4 Page 10 -The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, September 29, 1987 Women harrierswin across the border as Sly, Babcock star SPORTS OF THE DAILY By JENNIFER SAARI Once again the women's cross country team (2-0) came home winners, this time from the Western Ontario Invitational in London, Ontario. Michigan ran away from the 10 other teams competing at the meet tQ win by a comfortable margin. T h e University of Toronto edged out Western Ontario University for second place. Cheri Sly led the Wolverines with a third-place finish, covering the 5000 meter course in 18:01. She is off to a strong start after experiencing injuries earlier this season. Team captain Traci Babcock ran to a seventh-place finish with teammates Mindy Rowand and Jennifer McPeck close behind in eighth and ninth p 1 a c e respectively. "It was nice that Jennifer could run such a strong race in her hometown," said Michigan head coach Sue Foster. "I was happy to see her finish in the top 10." Ava Udvadia rounded out Michigan's top five with twelfth-place finish. a "Our team ran in a tight pack," said Foster. "From the two kilometer mark on they [the top five] stayed in the top 15." Junior Debbie Palmer and first-year runner Karen Wilke also raced well. The Wolverines will train the next couple weeks. Their next meet isn't until October 10. They will then travel to Bloomington for the Indiana Invitational. It will be an important meet for the Wolverines because it will be a pre-Big Ten showdown. Minnesota and Indiana should give Michigan its biggest challenge yet. Michigan should be a leading contender for the Big Ten title. The Wolverines have proved to be a consistent pack of runners as a team. This past weekend, their top five finished within 4 2 seconds of each other. Other top contenders include Wisconsin and Minnesota. Spikers By MICHAEL J. GILL For the volleyball team, the phrase - pick yourself up, dust yourself off, start all over again - can apply. Last weekend saw Michigan open the Big Ten season with a tough; defeat to Indiana and then rebound with a close win over Ohio State. It looked as though t h e Wolverines (11-3 overall, 1-1 Big Ten) were on their way to an impressive opening win against Indiana as they took the first two games, 16-14 and 15-12. But then Michigan collapsed and lost three straight, 8-15, 11-15 and 10-15, to give Indiana the match, 3-2. i The bad momentum to the Ohio State Saturday, as Michigan first game, 12-15. The turnaround then began. Michigan won games two and three, 15-10 and 15-11. The Wolverines, however, suffered a setback in game four, 3-15. But their previous night's experience did not go to waste as Michigan pounded the Buckeyes 15-0 in the fifth game for the match. "We made progress," said Davis. "We played two and a half hours each night. We just have not been in very many five game matches. Having had the experience against Indiana, we are not going to make the mistake again." Standouts in the two games were junior Marie-Ann Davidson who had 24 kills against Indiana and senior Lisa Vahi who chipped in with 17 kills. Sophomore Kim Clover also had a strong overall weekend. The Wolverines travel to Eastern Michigan tonight to try to avenge an earlier season loss. trounce OSU, fall to IU carried over match on dropped the Stickers remain undefeated The Michigan field hockey team had a productive weekend trip to Ohio. The Wolverines tied Kent State on Saturday and beat Davis and Elkin's on Sunday to raise their record to 8-0-1. In a grueling match against the Golden Flashes, Michigan went two overtimes, and the game ended with the two teams deadlocked at one. Trish Mondul scored the only Wolverine goal. The weekend trip finished with a 3-0 shutout win over Davis and Elkin's. Mondul scored her second goal of the weekend. Judy Burinskas and Robin Ives scored the other two Michigan goals. Goalie Gillie Pieper continued her excellence this weekend, recording eight saves in each game to bring her season total to 39 saves in 41 chances. Even more impressive was Pieper's fifth shutout win this season in only nine games. Michigan opens its Big Ten season this weekend in West Lafayette where they will play both Soccer team blasts Indiana, 7-1 The women's soccer team defeated the University of Indiana, 7-1, in a game played in South Bend, Ind. on