I- Turnovers topple 'M' during road swing by Phil Green Daily Basketball Writer BLOOMINGTON --Turnovers kill. This weekend the women's basketball team lost two tough road games, Ohio State, 84-67, and, at Indiana, 60-58. The common denominator in each game: turnovers. In the first half versus Ohio State Friday, the Wolverines performed the way they wanted to defensively. If they did not steal the ball, Michigan forced the Buckeyes into bad shots and would pull down the defensive rebound. Normally, this would lead to easy fastbreak baskets and a sizeable lead. Friday afternoon, however, the expected results did not transpire. Long outlet passes repeatedly bounded off of Wolverine fingertips, wasting scoring opportunities. By halftime, the Wolverines had committed twelve turnovers and instead of going into the lockerroom with a convincing lead, they trailed, 34-33. S In the second half, nine more turnovers contributed greatly to Ohio State's dominance as the Buckeyes cruised to victory. Michigan coach Bud VanDeWege emphasized that, "it was not lackadaisical, just poor decisions." Junior cp-captain Carol Szczechowski said about the turnovers: "We were not using a fake, and were just trying to give a straight pass instead of a bounce pass. We were just trying to force it." Against the Hoosiers Sunday, the turnovers proved to be even more deadly. Michigan committed 21 while causing only 12. The Wolverine frontline, so successful early in the season, and Friday against Ohio State (37 pts.), never became an integral part of Sunday's offense, scoring only 17 pts. Interior passes were either intercepted before they reached the front line players, or the ball would be instantly knocked away by an ever-present Hoosier hand. First-year center Trish Andrew was among those missing in action. In Sunday's first half, she scored only two baskets while committing as many turnovers, and never left the bench during the final 20 minutes. Despite clutch shooting by Tempie Brown (23 pts.) and Szczechowski (10 pts.), turnovers eventually finished Michigan off. In the game's final minutes, the Wolverines came down the court twice -nd turned the ball over each time. The second of these trips was extremely nritical as Brown's pass to Joan Rieger was stolen by Zandrea Jefferies with ten seconds left and Michigan trailing 60-58. "To come down to your last two possessions and not even take a shot...I can't tell you why (it happened,) it just did," VanDeWege said in exasperation. Indiana's coach Jim Izard, however, saw the final few plays from a different perspective. "The last two defensive possessions for us were very positive...we made things happen and kept them from scoring," he said. These turnovers turned out to be a fitting end to a frustrating weekend for the Wolverines as they return home 9-5 overall and 1-3 in the conference. The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, January 16,1990 - Page 11 Mike GillA Reflecting on racism in sports during MLK day Yesterday, they came in droves and marched in Ann Arbor. Yesterday, they celebrated throughout the nation a man with a vision - a man with a vision of Black people and white people fulfilling a dream. Together. To me, Martin Luther King Day is a feel-good day. You see the masses, you watch their concern, and you see people of all colors, all ages, all religions, walking in unity together. It's a great feeling. There's a bond. You feel proud of America. That's not true when you think of the 1960s. Mississippi Burning is a powerful movie, set in that period. It's a horror to see the Ku Klux Klan and supposedly upstanding citizens wreaking havoc on innocent and impoverished people. "Thank God we don't have that today," I thought. "Thank God for change." Then, look at sports. Sports seems the epitome of what we want for society - no matter what nationality, all push toward a common goal: winning. What a difference from years before. But then, certain other things run through my mind. I recall the Red Wing Joey Kocur calling Tony McKegney a "nigger" when he played for the St. Louis Blues. I recall a Detroit Lions lineman doing the same to a Houston Oiler this season. I recall the statements made by Al Campanis, the man who brought Jackie Robinson to the major leagues, about Blacks and their skills. Maybe my image of sports as the ideal which society should strive for - five, nine, or 11 men regardless of color - striving for a common goal is idealistic. Maybe it's looking through rose-colored glasses. Maybe sports is more the microcosm of life that we like to write cliches about. Maybe the strive for a common goal is the surface, but underneath there are big problems, which often are not seen. One can become disenchanted when seeing athletics is not above these other ugly facets of society. I recall racist flyers on campus. I recall reading in the newspapers about the Stuart escapade in Boston, which sent a city on a witch-hunt after a pregnant woman was murdered. The husband played off people's stereotypes and claimed it was of Black man. Later, he killed himself when authorities tabbed him a suspect. And then I recall last Saturday when my roommate came home with his face bloodied. Someone yelled something incoherent from their car. When he turned, a Black man jumped out of the car with a