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According to Webster's Dictionary a captain is: "one who is the leader
of a team or crew, as in sports."
During the Michigan women's basketball team's 58-55 victory over
Ohio State Sunday, junior Carol Szczechowski and senior Tanya Powell
proved that they deserve their "captain" status.
Although they produced only six points between them in the first 20
minutes, when crunch time arrived Powell and Szczechowski were ready.
The two combined for 23 of Michigan's 33 second half points, including
the last five, as the Wolverines came back from a two point halftime
deficit.
Going into the game, the Buckeyes owned a commanding 19-1 series
record against the Wolverines with Michigan's only victory occurring in
1981, 79-71. At the time, present coach Bud VanDeWege was enjoying his
first year out of college, and this year's seniors were getting ready to enter
junior high. In order for the Wolverines (14-7 overall, 6-5 fifth place in
Big Ten) to stand a chance at upsetting Ohio State (13-8, 7-4 fourth place)
this time around and earn their second win ever against the Buckeyes, the
* team's leaders needed to rise to the occasion.
Powell and Szczechowski did just that.
With 1:57 left and the game tied at 53 senior forward Joan Rieger fouled
out. Twenty-three seconds later and the score still knotted at 53, senior
center Val Hall also fouled out. Suddenly the Wolverines were without
their inside attack in the closing minutes of one of the season's biggest
contests.
A strong Wolverine defensive series led to a missed Buckeye shot. Once
Michigan got on offense they went right to Powell who drew a foul from
Averill Roberts. Powell went to the foul line where she proceeded to hit
one of two free throws. 54-53, Michigan. Following a missed shot by each
team, Szczechowski got fouled with :28 left and hit both ends of her one-
and-one. 56-53, Michigan.
But Ohio State came back. Nicole Sanchez put back an offensive
rebound to cut the Michigan lead to 56-55. The Buckeyes fouled
Szczechowski again, putting her on the line with :11 left. She proceeded to
convert her second consecutive one-and-one. 58-55, Michigan.
The Buckeyes came up the court one last time, but Powell. and
Szczechowski combined to tie up guard Cheryl Perozek and seal the
Wolverine victory.
"That's the kind of leadership that we've been counting on this year,"
VanDeWege said of his captains' play.
Earlier in the season the Wolverines lost a similar game, 60-58,
against Indiana in Bloomington. Down the stretch nobody really wanted
the ball and Michigan came away without a shot on its last two trips down
the court.
Sunday evening, however, the Wolverines' captains took charge down
the stretch. "I had the confidence. I wanted the ball at the end of the game,"
Szczechowski said.
With Powell's and Szczechowski's leading ways, and the improved
play of seniors Leslie Spicer and Val Hall, Michigan looks to ride its
experience all the way to the NCAA tournament.
"If we came in fourth place in the Big Ten, I think (the NCAAs) would
be a realistic goal, but if we don't get that, then the NIT is also a very def-
nite chance. But we would like to get into the NCAA," Szczechowski
said.
Griddes
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by Friday, 5 p.m. to win breakfast or lunch for two at O'Sullivan's
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1. Illinois at Michigan State 11. Princeton at Yale
2. Iowa at Indiana 12. Nebraska at Kansas
3. Minnesota at N'western 13. Air Force at Hawaii
4. Wisconsin at Purdue 14. Mississippi at Auburn
5. MICHIGAN AT OSU 15. Chaminade at AK-Anch.
6. Louisville at Virginia 16. Kansas St. at Iowa State
7. S. Miss. at S. Carolina 17. Boston Coll. at UConn.
8. Miami (Fla.) at Fla. St. 18. Butler at Detroit
9. Va. Tech at Cincinnati 19. Furman at Marshall
10. Evansville at Dayton 20. Fresno St. at San Jose St.
by Jeff Sheran
Daily Sports Writer
Testimony given in the 1988 sentencing of con-
victed murderer and former Michigan football player
Harry Gosier implicated the University of Michigan as
having committed several NCAA violations during the
period 1979-1982, when Bo Schembechler served as
football coach.
Football booster Ronald Rickard, an Imla City
lawyer, alleged under oath at the October 28th hearing
in Cook County, Illinois that the "recruiting people at
the University of Michigan" instructed boosters to write
letters encouraging recruits to attend Michigan.
