a The Michigan Daily - Friday, November 22, 1991 - Page 13 Women kickers head for nationals by Tim Rardin Daily Sports Writer Back in August, when the Michi- gan women's soccer team began practicing, dreams of the national tournament were just that - eams. But 24 wins and a few thou- nd dollars later, the Wolverines' early-season dreams are a reality. Yesterday, the squad left for Austin, Texas, to join 11 other teams in the second annual women's national club soccer championship. Minnesota, a team that Michigan shutout this year, 4-0, won the inau- gural tournament. The Wolverines have previously Aced only two of the eleven teams in the field, Minnesota and Illinois. Michigan tied the Illini twice and defeated them in the Big Ten final, 2-1. The three Big Ten squads, repre- senting the Midwest region, will be joined in Austin by North Texas, Baylor, Weber State, Wisconsin- Lacrosse, UC-Polytech, UCLA, olorado, Air Force, and Mankato state, the only non-Division I school in the tournament. Sophomore Carrie Taylor said that the team is very confident about their chances in the tourna- ment. "We're very optimistic right now," she said. "We've had some in- tense practices this week. To work is hard all year and not come back ith something would be disap- pointing. The Wolverines will play two games Friday and one game Satur- day. If they advance past those rounds, they will play in the semi- finals also Saturday. The final is scheduled for Sunday. Wrestlers compete against top field in Ohio by Tim Rardin Daily Sports Writer Despite the absence of senior j eavyweight Phil Tomek, the Michigan wrestling team managed a successful showing in the Eastern Michigan Open two weeks ago, with three first-place and four second- place finishes. And with Tomek back, the Wolverines will be in full force for this weekend's Ohio Open, held in Columbus. The two-day, non-scoring meet hould be an early-season test for '4ichigan, as over 40 schools and 500 wrestlers will be represented. The Wolverines, ranked 8th in the Amateur Wrestling News pre- season poll, will be joined by sev- eral other top 20 teams, including Penn State, Ohio State, Clarion, Purdue, Pittsburgh, and Lehigh. Wolverine coach Dale Bahr will e taking between 26 and 28 restlers to Columbus, including all of his starters. "Because it's a non-scoring tour- nament, there's not a lot of pres- sure," he said. "Our goal is to get as many people in the competition as we can. We want to give everyone a chance to wrestle." In addition to the return of Tomek, junior Joey Gilbert will ;nove back to 134 pounds, after wrestling at 142 in the Eastern Michigan Open. It will be a wel- come change for Gilbert, who earned All-America honors at 134 last year. 'M' basketball wins second Wolverines win, 100-93, despite Romar's 45 by David Schechter Daily Basketball Writer AUBURN HILLS - The plot: Michigan defeated Athletes in Action, 100-93, last night at the Palace of Auburn Hills. The sub- plot: it took everything the Wolverines could muster to stop Athletes in Action guard Lorenzo Romar, who scored 45 points, in- cluding 9 for 14 on three-pointers. "Why isn't he in the NBA," Michigan coach Steve Fisher asked after the game. The final minute of the contest turned out to be a duel between Romar and Wolverine guard Michael Talley. Romar would hit a three-pointer, and then Talley would shoot the bonus after being fouled bringing up the ball up the floor. "He had some outstanding shots," Talley said. "He hit a lot of long-range shots." The Wolverines were plagued by messy play throughout the game, ac- centuating the lackluster perfor- mance with 22 turnovers. "We turned over the ball way, way, way too much," Fisher said. The Wolverines opened the game with a roar, running off 11 unan- swered points early in the first half, but that shooting touch soon turned cold. Athletes in Action took ad- vantage of a slow Michigan offense, closing the gap methodically behind 'I was shooting long shots and very few defenders are going to check you out there' - Lorenzo Romar Athletes in Action 17 first-half points from Michael Porter. Jalen Rose led all Michigan scorers with 23 points, followed by classmates Juwan Howard and Chris Webber, who finished with 17 and 16, respectively. Webber and Howard also led the team in re- bounding with eight each. Romar, the player co-coach, was a man among boys - literally. The 33-year-old spent three and a half seasons in the NBA. His 45-point total last night was his career best , topping the 42 points he scored in Minnesota on Monday. "I was shooting long shots and very few defenders are going to check you out there," Romar said. Porter scored 31 points of his own to form a virtual two-man team with Romar. Fisher admitted that this was the wake-up call his team needed. After a series of dull and unenthusiastic practices this week, Fisher was con- cerned about the