knife, soon had him on the ground, and kicked him. Why? I then recall a high member in the Michigan Student Assembly telling me a month or two ago that if everything that went on around here ever went public, we would have race riots. Things were that bad. What's the problem? We say that Kocur, Campanis, and Jimmy the Greek are exceptions, but look .around. I am cynical. Maybe that's not the exception - maybe the word just got out. This is what life is like in this America. We don't use fire hoses, dogs, or wretched brutality. We do still have stereotypes and are filled with hate - and they often remain hidden. Despite these marches, how much have we really changed? JUS. UAHt" 4tUdl> Michigan guard Tempie Brown scored 23 points in a losing effort against Indiana on Sunday, 60-58. Men's basketball top 25 by the Associated Press 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Kansas (18-0) Georgetown (13-0) Oklahoma (12-0) Missouri (15-1) Syracuse (12-1) MICHIGAN (11-2) Illinois (12-1) Duke (12-2) UNLV (10-3) 10. Louisville (12-2) 11. Georgia Tech (11-1) 12. Arkansas (12-2) 13. LSU (10-2) 14. Indiana (12-2) 15. St. John's (14-3) 16. UCLA (11-2) 17. LaSalle (10-1) 18. Oregon St. (12-2) 19. N. Carolina St. (12-3) 20. Xavier, Ohio (11-1) 21. Loyola Marymount (11-3 22. Minnesota (10-3) 23. Arizona (9-3) 24. Purdue (11-2) 25. Alabama (12-3) 'M' wrestles by Jeff Sheran Daily Sports Writer Last weekend featured the good, the bad, and the unexpected for the Michigan wrestling team as they failed to place in the Virginia Duals tournament. After defeating Ithaca *0ollege, the Wolverines lost to de- fending national champion Okla- hbma State and North Carolina. Michigan had little difficulty with defending Division III National Champion Ithaca in its first match, cruising to a 31-9 victory. In the match, 158-pounder Sam Amine stored his second straight pin, a 5:05 fill over Mike Cronmiller. In the process, Amine wrenched his neck, 'Wand shortly after the match ended, he was taken to the hospital. "Amine's injury was key," coach Dale Bahr said. "He would have been a big factor. He probably would have won his next two matches." Doctors found nothing serious about Amine's injury, and he will wrestle Saturday against Illinois. .Filling in at 158 lbs. was James Feldkamp, who forfeited his role as the 142-pound starter because of dif- ficulties cutting weight. w Feldkamp was at a decided disad- vantage, squaring off against oppo- nents eight pounds heavier. Though he lost all three matches at Virginia, he sees his performance as positive. i rs undergo "I figure if we forfeit at 158, the other team gets six points. This way, they only got three," Feldkamp said. In his final match, the first-year redshirt lost by a mere 4-0. Claiming the 142 spot was James Rawls, who, as a last-minute substitution, notched a victory against Lehigh. He lost the next three matches however. "I hadn't practiced in a while," Rawls said. "I was a little out of shape, and I wasn't mentally pre- pared." With more time to accustom himself into the starting lineup, Rawls feels he will easily make the adjustment from being redshirted to wrestling this season. "It just pushes my plans up one year," he said. "I'm not gonna blow this opportunity." Missing no opportunities for the tumultuous weekend Wolverines was 134-pound standout Joey Gilbert. Gilbert, a true frosh, was ranked ninth nationally headed into the Lehigh meet. He faced Le- high's captain, tenth-ranked John Epperly, and 3:37 into the match, Gilbert scored a pin. Several days later, Gilbert met top-ranked Chuck Barbee of Okla- homa State. He emerged from the contest with a 10-6 victory and sent the message that he is no fluke. "I've helped the lower weights. We're real strong from 150 and up, so hopefully I can keep helping us early on," Gilbert said. Another Wolverine who Bahr in- cludes with Amine and Gilbert as be- ing "the three guys getting the job done" is Fritz Lehrke. The 190-pound co-captain won all four of his dual meet matches as well, one decision coming over Ok- lahoma State's Randy Coture. Lehrke's 6-3 victory was the first time he has beaten Coture in the past two years, during which the two have had numerous meetings. ..I * TEXTBOOKS NEW AND USED: REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED BOOKS FOR ALL COURSES * BOOK BUY BACK CASH FOR YOUR USED BOOKS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. RECEIVE UP TO 50% OF LIST PRICE * SCHOOL SUPPLIES COMPLETE SELECTION U U .L Have lots of. STUDENT ALUMNI COUNCIL i4 -J * REFERENCE AND LEISURE READING NEW AND CLASSIC TITLES IN ALL SUBJECT AREAS. EXTENSIVE LAW, MATHEMATICS, AND COMPUTER SCIENCE SECTIONS. Walkin 0k Tours Externships w m~ w ' e e k e n d I~iIMICHIGAN UNION BOOKSTORE FestifalI Siblings Weekend CLOSE CONVENIENT CONGENIAL MASS MEETING Tuesday, January 16, 1990 7:00 PM Alumni Center 200 Fletcher 763-9754 OPEN DAILY ALL SEMESTER ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE MICHIGAN UNION WHAT'S ( HAPPENING RECREATIONAL SPORTS INTRAMURAL SPORTS BASKETBALL LEAGUES INSTANT SCHEDULING SIGN-UPS khn" i I ALII IAEQ\J11Z ALIn TI ICQ IA uA r,D\ 1 MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY It ~I, 9:00 am -7:00 pm 9:00 am - 5:00 pm 10:00 am - 4:00 pm 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm I m