Maize and Blue The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 1, 1989 - Page 13 takes on'BU Michigan and Texas a 'shave' ahead in Austin by David Schechter Daily Sports Writer A challenge is something to which Michigan swimmers aren't very accustomed. Usually the team must travel out-side the Midwest to find real com-petiton. This weekend is no excep-tion as the Wolverines will fly to Austin, Texas, to compete in the Longhorn Invitational. Texas, last year's national champions, Iowa, South Carolina, and Tennesse will also be at the meet. Michigan and Texas are such dominate swimming leaders that the other schools have prepared for the meet by shaving and resting their athletes. Assistant coach Mark Noetzel looks forward for squaring against Texas and the other less-dominant teams. "It's gonna be a really good competion for our guys. "It's our first big test to see if we can perform up to par with the rested athletes from other teams. We hope to be able to rise to the occasion without any break in training." Wolverine world record holder Mike Barrowman might find some competition too. Kirk Stackel of the University of Texas is one of a handful of swimmers who can give Barrowman a run for his money, but Barrowman doesn't see it that way. "I'm not really shooting for him, and I don't think he's shooting for me," Barrowman said. "Neither of us are really focusing on that right now. I think at the NCAA's it will be a great race." However, Barrowman does see the meet as a challenge for the Wol- verines. "The other teams will really be gunning for us," he said. "As a team, it will be our first real challenge. "We'll have to stick together." Freshman Steve Bigelow echos the sentiments of his teammate and coach. "Trying to finish first will be a big challenge since a lot of teams are going shaved and tapered (rested)," Bigelow said. "We're gonna have to swim really fast if we want to pull it out. "The biggest thing will be trying to come together as a team even against people who are shaved and tapered while keeping a positive attitude," said Bigelow. by Peter Zellen Daily Hockey Writer A battle between two of the nation's top 10 teams will take place this weekend as tenth-ranked Michigan (8-5-1) faces off against No. 9 Boston University (6-2-1) at Yost Ice Arena Friday and Saturday. "We know they're a good team and that's good because it will help us to be at our best," coach Red Berenson said. "We'll be ready physically and mentally." Last season the Wolverines played Boston in Massachusetts and were pasted 9-3. This year, Mich- igan is looking for some revenge with the home ice advantage. "We've got to set the tone right away," defenseman Alex Roberts said. "They're in Ann Arbor now and they know this is our barn." The Terriers come into Yost led by their talented first-year goalie Scott Cashman. In his six starts this season, Cashman is 5-1 and has allowed only 15 goals for a 2.48 goals against average. He also has 151 saves for a save percentage of 91 percent. Offensively, Boston fields a formidable group of young players. Sophomore Shawn McEachern and junior Joe Sacco, both left wingers, lead the team in scoring with 12 points apiece. McEachern leads the team in goals with seven. The Terriers also field two newcomers with a scoring touch. Tony Amonte, a defenseman, and Rob Regan each have six goals in their first year at Boston. Not only will this series pit the talents of the CCHA versus those of Hockey East in a non-conference battle, but it will allow fans to judge for themselves the myth of eastern hockey against that of the Midwest. "Some say that there might be more finesse in their style of play while it's more physical in ours," Berenson said. "But it all depends on how the referees call the games. When we played them last year, it seemed like every time they fell down the refs were calling penalties on our guys. Overall though, Berenson does not feel there is a difference between the two regions and neither do the players. "I don't think there is a differ- ence. When we played them there was a lot of hitting by both sides," Roberts said. JOSE JUAREZ/Daily No. 9 vs. No. 10 Michigan left winger Don Stone and the rest of the Wolverine hockey team will try to improve on their two-game winning streak tonight and tomorrow when they face off against Boston University. The ninth- ranked Terriers will provide Michigan with a formidable opponent for the Wolverines' first non-conference series this weekend. wrestlers hope to shine Women hunger for shot at nation by Jeni Durst NDaily Sports Writer 's5 best If athletic teams feed on comp- etition then the Michigan women's swim team will have an absolute feeding frenzy this weekend. The team will send its top swimmers to the national Grand Prix meet in Los Angeles, where they will compete against the country's top swimmers. "With us and Tennessee, Berk- eley, UCLA, and Stanford you've got five of the top seven teams in the country," coach Jim Richardson said. Last year's national champion, Stanford, offers the toughest chal- enge. Along with their champ- ionship status, they successfully recruited Janet Evans, who won four Olympic gold medals in 1988. Michigan hopes this elite competition will help prepare them for their main goal: the NCAA Championship meet in March. "It's an opportunity for us to take a look at these people during the season so we can do a better job of evaluating where we are right now in relation to where they are and then make some adjustments between now and March," Rich- ardson said. The team has rested for the last few days in preparation for what they expect will be a tough meet. "We've gone to a slightly different training format this fall and we're trying along with that a different rest format and we'll know this weekend whether it works that well or not," Richardson, who is in his fifth-year, explained. But Richardson, who has his team focused on the NCAAs, is not too concerned with this weekend's outcomes. "I'm -not worried about it (the outcome)," Richardson said. "I have a lot of confidence in this team and I think that whether we swim well or whether we swim a mediocre meet out there is not really going to have any affect on our preparation toward the NCAAs. "They know this is just an opportunity to swim a little bit faster...to get us where we want to go in March." by Matt Rennie Daily Sports Writer It's showtime for the Michigan wrestling team this weekend. The Wolverines travel to the city of glamour and glitz for the Las Vegas Classic. The wrestling may outshine the neon as the field promises to be the most compet- itive in the country. But the Wolverines are not afraid of a challenge. Since the season began, head coach Dale Bahr has entered his troops in the toughest fields that he could find. "We could go to some of the weaker tournaments, but we would not know where we stand on a national level," Bahr said. Although Michigan is accus- tomed to stiff competition, this tournament is still something special. Although team scores are not kept, the individual results often give a good preview of what's to come during the regular season. "It's the preseason tournament that everybody is going to look at and see who is strongest teamwise," Bahr said. One of the individuals that everyone will be looking at is rookie sensation Joey Gilbert in the praises. "I really1 Eastern Michigan Invitational and the Ohio Open. Atter these per- formances, many are singing his like Gilbert," Michigan in Vegas prove each week to keep myself satisfied." In addition to Gilbert, many other team members have some- thing to prove this weekend. Larry Gotcher, last year's Big Ten champ at 142, moved up a weight class this season to 150. He is looking to win his first tournament, having finished second and third in his first two meets this season. Gotcher will be tested by Indiana's Brian Dolph, who is the defending national champion. Dolph was the victor by a 1-0 count when the two met at the Eastern Invitational. Bahr's attention will be directed toward the performances of three redshirt frosh: Jason Cluff, Jim Feldkamp, and Lanny Green. According to Bahr, the success of this year's Wolverines hinges on the development of this trio. With a field as large as the NCAA championships in March, the Vegas results could be a pre- view of those coming next spring. Gotcher Feldkamp 134-pound weight class. Gilbert, a State coach Phil Parker said. "He's heralded recruit out of Illinois, a winner." posted a 161-1 record during his "Joey has amazed some people," high school years. Bahr said. 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