The Michigan Daily-Friday, November 13, 1987- Page 11 Rivalry: Blue, MSU icers to carry on tradition in battle for state bragging rights By KEN GOLDBERG When the Michigan hockey team squares off with Michigan State tonight in East Lansing and tomorrow in Ann Arbor, the teams will rekindle the rivalry which dates way back to a pair of Wolverine wins in 1925. In recent history, the Spartans have dominated the Wolverines, winning 23 of the last 27 games between the two teams, including five of six contests last season. Although the Wolverines managed only one victory against State last year, three of the losses were by a mere goal, including an 8-7 overtime defeat in the first round of the CCHA playoffs. THE LONE Wolverine win came last January, when Michigan blew the lid off Munn Ice Arena with an 8-2 blowout over the startled Spartans. "When we beat State last year, they were in kind of a slump," said Michigan defenseman Todd Copeland. "We came out moving our feet, skating and shooting, and controlled the game in their own buildi g. I think we shocked them." It is no major surprise that State enters this series on top of the CCHA standings with 15 points (7- 2-1), five points ahead of third-place Michigan (5-5). The Spartans were finalists in last season's NCAA finals (losing to North Dakota) and won the championship in 1986 with a victory over Harvard. This season, Michigan State is second both in league scoring (48 goals) and goals allowed (27). Its freshman goaltenders, Jason Muzzati and Jamie Stewart, are first and second in the league with 2.52 and 2.60 goals-against averages, respectively. THE SPARTANS are also on a four-game winning streak, with back-to-back sweeps over Illinois- Chicago and Western Michigan, outscoring both opponents by a combined margin of 18-6. Nonetheless, Michigan State regards its cross-state rivals too highly to take them lightly, despite the statistics and recordbooks. "When the two of our teams play," said Michigan State head coach Ron Mason, "it's always a spirited affair. The past records are just irrelevant in an emotional, hard- nosed rivalry." The series promises to be an intense battlefront between two of the league's top four teams. While each squad respects the other, the battle for state supremacy will be a friendly affair. "THEY HATE US as much as we hate them," said Michigan goaltender Warren Sharples. "It's going to be a war out there." Both teams boast balance through their lineups, both offensively and defensively. MSU forwards Brian McReynolds (five goals, 15 points) and Kip Miller (four points, 13 points) lead the Spartan attack, while eight other Spartans have at least seven points each. Miller, however, will miss Friday's game after being slapped with a suspension for fighting in the UIC series. Quick-skating captain Tom Tilley bolsters the solid State defense, along with senior Sean Clements and junior Brad Hamilton. State has the second best penalty-killing unit in the CCHA, stopping opponents from scoring 84 percent of the time. THE MICHIGAN line of Rob Brown (seven goals, 13 points), Joe Lockwood (seven goals, 13 points) and Ryan Pardoski (two goals, eight points) has been hot of late, accounting for four goals last weekend at Ferris State. Senior assistant-captain Brad McCaughey and centermen Don Stone and Mike Moes add firepower to the Wolverine attack. The defensive pair of Myles O'Connor (three power-play goals) and Alex Roberts (one power play goal) has been productive on the first power-play unit, and Michigan's defense was impressive in shutting down Ferris State in last Saturday's third period. "The third period is definitely key for us," said Michigan head coach Red Berenson. "We're always in contention when we play well in the third, and we obviously have to beat State if we want to move up in the standings." Copeland ... psyched for State SHIPPING OVERSEAS? 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