Men's Swimming
vs. Michigan State
Saturday, 2 p.m.
Matt Mann Pool
SPORTS
Hockey
vs. Western Michigan
Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Yost Arena
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The Michigan Daiiy
Tuesday, February 18, 1986
Page 7
TWO WINS, ONE LOSS FOR BLUE
Wrestlers pin UT, OSU
By SCOTT SHAFFER
Chalk up three solid efforts but only two wins for the
wrestling team this weekend. The team closed out its
home season with wins over Toledo and Ohio State Satur-
day evening but came up short Sunday against Wisconsin,
the fifth-ranked team in the nation.
The weekend began almost perfectly for the
Wolverines, (8-6), as they cruised to a 39-2 demolition of
the Toledo Rockets (5-7). Michigan won seven of the ten
matches by decision, one by forefeit, and one when Kevin
Hill scored a technical fall in the 177-pound class. Toledo
scored its only two points on a draw at 150 pounds.
AFTER A BRIEF rest, the Wolverines returned to
defeat the Buckeyes, 32-16. William Waters (118 pounds),
Steven Richards (167), and Scott Rechsteiner (190) all
recorded pins for the home team. The Buckeyes are now
10-9 on the season.
Despite the victory, Hill suffered a strained shoulder on
his way to an 11-5 victory over Ron Gharbo. The injury was
not serious, but head coach Dale Bahr decided to rest the
senior against Wisconsin the next day.
"Kevin will probably be seeded second at the Big Ten
Tournament, and with that coming up so soon (February
28), we don't want to take any chances," said Bahr, who
pencilled Michael Amine into the lineup against the
Badgers to replace Hill.
WITHOUT HILL, the Wolverines lost to Wisconsin 24-14.
Michigan wrestled well at almost every weight class, but
was unable to come up with victories in any of the five
matches that were decided by three points or less. The win
was the 21st against only five losses for the Badgers.
Wisconsin's Mark Clayton began things by edging
Waters 3-0 in the opening bout. "Mark's win was one of the
keys for us," said Badger coach Russ Hellickson. "It
provided us with the momentum and confidence we
needed."
When the four middle-weight classes arrived,
Michigan was close, but failed to score the extra two poin-
ts necessary in each match to make up its deficit.
RICKEY MOORE and Wisconsin's Jeff Jordan wrestled
to a draw before Wolverines' Tony Latora, Joe Panteleo,
and Steve Richards lost their three matches by a total of
four points.
Aimine, normally a 158-pounder, was then shut out by
177-pound Ralph Leigel to seal Michigan's fate.
Bahr was not disappointed with the loss. "If we could've
won two of the four close ones, we probably would have
beat the Badgers because Hill has already beaten Leigel
twice this year," he said.
BAHR FEELS with Hill healthy, his team will battle
Wisconsin and Minnesota for second place in the Big Ten
behind the legendary Iowa dynasty.
The Wisconsin meet was the last home game of the
year, marking the final appearance of the senior class in
Ann Arbor. All-American Kirk Trost made the most of
the opportunity, winning all three of his matches, in-,
cluding a 7-6 thriller over Toledo's Mike Potts.
"Kirk's been wrestling as well as any heavyweight in
the country right now," said Bahr. "He's been blowing
every one out since Christmas, so he really needed a goon
challenge." Trost sports a 34-6 record, best on the team.
Other wrestlers who recorded their final victories at
Crisler were Moore (24-12-3), Richards (19-9-2), Hill (32-9-
2), and Rechsteiner (34-9).
The only Wolverines besides Trost to wrestle and win all
three of his matches was freshman Doug Wyland (30-10).
He appears to have made a successful transition from 118
to 126 pounds.
CHA Scorecard
Daily Photo by DAN HABIB
Rickey Moore at 142 pounds pained himself before scoring a pin against Ohio State. The Wolverines beat the
Buckeyes and Toledo this weekend, before losing to Wisconsin.
Icers'erratic defense .. .
. ..makes winning questionable
O FFENSE THRILLS crowds. Defense wins
games. Playing defense isn't: fun or
glamorous, and it isn't what most hockey players
like to do.
The Michigan hockey team learned this defen-
sive lesson the hard way last weekend against
Ohio State, losing twice, 6-4 Friday and 8-6 Satur-
day night.
The Buckeyes unleashed 85 shotsaon goalies Tim
Makris and Mike Rossi, many of them
breakaways, two-on-ones, three-on-twos, and any
other situation one can conjure up that left the
Wolverine goaltenders helpless.
"Defensively, we were vulnerable, as usual,"
said Michigan head coach Red Berenson, whose
club clinched eighth place in the Central
Collegiate Hockey Association and the right to
face the first place team in the playoffs. "The
mistakes are costing us."
It has been the history of this year's Wolverines
squad to be vulnerable early in games, even to lie
down dead. Having been cumulatively outscored
151-102 in the first two periods, Michigan allows
goals like Ferdinand Marcos runs an election.
Score early, score often.
Hot under the collar
Despite the whopping (201) number of goals
allowed, criticism has left the team on the defen-
sive.
"All year long, people have been ripping into the
defense," said freshman defenseman Myles
O'Connor. "(But defense) comes from the forwar-
ds, to the defense, to the goal. It's a team effort."
One player who has been particularly sensitive
to criticism is Makris, who in his dealings with
Daily reporters has not exactly been the first
name in fun. Makris has hardly taken the Daily's
critique of the goalies with a grain of salt: he
yelled at a Daily reporter, told him "to learn how
to write," and refused comment on more than one
occasion.
