Ice Hockey vs. Michigan State Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Yost Ice Arena SPORTS Volleyball vs. Illinois Friday, 7:30 p.m. Keen Arena The Michigan Daily MICHIGAN SPORTS undue Rookie swimmers make big splash vs. Eastern by Rich Mitvalsky A test of the waters by the Michigan men's swimming team Friday evening revealed part of a talented but young squad which defeated East- ern Michigan University, 168-75. The six-time defending Big Ten Champion Wolverines swam only half of their team, allowing first-year swimmers to gain more experi- ence in their initial collegiate dual meet. Led by first-year freestyler Gustavo Borges, Michigan collected 11 first-place finishes in 12 races, limiting the Eagles to a 200-yard back- stroke title. Borges, a 6-foot-7 sprinter, touched first in the 50 and 100 freestyles, and anchored the 400 freestyle relay to victory. Other first-place finishers were senior Eric Bailey, junior Tom Hay, sophomores Brice Kopas, Kevin Glass, Kent Tschannen, Rodney VanTas- sel, and first-year swimmer Steve West. "This meet was a test of what the freshmen could do under pressure in their first meet at Michigan," Bailey said. "They should feel satisfied considering the adjustment factor coming to Michigan with high pres- sure academics and defending six Big Ten championships." Head coach Jon Urbanchek was also positive after the swims. "The meet was good experience for the freshmen with some good races," Urbanchek said. "The first race is always a good yardstick mea- suring our progress." Field hockey hits the highway by Andy Stabile Daily Sports Writer The Michigan field hockey team finally got a weekend off. With at least one game every weekend since early September, the break was well deserved. With three games on the road this week, the break may turn out to be a life-saver. The Wolverines play at Miami today and at Iowa this weekend. There, they will face Iowa and Northwestern, both Midwest Field Hockey Conference rivals. "We needed the rest for sure," Michigan coach Patti Smith said. "I think that the weekend off will be good for us, and we'll be rested and ready." Though big games lie ahead, Smith isn't discounting the Redskins. "We're not looking ahead to Iowa," she said. "We'd like to use Mi- ami as a good stepping stone to the weekend. They are a real feisty team. They'll be ready to play and we'll need to be at our best. We played our best game against Iowa (Oct. 11). Now its our goal to play the tempo and intensity of that game at a consistent level." Today's game will be the Wolverines' first this year on a natural grass playing surface. Outside of getting new shoes, the Wolverines have not done much extra in preparation for the slower surface. "The biggest difference is that the (penalty) corners will be slower," junior forward Katie Thomas said. "But they have a nice field so it shouldn't be too bad." Kass aced by nation's best by Chad Saf ran Michigan tennis player David Kass lost in the semifinals of the Volvo All-American Tennis Championships to No. 1 seed Alex O'Brien of Stanford last week. After eliminating Kass, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, O'Brien de- feated David DeLucia of Notre Dame for the title. Kass, the No. 4 seed, advanced past David Merklein of Florida, Michael Martinez of Oklahoma, and East Tennessee State's Yasser Zatini before his three-hour match with O'Brien. "(O'Brien's) return of serve was the best I have ever played against on the college level," Kass said. "I couldn't serve and volley, and it took away part of my game plan. He came up with a winner when the ball hit the net and went over my head. Then, he hit a ball, I thought the baseline judge made a bad call on. Then he hit another outstanding shot over my head for a winner. He came up with the shots." "He had an outstanding tournament and performance," Michigan tennis coach Brian Eisner said. "He is one of five players who can win the NCAA tourney." Lacrosse team bucks Broncos by Dave Cushard Teamwork was the theme this weekend for the Michigan lacrosse team, which handily defeated Western Michigan University, 11-4. The team's execution on offense enabled the Wolverines (2-0) to pen- etrate Western's zone defense. In addition, Michigan's own defense was continually kept the Broncos from establishing offensive rhythm. Top scorers for the Wolverines were Tony DiGiovanni, (four goals), Dave Morath (two goals and two assists), and Steve Smith (two goals and one assist). Goalie Peter McPartlin played the first three quarters of the game, allowing two goals. DiGiovani said he was pleased not only with the team's effort, but also its ability to use almost 40 players in the game. Michigan will compete next at a tournament in at West Virginia. Tuesday, October 22, 1991 Page 8 Moeller delivers pitch for 'D' Coach praises Wolverines' play inside 'strike zone' by Matt Rennie Daily Football Writer Maybe the changing leaves or chill in the air have an effect on ev- erybody. Or maybe it's the constant television exposure that the World Series receives. Whatever the reason, a lot of people have been using baseball ex- pressions to get their point across. Wolverine football coach Gary Moeller caught his own dose of baseball fever yesterday when he commented on his team's effective- ness inside the strike zone. However, Moeller was not talk- ing about the quintessentially am- biguous area for which baseball pitchers aim. He was referring to the area approaching the end zone in which Michigan