Volleyball at Iowa Friday, 8:30 p.m. Carver-Hawkeye Arena The Michigan Daily SPORTS Wednesday, September 25, 1991 Football vs. Florida St. Saturday, 12 noon Michigan Stadium FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Illinois victory helps Big Ten gain respect by Theodore Cox Daily Football Writer The Big Ten coaches had a little more pride yesterday at the weekly tele- conference thanks to Illinois. The Illini pounded No. 21 Houston Saturday, 51-10. Three coaches, including Michigan coach Gary Moeller, had a rare week off, allowing them time to watch the game on television.. "What Illinois did to Houston was something special," Moeller said. "They proved they're an outstanding football team." The Illini lost 15 starters from last year's squad, making it difficult to repeat as last year's co-Big Ten Champions. But sophomore quarterback Ja- son Verduzco did return and he proved more of a Heisman candidate than Cougar quarterback David Klingler. Verduzco completed 16 of 22 passes for 340 yards Saturday. "Verduzco has always been one of my favorites because he's such a great competitor," Iowa coach Hayden Fry said. "I love a quarterback that's Page 9 MEN'S SOCCER: Blue returns to winning ways r ; d r 5 by Andy De Korte Daily Sports Writer After reeling off four victories to start the season, the Michigan men's soccer club ran headlong into a maelstrom, losing four and tying one of its next five games. But the Wolverines ended their winless streak yesterday at Central Michigan with a 3-1, come-from- behind victory. "Going into the game we knew we needed to play well for an en- tire 90 minutes," junior Sam Stew- art said. "We knew we could do it because we had done it before, and we finally did it again." While they may have played a solid 90 minutes, they certainly were not in command for the whole game, as Central scored the first goal of the game. The Chippewas led until late in the first half, when Jona Smith knot- ted the game at a goal apiece off a Brian Roseworn assist. At halftime, the Wolverines were in the same position they found themselves against Ohio State during their slide of discontent. "(Coach Dick Hillary) said 'don't forget Ohio State.' We came out flat in the second half against OSU and they whipped us," mid- field-center Dave Rindfusz said. "We were sick of losing, we had a good week of practice and we wanted to win." The recent practices were high- lighted by stressing tacital work, instead of the conditioning drills so vital in the early part of the sea- son, Stewart said. "The first 15 minutes of the second half, we probably played our best 15 minutes of soccer this year," he said. Doug Spamer, assisted by Frank Karabetsos, gave Michigan its first lead of the game during that seg- ment. Although Michigan has not had many leads recently, the Wolverines generally play better when they are behind, and have trouble holding leads. In the closing minutes, Reza Sadjadpour scored an unassisted goal, resulting from a penalty kick, to tally the final Wolverine goal. Although a victory was wel- come, this game was crucial because it may be the last match before the big encounter with Michigan State on Mitchell Field next Wednes- day. They have yet to confirm a Sunday game at Purdue. I b By leading Illinois to victory over Houston, Illini quarterback Jason Verduzco has vaulted himself into Heisman Trophy contention. WOMEN'S SOCCER Kickers shut out OSU, 4-0; Schoolcraft up next M by Tim Rardin The Michigan women's soccer club continued its winning ways Sunday with a 4-0 defeat of Ohio State in Columbus. Sophomore Lisa Ashton led the Wolverines with a goal and one assist, while Jenny Steinhebel, Suzanne Pettit, and Alicia Stewart each added scores. Michigan, 9-0, will put its un- defeated season on the line tonight at Livonia against Schoolcraft College at 5:30 p.m. Four of Michigan's victories have come against varsity squads. "Because the squad is a club team, it is hard to get good compe- tition," said coach Phil Joyaux. "One of the problems we're having is complacency. We're playing 'much better than we did last year, but the competition isn't necessar- ily any better." The improvement has allowed more players to see action. This should improve the Wolverines' .depth, which may benefit the team throughout the remainder of the season. Senior stopper Lori Green be- lieves the key to the club's unblem- ished record has been, "the ability to really work together as a team and start out each game with high intensity and a desire to win." Tonight's game will be the Wolverines' fifth against a varsity opponent. Michigan will once again be without the services of leading scorer Shannon Loper, who suffered an ankle injury earlier in the season. However, plenty of firepower remains, as Heather Marshall, Molly Douma, and Ashton have chipped in seven points apiece thus far this season. The