The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 5, 1990 - Page 11 Minnesota up next for women runners by Jim Foss #aily Sports Contributor The Michigan women's cross country team travels to Minneapolis this weekend to compete in the Minnesota Invitational. The team captured first place in the Western Ontario Invitational two weeks ago, and Michigan coach Sue Foster seems optimistic about the team's prospects for this upcoming race. "We hope to be able to finish in the top three," Foster said. "However, this will be a really tough meet." Aiming to receive an invitation to compete in the NCAA Champ- ionships, the Minnesota Invitational is perhaps Michigan's best opportunity f the season to prove that they can perform capably at a major invitational. Michigan's main competition in the field will probably come from Oregon, and the host team, Minnesota. Coach Foster is also wary of the Iowa State squad. However, Foster feels that as far as team scoring goes, Michigan is capable of beating the Cyclones. The Wolverines will be hampered at the meet because of the loss of first- year runner Katie Stern due to a hip injury. The same injury plagued Stern at the Western Ontario Invitational where she was leading the race before her injury caused her to fade to 13th place. Senior Amy Bannister will be making her first trip of the year in Stern's spot. Amy Buchholz and Jennifer Armstrong have finished one-two for 0ichigan in the last two meets and Foster is looking for them to continue their success. "Amy and Jennifer have been leading the team and could run in the 17's (under 18 minutes for the 5000 meter course)," Foster said. Though the top spots on the team have been mainly first-year and sophomore runners, Foster has been pleased with the overall leadership and direction of the team. "Amy has been the front runner of the team," Foster said, "and captain Kim Haluscsak has been kind of a team leader. However, we don't have one dominant leader." The youthful Wolverines head to Minneapolis this weekend with hopes that another strong showing will be one more step towards their goal. MICHIGAN SPORTS 1*undU* Netters take winless streak on the road Men harriers hope for three in a row by Kevin Sundman Daily Sports Contributor by Sarah Osburn Daily Sports Writer The Michigan women's volley- ball team looks for its first confer- ence victory this weekend as they travel to Illinois tonight and Purdue tomor-row night. The Wolverines (1-11 overall, 0- 4 Big Ten) are coming off a disap- pointing loss to fifth-ranked Ohio State. "We have gotten better," Mi- chigan coach Peggy Bradley-Doppes said. "Our game against Ohio State was impressive, but the fact is, we still lost. We need to find a way to win. We need to find a way to dig down within ourselves." Injuries continue to plague the Wolverines. In last weekend's matches there were never less than three first-year players on the floor. "I'm not used to this," Bradley- Doppes said. "I'm used to having 12 healthy players. The kids are dealing with it pretty well." Sophomore outside hitter Mich- elle Horrigan is suffering from se- vere shin splints and may be out for the year. Other injured players are junior outside hitter Kristen Lang and first-year setter Erica Badran- Grycan. "We need to play as well as we did against Ohio State to be in the running (against Illinois and Pur- due). Illinois has a young team, but they (are) physically strong," Brad- ley-Doppes said. "We need to prac- tice and compete with the same in- tensity we had against Ohio State. Everyone has to be on and playing great for us to have a shot." In her first year with the Wol- verines, coach Bradley- Doppes has faced enormous difficulty in rebuild- ing the squad. "I'm not taking the losses easily," Bradley-Doppes said. "But I haven't given up on them. Everyone is surprised that we are competitive, but I want to win." After collecting impressive victories in their first two invitationals this year, the Michigan men's cross country team, ranked tenth in the nation, heads into the Minnesota Invitational seeking to continue their fast start. With the two early triumphs, the Wolverines are off to their best start since 1982 when Michigan won four meets en route to a sixth-place finish at the national finals. While stiff competition from first-ranked Iowa State, No. 13 Texas, and other top teams in the 22-team field might prevent a third straight victory, Michigan coach Ron Warhurst is still confident of his team's chances in thes Minneapolis meet. "We're hoping to finish in the top four," Warhurst said. "This should be a good indicator of what kind of team we have." Leading the charge for the Wolverines will be senior Brad Barquist and- junior Tony Carna. Barquist, an All-American, finished first at the Westeir.- Ontario Invitational following his second-place finish at the Michigan State Invitational. Carna has finished third at both meets this year. "We feel our top two kids can run up front with anyone," Warhurst noted. "We think we can hold our own against good teams." Rounding out the first four runners are senior Jeff Barnett and junior Matt Smith, who have placed in the top ten in both of the previous invita- tionals. The Wolverines also have the opportunity to preview the challenging layout of this year's course for the Big Ten Championships, which will be held near the end of the season on this same site. *No. 10 in sight for Blue stickers by Scott Erskine Daily Sports Writer it faut &tm toujours botte et pr*t a parir One should be ever booted and ready to depart. Michel Eyquem Montaigne (1533-1592), Essais, 1. xx. At the halfway point in the season, the women's field hockey team has the opportunity to accomplish what it could not last year. The talented and youthful squad will try to reach their tenth victory in St. Louis this weekend. It took all of 1989 for the team to post a respectable 49-2 record. Alinost one year later, their record stands at 7-3, and a sweep of this weekend's three-game schedule can push them to the ten victory mark with seven games remaining to play. Standing in their way are Eastern Kentucky, James Madison, and St. Louis University, who the Wolverines face on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, respectively. Although little is known about the Eastern Kentucky squad, Michigan coach Patti Smith is confident in her team's ability. "I definitely think we'll be a better skilled team," Smith said. "It's a matter of us just dictating the play, and playing to our level and our potential rather than coming down to their level." James Madison and St. Louis, whom the Wolverines defeated last year 2-0, could cause some problems for Michigan. "James Madison will be scrappy and I think they'll be very aggressive. They always give us a very tight, close game," Smith said. "(St. Louis) has some very fast forwards that will also give us trouble." Three games in three days poses another obstacle for the team, but Smith feels they can overcome this. "If we don't substitute, we don't use all of our 18 players, and just kill 11 on the field, we'll be in trouble. But I'm sure we'll substitute and get all 18 people involved. Three games in three days is difficult, but not impossible," she said. James Madison's coach, Dee McDunough, described her own squad as "up and down a lot this season," but felt that this weekend's match could be similar to previous meetings between the.two schools. "We've had some really close games with some good teams and we've had some pretty bad games," McDunough said. 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