COED Gymnastics vs. Wisconsin at Varsity Arena Saturday, 7:30 p.m. The Michigan Daily. SPORTS Wrestling vs. Indiana at Varsity Arena- Sunday, 2 p.m. - CO Captains' dreaming by Phil Green Daily Basketball Writer 4J93i7 ay has team NCAA birth ~ MURDE R TRIAL PROCEEDINGS REVEAL POSSIBLE NCAA VIOLATIONS Tuesday, February 13, 1990 4 l v a a c .a t i / 14..f L i i /[ " 7 football im ph of] Page 9 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 Drop off or mail your picks at the Daily (upstairs at 420 Maynard) by Friday, 5 p.m. to win breakfast or lunch for two at O'Sullivan's Eatery and Pub. 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. The New Michigan Men Name Homet own Ht Wt Position } \iaia. 1 Vmn~aV f -- 11 f 1 Pn i i 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 5'11" 6'3" 6'3" 6'6" 6'4" 6'3" 6'3" 6'0" 6'4" 6'4" 6'0" 6'1" 6'5" 6'4" 6'2" 6'2" 6'0" 6'0" 190 240 230 220 235 230 250 200 185 235 210 220 205 240 240 265 210 210 205 W. Receiver Tight End Linebacker Linebacker Off. Line Linebacker Tight End Run Back Run Back Def. Line Q. B. Linebacker Def. Back Q. B. Linebacker Mid. Gaurd Def. Back Linebacker Run Back I i 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 BASKETBALL NOThBOOK 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 a:I