Women's Basketball vs. Central Michigan Tomorrow, 7:30 p.m. Crisler Arena The Michigan Daily SPORTS Ice Hockey vs. Western Michigan Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Yost Ice Arena Wednesday, December 5, 1990 Page 8 Jeff Sheran{ , . Sloppy game still counts as Victory For the third time in as many games, Michigan played one good and one bad half of basketball, and suffered its closest call last night in a 78-76 victory over Eastern Michigan. The key word is victory. Fact is, the Wolverines haven't won cleanly. They haven't dominated for 40 minutes. And they probably won't for a while. The glass was half full for optimistic coach Steve Fisher last night, as he credited the Hurons instead of blaming his team for blowing a 19 point lead in the second half. Fisher could have used that half-full glass to wash down some Rolaids after the game. When Lorenzo Neeley's 25-footer caromed off the rim, a collective sigh pervaded Crisler Arena. But what can be made of this erratic, albeit successful Michigan performance? Fisher was happy with it. He said his team played hard, their team played hard, and his team won. But anyone at the game saw a hell of a lot in between. They saw Tony Tolbert, a guard, handle the ball like a center. Tolbert had seven turnovers and five points. They saw Chris Seter foul a Huron defender away from the ball with 2:15 remaining, when Michigan was attempting to kill the clock. They saw Rob Pelinka, who played well for the first 39.5 min- utes, commit three fouls in the final 19.3 seconds of the game. All that saved Pelinka from goat status was the front rim that rejected Roger Lewis' free throws. But they also saw Michael Talley notch 14 points and five assists, icing the game with five of six free throws down the stretch. They also saw guard Kirk Taylor play like a small forward, playing tight de- fense and snaring six rebounds. And they saw Eric Riley and Sam Mitchell provide low post offense in the first half. A popular misconception about this game is that Eastern Michigan was merely a compass opponent, simply providing the Wolverines with another presea- son tune-up. Neeley and center Marcus Kennedy an- chor a squad that would excel in the Big Ten, not just the MAC. It's not proper to laud the Wolverines for their per- formance last night. They messed up and made a laugher into a stomach-churner. But they're still 3-0. What's Michigan State's record? Women pull one out by Matthew Dodge Daily Basketball Writer When the Michigan women's basketball team dragged itself into the lockerroom at halftime of its game at Bowling Green last night, the squad was tired. Weekend bouts with the flu caused the Wolverines' legs to feel as if they had walked all the way to Ohio. Instead, the experienced Michigan team walked all over their hosts down the stretch, winning 70-63. Ignoring their mental and physical exhaustion, the Wolverines outscored the Falcons 8-0 in the final 1:40. Bowling Green, which has been invited to the NCAA Tournament each of the last four years, was expected to give Michigan more than it could handle this early in the season. But it may have buoyed the Wolverines into future good times. "Playing a team like that will no doubt help us down the stretch," Michigan coach Bud VanDeWege said. "The win will pay big divid- ends down the road. "At halftime, I told the team, they could succumb to the fatigue, or go out and win the game. I give credit to every player for digging down, and wanting to win. It was a gutsy game." Though Bowling Green had no alibi of illness, Michigan sophomore Nikki Beaudry made the Falcon defense look sick. Beaudry scored acareer-high 19 points and grabbed a sky-high 12 rebounds, while playing 35 minutes. "I was tired, but every time we made a good play, it would erase the fatigue," Beaudry said. "It was a good win against a good team. We proved, with our sickness, that we can overcome obstacles." But Beaudry was even more impressive in overcoming the pseudo-obstacle of Bowling Green's inside defense. The 6-0 forward incessantly slashed between the Falcons' big people during the first half, where she knocked down 12 points. "I looked at the gaps, and they were there, so I took them," Beaudry said. "They seemed to let me have the lane." Center Trish Andrew could say the same thing. Andrew popped for 12 points, and ripped six boards. From the point, Leah Wooldridge produced a steady eight points, four assists, and only two turnovers in 33 minutes. Senior guard Carol Szczechowski scored 16, and swiped 11 rebounds. Bowling Green's Judit Lendvay hit a 14- footer with 1:40 remaining to give the Falcons a 63-62 lead. But Andrew made both ends of a one-and-one, then Szczechowski picked up where Beaudry left off by hitting four straight free throws in the final 1:30. EMU Continued from page 1 