Sunday. The victory raised Michigan's record to 2-2-4. It was an important win because the, Wolverine soccer squad only has club status. The Hoosiers fielded a varsity team. Purdue and the defending Big Ten champion Iowa. - RICHARD EISEN 4 Amy Stock was the main offensive weapon for the Wolverines, opening the scoring just three minutes into the match and adding another goal in the second half. Goalkeeper Natasha Westland shut out the Hoosiers in the first half before yielding to Dao-Laing Chou. Westland then scored a goal in the second half. The Wolverines play Michigan State today at 4:30 p.m. at Mitchell Field. - SCOTT SHAFFER 4 I AROUND THE HORN: Orioles lan Tigers, 3-0 The most excitngfew hours youli spend -allweek. --~ Run. Climb. Rappel. Navigate. Lead. And develop the confidence and skills you won't get from a textbook. Enroll ----= - in Army ROTC as one _-____ of your electives. Get the facts today. BE ALL YOU CAN BE. _- Call Captain O'Rourke -_ _764-2400 Davidson ... offensive star "We were up 8-4 in the third game and had our opportunity right there," said Michigan head coach Joyce Davis. "Quite honestly, we just lost our concentration. Indiana picked up their tempo and started running a quicker offense in the last half of game three and through games four and five. We had some problems with transition in the middle." Hair Styling with a Flair - 7 Barber Stylists for MEN & WOMEN - NO WAITING!! DASCOLA STYLISTS Opposite Jacobson's 668-9329 By SCOTT SHAFFER DETROIT - John Habyan and the sixth-place Baltimore Orioles dealt a blow to Tiger pennant hopes, frustrating Detroit 3-0 at Tiger stadium last night in front of only 20, 015 fans. Habyan, 6-6, stymied Tiger hitters for eight innings, allowing only three singles before tiring in the ninth. Habyan, who entered the game with a 4.94 earned run average, did not allow a runner to reach scoring position until he surrendered consecutive singles in the last inning. Tom Niedenfuer came on to get the last two outs and record the save. Jack Morris, 18-11, started strongly for Detroit striking out the side in the first inning but could not keep pace with Habyan. Morris struckout10 in eight innings of work, but the eighth hit he allowed did him in. The Orioles jumped to a two run lead in the third. Second baseman Pete Stanicek singled past a diving Lou Whitaker to knock in Jim Dwyer. Stanicek then stole second and scored on Fred Lynn's base hit to center. Baltimore added a run in the fifth when Stanicek led off with a walk and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Rene Gonzalez. The rookie went to third on a balk by Morris and scored on Eddie Murray's single to center. The Tigers remain two and a half games behind the American League East Division leading Toronto Blue Jays. The Blue Jays lost t o Milwaukee, 6-4, last night. Detroit has six games remaining *in the season, three more with Baltimore and three with Toronto. Mets 1, Phillies 0 PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Howard Johnson doubled home the game's only run in the second inning and John Candelaria and two relievers combined on a seven-hitter as the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia. Phillies, 1-0, last night. The victory moved the Mets within two games of the National League East leading St. Louis Cardinals. The Mets have five games to play while the Cardinals have seven. Reds 6, Braves 5 CINCINNATI (AP) - Homers by Buddy Bell and Barry Larkin highlighted a six-run fourth inning that carried Cincinnati to a 6-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves last night, preserving the Reds' slim chance in the National League West. The Reds overcame a 5-0 deficit to temporarily avoid giving the division title to the San Francisco Giants, who need just one victory or a loss by Cincinnati to clinch its first division championship since 1971. RESERVE (OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS I - Flexible evening hours - $4 - $6/hour plus bonuses - Build your communication Z skills and resume - 763-7420 I - 611 Church St. 3rd floor - Why Settle For Anything Less Than The Best? The Michigan Ensian yearbook, recipient of an All American rating from the associated Collegiate Press, nearly doubled its sales figures last year. Find out why - Order the 1988 yearbook. I I I q U Cu!