Wolverines' offense has man- aged 38 goals on the season - an average of 4.2 per game. The defense has been just as ef- fective, allowing only 35 shots on goal and a mere five goals all sea- son. Goalkeeper Crissy Rice, along with fellow goalies Lisa Bennett and Ann Hollar have combined to record five shutouts. also a state wrestling champ. He's just a fiery little guy and he's just got a great touch on the ball." "Jason Verduzco continues to show why we talk about him in quality terms," Illinois coach John Mackovic said. "He executes our offense beautifully. He understands what we're trying to do." The Big Ten recognized the Illini for their efforts. The conference named Verduzco offensive player-of-the-week and the entire Illinois de- fense the defensive players-of-the-week. IDLE-ITIS: Iowa, Michigan and Purdue were all idle last weekend. Illinois and Ohio State take this Saturday off from gridiron action. "I'll tell you what, I'm going to appear before the NCAA and offer legislation that will require all of us to have an open week," Fry said. "I think it's the greatest thing since sliced bread. We've gotten some people healthy; coaches got a better attitude; we didn't play and we jumped a cou- ple of notches in the poll. We're all for it." TEAM CHARACTER: Michigan State coach George Perles can't ex- plain why his team has played horribly in two straight games. Not only did Central Michigan embarrass the Spartans, 20-3, to open the year, but Notre Dame also thrashed Michigan State last week, 49-10. The Spartans have typ- ically started slowly; the last time the team had a winning record after two games was in 1983. "That's something we've been consistent on," Perles said. "I re- ally can't explain why we do so poorly in September and so well in October and November. But that'sL certainly part of our personality. I hope we can break out of it this weekend." Notre Dame will play Purdue next. Having a free Saturday, Purdue coach Jim Colletto sat down to scout the Irish-Spartan game on TV. He 'didn't need to watch much to figure out Notre Dame's potential. "I got nervous, so I went for a, walk," Colletto said. "I got a cold sweat, so I disappeared for awhile. Perl1e s Then I came back and watched Illinois pound Houston." FALSE HEISMAN HYPE?: Not only did Perles have to defend his team this week, he also had to defend his sports information department, which has hyped the Heisman potential of tailback Tico Duckett and flanker Courtney Hawkins. Each week Michigan State sends out press re- leases titled "DUCKETT DOCKETT" and "THE COURTney REPORT." "Same thing happened last year and Tico had more yardage than any re- turning running back," Perles said. "I still think the Heisman's a possibil- ity. Both Duckett and Hawkins are outstanding players and after a period of the whole football season, I think they'll prove that." 1 THE MICHIGAN DAILY GET THE FACTS SCall GET THE DAILY GETTHE FACTS 764-0552 GET THE DAILY f; GET THE FACTS more GET THE DAILY info GET TIHE FACTS GET THE DAILY NEWS *SPORTS* ARTS OPINION & PHOTO r Newsletters' Newsletters Newsletters Newsletters Big savings on newsletters for all clubs, businesses, and organizations. I 4 WHAT'S *Golfers finish fourth in Iowa City from staff reports Denny Sikkila led the Michigan men's golf team to a fourth-place finish in the Northern Inter- collegiate Tournament in Iowa City yesterday. Sikkila's 214 (74-70-70) tied Joe Gullion of Minnesota for the sec- ond best score. Both trailed Ohio SState's Curt Sanders by one shot. Wolverine Anthony Dietz shot a 217 (73-74-70), which was good for fifth place overall. Ohio State won the tournament with an 878. Wisconsin and Min- nesota were just off the pace by two and three shots, respectively. Michi- gan shot 302-301-291 to card 894, good enough to beat five other Big Ten schools. Michigan's 291 was the third best round of the day. Senior Dean Kobane, who fin- ished last season with the Big Ten's third-best stroke average at 73.5, contributed with a 228 (75-80-73). James Carson shot 236 (80-77- 79) and Bob Henighan a 238 (80-80- 78) to finish the Michigan scoring. * ( HAPPENING RECREATIONAL SPORTS Intramural Sports Program CROSS COUNTRY RUN (Course approximately 3.1 miles) Thursday October 3, 1991 Entries open: Thursday September 26, 1991 Entries close: Wednesday October 2, 1991 11:00am-4:30pm IMSB SPORTS OFFICIALS NEEDED FOOTBALL ICE HOCKEY CALL 763-3562 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE PREDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 1992 COMPETITION Fellowships are for full-time study toward the Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree in cell biology and regulation, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, or structural biology, as well as biostatistics, epidemiology, or mathematical biology. 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