4 Page 10--The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, February 17, 1988 Women's basketball team loses pair to Indiana, Ohio State /' full court ARE! S1 By MIKE GILL The women's basketball team is currently going through the toughest part of its schedule - and it's showing. This past weekend the Wolverines dropped both of their games, losing 71-52 at Indiana Friday night and 87-73 Sunday to Ohio State. nI'm disappointed to lose two games, but certainly S discouraged in our team," said Michigan coach Bud VanDeWege. "The Iowa game (Feb. 7) really took a lot out of us - a lot more than I thought. The team did not have the energy drive that it had had." At Indiana, Michigan found itself trailing by 20 points early, due to poor shooting. While Indiana con- nected on 64 percent of its shots in the first half, Van- DeWege's team hit only 20 percent A nice second-half comeback gave the Wolverines the chance to twice cut the lead to eight points, but they could not pull a win out of a hat. Moving east, the Wolverines found themselves playing in front of 5,767 rocking Buckeye fans Sunday in St. John's Arena. Detroit native and Cass Tech graduate Nikita Lowry scored a game-high 27 points in the Buckeyes' win. Michigan also gave the fans plenty to cheer about, turning the ball over 22 times in the first half, and trailing by as much as 25 points in the first half. The No. 8 Buckeyes' punishing full-court press ruined Michigan's offensive game plan. The second half saw Michigan storm back once again, twice cutting the lead to nine, only to fall short. Michigan mounted its own press, switched to a zone defense, and began breaking the Buckeyes' press. A season-high team shooting percentage (53), Tempie Brown's 24 points, and Lisa Reynolds' 18 all helped the Michigan cause. Lowry scores 27 for OSU Steinbrenner can't get bridge, buys Bay NEW YORK (AP) - When Rick Bay quit last November as Ohio State's athletic director following the Firing of football coach Earle Bruce, he said he had been undermined from interference from above. On Monday, the former Michigan wrestling coach accepted a job where interfering is built in - executive vice president and chief operating officer of George Steinbrenner's New York Yankees. "Mr. Steinbrenner's a hands-on owner, I know that," Bay acknowl- edged with a chuckle during a tele- phone interview from Fort Laud- -erdale, Fla., the team's training base. "But I've got a lot to learn. I'm a rookie when it comes to this new job and I expect to make my way slowly." BAY wrestled and played football while a student at Michigan, and then returned to coach wrestling after graduating. He was NCAA coach of the year in 1974, when he coached the Wolverines to second place in the NCAA tournament. He subsequently served with the Michigan Alumni Association and was athletic director at Oregon from 1981 until 1984, when he left to go to Ohio State. Bay took over as athletic director at Ohio State in 1984, but resigned Nov. 16 when Bruce was fired by Ohio State president Edward Jen- nings. Bay was mentioned as a pos- sible replacement for when Don Canham leaves his job as Michi- gan's athletic director. Bay's newest job, which has been held in some form by at least eight different people in the 15 years Steinbrenner has been principal owner, will put him under the man known as "The Boss." But it will be above rookie general manager Lou Piniella and manager Billy Martin, who was signed to his fifth stint as Yankees skipper last October with Piniella moved up one notch. The 45-year-old Bay's background is primarily in football and wrestling, but that's not necessarily unique for the Yankees. STEINBRENNER is a former assistant coach at Purdue and once hired former NFL coach Lou Saban as team president. Bay played high school football in Waukegan, Ill., and summer- league ball while he played football at Michigan. He said he is a lifelong baseball fan. "I was a Chicago White Sox fan and I could probably tell you how many times Whitey Ford beat Billy Pierce, 2-1," Bay said. I 'Mr. Steinbrenner's a hands-on owner, I know that. But I've got a lot to learn. I'm a rookie when it comes to this new job and I expect to make my way slowly.' -- Rick Bay lVlichigan looks to emulate Iowa's fan-tastic support By MIKE GILL What a contrast to Iowa. For instance, in 1985, national women's basketball power Ohio State bucked heads with the then unranked Hawkeyes. 22,157 fans packed Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Yep, 22,157. As Tiger broadcaster George Kell might say, "That's 2,2,1,5,7." The women Hawkeyes regularly draw 5,000 fans. THEN, THERE'S Crisler Arena. Pick any women's basketball game. Yes, Michigan's a mediocre team - yet an exciting team. At- tendance: 243, 212, 153, 451, 626, 746, 863, 524. Hum. Small school compared to Iowa, hah? Yep. Enrollment equals 34,340. Hey, where is everyone? OK, sure, snicker now. There's the old belief stating, "Like hell, if I'm going to go down there and watch some group of girls try throwin' that ball granny style into some hoop." Tune up your Harley, buddy. I'll bet any one of them could trounce you in a game of one-on-one. Michigan coach Bud VanDeWege is unwilling to say the attendance is poor, claiming the Wolverines are in the middle of the pack in the Big Ten attendance race. "Sure, I'd like to see more (fans)," said VanDeWege. "I feel we are deserving of more, but there is a saturation of basketball." There is a problem here and it starts with the head honchos in the athletic department's buildings - not the fans. An 11-10 record isn't anything to go ga-ga over, but this is an exciting, up-and-coming team. Two years from now they should fight for the Big Ten title. That'll pack the place - right? Probably not. ON FEB. 7, No. I ranked Iowa rolled into town and Michigan drew 851 fans at Crisler. (let's just say the attendance figures of 851 or 524 must include everyone within a mile vicinity of the arena.) It was not an impressive turnout. Support. It sure isn't seen here at Michigan, which has allowed Iowa coach C. Vivian Stringer to build her program around three re- cruits from the Great Lakes State. Stringer admits Michigan's prob- lems have reaped Iowa success. "The state of Michigan has great talent and I think it will be a while before they (the Wolverines) are able to grab hold of it," said Stringer. "Michigan has a great opportunity - it's a great university. To me it's like a sleeping giant. When they decide to wake up, they could be dominant without even going outside the state." CURRENTLY, the Michigan recruiting plan is heavily centered in its home State. Only three players on the roster hail from outside of the Wolverine state. However, VanDeWege has never landed a Michi- gan Miss Basketball, his recruiting goal, but instead relies on players that show potential and are sometimes overlooked by other schools to form his team. "I don't know about Michigan," said Stringer. "All I can say to you is that Iowa was very supportive long before we were successful. Our success came after the fact. Everything was done in a first-class way.:" Now, please read between the lines. IOWA IS THE ULTIMATE in fan support. The Hawkeye athletic department took the step to elevate their program to a level compatible to the men's team and pledged complete support. Televi- sion ads, along with an assault on the media and boom - more crowds, great recruits - boom - they were number one. It may be impossible to equal the Hawkeyes due to the Wolverines weaker financial base. The lack of financial and overall support Michigan garners is seen as a lack of commitment, which results in a loss of recruits. "Young people would like to stay relatively close to home if they thought there was a commitment," said Stringer. "Michigan is ready for a change. It would be nice I'm sure, and Bud would feel good to see fans out there all the time." When VanDeWege was asked what one thing he would like to see the athletic department do now, that it currently isn't doing, he did not want to comment. But he added, "The safest thing to say is - any- time you have a change in athletic directorship, then there's a possible change of philosophy and possibly - a change in our favor." Until this change in philosophy occurs, Stringer and other foreign- ers will Say Yes to Michigan by riding off with the top recruits. 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