His numbers speak volumes, however: a 5.55
goals against average and a 7-13 record. The lack
of defensive help often leaves Makris alone to fight
the lions, and he has battled well at times.
Yet mental mistakes - such as twice leaving
the crease to retrieve the puck letting Ohio State
score on the open net - have prevented Makris
from attaining any level of consistency. For a
team that has allowed 107 more shots than it has
taken, consistent goaltending is crucial.
"I think our goalkeeping has been erratic all
year," said Berenson after Saturday night's loss.
"We're not getting the consistency that we'd like
but it's not just the goalkeeping, it's everyone."
Cold and quiet upstairs
The Wolverines have lost defensive players for
the same reason they have lost games: lack of
mental concentration. Goaltender Bob Lindgren
and defenseman Gary Lorden were declared
academically ineligible after the fall term, and
freshman defensemen Bill Campbell and Dan
Capuano quit the team early in the season.
Such losses have given unanticipated playing
time to Rossi, Bill Brauer, Sean Baker (at one
time moved from forward to defenseman) and
Arnold Morrison, who was cut by the team but was
called back. And although the Arnold Morrison
Fan Club garners a small but loyal following,
Morrison's play does not garner memories of
Bobby Orr.
Answers will be collected in the next two weeks
as Michigan faces Western Michigan this weekend
and either Western, Bowling Green, or Michigan
State in the playoffs. What makes this weekend
critical for the defense is that Western sports
numbers which would make the Oilers proud.
Tied with Michigan's leading scorer, Brad Jones
(27-38-65), is Bronco Wayne Gagne (13-52-65), a
defenseman. Considering that Gagne is
Western's third leading scorer, the challenge for
Michigan's defense is formidable.
To stop the Broncos et. al, Michigan will have to
check tight, think throughout, and get solid
goaltending. It is an unlikely scenario, considering
Michigan's play in the past few weeks. But for a
team that was swept twice by an average Ohio
State squad and forced splits with Michigan State
and Bowling Green, unlikely is the relevant adjec-
tive. So expect the unexpected.
SPORTS OF THE DAILY
Women cagers stop Minnesota
By DARREN JASEY
After three straight losses, in-
cluding a 63-42 drubbing at Iowa on
Friday night, the women's basketball
team regained its poise and shooting
touch to knock off Minnesota, 74-60, in
Bloomington Sunday afternoon.
"We've really been struggling so it
was nice to get it back in gear," said
Michigan coach Bud Van De Wege,
whose team now stands at 6-7 in the
Big Ten and 12-11 overall. "It really
shows what kind of people we have on
the team, to come through after being
down."
THE WOLVERINES, who had
seven players nursing colds over the
weekend, warmed up against the
Gophers with 62 percent shooting
from the floor. Lorea Feldman hit.on
10 of 13 shots for 23 points and her
fellow forward, Wendy Bradetich, ad-
ded 16 on eight-of-nine shooting.
"It was a game where you click all
eight cylinders," said Van De Wege,
who also lauded Michigan's balanced
team effort. "Everybody did what
they had to do... it was just a classic
team win. "
The game did not start in a classic
way for the Maize and Blue. Min-
nesota (4-9, 8-15 overall) jumped to a
10-0 lead, forcing Van De Wege to call
an early time out.
MICHIGAN THEN caught fire and
tank the lad for onnd when Kelly
47-40, and set the tone for a Michigan
rampage that left the score 70-54 with
two minutes left.
IN FRIDAY NIGHT'S game the
second-place Hawkeyes, who boosted
their record to 11-3 with a victory over
Michigan State Sunday, inched closer
to first place Ohio State as they
crushed Michigan, 63-42.
The Wolverines, who handed the
nationally-ranked Hawkeyes a rare
loss January 19 in Crisler Arena, shot
only 27 percent from the floor in suf-
fering their third straight setback.
"They (the Hawkeyes) came out
with a lot of spark and fire," said Van
De Wege. "Beating Iowa in their gym
is very difficult."
MICHIGAN HUNG tough with the
Hawkeyes for most of the first half,
leading at one point, 22-21. Then like a
massive Rocky Mountain avalanche,
the Hawkeyes poured down all over
Michigan. First, Iowa jumped to a 27-
22 lead in what was left of the first half
and then continued the onslaught by
adding 19 unanswered points to start
the second half.
Freshman center Valerie Hall's
two free throws finally lifted the
Wolverines off of the horrored double
deuce, but by then the game had been
decided.
"Iowa came out and played a full-
court game with alternating defen-
ses," said Van De Wege, whose team
prefers a more controlled game.
"They really forced an up-tempo
game.
Tracksters capture firsts
The men's track team creamed
several Central Collegiate Conference
foes in weekend action at Madison,
Wisconsin.
Michigan racked up 83 points to
easily outdistance Illinois' 67 points
and Purdue's 55. Eastern Michigan
ran a close fourth, finishing with 52
points.
CHRIS BREWSTER led the way for
the Wolverines with his varsity record
run in the three mile. The 13:16.70
time coupled with his anchoring of the
first-place distance medley relay
team earned Brewster outstanding IMPORT NIGHT
athlete honors for the meet. Spring Break specialists
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Brewster wasn't alone in setting TUESDAYS HAIR FASHIONS
records. Omar Davidson took first in
the 400-yard run with his varsity 10:00 p.m. - close 2040 Green Rd.
record time of 47.12, and teammate 996-9191 near U.S. 23
Butch Starmack did likewise in the 338 S. STATE ST. 665-5433
triple jump with his leap of 52'2"._ _
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