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Page 12-The Michigan Daily-Thursday, February 18, 1988
Tankers to defend
conference crown
By LORY KNAPP
It's always harder for a champion to repeat.
The Michigan women's swim team will be faced with the difficult
task of trying to defend its Big Ten championship when it travels to
Indianapolis this weekend.
As returning champions, the women will have a struggle on their
hands. Big Ten rival Ohio State is stronger than ever. The Buckeyes
captured the conference title the two years prior to Michigan's victory
and will be looking to avenge the loss. Although the Wolverines beat
Ohio State this year in a duel meet, head coach Jim Richardson says
that doesn't matter.
"(The Buckeyes) leave some of their best swimmers home (during
the season). All the effort is put into the Big Tens."
Ohio State is not the only problem Michigan faces this weekend.
Diver Amy Hanson is out with an injured ankle and last year's Big
Ten Swimmer-of-the-Year, Gwen DeMaat is recovering from
mononucleosis and will swim only in the relays, provided she has the
energy. The 60 individual points DeMaat earned last year will be
sorely missed.
"We know we're going to have to compensate for the loss," said
sophomore backstroker Stephanie Liebner.
Liebner, a newly eligible transfer from the University of Virginia,
will help pick up the slack in the 100 and 200 backstroke, 500
freestyle, and the relays. She hopes her times in the Big Tens will
qualify her for the NCAA tournament, later in the year.
The Wolverines have cut down on their workouts and have
concentrated more on technique for the last three weeks in hopes of
qualifying swimmers for the NCAA's. DeMaat, Ann Colloton, and
Jennifer Eck have already qualified.
Qualifying this year will be harder than ever before as the required
times are faster. Swimmers who beat the time of last year's NCAA
16th place finish, will be eligible for the NCAA's.
"In all likelihood, there won't even be sixteen competitors in
some events because they won't be able to beat that time," said
Richardson.
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TO JOIN BEST OF AMERICA SAY NO.
Millie Schembechler, Gold Key National Honor Society,
UM and EMU athletes and others are working with
Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti public schools on a
drug prevention program.
Honor students and athletes are paired up to
speak at the local schools on drug prevention.
All honor students from Golden Key, Mortar
Board, LSA class honors, honor fraternities
and sororities are welcomed and encouraged
to join in this community project to
SAYNO TO DRUGS.
DATE: Training Session March 22, 7-9:30 pm
Michigan Union Ballroom
April 12-13th at the schools
(Hours depend on you!)
To sign up, please contact
Bridget Brickley 665-2844 9 Eric Roza 930-0168
Grant leads cagers to
victory
(Confinued fromnPag. 1)
points, six assists, and three steals
often silenced the Minnesota fans.
Mills tallied 19 points, including
two free throws that helped finally
knock out the Gophers. His
turnaround jumpers had heads
turning.
"Mills played pretty well."
Frieder said. "He grabbed some big
rebounds and made the big free
throws. It's 'good to see him score
almost twenty points."
Glen Rice led the Wolverines
with 25 points. Like so often this
season, however, Rice vanished in
the middle of the second half. He
netted three points in the final 11
minutes. and was not a factor when
the Wolverines needed him most.
THE WIN helped the
Wolverines avert another upset at the
hands of the Gophers. Two years
ago, the Wolverines marched into
Williams Arena with a 16-0 record
and a number one ranking. They lost
by 10 points.
In the first half, with Michigan
down 13-2, they proceeded to go on
a 14-3 spurt that would provide them
with the nucleus of their lead all
evening.
As usual, it was Grant and Rice
laeading the way. They accounted for
13 of the first 16 Wolverine points.
After a Mills fall-away shot, the
Batman and Robin duo teamed up on
a steal and a Grant dunk. Later in the
run, the tandem connected on an
alley-oop.
Minnesota then did the only thing
possible to creep back into the
game. They slowed down the tempo.
The strategy worked as the Gophers
cut the lead tohfive on a Burton
jumper. Closer they could not creep
though, and trailed 39-31 at the half.
Loy Vaught, shown grabbing a rebound in an earlier game this season, helped Michigan defeat Minnesota last
night. The Wolverines' record now stands at 10-2 in the conference, 21-4 overall.
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Illinois slaughters Buckeyes
CHAMPAIGN, Ill (AP) - Junior
Ken Battle scored 26 points and Nick
Anderson added 25 last night to lead
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Illinois to a 118-86 victory over
Ohio State in a Big Ten conference
basketball game.
It marked the sixth time this sea-
son that the Illini had scored 100 or
more points in a game but the first
time they did it in the Big Ten.
FIVE ILLINI scored in double
figures as they took control early and
pounded the Buckeyes.
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