Page 12- The Michigan Daily -Friday, October 20, 1989 Blue crew travels to Derrick Walker, Michigan tight end ar Wolverine charge into Iowa City to fac H1AWKEYES Continued from page 1 "The noise when it comes down to the field will be absorbed in the new grass," Schembechler joked. "It won't bounce off the artificial grass." Whether or not the fans throw things at Schembechler and company, or hoot and howl as if they were calling hogs to the trough, Michigan needs to change its luck in Iowa City if it hopes to continue their quest for a conference championship. Most indications are that Taylor will be directing the Wolverine offense against the Hawkeyes (3-2, 1-1). But according to Schembechler, redshirt frosh Elvis Grbac may also see action. "Whoever I decide to start at the end of the week will be out there," Schembechler said. "I don't know why people make such an issue out of this. I have two quarterbacks who I have confidence in." Grbac added: "It's kind of weird with Michael back. You don't know who's going to start. I think it will probably go back to him." But Fry is preparing his Iowa team as if Grbac will be barking out the signals. "I haven't seen Taylor this year, I don't know if coach Schembechler is going to change up his offense," Fry said. "I'm anticipating Grbac will be their quarterback. We're preparing to go against Grbac." JOSE JUAREZ/Daity d senior co-captain, leads the ce the Hawkeyes tomorrow. The Iowa attack revolves around the running of sophomore Nick Bell, who was named Midwest Offensive Player of the Week after gaining 217 yards and rushing for three touchdowns against Wisconsin. Bel 1 presents special problems because he weighs 255 pounds. "They've got some really good running backs who run hard," Michigan linebacker Erick Anderson said. "Bell's a load to bring down. And he's not lumbering either, he's quick and agile." Schembechler added: "At 255 pounds, he's a substantial tailback." Redshirt sophomore Matt Rod- gers, son of Boston Celtics coach Jimmy Rodgers, has taken over the quarterbacking responsibilities from senior Tom Poholsky. "(Rodgers) knows a lot about winning and losing, and not losing his poise," Fry said of his inexperienced quarterback. "But he's still in the learning process." by Phil Green Daily Sports Contributor This Sunday, Michigan's crew team will be competing in the Head of the Charles meet in Boston, and as team member and secretary Jon Block commented on the race's uniqueness, "It's not like something you'd see on TV." This is the big event of the fall season. Called a "head race", the Head of the Charles competition runs against the clock with each boat beginning about 10 to 20 seconds apart. The more publicized races, like those seen in the Olympics, take place in the spring as six-person boats or shells sprint directly against each other. Michigan sends three boats: a women's shell with eight rowers and two men's boats, one "lightweight eight," with eight competitors at an average weight of 160 pounds, and a four person heavyweight shell. Each boat also has one coxswain to coach and guide the team during the race. Team member Tom Welch em- phasizes that "a lot of the race depends on the coxswain and how he The Iowa defense is led by All- American linebacker Brad Quast. The Hawkeye defense, without Quast, struggled at the beginning of the season, surrendering 44 points to Oregon, 21 to Iowa State, and 22 to Tulsa, but has looked better in recent weeks. "Early in the year, they had injury problems with Quast, their big linebacker," Schembechler said. "But they're playing much better since the opening ball game." Michigan has its own injury problems, as defensive captain J.J. Grant will miss the game after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery Monday. He is expected to be out at least two weeks, and will be replaced in the starting lineup by John Milligan. Fry was less than optimistic when assessing his team's chances tcn.okrow against Michigan. It would be wishful thinking or dreaming to think we have a chance to beat them," Fry said. "We'll give it our best." takes the turns." Last season, in the club division, the women's shell placed third out of about 100 schools. The squad hopes to repeat or do even better this year where the field of each race is expected to consist of 35 teams. With perennial powerhouse Wis- consin and the entire Ivy League participating, the men's lightweight championship event looks to be hotly contested. "Our coach wants us to finish somewhere in the teens," 'M' women's soccer streaks into final home match of the season on Saturday by Dan Zoch Daily Sports Contributor The Michigan women's soccer team is currently riding a five-game winning streak with the last three victories coming on the road. Tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. at Mitchell Field, the team takes on Indiana Uni- versity for their last home game of the season. In the last two weeks, the Wolverine squad has beaten Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Miami of Ohio, Ohio State, and Oakland University to improve their record from 3-5 to 8-5. Michigan beat OSU, 4- 2, with less than a half hour's rest from the team's 4- 0 win over Miami of Ohio. This drastic improvement began after a close 4-2 loss to Michigan State earlier this month. More efficient ball control and passing aroused the team's offense, along with reliability up the middle and a strong bench. "We really started to click as a team," said junior forward Crista Towne of the team's improvement in recent days. "The eight freshman are getting used to playing with the older girls. We're really starting to look good as a team." Senior forward Heidi Seiffert's scoring burst during the Wolverine streak produced five goals and an assist. Recent strong performances have also come from first-year forward Molly Douma and senior team captain Amy Stock, who together have six goals and three assists. On defense, goalkeeper Crissy Rice has stifled the opposition, holding them to a minimum, allowing the offense could build momentum. In Wednesday's victory over Oakland University, Michigan won by a score of 2-1 with goals coming from first-year defender Kari Andrews and Seiffert. In last year's match with Indiana, the Wolverines lost a tough game in overtime to the Hoosiers. According to junior Leslie Martin, the Hoosiers are "always one of the toughest teams in the Big Ten." The game should be a good warm-up for upcoming tournaments at Ohio State, Oct. 27-29, and Indiana University, Nov. 5-6. Welch explains. "But I think we can do even better than that." "We're looking to do a lot better than last year," Block added. "We have a pretty experienced boat this year, with a lot of third-year rowers." Crew member Dan McCosh said, "If we get the boat moving the way we should be able to, we can do really well. Having confidence and really focusing together as eight guys will be the key." The four-man heavyweight craft 0 0oston returns two rowers from last year's Dad Vail championship crew, Peter McIsaac, this year's team president, and Bill Hall. With their experience and talent, this year's heavyweights look to perform well again. Junior Scott Bolden, part of the "lightweight eight," expressed the general feeling of the entire team. "It's gonna be tough," Bolden said. "We've been working real hard and taking our lumps in preparation for this race." ,. l o " ~ the Y1ATTENTION: ohec y M-Care HMO participants- We are your , neighborhood pharmacy! " 1112 S. University *663_553.3 S"D. aily -6, osed Sunday RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS Ie YOUR UNCLE WANTS TO PAY FOR COLLEGE. BUT ONLY IF YOU'RE GOOD ENOUGH. 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