Page 9 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 17, 1986
Icers'
slide continues; OSU
wins two
By ADAM OCHLIS
In what can now be classified as a disappointing regular
season, the Michigan hockey team clinched eighth place
after dropping a pair of contests to Ohio State last
weekend, 6-4 and 8-6.
With a goal to finish in the top four of the nine-team
CCHA, the reality has set in that the Wolverines will enter
the conference playoffs in two weeks as the last qualifier.
EVEN MORE frustrating for Red Berenson's club is the
failure to better the seventh-place finish of a year ago.
"We really wanted to upgrade ourselves," said Beren-
son after Saturday's game. "We were in the pack and we
had a chance to do it. I don't think we've let up, but we've
let down. We haven't played well enough to win."
Michigan now has lost six consecutive games, including
four in a row at home. The two defeats this weekend were,
however, an improvement from the previous two weeks.
In both games, Michigan came back from 5-2 deficits and
made the game close. In the end, though, the Wolverines
failed to capitalize on their offensive opportunities, while
the Buckeyes combined clutch scoring and good goalten-
ding.
SATURDAY evening, Michigan had the better oppor-
tunities, but the scoring slump that has plagued the team
for nearly a month continued. The Wolverines placed 34
shots on Ohio State goalie Bob Krautsak, but hit posts,
missed breakaways and general bad luck caused the team
to come up with another loss.
"The difference in the game was we didn't make our
chances count," said Berenson. "We missed three clear-
cut breakaways and you can't do that because sure
enough the next shot lands up in your net."
Michigan found itself on the short end at the end of the
first period Saturday, 3-2.
THE SECOND period, which has seemed to be the
downfall all season long, did it again as the Wolverines
were outscored 3-1 in the stanza. The Buckeyes' Dave
Beaudin combined a first-period tally with two more in the
second including a back-breaking shorthanded goal to
notch the hat trick.
But as the custom has been this year, Michigan staged a
valiant comeback. Three consecutive goals by Brad
Jones, Tom Stiles and Pat Golf closed the score to 7-6 with
nine minutes remaining. Ohio State's Joe Tracy (one goO,
four assists) iced the contest only two minutes later as he
deflected a Don Perkins shot from the blue line while on a
four-on-four situation.
"For parts-of the game (Michigan) played well," said
Ohio State coach Jerry Welsh. "In the early part we got
quick goal and I think they got down. I was surprised that
they really made the effort to come back."
"WE DON'T seem to have the team intensity that every,
shift we can go out there as if it were our last," said
Michigan's Bruce Macnab, who with one goal and tw
assists played one of his finest games of the year. Thy
junior from Edmonton, however, could not give any.
reason for the lack of intensity, a season-long problem.
"I think if I knew why, our troubles would be over." ."
Friday's game was similar to Saturday's, but Bucke*
freshman Roger Beedon proved what great goaltending,
can do for a hockey team.
THE MARYSVILLE, Mich. native stopped shot after
shot, while Michigan net-minder Tim Makris allowed
some questionable goals. Once again, however, te
Wolverines' failure to put the puck in the net was the key;
Beedon stopped 34 shots, many of the spectaculi;
variety, to record his tenth victory of the year. The cro,40'
of 2,611 could never have known that the 6-0, 175 poundal;,
carred a 5.39 goals against average into the game.
"I wasn't pleased with two of the goals I let in, but we
scored the goals and I kept them out and that's the wayl_
is," said a modest Beedon.
"Our goaltending has been great and very average it
times," said Welsh of his goaltenders who have allowi&
more goals than any other team in the conference. "34,
wasn't great tonight, but he played real well," he added, -
With only Western Michigan left on the regular seasn
schedule, Berenson knows he has his work cut out for himr
"I don't think Ohio State is a team that is 13 points bettei
than us (in the standings) and yet that's what it is and o
have to accept the fact that we're an eighth-place team1,
the league," he said.
Daily Photo by SCOTT LITUCHY
Michigan's top scorers Brad Jones (11) and Brad McCaughey (8) converge on Ohio State goalie Roger Beedon in
Friday night action. Jones had two goals and one assist, while McCaughey tallied one goal and two assists on the
weekend.
Women
gymnasts
halt skid,
rip Cyclones
By DOUGLAS VOLAN
Attempting to avoid their fifth
straight defeat, the women's gym-
nastics team came through and
defeated Iowa State 169.45 to 168.70 at
Crisler Arena on Friday.
Leading the attack for the
Wolverines was junior Heidi Cohen
who took first place on the vault and
the floor exercise. Cohen took second
place in the all-around with a 35.15
total. "Heidi is a perfectionist in prac-
tice and it shows in the meets," said
coach Dana Kempthorn.
Also finishing strong for the
Wolverines was freshman Amy
Meyer who finished in first place on
the balance beam and third all-
around. "I had a better feeling about
all of my routines and the team as a
whole which really helped me this
week," said Meyer.
This was a particularly special
meet for seniors Terri Sheperd and
raptain Caren Deaver. It was their
last meet at Crisler Arena. "It's been
a long career and I'm sad to see it
come to a close," said Deaver. "I'm
very proud to be a Michigan gymnast.
It's taught me to keep going no matter
what. Never to give up. Always to
have a dream. And to never stop
fighting to reach your goals."
Shepherd, who finished fourth in the
all-around Friday said, "I feel very
. accomplished right now. My main
goal through college was to improve,
and I think I've done that. I'm very
fulfilled."
Men's tumblers roll
Just like a fine wine, Michigan's
men's gymastics team keeps getting
better with time. As it has done every
week this season, the team once again
improved on its previous high score
by routing Western Michigan, 265 to
254.85, in the Wolverines final home
meet of the season last Friday at
Crisler Arena.
Michigan thoroughly dominated
the entire meet by outpointing the
Broncos in all six events. The
Wolverines also took individual
honors as captain Mitch Rose and
Craig Ehle placed first and second,
respectively, in the all-around
scoring.
Rose gave credit for the team's im-
provement to increased team unity.
"As a team, we're starting to be more
supportive of each other. The begin-
ning scores of each event have gone
up. Because we are working more as
a team, the individual efforts have
been more directed," Rose said.
The Wolverines certainly weren't
lacking in outstanding individual per-
formances. Senior Gavin Meyerowitz,
competing in his last home meet,
r placed first in both the vault and still
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