eight, 56-48. Michigan's tough interior defense and Eastern's poor shooting from the first half were gone. The Hurons shot over 70 percent, scoring against everything the Wolverines threw at them. Eastern also employed a tough full court press that stymied the Michigan offense. During the streak, Kory Hallas and Roger Lewis combined for 13 points. Michigan came back, and 'after an Eric Riley tip-in, the Wolverine lead reached double digits once again, 71-61. However, the Hurons' Carl Thomas had already taken over. The 6-foot-4 senior, who did not score from the floor during the first 20 minutes, exploded in the second stanza. He sandwiched three 3-point baskets around around two Marcus Kennedy layups to cut Michigan's lead to five with just under three minutes remaining. Taylor hit both ends of a one-and-one to put the Wolverines up by seven. Thomas answered back for Eastern with yet another 3-pointer to make the score 73-69. The Wolverines tried milking the clock - but no one realized the 45 second clock was running low and the ball flew out of bounds as time expired. Following a Michael Talley foul, Neely hit two free throws to cut the Wolverine margin to two with :29.5 left. The teams traded foul shots, including four straight by Talley, before Hallas completed a three-point play to make the score 76-75. With :7.7 remaining, Lewis stripped the ball from Pelinka and was fouled. However, Lewis missed both foul shots. When Talley came down with the rebound Lewis fouled him. Talley sank the second free throw to ice the game. Women's boxscore MICHIGAN (70) Pfai r TFG FT R A PF TP Durandl 3-13 1-3 8 0 0 7 Beaudry 7-13 5-5 12 1 3 19 Andrew 5-15 2-2 6- 0 4 12 Szczochowski 5-12 6-6 11 3 1 16 Wooldridge 2,4 4-5 3 4 1 8 v.sse 2-6 1-2 5 0 1 5 Mccai 01 0-0 0 1 0 0 Nuanes 1-3 0-1 1 1 2 3 Totals 25-87 19-24 5t191 14 70 3-pt. goals: 1-1 (Nuarms 1-1). FG%-373, 3-pt. FG%- 1.000, FT%-.792. Blkzs 4 (Andrew 4). Turnovers: 17. Steals: 6 (Duran 1, Beaudry 2, Szcaachowski 1. Wooldridge 2). BOWLING GREEN (63) Piawr . PG Fr R A PF TP oarmn 4-8 2-2 6 2 2 10 Ncdnazm 2.7 7-8 9 1 3 11 Mc~ulty 1-3 0-0 5 2 4 2 Koch 3-13 0-0 1 1 S 7 L*4o 5-14 0-0 5 4 2 11 Finfrock 4-10 3-4 5 0 3 11 Lmlvay 3-4 2-2 0 2 1 8 Kennedy 1-2 0-0 '1 2'0 2 Scat 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 2 Totals 23-61 15-18 34 14 20 63 3-pt, goals: 2-8 (Koch 1-SLyle 1-2, Lendvay 0-1).FG%- 2377 3-pt. FG%-.250, F%-.833. Blks: 4 (Gorman 1, McNulty 2, Finkrock 1). Turnovers: 16. Steals: S (Gorman 1, Nordann 1 ,Fmfrock 1, Lendvay 2). Halftim,: Bowling Green, 28-24. Attendance: 494. Men's boxscore MICHIGAN (71) PGyer TFG FT R A PF TP Tolbert 3-8 0-0 2 0 3 6 Seter 1-2 2-2 3 1 4 4 Riley 8-14 2-2 11 0 3 18 Calip 12-18 0-0 3 1 0 20 Talley 4-8 6-7 5 S 4 14 Taylor 1-7 2-2 6 2 1 5 Mitchell 4-7 1-2 5 0 1 9 Pelinka 1-1 0-0 1 0 3 2 Totals 35-65 13-15 40 9 19 78 3-pt goals: 5-9 (Tolbert 0-1, Calip 4-5, Talley 0-1, Taylor 1.2).3FG%-.36, 3-pt. FG%-.556, FT%-.867, Blks: 3 (Riley 2, Mitchell 1). Turnovers: 25. Steals: 8 (Tolbert 1, Seter 1, Riley 1, Calip 2, Talley 1, Taylor 1, Pelinka 1). Keough quits icers by Matt Rennie Daily Hockey Writer 0 Tim Keough, a junior goaltender on the Michigan hockey team, announced Monday that he no longer intends to play with the Wolverines. Keough entered this season as one of three candidates to replace the graduating Warren Sharples, but after starting two of the Wolverines' first four games, he did not receive nod from Michigan coach R Berenson again. Keough saw his last playing time when he re- lieved Steve Shie- Ids in the Wolver- ines' 7-4 loss to Ferris State on November 3. As the season wore on, Chris Gordon Keough moved ahead of Keough on the depth charts, which became evident when Gordon made the trip to Boston last weekend and Keough stayed home. Gordon then played a crucial role ein the Wolverines' 8-6 come-from- behind victory over Boston Univer- sity last Friday, and earned th starting assignment against Bostoi College'Sunday. "I don't think he was happy with his role on the team," Berenson said. "He told me he was losing the fire, that he wasn't enjoying it any more. When that happens, it's hard." Academics were cited as the primary reason for his leaving the team. The Canton, Mich., native is a. junior in the business school. Keough was the lone returner n goal from last year's squad for Michigan as both Shields and Gor- don are newcomers. EASTERN MICHIGAN (76) Player FG FT R A PF TP Hallas 7-14 2-2 6 4 2 16 Lewis 4-6 1-4 2 1 3 8 Kennedy 5-9 2-2 7 0 4 12 Neely 3-10 2.2 0 7 3 8 Thomas CH 5-13 1-2 4 5 2 9 Thomas CA 9.22 2-3 0 0 4 16 Boykin 0-2 1-2 1 0 1 1 Frasor 0-1 2-2 1 1 0 2 Pangas 1-1 2-2 0 0 0 4 Totals 34-78 15-21 22 18 19 76 3-point goals: 7-17 (Hallas 0-1, Lewis 1-1, Neely 0-2. Thomas CH 2.5, Thomas CA 4-8). 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