Rickard, who testified as a character witness on be-
half of Gosier, then said he provided meals, transporta-
tion, and lodging to Gosier and his close friends,
teammates Anthony Carter and Richard Relford.
"We would go to the University of Michigan and we
would have occasion to attend football games and then
after the game we would go to dinner with Harry and
Anthony and then, in the off-season, we would invite
Harry and Anthony, both, to my home and also the
home of my father-in-law," Rickard testified, according
to court documents obtained yesterday by the Daily.
According to The Champaign News-Gazette, Judge
Robert J. Steigmann, who heard the case, questioned
Rickard further as to what other activities occurred be-
tween alumni and players. Steigmann, an acknowledged
University of Illinois booster, later stated that Rickard's
testimony revealed actions that were contradictory to
how he was directed by Illini coaches and officials to in-
teract with players.
plicated
Steigmann later investigated the matter and obtained
detailed information regarding recruiting rules and legal
booster practice from the NCAA.
Currently no allegations have been verified. How-
ever, Steigmann said yesterday that he feels the claims
are difficult to refute.
"The information was revealed under oath at the sen-
tencing of a capital offense," Steigmann said.
In addition, according to The News-Gazette, Gosier
reportedly confirmed the allegations in a private meeting
on the day of his sentencing.
Court documents reveal that during the hearing,
Steigmann asked Rickard, "So after they came to
Michigan you would maintain your contacts with them.
See them periodically on football weekends. See them
there. Take them out to dinner, have them to your
homes and things like that?"
"Sure," Rickard responded.
"Over the course of time that they were at Michi-
gan?"
"Yes," Rickard replied.
The NCAA legislative services department in Mis-
sion, Kansas offered no comment regarding a possible
investigation, but asserted that student-athletes are not
permitted to receive benefits from an institutional repre-
sentative that are not available to the student body in
general.
"I think the NCAA has enough to go on in terms of
an investigation, but they haven't informed me of any
action as of yet," Steigmann said.
Schembechler, Rickard and Carter's agent, Bob
Woolfe, could not be reached for comment.
Bo Schembechler
Powers banks on
'M' but Bettis
bets future on* ND
by Adam Benson
Daily Football Writer
The Michigan football class of
1994 added the top running back in
the country to their ranks when
Ricky Powers announced that he
would play for the Wolverines.
During his senior year at Akron's
Buchtcl High School, Powers rushed
for 2,014 yards on 200 carries. He
has been rated as the top high school
tailback in the country by several
publications and was called the top
player by The Dallas Morning
News.
Powers chose Michigan over
Michigan State, where his brother
Scott might also go to school, if he
can obtain a transfer from the Uni-
versity of Cincinnati. Ricky ulti-
mately cleared away outside
influences.
"It used to bother me," Ricky
said about his brother's situation. "I
had to make my own decision, for
me. This is where I decided."
Now that Powers has made that
choice, he can pursue bigger things.
"My goal is to win the
Heisman," Powers said. "I also want
to get my degree and make a lot of
new friends."
His choice was greeted with
much excitement by his newest
friends, the Michigan players and
coaches.
"When I told (coach Moeller over
the phone) the players started to sing
the fight song," Powers said. "I
guess (Moeller) was pretty excited,
he sounded that way."
Even though Michigan has put
together one the best classes of
recruits in the nation, the
Wolverines needed running backs.
On Monday, Moeller lost Detroit
MacKenzie fullback Jerome Bettis to
Notre Dame. Bettis had been rated as
the best player in the state by The
Detroit Free Press.
Bettis choose Notre Dame to
avoid the pressure that he felt he
might face if he stayed at home.
"I thought I could better myself
there," Bettis said. "It is a situation
where I am not quite a nobody, but I
am nothing special. I figure there I
will get out of the limelight."
Bettis was not worried about the
competition he would face at Notre
Dame, but rather already had his
mind on team goals, which also
pushed him towards Notre Dame.
"The thought of playing for a
national championship really intrig-
ued me," Bettis said. "Notre Dame
is always in the running, and I felt
that would help make me more
disciplined."
