Ice hockey vs. Illinois-Chicago Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Yost Ice Arena The Michigan Doily SPORTS Thursday, October 25, 1990 Field hockey vs. Iowa M Friday, 3 p.m. _ Tartan Turf Page 8 Gophers faces "-"-- reality at OSU- Men's soccer tallies by David Kraft Daily Sports Writer Minnesota at Ohio State The Big Ten football game of the week. Anyone who predicted the Golden Gophers would be in a class of three would assume they would be among the bottom three in the Big Ten. However, with an impressive defense the Gophers now reside with Iowa and Illinois at the top. But the Gophers have only to look at the plight of the top teams in recent weeks to realize everyone comes down at some point. For Minnesota, Saturday will mark that "some point." They have yet to play a quality Big Ten team. Although virtually out of the Rose Bowl race, Ohio State still seeks a New Year's Day clash some- where. With the home crowd, Buckeye quarterback Greg Frey will pace a determined squad past] the Go- phers, who will get their first taste of Big Ten cham- pionship reality. Illinois at Wisconsin The Fighting Illini couldn't hit the end zone last week against Michigan State but still managed to win, 15-13, on five Doug Higgins field goals. The victory gives Illinois the inside track to the Big Ten title, as they have homefield advantage in next week's show- down against Iowa. Although Wisconsin has played the role of spoiler against Rose Bowl-bound teams in the past, they have no chance of beating Illinois. The Illini have come too close to Pasadena in recently to let this one slip away. After a slow first half for Illinois... oh, say, 21- 0... look for Illini signal caller Jason Verduzco to start tacking on the points while defensive standout Moe Gardner steamrolls the BAD-ger offense. Northwestern at Iowa A similar matchup to Illinois vs. Wisconsin. First, everyone should give credit to Northwestern for their victory against Wisconsin. Now, back to reality. Like Wisconsin, Northwest- ern does not have a prayer of beating the Hawkeyes. For Iowa, this is merely a tuneup game for next week's featured match at Illinois. With the unneeded bonus of playing at home, the Hawkeyes can afford to look past the Northwestern purple and toward their run for the roses. Running is exactly what they'll do - all over the Wildcats. Purdue at Michigan State If anyone wants to watch a team's fate decided in the final seconds every fall weekend, contact the Michigan State Athletic Department.for tickets. Los- ing to Notre Dame by one, Iowa by five, Illinois by two and beating Michigan somehow by one could give George Perles' grandchildren gray hair. If you told Perles before last week's loss his team would not yield a touchdown, block a punt and force two loose balls on Illinois' final drive, he would prob- ably predict a Spartan victory. Sorry George - as you may remember from Ann Arbor, things don't always turn out the way they should. For a change, this game should produce a decisive result on homecoming weekend in East Lansing. shutout * Ohio State senior quarterback and Darth Vader look-a-like Greg Frey leads the Buckeyes against Minnesota Saturday in Columbus. Falcons host Michigan women's soccer squad MICHIGAN'S ROAD TO THE JOE Michigan Wolverines vs. UIC Flames Friday, October 26, 1990 Saturday, October 27,1990 Yost Ice Arena Puck drops at 7:30,p.m. "Poster Weekend" BRIARWOOD BRIARWOOD Lunch Buf fet an d Beverage f or $3.9$ BRAWO f 11 OA Monday-Friday: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. YHER Briarwood Ponderosa on Boardwalkf ON BOARDWALK ON BOARDWALK WATCH MICHIGAN PUT OUT THE FLAMES by Jeff Cameron Daily Sports Writer The Michigan women's soccer team travels to Bowling Green, Ohio, today to take on the Falcons. The Wolverines enter the game on a low note after a disappointing two- kinko's the copy center 49- Laser Prints Open 24 Hours 540 E. Liberty 761-4539 1220 S. University 747-9070 Coupon required expires 1/1/91 goal loss to Siena Heights Tuesday. Michigan has already defeated Bowling Green earlier this season, 5- 0. With only two games left to play until the all-important Big Ten Tournament, the Wolverines can use this game as a chance to experiment with different players. It is a chance for the squad to work out kinks and focus on their main goal: winning the Big Ten Championships. "It's hard to use this game as a tune up for the Big Ten's because you develop sloppy habits," coach Phil Joyaux said. "The competition level is so much lower, but I'll move people around to try to keep them focused for the whole 90 minutes." Joyaux will split the goaltending job between Sandy Najarian and Lori Green. The team has been playing the last few weeks without its start- ing goalie, so it is imperative both players receive playing time.Joyaux estimates Michigan has given up 10 goals due to communication lapses between the goalie and the defenders. The team is upbeat coming into today's match, even after Tuesday's defeat. "We should be up for Bowling Green," senior Krista Towne said. by Ken Sugiura Daily Sports Writer The Stingers, a youth soccer team in the Saline House League, came out to watch yesterday's match between the Michigan men's soccer team and Schoolcraft College. Throughout regulation play, the kids cheered on their beloved Wolverines screaming madly any time the action came near them. However, as overtime started, the Stingers' attention disappeared. Soon after, so did the Schoolcraft defense. The Wolverines (10-7) took ad- vantage and ran their winning streak to four games with a 3-0 overtime victory. A Jason Cardasis goal broke the stalemate early in the first over- time and proved to be the game-win* ner. Soccer overtimes consist of two full 15-minute periods. "Kirby (stopper Tim Puckett) cleared out the middle and the ball just rested on my foot and I tapped it in," Cardasis said of the goal, which came off a cross from sweeper Brian Rosewarne. The goal opened up the Wolver- ine offense, which put the game o of reach with scores from Rosewarn and Mike Ryan. Ryan's goal, which followed up Rosewarne's penalty kick, resulted from a perfect chip off the foot of first-year player Reza Sadjadpour. The ball cleared goal- keeper Scott Hauman's outstretched arms by inches, and Ryan finished the play by putting a header into the unprotected net. Michigan coach Don Schwartz'@ defense was the story once again, as it captured its seventh shutout of the season. "I'm most pleased that it was our fourth shutout in a row," Schwartz said. "(Goalie Marc) Kuiper has been doing a great job in goal. Our de- fense played extremely well, so he wasn't really tested." After the first overtime goa with the game in hand, Kuiper gave way to backup Knut Pedersen, who performed flawlessly during his 15- minute stint. Other reserves, due to the liberalized substitution rules, also saw plenty of action. "I think everybody contributed re- ally well," midfielder Matt Dikin said. Regulation time was playe evenly, as both teams had sevea chances to score but failed to capital- ize. Physical play characterized the match throughout, as evidenced by the many yellow cards handed out. Coaches said several questionable calls by the referee helped cause the rough action. "Part of it (the physi- cal play) is the inability of the ref to control the game," Schwartz said. "There were instances where guys were just blatantly taken down. 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