Page 10- The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, October 24, 1990 Streak at three for kickers by Ken Sugiura Daily Sports Writer If the men's soccer team could find more teams in Kalamazoo, their prospects would be bright indeed. However, the Wolverines will have to be content with the impressive back-to-back victories over the two Kalamazoo schools they faced, Western Michigan and Kalamazoo College. The Wolverine club (9-7) now faces perennially competitive Schoolcraft College, in a 4 p.m. match at Mitchell Field today. It appears as if the team, which has pieced together a three-game win streak, has finally emerged from the dire straits of its inconsistent play. "Hopefully, we've put that behind us," stopper Tim Puckett said. "I think Wednesday's game should tell if we have (put the streaky play behind us) for good." The sparkling play of the defense, led by goalkeeper Marc Kuiper, has been the impetus for the resurgence of the team's play. Each defender Blue seeks fourth straight victory against Schoolcraft played a part in helping the senior netminder earn his sixth shutout of the year, and third in a row. "I think we had a strong defensive performance from everyone," Mich- igan coach Don Schwartz said of Saturday's victory over Division III school Kalamazoo College. If Schoolcraft's offense does not bring about the Wolverines' demise, then perhaps injuries will. Injuries have taken significant amounts of playing time away from several key players, including playmaker Dick Hillary and sweeper Kelly Kuehne, forcing Schwartz to flip-flop his lineup. Schwartz has had to plug up the fullback spot repeatedly, rotating Scott Seabolt, Scott McNabb, and Doug Spaymer. Each one has sustained an injury that has put him out of action during the season. Today, with all three still recov- ering, Schwartz will call upon Bill Tarnacky to fill in at the position. The silver lining in this cloud has been the outstanding play of sweeper Brian Rosewarne, who has spelled Kuehne for the majority of the season. Rosewarne, who had always played halfback and forward, has shined in his new role. "It was kind of hard at first. It's hard getting adjusted," Rosewarne said. "But the other day, I was play- ing forward in practice, and I feel more comfortable now playing de- fense." Rosewarne credits the unity of the other defenders for the ease of his switch. "You learn to work with the guys who are playing defense," he said. "You start to feel comfortable with them, you know what they're going to do." Schwartz spoke highly of Rose- warne after Saturday's match. "Brian Rosewarne did really we* to keep the defense organized and clear a lot of balls that were served into the box," he said. But Schwartz will not be able to rely on his defense to keep turning out shutouts, especially against a team of Schoolcraft's caliber. In the last three matches, while Michigan's defense has been impressive, th offense was able to contribute onl one goal per game. Schwartz diagnoses the inability to capitalize as the problem. "It would be nice to take advantage of the opportunities we create," Schwartz said. "We're getting opportunities to shoot and attack in the final third (of the field), and we don't take advantage." Following Schoolcraft, the WoO verines travel to Albion College to face the Britons in a weekend match. ..1 M:Q!.fl. Crosst country".i" Top 20 2. Arkansa 3. Wisconsin 4.~P Tennsse GRIDDES Wally and his friends believe that they have perfected a new way to win at Griddes. By using their computing skills, they have broken into Saddam Hussein's private file and stolen his cherished Griddes picks. Please prevent these scoundrels from unjustly claiming the Griddes' crown. Turn in your picks to the Student Publications Building, 420 Maynard for your chance to win a $12 gift certificate to O'Sulivan's Eatery and Pub. And remember to fill out the tiebreaker! 1. MICHIGAN at Indiana 11. Arkansas at Houston 2. Northwestern at Iowa 12. Georgia Tech at Duke 3. Purdue at Michigan State 13. New Mexico at BYU 4. Illinois at Wisconsin 14. Oklahoma at Colorado 5. Minnesota at Ohio State 15. USC at Arizona State 6. Miami (Fla.) at Texas Tech 16. Miss. at Vanderbilt 7. Nebraska at Iowa State 17. SMU at Texas 8. Auburn at Miss. State 18. Wyoming at UTEP 9. Notre Dame at Pitt 19. Clemson at Wake Forest "10. LSU at Florida St. 20. Rice at Texas A&M SCORE: NAME:_MICHIGAN: PHONE:_INDIANA: Defeating obstacles not new to 'M' cross country walk-on by Becky Weiss Amy Buchholz is not the first athlete to have walked onto a Michigan varsity athletic program. But this season, she may prove to be the most valuable. Buchholz is the only non-scholarship athlete on the Wolverine women's cross-country team who con- sistently scores among the top seven runners. However, she does not just top the list of walk-ons; she is one of the top runners on the team. Coach Sue Foster labels Buchholz's success as "a big accomplishment for someone not recruited. It is just due to her motivation." The motivation necessary to join a varsity team without a scholarship and excel on that team is difficult to comprehend. Even Buchholz remains surprised at her accomplishments. Running always came easy to her, but the spirit of competition was a little more difficult to get used to. "I didn't like to race in seventh grade," Buchholz said. "I didn't want to run so I used to tell my parents I felt sick." As she continued training in the eighth grade, her attitude.towards running did not change all that much. Yet, she continued running over the next few years and, eventually, the Fort Wayne, Indiana native developed an affinity toward racing. She enjoyed a great deal of success on her high school team,, as well as on an international sports exchange team in China. However, these successes did not make the college adjustment any easier. After walking on the varsity squad, Buchholz encountered the burden of belonging to a demanding sports program in addition to dealing with normal, first-year stress. "Not only did we not have to run as far in high school, but it is a tough adjustment to come to college and run and do everything right," Buchholz said. Her performances yielded successful results, but were not meeting her own personal standards. Then she encountered the additional challenge of a mid-season anemia diagnosis. "Finding out that I was anemic helped me get through," she said. "I had been doubting (myself) and it helped me to know that it wasn't all in my head." Buchholz's renewed attitude prompted her to increase her summer workouts. This season she was the first Michigan runner to place in the first two races. "She has developed into one of the top performers in the Big Ten," Foster praised. "She'll probably be in the top ten to 15 in the Big Ten Championships (this weekend). "She still has a lot more potential and is just going to be getting better and better. She is a definite role model for other non-scholarship athletes." 1990 Michigan Men's Cross Country Top Ten 8,000Q 10.000 (meters' 0 0 000 1. Brad Barquist 24:16 3 1:50 6. Jason o1in, 25:15 33:;03....: 2. Tony Camna 24:35 31:56 7 ChrisCh ids 25;1933:7 t3. Jeff Barnett 24:48 32:15 8. Dan Oden 25:20 1N Tine 4. Matt Smith 25:02 32:28 9. Sean sweat 25:24, 33:48. 5. Shawn MacKay 25:11 No Time ...a-Xtt Schroeder 25;33 33:40} .... izna 7Wake Foes 8. Bram Youn .... MI...GAN 't± W ahn .t ...: . 15Xrvidec :&....... .&MaY.:. Success can be a matter of making the right connections. 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