0 Volleyball at Eastern Michigan Tonight, 7:30 p.m. Bowen Field House SPORTS Ice Hockey vs. Western Michigan Friday, 7:30 p.m. Yost Ice Arena The Michigan Daily Tuesday, October 29, 1991 Page 8 FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Ouch! Stubborn pains plaue Moeller' s men by Matt Rennie Daily Football Writer The current breather in Michigan's schedule could not come at a more opportune time for coach Gary Moeller's Wolverines. They need a chance to lick their wounds. After losing Bobby Powers during the Minnesota game Friday night, Moeller is down to three healthy bodies at inside linebacker: starters Er- ick Anderson and Marcus Walker, and backup Nate Holdren. Powers' in- jury is the latest in a series of ailments at what seems to be a jinxed posi- tion for the Wolverines. Michigan has been without the services of Curt Mallory and An- thony Kendrick since the beginning of the season. The roster continued to thin at this position when Dave Dobreff was lost to a knee injury. Still, the Wolverines had five available players, so Moeller had no reason to panic. Then, starter Steve Morrison went down against Michigan State. That, combined with the loss of Powers, gives Moeller reason to worry. "Finding a fourth linebacker is a major concern," Moeller said. "It's conceivable that we could lose two players in a game." This isn't Moeller's only area of concern. His offensive line has also sustained significant injuries. After center Steve Everitt hurt his ankle against Indiana, Michigan brought in Marc Milia, who promptly injured his own ankle. DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE: As Wolverine receiver Desmond Howard's Heisman Trophy stock continues to rise, Moeller grows cau- tious of how the media will affect both Howard and the team. "Him being in the position that he is is a compliment to the whole team," Moeller said. "The biggest thing about all the publicity is that it cannot distract from our team, and if I ever feel like it is, we will stop a lot of those things." Netters face EMU as tough stretch continues tonight I by Jeff Williams Daily Sports Writer Last weekend's victories over Illinois and Purdue constituted the Michigan volleyball team's first weekend sweep against Big Ten teams this season. It also marked the beginning of a difficult stretch in which the Wolverines play five matches in eight days, the midpoint being tonight's contest against Eastern Michigan (3-7 Mid-Ameri- can Conference, 7-14 overall). "This weekend took a lot out of us, both physically and emotion- ally," Michigan coach Peggy Bradley-Doppes said. "Physically we're a little tired because we've been playing eight or nine players a game and they don't get the chance to rest." Bradley-Doppes decided to call off practice yesterday so the Wolverines could recuperate before tonight's game. Michigan's only practice before the match will be light serving and returning drills this afternoon, she said. "Eastern will be ready to play us," Bradley-Doppes said. "You can never take them lightly. They have been playing well the last week or so, but if we play at the level we've been playing at the last two weeks we'll be in good shape." The Wolverines will continue to rely on the outside-hitting of Michelle Horrigan, who leads the team with 4.4 kills per game and is second in the Big Ten in that cate- gory. Horrigan contributed 18 kills to the Michigan attack against Pur- due Saturday. Middle-blocker Aimee Smith is also coming off of an impressive performance over the weekend. She tallied 14 kills against Illinois and a Michigan season-high 11 blocks against Purdue. The Wolverines' defense received an added spark from JoAnna Col lias, who came off the bench against Purdue to record 33 digs. "We're playing great, great de- fense," Bradley-Doppes said. ' "We're out-digging our opponents. Who would have thought Michigan would be doing that a year ago? I'm happier with that than the win on Friday (against Illinois)." However, the defense has been weakened somewhat in the last week by the absence of Autumn Collins, who fractured her left hand in a collision with a teammate dur- ing practice last Monday. Michigan reserve linebackers Nate Holdren and Marcus Walker combine for a tackle during last Friday's game against Minnesota. - I GID DlE$ Team tennis works well for Blue eERD)ES=k.Qe_ .n. It's For You! ki We've got your number in the University of Michigan Student Telephone Directory. yourekscmynotuhtw~ w& il j ~t Yulvnt 4...a y t rote<>im i .firEM........ 12 Ok~at B lSt. 13. Tl t at rn. St...:: T-4. 