Volleyball vs. Iowa Friday, 7:30 IM Building SPORTS Volleyball vs Minnesota Saturday, 7:30 IM Building The Michigan Daily Monday, October 13, 1986 Page 10 leers By SCOTT SHAFFER A season-opening sweep of Bowling Green, the top-ranked CCHA team, would have been too good to be true for Michigan. But a split of the home and home series will do just fine, thank you. AND AS THE Wolverine players prepared to leave Bowling Green Ice Arena after losing the second game 5-2, the attitude of the team that had beaten Bowling Green 6-5 in the opener was summed up by losing goalie Glen Neary, "This was our first series and we can only go up from here. These are supposed to be the best guys in the conference... I just can't wait until the next game." Neary, a freshman, played well in his college debut Saturday night, turning back 27 Falcon shots, but the Wolverine power play went cold that night, scoring only one goal in 14 tries. After two periods, with Bowling Green up 3-1, lain Duncan popped Wolverine captain Jeff Norton in the face as the buzzer sounded, setting up a 56-second, five-on- three advantage for the visitors. But All-America goalie Gary Kruzich slammed the door and the power flash play went by the boards. AFTER STILL another poor power play and with a 3-1 deficit and a hostile, sellout crowd that chanted, "Hey, Michigan, your power play sucks," the Wolverines could have easily thrown in the towel. But with fourteen minutes left, rookie Ryan Pardoski slipped the puck through Kruzich's legs, giving his team new life. When Bowling Green's Alan Leggett was called for tripping while Duncan was serving a major for cross-checking, the Wolverines were presented with a golden opportunity to tie the score - a five-on-three for 2:06. But the tying goal was never to come. Michigan's power play was unable to even get set up in the attacking zone. Kruzich was barely tested during this stretch. MICHIGAN coach Red Beren - son offered some explanation for the disappearance of the power play that was a more respectable 3-13 in Friday's win. "Power plays take work and we just didn't handle it well. We tried to force some passes when we should've taken a shot." But the ineptness of the power play on Saturday did not erase the good feeling that the team had potential in BGSU Sharples played well through - out, but suffered occasional lapses, such as when he let a shot off the stick of Duncan bounce in off his pad early in the third period. split "It was nice to get the first win under my belt, but I need to be a little more consistent," said the Calgary native, whose best saves came with the glove. I about their overall performance this weekend. "We're not going to get our heads down over this game," said Berenson. "The players are confident that they can be a good team." And the players have every right to feel that way because they played an excellent game in their home opener Friday night. Freshman goalie Warren Sharples was generally impressive in his initial college appearance and Norton tallied two goals and an assist as the Wolverines withstood a Falcon comeback attempt to start the year with a 6-5 victory. NORTON tipped in a Brad McCaughey shot just three minutes into the game and scored a short- handed goal later in the period when McCaughey set him up with a pass in front of the net. Jeff Urban scored another short- handed goal at 6:23 of the second to increase Michigan's lead to 4-1. Then the Bowling Green offense began to get untracked, scoring four of the next five goals to tie the score 5-5. "Things went well early, but Bowling Green is too good of a team to roll over," said Berenson. But the Wolverines reversed the momentum when Myles O'Connor sealed the victory by putting a rising slapshot past Kruzich with 7:40 left to play. 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SNYDER - VICE PRESIDENT DISCUSSING "WHERE MARKETING BEGINS: CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN MARKETING AND SALES MANAGEMENT" TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14th, 7-9 PM, MICHIGAN LEAGUE LIBRARY OFFICE HOURS FOR OPEN DISCUSSION - 10/14, 10:00-4:00 Daily Photo by JOHN MUNSON A Michigan player is on guard to Falcon Andy Gribble last Friday night during a 6-5 win over Bowling Green at Yost Ice Arena. Blue Lines :\ .. ,;'i p. Michigan hockey.. ...not on thin ice 4 By DARREN JASEY he Bowling Green Falcons are one of college hockey's finest teams. They confirmed that in Saturday night's 5-2 victory over Michigan. The Wolverines, meanwhile, are one of the most improved teams in college hockey. Their weekend split with Bowling Green confirmed that. But don't count the Wolverines as a national power just yet. The potent Falcon offense dominated Michigan Saturday night at Bowling Green. Accurate passing and rapid puck movement kept the Falcons inside the Michigan blue line for nearly a minute on several occasions. Incredible pressure was put on Michigan's freshman goaltender Glen Neary, who performed well under the circumstances. The Falcons also showed their strength on defense. Midway through the third period and two Falcons in the penalty box, Bowling Green snuffed the best lineup that Michigan head coach Red Berenson could offer on the power play. However, Berenson's crew matched up well with the talented Falcons. Michigan has a history of playing the Falcons tough, but this year it can't be said that Bowling Green played poorly. Nor can it be said that Michigan played over their heads. The young Wolverines didn't allow the Falcons to skate circles sPcw around them like in the past. ...nets fi Judging by personel, it's quite evident which team should have the better record at the end of the season. CCHA favorite Bowling Green lost only one player from a team that finished 23-9 in the CCHA. Michigan has 10 freshmen. In addition, those Bowling Green returnees , including All-American goalie Gary Kruzich. True, Michigan wasn't expected to split the BG series, but their 6-5 win Friday night didn't come as a shock either. "I knew they had a good (recruiting) class," said Bowling Green head coach Jerry York. "I expect them to finish in the top four (in the CCHA)." For Michigan, it was just a question of whether the freshmen would respond. "We didn't really know what we had when we started with so many kids," said Berenson. "It takes players a while to make a transition and I think these guys are making it very well." Michigan its newfound presence in the second game. After three straight Bowling Green made the score 3-1, the Wolverines battled the Falcons toe to toe for over 14 minutes before freshman Ryan Pardoski stuffed one between Kruzich's pads to bring Michigan within one. Michigan's freshmen played well, but their initiation' wasn't flawless. Junior, captain Jeff Norton referred to unnecessary penalties as Michigan's major mistake. "With the young D' it really wears you down," Norton said. Another problem that Berenson and'Norton noted was the inability of the team, and not just the freshmen, to clear its own zone. A critical first pass out of the Michigan zone often landed on a Bowling Green stick. Such giveaways put undue pressure on the goaltenders. Still, the freshmen goalies took the pressure like vetrans, as they made key saves in both contests. Both Warren Sharples and Neary performed equally well in the crease. Sharples effectively used his t goal challenging, come-of-the net style while Neary was more of a stand-up backstop. Perhaps most impressive is the way Michigan has united as a team. Berenson and assistant coach Mark Miller deserve much credit for weaving a team with 10 newcomers into a cohesive unit. A unit so cohesive that Bryan Deasley referred to them as "family." 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