4 Wrestling Sunday EMU Open Ypsilanti The Michigan Daily SPORTS Friday, November 14, 1986 Football Cheerleading Tryouts Sunday, 4:30 p.m. IM Building Page 10 Blue By ADAM SCHEFTER With Michigan facing off this weekend against Michigan State, there is bad and good news. And plenty of it. Some bad news first. The Spartans, defending NCAA champions, enter the weekend series in first place in the CCHA. MSU is coming off a split against Illinois-Chicago last weekend, icersr when it suffered its only loss against nine wins. Not exactly the best time for head coach Red Berenson's squad to start its climb in the standings. THE GOOD news is that when fierce rivals like these two square off, anything is possible. "Whenever Michigan plays Michigan State, there is always excitement in the air," said I 24 HR. TOLL FREE ORDERlG: 1-800-231-6005 Genuine Spanish Genuine British Govt 100% WOOL 100% WOOL HEAVY BLANKET CONDUCTORS __ JACKET ta" 30.00 20.00 2 for 55.00 NEW. Dark blue. 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The Spartans feature a strong offense led by center Kevin Miller (7-18- 25), right wing Mitch Messier (10- 11-21), and center Bill Shibicky (13-6-19). Backing them up on defense is last year's second team All-America Don McSween and the solid Tom Tilley. Goaltending position, however, is the team's backbone. Bob Essensa and Norm Foster represent the finest netminding duo in the country. Last season, Essensa was named second-team All-CCHA and first-team All-Academic. Foster was chosen to the NCAA All- to check No.1 Tournament team. This season they have picked up right where they left off. Essensa sports a 3.00 goals against average and Foster a 3.58. "IT'S THE PART of our team that we rely on most," said Mason. "They have the experience and the talent. It's definitely our strong point." The good news is that these goalies are not invincible. Just ask Brad Jones, Michigan's leading scorer (9-13-22). "They're definitely top-notch goalies, but they're definitely not unbeatable. Good goaltenders are only as good as the team in front of them and State's got a good team. But they're nothing that can't be beaten. I think we are definitely going to take them by surprise." PERHAPS Jones is a little optimistic for a 3-7 team that is tied for sixth place in the CCHA and for the most part has been bad news. The good news, however, is that Michigan has been in all but one of its games. Out of the10 games, nine of them have been tied or had a one-goal margin in the third period. Six of those games resulted in losses, two in overtime. A break here and there would mean the difference between a few wins and a few notches in the standings. But there is still more bad news. The Wolverines will be shorthanded on Friday. Jeff Norton, the captain and leader of the team, will miss the game due to a suspension he received for fighting in last Saturday's game against Ferris State. The good news is he'll be back in uniform on Saturday. 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