Hockey vs. Michigan State Friday, 7:30 p.m. Yost Ice Arena SPORTS Football Cheerleading Tryouts Sunday, 4:30 p.m. IM Building Page 9 The Michigan Daily Wednesday, November 12, 1986 (7hipvewas upend By JOHN HUSBAND The Michigan volleyball team mounted a valiant comeback last night against Central Michigan at the IM building only to see it fall short at the very end. The Wolverines lost the. first two games 15-8 and 15-6 and were two points away from defeat at 13-9 in the third before rallying to win 16-14 on a kill by junior Lisa Vahi. THE CHIPPEWAS were again two points away from victory in the fourth game at 13-8, but the Blue Wolverines fought back again behind the serving of Vahi to tie it at 13. Senior Jayne Hickman served out the last two points to win it 15-13 and even the match. The fifth game saw Michigan again in the unenviable position of coming from behind. Trailing 10-5 the Wolverines stormed back, led by sophomore Marie Ann Davidson's serving, which included three aces, to go ahead 11-10. With the score knotted at 13, CMU rose to the occasion behind clutch kills by sophomore Karen er spiker Histed and senior Shannon Voss to squash Michigans comeback effort and win the game 15-13 and the match, 3-2. "WE SHOULD have won it in the third game," said CMU head coach Marcy Westen. "But Michigan played very well, they did a great job coming back." Westen effectively used her substitutes, rotating potent front- liner Histed with the consistent backline play of junior Carol Mensinger. Histed blasted a game- high 19 kills. 5, 3-2 "The rotation system works really well," Histed said. "Carol is a much better backline player than me, and I work better up front." D A VID SON led the spikers with 11 kills, sophmore Julie Marshall had 10, and junior Heather Olsen chipped in with eight. Vahi paced Michigan with 36 assists to go along with 5 serve aces and 13 digs. Hickman led the blue with 24 digs. "We just dug a hole for ourselves," said Michigan head coach Joyce Davis. "We had a lot of ; receiving errors and service errors in the first two games." The Wolverines usually fair well against non-conference opponets as evidenced by its 9-4 non-conference record going into the game. The loss dropped the spikers to 10-16 overall and 1-11 in the Big Ten. Central ran its record to 14-10 to: go along with its 9-4 mark in the MAC. Daily Photo by PETE ROSS Michigan's Heather Olsen waits for the ball during last night's volleyball match against Central Michigan. The Chippewas prevailed on the night, winning in the fifth set. Thomas returns to Hoosier hoop squad THE SPORTING VIEWS! By LIAM FLAHERTY Pro basketball, for all its glitter and hype, is in danger of becoming a tedious affair. The mania for size, which has claimed every NBA coach and general manager as its victim, is filling the game with countless plodding seven footers. Strategy seems to have evolved into letting one seven footer shoot and if he misses hope one of your other giants get the rebound. Thus players like Jim Petersen and Jawann Oldham command million dollar contracts and gifted guards such as World B. Free are forced out of the league. But amidst all this elevated grind shine a few outposts of grace and style. Two standouts are Michael Jordan of the Bulls and Isiah Thomas of the Pistons. The two met last Friday at the Silverdome and, despite a sloppy, awkward game, one still came away grateful that these two have choosen basketball as their line of work. Jordan seems to be claiming the league as his own. He torched the Knicks for fifty points on opening night and hasn't slowed down since. The Bulls already have more wins than most people thought they would have in a month and a half - due entirely to Jordan and the vitality of rookie coach Doug Collins. TO GIVE a litany of Jordan's physical attributes (great leaping ability, unbelievable hang time, superior touch and ball handling skills) is mundane. Jordan has a presence on the court which is unmatchable. He engages the crowd with winks and Jordan and Isiah... ...little b ig me conversation. It is cocky, but it should not be confused with the extreme exuberance of the Mets. Jordan too, loves to play the game but never lets it interfere with his strutting coolness. Having said all this about Jordan, it must be repeated that it was Isiah and the Pistons who came out on top. Thomas overcame a sluggish start to dominate the game in the fourth quarter - usually Jordan's domain. Thomas' game cannot be put in a playbook or diagrammed on a blackboard. His shakes and twists can make a coach look like a genius, but be assured neither Chuck Daly or any other mortal had a hand in planning some of Thomas' moves. Thomas, listed at a very generous 6-1, has no fear of big men. In fact, although possessing a solid jumper, the bulk of Thomas' moves are orchestrated in the paint. Thomas' success, like Jordan's, cannot be fully explained in terms of physical ability. His cherubic face belies a fierce intensity. Witness his left hook to Dudley Bradley in Saturday's Buck game. Thomas has an almost mystical feel for the game. There are times when he plays at a different speed and his teammates always seem a step behind. But ultimately the team is all Thomas is concerned with. He distributes the ball wisely, for there is no doubt he could average thirty points a game. As long as teams like Boston and Houston win the quest for size, they will continue unabated. 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Though he ' -~~ ~ '" ~--~," ~--~ an excellent runner and a expects a lot from himself aralstremendous competitor. If he stays personally, his main goal right now healthy, he could break all of is to lead his team into the NCAA Michigan's track records." championships in two weeks. Brewster became the seventh On the horizon, after the A 3' All-American to run for coach NCAAs, and the indoor and outdoor Warhurst in his 13-year career at track seasons, Brewster, a double F'Michigan. Along with his third, major in economics and 'X place finish at the Big Ten communication, plans to take a Sports Information photo championships a year ago, Brewster much deserved year off. For what Chris Brewster, Michigan's All-America cross country runner, is en- had a great indoor season high - purpose?...To train for the 1988 joying another outstanding season. lighted by a Big Ten meet record in Canadian Olympic team, of course. l l EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Albert King scored 22 points and Mike Gminski had 20 K ing apoints and 15 rebounds as the New Jersey Nets held off a late Boston rally last night to hand the Celtics a b~in sk 1 114-110 loss. point play of his own, and Buck Williams, who finished with 16 points and 16 rebounds, added two free throws with 48 seconds remaining to give the Nets a 111- 107 advantage. reserve guard Steve Harris, who is fighting to keep a spot on the roster when power forward Ralph Sampson recovers from an injury. Alvin Robertson led three Spurs guards with 17 points, while Johnny Moore added 12 and Tnhnny