00 Mis. t.at > <>a 16. Chicirr~P, at.Krtik 17atSU St>a Tnn 4y anarnu Luny Daily Sports Writer The Michigan women's tennis team demonstrated impressive strength this weekend during the State of Michigan Invitational Tournament in Kalamazoo. The Wolverines drubbed the competition, coming home with five titles from this four-flight tour- nament - three in singles and two in doubles. Four of the finals matches pitted Michigan players against teammates. All of the singles finals, except for Flight One, paired off Wolver- ines. Michigan's Jamie Fielding de- feated teammate Amy Malik for the Flight Two singles title, 5-7, 7-5, 6- 4. Wolverine Jennifer Lev posted a victory over Michigan's Liz Cyga- niak for the Flight Three singles ti- tle, 7-5, 6-0, after having defeated Wolverine Simone Lacher in the semifinals, 7-5, 6-1. Michigan's Allison Schlonsky defeated teammate Freddy Adam for the Flight Four singles ti- tle, 6-3, 6-2. In doubles play, Michigan dominated the fi- nals in two of the may' flights. Kim Pratt and Field- ing handily de- Lev feated Malik and Freddy Adam, 6-4, 6-0, to win Flight One doubles. Michigan's Kalei Beamon and Lev teamed up to defeat Western Michi- gan's Holly Taylor and Yacqui Pette, 7-6, 6-2, for the Flight Two doubles title. Other schools competing against @ Michigan at the tournament in- cluded Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan, and Michigan State. Michigan's fall invitational sea- son will end this weekend with the Intercollegiate Tennis Coaches As- sociation (ITCA) Midwest Cham- pionship. Wolverines invited to the singles tournament include Malik, Beamon, and Lacher, with Cyganiak on the singles alternate list. The doubles team of Fielding and Pratt will also be representing Michigan, FREE OF CHARGE TO STUDENTS ONLY- ust show student I.D.) Wednesday, October 30 Backup harriers storm past field by Bruce Inosencio D ally Sports Writer th tem ad wrenhl tornnan loed o tkennly ee n nner,* to - - - - - Dorms The Diag Corner of South University and East University Michigan Union North Campus Commons ~University lDireclories) WASHINGTON UNIVERSLTY-IN " ST- LOUIS For the third straight Friday af- ternoon, the Michigan men's cross country squad ran at the Huron Golf Club in Ypsilanti. At the Eastern Michigan University Classic, a non- scoring meet, individuals represent their schools and no point totals are kept for the teams. With Michigan's top seven run- ners taking a break from competi- tion, a few of the younger runners were afforded the opportunity to lead the way. First-year runner Ian Forsyth finished the 5,000-meter run in 25 minutes, 6 seconds. Forsyth, from London, Ontario, placed first for Michigan and third overall. Although weather conditions were not ideal, they were typical for a fall cross country meet. On a chal- lenging course, in a driving rain, the numerous hills were the least of Forsyth's worries. "I've been sick lately but I seem to be getting better now," Forsyth said. "We really weren't running against people that were as good as what we have faced in past meets, but we weren't too concerned with that during the run," he added. Because the meet was not scored on the basis of team points, the indi- viduals did not have to be as con- cerned about their contribution to the team anu were aui e cuncen- trate on personal goals. "You're running more for your- self and the ideal of the team doesn't really apply," Forsyth said. By virtue of Forsyth's first- place finish for the Wolverines, he occupies the eighth spot on the depth chart for the Big Ten meet this weekend at Purdue. According to Big Ten rules, each team is al- M' soccer captures one win too few in weekend tourney w-'S.w La&V WHY I u s4Z oUIII.'W the meet, with the top five from each school counting for the team score. However, there is a Big Ten meeting scheduled this week at which the conference may decide to permit teams to take nine runners to the meet. Forsyth and Jason Colvin, Michigan's ninth runner, would travel with the team as alternates if the rule is not changed. Innovative P.h. D. programs in the Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences Developmental Biology Evolutionary & Population Biology Immunology Molecular Biophysics Molecular Cell Biology & Biochemistry Molecular Genetics Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Neurosciences Plant Biology by Mike Rancilio The Michigan men's soccer club had big expectations going into last weekend's regional club tournament in Champaign, Ill., but finished with a 2-0-2 record and a second- place finish. The Wolverines failed to gain an automatic bid to the na- tional tournament in Austin, Texas. Michigan (8-8-3) opened the tournament Saturday by defeating Minnesota, 3-0, behind Mark Kuiper's strong goaltending. The Wolverines next played Purdue, and quickly fell behind, 3-1. With 20 minutes left in the game, Michigan's Jason Cardasis closed the gap with a corner kick that banged off the Purdue goaltender and into the net. The remainder of the match was controlled by the Wolverines, who let loose a barrage of shots that led to aegame-tying goal by Brian Rosewarne. However, Michigan was unable to muster another goal, and settled for a disappointing 3-3 tie with the Boilermakers. "We felt we should have won the game," Rosewarne said. "The let-up in the first half was costly because we fell behind so quickly." The frustration continued Sun- day, when Michigan outplayed Illi- nois but ended with a scoreless tie. "Coach (Aaron Smith) told us we were in a must-win situation," co-captain Dick Hillary said. "We dominated the game, but couldn't put the ball in the net." 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