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 Y 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. 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