Volleyball vs. Western Michigan Tonight, 1:30 p.m. Varsity Arena SPORTS Men's Soccer vs. Schoolcraft Tomorrow, 4 p.m. Mitchell Field The Michigan Daily. Tuesday, October 23, 1990 Page 9 ...a I . . _.. T Iowa by David Kraft Daily Sports Writer City unkind to stickers Playing a last place team in any sport is supposed to be an easy task - especially if that team hasn't won a single game in its conference. However, a last place team may have an advantage if their opponents are looking ahead to their next match. This past weekend, Michigan suffered from that syndrome in Iowa City. The first of the squad's two matches came Saturday against last place Michigan State (3-14-2 over- all; 0-6-1 in the conference), yet they could only salvage a 1-1 tie. On Sunday, the Wolverines took on ninth-ranked Iowa (13-3; 5-1) in an important divisional contest but lost, 3-1. Earlier this season, the Wolver- ines defeated the rival Spartans, 3-0, in East Lansing, but this time, Michigan (12-4-2; 3-3-1) did not play up to its usual standards. Post-season chances hurt with tie, loss "We didn't play as well as we could have," senior co-captain Josee Charvet said. "We were disappointed with our performance," sophomore Katie Thomas added. It was Michigan who came from behind to tie the game as junior right midfielder Hilary Hughes scored on a corner kick late in the second half with less than ten minutes to go. While the defense played well throughout, the offense continually missed chances to score, especially in the overtime period. It wasn't only Michigan's sputtering offense that contributed to the tie. "Statc was very aggressive - they played strong game," Charvet said. After the tie with the Spartans, it would have been easy for the Wolverines to have a letdown against the Hawkeyes. Instead, the team felt like they turned in a strong performance. "We rebounded very well against Iowa - we used the tie against State to our advantage," Thomas said. For the majority of the game, the Wolverines trailed 2-1, the lone Michigan goal coming from junior right wing Kristen Shapier in the first half. The potent Hawkeye offense continually pressured the Wolverines deep into Michigan territory only to be turned back numerous times by highly talented first-year goaltender, Nikki Hoover. Later in the second half, Iowa added an insurance goal to pull away, 3-1. The Wolverines will have another crack at the Hawkeyes this Friday at Tartan Turf. While the team was generally happy with their perform- ance, they realize that there are areas where improvement is needed. "We need to dictate the course of play by controlling the ball more," Thomas said. With only three games remain- ing, the Wolverines will have to perform very well if they expect to be picked for the prestigious 12-team national championship tournament in November. Yet, for now, the Wolverines are only concerned with the Hawkeyes. "We are aware of the playoff situa- tion but our main concern is to play one game at a time," Charvet said. Experience plays Michigan strong safety Vada Murray stretches to get a hand on an extra point attempt Saturday. His efforts were in vain, and the Wolverines fell to the Iowa Hawkeyes. 'M' regroups after two straight losses by David Hyman Daily Football Writer part in b~y Andrew M. Kleinn When Michigan football coach Gary Moeller entered his weekly press luncheon yesterday, he said, "I don't need much to eat today." Eating was probably the last of Moeller's concerns and would probably cause more indigestion than he could handle. Rebounding from two consecutive losses by one point is the major concern of Moeller and his team. The last time the Wolverines suffered back-to-back one-point losses was in 1937 - before Moeller was born and when Bo Schembechler was only eight. "Our season isn't over," Moeller said. "We're not a dead group yet. I don't want to give you any impression that we're a completely down' team. They're (the players) obviously down because they didn't win a game, but if I went out there and didn't see effort, then I'd be upset." See BLUE, Page 10 An experienced Senior 1 Rugby club defeated South S 18-9 Saturday on Mitchell up their record to 2-1 inexperienced undergraduate1 five tries to one. The Seniors jumped out t led in the first half with a sion of offense. Dave Hort the Wolverines with 10 kicking. Michigan controlled a c attempt by the Irish wits defense in a sloppily playe half to secure the victory. Ed Sprybrook, playing first Senior league match, s in the squad's second con victory. rugby win The undergraduates lacked ran experience and were dwarfed in com- Michigan parison to an older, non-collegiate ide Irish Irish team. The undergrads dropped Field to the match in an extremely physical -1. An B-side competition against a team team fell closer in ability to an A team. "We were not intimidated. The to a 15-3 forwards performed well in loose n explo- play, but our backs were on paced overmatched," Michigan undergrad points Jon Lichterman said. According to Lichterman, the omeback South Side Irish are typically a h tough veteran and rough team who "like to d second punch." And that they did. "We hung in there and traded in his punch for punch," said Lichterman. tood out The Wolverines scored on a secutive penalty goal and an unconverted try, totaling 7 points. 1. MICHIGAN at Indiana 2. Northwestern at Iowa 3. Purdue at Michigan State 4. Illinois at Wisconsin 5. Minnesota at Ohio State 6. Miami (Fla.) at Texas Tech 7. Nebraska at Iowa State 8. Auburn at Miss. State 9. Notre Dame at Pitt 10. LSU at Florida St. 11. Arkansas at Houston 12. Georgia Tech at Duke 13. New Mexico at BYU 14. Oklahoma at Colorado 15. USC at Arizona State 16. Miss. at Vanderbilt 17. SMU at Texas 18. 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