Field Hockey vs. Iowa Friday, 3:30 p.m. Tartan Turf SPORTS Field Hockey vs. Ohio State Saturday, 11 a.m. Tartan Turf The Michigan Daily Blue takes two * BY JAY MOSES What would a trip to Iowa City, Iowa mean to you? That there is a wheat shortage? That your plane landed in the wrong place? For the Michigan field hockey team, it meant victory. The team travelled to the heartland last weekend and won two of three games. On Friday, the Wolverines (6-7- 3) suffered their sole setback of the weekend, an 8-1 thrashing at the hands of seventh-ranked Iowa. THINGS could only get better from there, and that's exactly what happened. Saturday, Michigan edged Southern Illinois-Carbondale, 2-1, and Sunday the Wolverines shut-out James Madison, 4-0. Friday's game was difficult for the squad. Iowa was one of the strongest teams Michigan will face all season. Coach Karen Collins said the Iowa team was "very tough." They beat us on the corners," said Collins. "It didn't feel like eight goals." Michigan was down, but not out for the count. "We made some good corrections and came back Saturday," said Collins. SUNDAY'S game was the best one of the weekend for Michigan. The defense, which has been the team's weakest area all season, was excellent. Spearheading the effort was sophomore sweeper Patricia Maran. Maran not only helped shut out James Madison, but she helped Michigan's transition game as well. "She had an excellent game," Tuesday, October 25, 1988 Page 9 Blue .Lines BY MIKE GILL In the rummagings of 125 hockey minutes last weekend, there are positive aspects to accentuate in the Wolverines performance. But from the coach on down, they'll tell you that the loss and tie to Illinois- Chicago is a disappointment. So what happened? What went wrong? And where does one go from here? Both teams entered CCHA play Friday night with 2-0 records. Michigan swept Miami-Ohio, while UIC took two from Ohio State. Neither of those teams are expected to be dominating forces in conference play. The Wolverines and Flames are two fairly evenly matched teams. Both are predicted to finish in the middle of the pack. But for Michigan to accomplish its goal of a top four finish, last weekend marked the type of contests the team should win, especially at home. AFTER Friday night's 4-3 defeat. Michiaan cnach Red Rerensn Is echoed these sentiments. "We still have to learn how to win. This game was in our hands and we lost it. We have to start putting games like these into the 'W' (win) column." Added goaltender Warren Sharples "Any time you have a series at home and all you can get is a point out of it - that's a disappointment. Maybe our preparation wasn't as strong as it should have been coming into this weekend." Much of the scoring came on what Berenson terms "scramble goals," where the puck finds the net on a rebound after a save. "They're hurting us right now because they're not what we call earned goals." On Friday and during the first two periods of Sunday's rematch, Michigan's defensemen were unable to clear the puck out of their zone. Sharples often made sensational saves, but was unable to gain his balance before another shot came his way. "WARREN has to contain his renbounds andwe have tn nick un our till too early to tell clue hockey fortunes Burinskas ...scoring leader men," said defenseman Randy Kwong. "If Warren contains the rebound and we get their sticks out of the way, so they can't get the second shot, we'll be okay. He was a bit off on his timing, but he still had a good weekend. We gotta help him out a lot more." "We've got a great defense," said Sharples. "It was just a bad week for all of us. But by no means was it any person's or position's fault. It was just a pretty bad team effort." Finally, faster than Jimmy Swaggart's fall from his pulpit, the team awoke in the third period from its emotionless play. "It took 40 minutes and being down two goals to get everyone's attention," said defenseman Alex Roberts. "We realized that they were going to come in here and take four points from us." Berenson made some line changes in an attempt to find offensive firepower. He also moved the wingers deeper into the Michigan zone to help the defensemen clear the puck. Michigan also began working said Collins. "(Her play) really got our attack started." Goalkeepers Gillian Pieper and Joanne Green combined on the shutout. Junior Judy Burinskas led the attack, scoring two goals. "She really led the team this weekend," Collins said. Collins said that one of the keys to the weekend's success was the Wolverines' ability to rest their starters at times and let other players see some action. Another highlight was the play of midfielder Sharon Cantor, who broke Michigan's single season assist record of ten. She now has 13 for the season. MICHIGAN will play Iowa again on Friday, this time at home. Collins remains positive despite last Friday's result. "It's a mental game the players play with themselves," she said. "We can beat Iowa. "We'd really like to come out strong (for Iowa). The players have much more confidence." Confidence alone may not be able to win games, but talent does. The Wolverines showed last weekend that they have the talent to back their confidence up. the puck well, moving it in close to the net on the power play. The third period flurry gave Michigan something to salvage from a disappointing series. BUT REMEMBER one thing - this is October, the equivalent of April in a baseball season. As Sparky Anderson would say, "I doesn't know of one team that won or lost anything in April." And it's true here. There is plenty of time - hockey will be in Yost long after the Super Bowl. While discouraging now, this series should be long forgotten by February. Chalk up this weekend as a learning experience. "We know where we have to improve and get better," said Berenson. "We just have to keep improving as the year goes on. You just don't know how good your team is until they get started." "I think we learned that you can't go into any series expecting to win," said Sharples. "We have to work the full week in practice and we have to come ready to put our heads to the blow of the wind." But for now, it's a point. And a point is - a point. Blue Banter Defense Systems Alert: A flu bug has weaved it's way into tlhe defense zone of several Michigan hockey players. Alex Roberts, Mark Sorensen, and Brad Turner have all been bit by it in the last week. Roberts and Sorensen saw action Sunday, but Turner was scratched from the lineup. No sister to beat up on: Throughout the preseason, all CCHA coaches stressed how tough the division was. This thesis proved true this weekend. Miami-Ohio lost to defending NCAA champion Lake Superior State 3-2 Friday night and upset the Lakers 4-3 Saturday. Another strong team, Bowling Green could only gain a split with the expected cellar-dweller, Ohio State. "There are no weak sisters in this league," Sharples commented. 'M' netter Washington wins at Volvo tourney FROM STAFF REPORTS Unofficially, Michigan's Mal- ivai Washington is the best college tennis player in the United States. The 19-year-old sophomore defeated Mike Brown of Arkansas to take the title in the Volvo International All-American Collegiate Tennis Championships on Sunday in Athens, Ga. On the road to the finals, the unseeded Washington demolished second-seeded Jeff Tarango of Stanford, 6-1, 6-0. Washington has made marked improvements over the last several months; he was defeated by Brown at the NCAA Tournament last spring when both were first-year players. When the new rankings are released, Washington will most likely be rated the No. 1 college player in the country. ROBIN LOZNAK/Daily Michigan left wing Denny Felsner tries to take the puck from Illinois-Chicago defender Chris Wolanin in Friday's game at Yost Ice Arena. The Wolverines were able to salvage a tie out of the two game series after losing the first game. George Bush Is Lying! Want to do something about it? BE A BUSHWACKER Call Martin at 930-1770 Paid for by Students for Dukakis 212 E. Washington I VICTORINOX ORIGINAL SWISS ARMY KNIVES Press here for a data processing tgreat career. nu i'iwi m 1.%/ V//: