/3 0/0 4 0/0 0/0 0 1/1 4/4 1 0/1 0/0 1 1 A 1 1 1 3 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 PF Pts 3 2 0 0 1 10 5 16 3 19 .3 3 3 4 3 2 S0 0 6 1 0 Hamnmer on 1st team From wire reports Defensive lineman Mike Ham- merstein led a list of seven Michigan football players named to the 1985 Associated Press All- America team released last night. He was the only Wolverine to make the first team. Hammerstein's linemate Mark Messner was named to the second team along with cornerback Brad Cochran, linebacker Mike Mallory, and tight end Eric Kattus. 4 6 0 Floor general Gary Grant drives for two of his 14 points. Grant also dealt five assists and picked off five steals. Totals..........200 27/58 25/29 47 14 13 79 First half score: MICHIGAN 43, Chicago State 27 Attendance: 13.6098paid (sellout) Totals ...........200 28/66 6/7 23 13 22 62 --- --------- Blue Lines By SCOTT G. MILLER T HANK GOD for the Miami Redskins. Miami's mere existence almost guarantees Michigan the eighth and final spot in February's Central Collegiate Hockey Association playoffs. Otherwise, the Wolverines would be in the midst of an even more disappointing campaign. The season began with promises of a fourth- place CCHA finish and much improvement over last year's 11-20-1 conference record. But Red Berenson and his squad have failed to meet their expectations. At the halfway mark of the year the Wolverines have only won five of sixteen con- tests. The team is better than it was last year, though it isn't noticeable in the standings. "I would like to think our team is going in the right direction," said Berenson. "We have a lot of kids working hard, but the team is not putting the points up on the board." Michigan cannot get the break it needs to win the close games. The players are not the only ones upset. I have never seen a more unlucky team. The Wolverines had four shots clank the post in Saturday's contest against Western Michigan. The Broncos goalie even prevented a sure goal as he fell down and the puck hit his helmet. It could not get much worse than the squad's current six game losing streak. 1 . ' ; ' .. Icers match competition... ... wins still elusive The team deserves better. The effort is present, but the results aren't. "I was proud the way the team came back (from a 7-2 deficit on Friday night only to lose 8-6," said the Wolverine head man. "I still think there is some inner con- fidence on the team that we can win. "I think our team will be a better team the last half of the season, but it is disappointing being on this tailspin. We are falling behind, we are falling behind every weekend. We are right there with these teams, but we're not beating them." Michigan scores enough to be in every game. But the reason the Wolverines need some breaks to win is because the goaltending and defense have been shoddy. Allowing the opposition to score close to six goals a game is not good enough to win the CCHA. In three of the last four games Berenson has rotated his goaltenders each period, hoping to find someone who can take command. Fresh man walk-on Mike Rossi allowed five goals in Friday night's second period, effectively ending his chance for the number one job. Sophomore Tim Makris did not look sharp in his first period stint Friday either. It appears that Bob Lin- dgren, who played all of Saturday's hear- tbreaking 6-4 loss, has won the starting job. "The goalies were not comfortable with the rotation, but it served its purpose," said Beren- son. "Lindgren survived it better than the other two." The goaltenders- are not the only reason the Wolverines have given up a league-leading 95 goals. Michigan has the worst power play killing percentage in the CCHA. "Penalties have killed us all year. We have to cut them out," said sophomore right winger Billy Powers. "We have played every team well five on five. We just have to stay out of the box." Michigan had the chance this weekend to catch a team even more shorthanded than having a man in the penalty box. Western Michigan was missing eight players who were suspended for violating the teams alcohol policy. The Wolverines were unable to capitalize on such a stroke of luck. "The suspensions show what kind of team they (the Broncos) are," said Michigan captain Frank Downing. "I know a lot of these guys aren't really students or anything. Getting caught at the bars at night shows what their program's all about. I wish we could start beating these teams and show our way is bet- ter." I do too. 6 0 SPORTS OF THE DAILY: 'M' grapplers come up short in Las Vegas By PETE STEINERT When it comes to sports, boxing is always associated with Las Vegas, Nev., but last weekend another sport invaded the city - wrestling. Michigan, facing its toughest com- petition of the season, placed eighth at the fourth annual Las Vegas Classic. FIFTH-RANKED Iowa State sur- prisingly won the two-day tour- nament, outwrestling Oklahoma State and Oklahoma, ranked number four and two in the country, respectively. Freshman Doug Wyland (118), who may soon earn a national ranking, was the only Wolverine finalist. He lost, however, to Utah State's Alfredo Castro, 12-4. Wyland was only one of two fresh- men who competed at Las Vegas, and the only freshman to make the finals. "He stamped himself as one of the best wrestlers in the country at 118," said Michigan coach Dale Bahr. Other Wolverines who placed were Kirk Trost (heavyweight, fourth), Scott Rechsteiner (190, fifth), and Kevin Hill (167, seventh). TROST, the highest-ranked heavyweight in the country, had a somewhat disappointing meet. "I think Kirk is realizing that he is somebody everyone is out to get this season," commented assistant coach Joe Wells. Trost's finish was typical of the team's performance as a whole. Michigan fared better in last year's Vegas Classic, placing fifth. "We didn't wrestle quite as well as anticipated," said Wells. "Perhaps we pushed them too hard Christi Vedejs and Stacie Fruth were the only Wolverines to finish first in their respective events.Vedejs won the 100-yard breast stroke in 1:07.79 and the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:22.89. Fruth's 17:28.06 in the 1650 also took first. Bowling Green won the swimming events with 591 total points, followed closely by Indiana with 586.5. The Wolverines collected 483. Illinois, Miami of Ohio and Purdue, finishing in that order, were the other teams to compete. I'm especially pleased because we only had 12 swimmers," said Richar- dson. Most squads bring 18, the maximum allowed. "That's (finishing third) pretty gratifying for a very small squad," he added. -LISA CHERNEV Trost ... wanted too soon," added Bahr. "The travel and the four consecutive weekends of competing finally took its toll." Women tankers place third The women's swimming team placed an unofficial third at the Illinois Invitational last weekend. The Wolverines, who actually finished fifth overall, did not carry any divers in the three-day event that included both swimming and diving. "Our prime concern was how we did in swimming," said head coach Jim Richardson. Hoop comeback falls short The women's basketball team dropped its battle with Dayton last weekend, 73-69. But the real story of the game, at least for the Wolverines, was a great comeback attempt. The Wolverines were down by 19 at one point in the second half, only to eventually close within three. The comeback fell short, however, due to some ill-advised fouls and a key play in which Dayton rebounded its own missed foul shot. Still, Michigan coach Bud Van De Wege called the comeback "tremen- dous". Junior center Sharon Sonntag spearheaded the effort, finishing with 16 points and 7 rebounds. Van De Wege said Sonntag "played her best game since she's been here." 1 P 'y M. y,?~ 2~9~ ? I - - COOKIES I 1 IKNt' I 1Vf 21 ~i *aVI . . Adlk - ~wk.1Lw m ai