Hockey vs. Western Michigan Today, 7:30 p.m. Yost Ice Arena SPORTS Men's Swimming vs. Michigan State Tomorrow, 2 p.m. Matt Mann Pool . . . . ...... .......... ... .. . the Michigan Daily Friday, February 21, 1986 rage s Blue stands in Broncos' path to first By RICK KAPLAN Western Michigan has one goal this weekend: beat the Michigan hockey team so it can play the Michigan hockey team. The Broncos (26-10, 21-9 conferen- ce) are in the hunt for first place in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, while the Wolverines have clinched the eighth and final playoff seed. With a sweep of the series, Western could move into first place, and face Michigan at Kalamazoo in the quarterfinals next weekend. EVENdIF THE Broncos take both games, though, they will need outside help to advance in the standings. Michigan State leads the league with 44 points, and a split with Lake Superior this weekend would wrapup- the top spot for the Spartans. It would also finalize a trip to East Lansing for the Wolverines. Western and Bowling Green are currently tied for second with 42 poin- ts, but Bowling Green would win the tie-breaker should they remain deadlocked. "Since we could finish first, second, or third," said Western assistant coach Tom Newton, "we have to be prepared to play (Michigan, Ferris State or Illinois-Chicago). "We have good records against all three, but they are all capable of win- ning." MICHIGAN (12-22, 10-20) has proven it is capable of beating the top teams, but lately it has been struggling. The Wolverines have lost six in a row, including four in a row at home. "I don't know if we are capable of turning it around so quickly," said Michigan head coach Red Berenson. goals, also tops). Western features five of the top 12 overall scorers in the CCHA. Right winger Dan Dorion, a candidate for the Hobey Baker Award as college hockey's best player, leads the league with 87 points, on 35 goals and 52 assists. Dorion had two goals and seven assists in Western's sweep of Michigan in December. Junior Wayne Gagne (13-52-65) is tied for sixth in the league in points with Michigan's Brad Jones, even though Gagne is a defenseman. Gagne's next assist will break the CCHA record for assists by a defen- seman in one season. Gagne scored four goals in the Bronco's 8-6 opening game victory at Kalamazoo's Lawson Arena, and he added three assists in the 6-4 Western win at Yost Ice Arena. SENIOR CENTER Troy Thrun (30-39-. 69), an Ypsilanti native, had an eight-. point series against Ferris State last; weekend, and was named the CCHA's co-player of the week. Right Winger. Stu Burnie (34-30-64) and left winger. Rob Bryden (22-23-45) are also among: the league's scoring elite. Jones, Michigan's top scorer, is doubtful for the series, due to illness. The Wolverines would like to cure their recent ills with a win in tonight's game at Yost (start time: 7:30 p.m.). The game is the final home contest for senior defensemen Todd Carlile, Patt Goff and Bill Brauer; and forwards Frank Downing, Tom Stiles and Chris Seychel, who is out due to injury. "The Friday night game means a lot," said Berenson. "It's our Senior Night, and I think you'll see a lot of emotion." Daily Photo by SCOTT LITUCHY Michigan right winger Joe Lockwood attracts a host of onlookers in a Valentine's Day loss to Ohio State. Lockwood and the Wolverines host Western Michigan tonight in the first game of a home-and-home series. Dorion ... 87 points leads league "We just have to work on the things that need improvement." One item on the list for im- provement is penalty killing. Western leads the league with a .350 power- play conversion percentage, while the Wolverines are third in penalty killing at .291. "A lot of their scoring comes on the power play," said Berenson. "We're going to have to reduce the number of penalties we have." THE BRONCOS also score well while short-handed (12 goals leads the conference) and at even strength (176 '' 'M' tracksters run home meet By JEFF RUSH With the Big Ten meet only one week away and the NCAA meet just two weeks after, the Michigan indoor ,rack teams need sterling perfor- thances at this weekend's Silverston Invitational. The home meet will feature both Vichigan and Michigan State as well as Kentucky, Loyola, Heidelberg ,College and several Mid American -Conference schools. A primary con- cern of most of the teams will be to qualify individuals for the nationals 'at Indianapolis on March 14-15. Michigan already has qualified ,Omar Davidson and Todd Steverson .in the 500-meter run, Chris Brewster in the 3000-meters and Thomas Wileher in the 60-yard high hurdles. true Schroeder also has qualified in ,the 3000-meters. Because the Big Ten meet is only a .week away, Michigan and Michigan 'State intend to use the Silverston In- 'vitational as a tune-up, and are wary ,of overworking individuals this weekend. "We'll be holding back a few of the kids, and running some in different *vents to get ready for the Big Ten P meet," said Michigan men's coach Jack Harvey. "Michigan State's bringing their good kids but they're doing the same thing." "Everyone's going to run, but we're not going to double and triple people," said women's coach James Henry. Competition will not be lacking, however. "It's our final tune-up meet," said Henry. "We still have some un- Hers hiser awarded .". $1 milon NEW YORK (AP) - Pitcher Orel Hershiser of the Los Angeles Dodgers became the first $1 million winner in this winter's baseball arbitration hearings yesterday when he was granted that salary for the 1986 season. Hershiser, a Michigan native who made $212,000 last year, had been of- fered $600,000 by the Dodgers after posting a 19-3 record and 2.03 earned run average. Cleveland Indian outfielder Brett Butler was awarded an $850,000 salary, double the $425,000 he made last year when he batted .311 and stole 47 bases. The Indians had offered $600,000. That gave the players 15 winners and 17 losers in this year's arbitration procedure, which ends today. lan-- finished business, since last week at Illinois State half of our team came down with the flu. We need some good times to get our confidence back." Still competition from Western and Kentucky should push the Wolverines toward those good times. The men'sj two-mile relay teams from both Michigan and Western have been close to qualifying for nationals. The two teams also ran a close meet against one another at the Central Collegiate meet last weekend. Western men's coach Jack Shaw was disappointed with the outcome there. "We were in the lead for awhile, and then Michigan State and Michigan sneaked by and whupped us in the end." Western's two-mile relay squad is composed of Tom Brokema, Brad Mora, Steve VanDeWalker and John Winterbottom. Brokema and Mora were All-Americans last year on Western's distance medley squad that finished fifth in the nation. Another member of last year's relay team was Robert Lewis, a tough sprinter and 4 quarter-miler whom the Wolverines will face this weekend. While Western's men will provide a challenge to the Wolverines, it will be Kentucky's women who will be the Michigan women's toughest test. Four have qualified for the NCAA meet.hLisa Brieding andAudrey Pierce will be running the 3000- meters at the nationals, while Elisa Frodini will be entered in the 800- meters. Liz Polyak qualified in the shot put. Kentucky's men are led by Richard Ede, who runs the 3000, and Joey Taylor, a freshman sprinter. Taylor may not compete because of sickness, but Ede, who is healthy, has a good chance of qualifying for the nationals. "Based on his cross-country season and his track season," said Kentucky assistant coach Gene Weis, "if he just gets in the right race, he'll qualify." Weis thinks that race may occur at the indoor track facility. "We under- st'and Michigan has a nice facility, and its quality allows for top perfor- mances," said Weis, whose team has no indoor facility. Western's Shaw also is looking for- ward to the meet, and hopes that his team has a performance at Michigan similar to Michigan's earlier perfor- mance at Western. 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