has played praise- worthy defense. The Wolverines were notably stingy in this area in the Wolver- ines' 24-16 victory over Indiana Sat- urday. Five times, Indiana drove within the Michigan 15-yard line, and only once did the Hoosiers cross the Wolverine goal line. For years, the Michigan defense has employed its "bend but don't break" defensive scheme, intended to prevent long scoring plays. "We did stop them when they were in a position to score points," Moeller said at his weekly press luncheon. "We got them stopped or forced them to kick field goals, which is a big help, believe me. That's something we had to do." In fact, Michigan's improved strike-zone efficiency was the dif- ference in a game dominated statis- tically by Indiana. The Hoosiers led Michigan in nearly every offensive category and racked up over 100 more yards in total offense. But while Moeller could call for a pass to Desmond Howard, the Hoosiers lacked such weapons. "Teams can't run the ball, I think," Moeller said. "That field really shrinks. It's a really difficult call when you're third and six on Defensive back Alfie Burch and the Michigan defense came up with clutch stops in their 24-16 victory over Indiana Saturday. their six. There's no depth to the field, because that safety that you normally figure has got to be deep is sitting down in there." IN NO HURRY: Fans should not expect the Wolverines to increase their blitzing as a solution to their pass-rush woes. We've got to constantly work on our pass rush," Moeller said. "I didn't think it was terrible, but it's an area I'm concerned with. "Is blitzing the answer? In my opinion, no. The great quarterbacks usually turn those around into big pluses. "People say, 'Why don't you blitz 'em?' Well, (the first Howard touchdown) is a perfect example of people blitzing," Moeller added. "If that had been us on defense, peo- ple would have said, 'Why are you blitzing them?"' KICKING WOES: Senior place- kicker J. D. Carlson is in the worst slump of his Michigan career. Carl- son made only one of his three at- tempts against Indiana, bringing his season record to five for 11. "I think he's stroking the ball well," Moeller said. "I feel like it's a thing that's going to come. He's got to get his confidence back. He's done it before, so I have no rea- son to believe that he's going to do it again." LONG, LONG TIME AGO: Michigan's game at Minnesota Fri day will be its first on a Friday since April 20, 1888. Michigan de feated Notre Dame in that game, 26 6, before 400 fans in South Bend': Springbrook Park. NO CHANGE IN THE POLLS: Michigan kept its No. 4 ranking it this week's Associated Press poll as did Florida State (1), Miami (2) Washington (3), and Notre Dame (5). ON THE TUBE: Michigan's Nov 2 home game with Purdue will be televised by ESPN. Kickoff is a 12:30 p.m. Golfers fall at season's end Y F i 0 I i I I : - i' s n e, . t 0 1 1 'l by Jim Foss Daily Sports Writer A rollercoaster fall season for the Michigan men's golf team ended this weekend in Palo Alto, Calif. Throughout the season, Michigan has shown promise yet inconsis- tency - this weekend, they showed more of the same. The Wolverines finished 17th at the Stanford Cardinal Golf Invita- tional. Colorado won the tourna- ment, placing two golfers in the top eight. In contrast, Michigan's top golfer, Dean Kobane, finished 20th. After Colorado, California schools dominated the tournament. Three colleges from the Golden State placed in the top five, includ- ing Pepperdine, California, and San Francisco, which took second, third, and fourth places, respectively. In addition, Cal-Irvine, Cal State- Northridge, and Loyola Marymount cracked the top 10. Michigan coach Jim Carras felt the Wolverines could have played better. "We played a mediocre tourna- ment," Carras said. "It wasn't a tournament or course that we couldn't be competitive on by shooting a 300. We just didn't shoot it." Michigan shot 911 for hole tournament, slightly 300 average Carras had Though Colorado tallied most of the field scored inI and low 900s. the 54- off the sought. an 863, the 890s Michigan were Bob Henighan, who shot a 235, and James Carson, who carded a 237. Henighan and Carson finished in 86th and 94th places, re- spectively. The Stanford Invitational was the last tournament for Michigan this fall. The Wolverines resume competition in the spring, when the Big Ten Championships are held. "We had some good meets, some mediocre meets, and some poor meets this fall," Carras said. "This isn't the consistency that I'm look- ing for, but I'm still optimistic. I think that we will be a better team come spring." ws If you can' Chlnatowr brings Chir Mon - Sat Sunday 241 East L Carry Out t get to n, Dinersty natown to you! 11 am - Midnight Noon - 10pm Pepperdine's Lars Herne was the individual medalist with a three- round score of 210. Individually for the Wolverines, Dean Kobane fin- ished 20th with a 221 (78-71-72), Anthony Dietz was 41st with a 226 (74-78-74), and Carl Condon was 76th with a 232 (73-81-78). Carras was pleased with Michi- gan's top three players in this par- ticular tournament. "Kobane and Dietz had pretty good tournaments," Carras said. "Carl Condon also overcame a nine on a par-four hole during his second round (of 81). He seems ready to break out and I regard him as an ex- cellent prospect." The fourth and fifth golfers for iberty 998-0008 215 S. Stat( Ann Arbi 995-DEA (upstairs) V[gIOH Tz e St. /op% --.. .. 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