Page 10-The Michigan Daily-Friday, January 22, 1988 Cagers look to douse Spartans BY PETER ZELLEN Whoever goes to watch the Michigan women's basketball team tonight at Crisler Arena, better be careful not to touch anything green and white. They might just burn themselves because Michigan State is HOT. The Spartans (4-0 in the Big Ten) want to remain unbeaten in conference play, a fact that has Michigan head coach Bud VanDeWege concerned. "They're going to be tough because they're playing with a lot of confidence right now," said VanDeWege. "They've got votes for the national top 20 which is impressive." The Spartans leading scorer is senior forward Kim Archer, who is averaging 14 points a game and is among the conference leaders in rebounds and free throw percentage. In addition, Archer leads the Big Ten in steals, with an average of five per game. Also daunting the Wolverines (1-3) will be Michigan State's fiesty guard combination of 5-foot-7 Cynthia Lyons and 5-foot-6 Carlotta Taylor. According to VanDeWege, both are quick and play good pressure defense. The chances of beating Michigan State appear bleak, but VanDeWege is confident about his game plan. "We'll have to use defense to run them down," said the Michigan coach. "Whether it's a zone, or a man to man, we'll just have to improve. Our emphasis will be on (stopping) the high shooting percentages that we've been allowing lately." Michigan ranks dead last in the Big Ten in field goal de- fense, allowing opponents to make 55 percent of their field goal attempts. Last weekend Ohio State and Indiana shot 63 and 58 percent from the floor, respectively, against the Wolverines.' Michigan is also having problems offensively. The Wolverines are currently seventh in the Big Ten in scoring (64 points per game) and ninth in field goal percentage (39). The Wolverines shot 41 percent against Ohio State and 33 percent from the floor in the Indiana game. Movin leers look t third place By DOUGLAS VOLAN The goal of the Michigan hockey team at the beginning of the season was to finish fourth in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. Now, they're looking at third. A mere split with Ferris State (7- 11-4 CCHA, 10-12-4 overall) tonight and tomorrow night at Yost Ice Arena, would move the Wolver- ines (12-10, 16-12) into sole possession of third place in the con- ference. Western Michigan, which cur- rently leads Michigan by one point in the standings, plays at non-con- ference foe Air Force this weekend. "We're hoping to move into third place this weekend," said Michigan defenseman Todd Copeland. "With the talent in this league, that would be a great accomplishment." BUT PLAYING Ferris State is no easy task, especially if you are among the conference leaders. The Bulldogs are 7-7-2 against the top five teams in the CCHA, and in the last three weekends of league play, have compiled a 3-1-2 record against the top three teams - Lake Superior Daily Photo by JOHN MUNSON State, Michigan State, and the nd the Wolverines expect a physical series with Ferris State this Broncos. ost Ice Arena. Michigan tumblers to fight tough Illinois in coed meet kiiUp o take over in UCHA4 "They're real giant killers," said Michigan forward Billy Jaffe. "We can't look past them at all." "It's going to be a war this weekend," said Copeland. "The last time they were here, we had a brawl, and now they're playing real well." Indeed, both teams are high. They Bulldogs are a lot more confident after splitting with league-leading Lake Superior State last weekend, and Michigan is pumped up after its sweep of Illinois-Chicago. Mike Moes a weekend at Y A MUFFIE: A Baby Muffin. get 1 Muffie free w/purchase U ] o f "Muffie" i 4 pack. ""1221 "PRACTICES have been more intense and definitely louder," said Jaffe. "Everybody's happy and working hard." "It's a lot more fun when you're winning," said Copeland. "You don't have any losses on the back of your mind in practice." This new-found Wolverine confi- dence has Ferris State head coach John Perpich concerned. "They've gotten stronger and are now a stable force in the league," he said. The Wolverines received a much needed boost from the return of in- jured senior right wingers Brad Mc- Caughey and Billy Powers last weelk in Chicago. And Bryan Deasley' who registered a hat trick against the Flames, said he is playing at 100 percent after missing the first eight weeks of the season with a broken ankle. "EACH PLAYER that came back, gave our team ,a lift," said Michigan head coach Red Berenson. "You don't.like to look at injuries in a positive light, but it gave other players an opportunity to play, which increased our depth." If Michigan is to have success this weekend, however, they'll have to stop the Bulldogs' top two scor- ers, Darin Fridgen, and John de- Pourcq. Fridgen is fifth in league scoring, and dePourcq is tied for tenth. Depourcq scored four goals when these two teams split a series in Big Rapids last November. Perpich's main concern is his team's youth. With seven newcom- ers playing regularly, Perpich feels that the Bulldogs lack consistency. "We're a young hockey team, so we're going to have some ups and downs," he said. "The difference be- tween us and Michigan is that Michigan is a little more mature right now." 4 only at at 20 S. University 747-7009 BY STEVEN GINNS . Michigan's gymnasts will face a tough test tomorrow at Crisler Arena (1 p.m.) against Illinois in a coed meet. The men's squad, which finished tenth out of 12 teams in last weekend's Windy City Invitational by scoring 266 points, ave their work cut out for them against the Fighting Illini. Illinois dominated that meet by scoring 284 out of a possible 300 points - an average of 9.5 per gymnast - en route to a first-place finish. Based-on last weekend's results, Illinois has emerged as the clear fa- vorite in the Big Ten race, and ac- cording to Michigan head coach Bob Darden, "with that score they turned in, they probably should go to na- tionals, if not win it." Despite having a slim chance to overcome the Illini, Darden remains optimistic. "We want to be able to give them some competition and compete up to their level, as well as build on that 266 score." In contrast to the men's team, the women's squad should have the up- per hand over its Illinois counter- parts. Although the women expect a tough match, head coach Dana Kempthorn feels her team has an edge over Illinois. one factor favoring the Wolver- ines is that Illinois will be playing PSYCHOLOGY MAJORS PSI CHI The National Honors Society in Psychology is now accepting applications Requirements include: " 12 graded credits in Psychology (not including intro or stats) * Concentration in Psychology * 3.3 Overall GPA * 3.5 GPA in Psychology (including stats) DEADLINE IS JANUARY 29, 1988 Pick up Applications in K-106 West Quad The Michigan Union in cooperation with the Michigan Guild brings you : Aee An Alternative Art Experience Relax with non-credit Art Classes their first meet of the year. "We've got two meets under our belts, so we've had the opportunity to get all the nervousness out, and that's go- ing to be to our advantage, said Kempthorn. A rare home appearance will also help the Wolverines. This is only one of three home meets scheduled- for the entire year. 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