New Michigan football coach Gary Moeller received a verbal
committment from possibly the top player in the nation, Ricky Powers,
but lost out to Notre Dame on the state's top player, Jerome Bettis.
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Walter Smith
John Jaeckin
Steve Morrison
Charlie Stumb
Shawn Miller
Jason Kendrick
Gordon Laro
Jesse Johnson
Juan Kemp
Gannon Dudler
Todd Collins
Marcus Walker
Shonte Peoples
Nate Holdren
Greg McThomas
Tony Henderson
Deon Johnson
Bobby Powers
Ricky Powers
Detroit
Cleveland
Birmingham
Grosse Pointe
El Dorado, Kan.
Lousiville, Ky.
Lynn, Mass.
Harper Woods
Houston, Tx.
Birmingham
Walpole, Mass.
Chicago Hts.
Saginaw
Richland, Wash
Milwaukee, Wi.
Indianapolis, Ind.
Detroit
River Ridge, La.
Akron, Ohio
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6'4"
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6'1"
6'5"
6'4"
6'2"
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Run Back
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Fisher rewards Mills with captaincy
by Mike Gill
Daily Basketball Writer
Michigan coach Steve Fisher
named Terry Mills co-captain of the
Wolverine basketball team last Wed-
nesday, to show his appreciation for
the hard work and vocal leadership
Mills has provided the team so far
this year.
kumeal Robinson has been the
other captain since the start of the
season.
"I should have done it a long
time ago," Fisher said. "We started
the season and said that Rumeal's
our captain and we said if we add
anyone else, it will be determined by
what happens with the team and how
they perform.
"Mills has been our vocal leader
in practice and I thought that might
spark him a little bit. But he earned
it. Ten years from now he's going to
go down in our record books as a co-
captain of this team. I think it was
important to him that we did it."
Needless to say, Mills is
extremely happy with the appoint-
ment. "My goal was to come in and
play hard and was to give to this
team," Mills said, "but I never had it
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smaller, but faster, offense has
presented him.
"That lineup has given Loy
(Vaught) and I a lot more freedom.
You have those three guys on the
perimeter who are extremely quick
- it gets a lot going. I like that
double option. Either you get the
break going with either Rumeal or
Demetrius Calip (or go inside.) We
used to be having it so Rumeal
(took the ball down) and if they had
Rumeal covered, we were in a
walkup situation."
SPECIAL HELP: Fisher is
receiving extra recruiting help from
the student body in trying to land
star recruit Eric Montross from Indi-
ana. For the second straight game,
signs in the student section touted
Montross and what he could do for
Michigan. Some examples: "Mich-
igan + Montross = Unbeatable,"
SPOTTED: Helen Ford, the
adopted mother of Rumeal Robin-
son, spent the weekend in Ann Ar-
bor with some members of her fam-
ily. She said she wanted to see the
two best games on the schedule so
she figured the Indiana and Illinois
matchups would suffice. As it were,
Ford saw Robinson tally 29 points
against the Illini.
She also plans to leave her
Cambridge, Massachusetts home for
the March 11 Iowa game, which will
be the last Big Ten game for Rob-
inson, as well as his last game at
Crisler Arena.
CHAMPIONSHIP? The March
11 game might also hold even more
significance than just the last game
for the seniors in Crisler Arena. It
When Illini coach Lou Henson
was asked if he thought Purdue
would win the championship he was
adamant in his response. "No. I
think Purdue will run into some
trouble," he said. Then, he looked at
his watch. "They might be running
into some trouble right now."
Henson proved to be a prophet,
as the Boilermakers were en route to
a 73-72 loss at Minnesota.
Thursday night will be a crucial
test for the Wolverines. They travel
to Minnesota to play on the Gophers
home court - a place where they are
unbeaten this season.
QUESTIONABLE POLLING:
The new Associated Press poll came
out Monday and has the Wolverines
moving up two notches to fifth. At
18-4, Michigan probably deserves
such a high ranking. But Big Ten
leader Purdue is only 12th, Illinois
is 15th and Michigan State, who
was tied with Michigan entering last
night's match with Iowa, is a lowly
21st.
Conference parity means losses
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