Wolverines' inten- sity. "We showed flashes of what I think we can be, but we also showed lots of what we can't be if we ex- pect to finish in the top of the Big Ten," Fisher said. The Wolverines will take the" next week to prepare for Detroit- Mercy. Michigan will take on the Titans Dec. 2 at Joe Louis Arena. "This will allow us to have a better attention span and for a longer stretch of time," Fisher said. Eric Riley and his Michigan teammates won their second preseason game last night at the Palace against Athletes in Action, 100-93, despite 45 points from Lorenzo Romar. Women's volleyball hopes to extend dominance over Illinois by Ryan Herrington Daily Sports Writer The Michigan women's volley- ball team takes to the road for the final time in 1991 this weekend when the Wolverines take on Big Ten opponents Purdue and Illinois. The Boilermakers (7-9 in the Big Ten, 10-15 overall) come into this weekend's match in seventh place in the Big Ten, a game behind the Wolverines. Purdue succumbed to Michigan earlier this season, 16-14, 15-6, 13-15, 15-12. It was the first time since 1981 that the Boilermak- ers had dropped a match to Michi- gan. Even with this early-season vic- tory, Wolverine coach Peggy Bradley-Doppes is concerned with tonight's opponent, especially con- sidering the match is in West Lafayette. "It's going to be real tough," Bradley-Doppes said. "This is a dif- ferent Purdue team then what we've seen before. They have great crowds and really get their place rocking. We must stay focused." Sophomore outside hitter Carey Burvis leads the Boilermaker attack with a 2.90 kill average. Purdue coach Carol Dewey has nothing but praise for Burvis. "She has made significant strides in all her skills, particularly de- fense and hitting," Dewey said. "She is really coming into her own." In her first season on the volley- ball team, junior Donna Gill leads Purdue in hitting efficiency (.240) and blocking (1.35 blocks per game). When Gill is not blocking a volley- ball, she can be found blocking a STANDINGS Conf. Overall WL W L Ohio State 160 23 3 Penn State 133 23 3 Wisconsin 12 4 19 8 Illinois 11 5 16 8 Minnesota 106 13 14 Michigan 88 17 10 Purdue 7 9 10 15 Northwestern 5 11 818 Indiana 4 12 7 20 Iowa 1 15 6 24 Michigan State 1 15 3 23 THIS WEEKEND Tonight Michigan at Purdue Penn State at Wisconsin Ohio State at Minnesota Michigan State at Illinois Indiana at Iowa Tomorrow Michigan at Illinois Indiana at Minnesota Penn State at Northwestern Sunday Ohio State at Iowa Michigan State at Purdue basketball for Purdue's women's team, moonlighting as a forward for the Boilermakers. If there is any team with more reason to seek revenge on the Wolverines than Purdue, it is to- morrow's opponent, Illinois (11-5, 16-8). Last season, the Illini were shocked by Michigan in Ann Arbor, being swept in three games for one of Michigan's two Big Ten victo- ries. In this year's first rematch, Illinois was still baffled by the Wolverines, falling in four games at Keen Arena. However, Illinois coach Dr. Mike Hebert has not used revenge as a tool in his team's prac- tices this week. "Revenge is when something happens that sticks in your craw," Hebert said. "However, our losses the last two years haven't been flukes. Michigan is a good team which outplayed us those nights. It's a sign of how far Peggy has brought the program." Illinois is fourth in the Big Ten, after being the preseason favorite to take this year's title. Nevertheless, Hebert is pleased with his team's performance this season. "We're about where we thought we would be going into the season," Hebert said. "We didn't have lofty goals with the young squad we had. Our goals were more performance- related rather than finish-related. We're not overjoyed by the season, but at the same time we aren't un- happy." Michigan must be aware of Illini junior Lorna Henderson. Henderson is second in the Big Ten in kills, be- hind Michigan's Michelle Horrigan, with 4.04 kills per game. The women's volleyball team travels to Purdue and Illinois this weekend. Michigan beat the Boilermakers and Illini at home earlier this season. Men spikers swing back into action by Dan Linna Daily Sports Writer Back from the beach and onto the hardwood. That's the theme for this Saturday's 24-team MSU Comeback Classic, where the Michigan men's club volleyball team will offi- cially begin its preseason. The Wolverines are looking to do well in the tournament, but the preseason will also answer some questions for the team. "We are not so concerned about winning," Wolverine coach Tom Johengen said. "We need to develop lineups and find out who is com- fortable playing together. The pre- season will give us a chance to play some new people and get used to competition again instead of just practices." The Wolverines are looking to improve on last season when they finished ninth in the nationals. They will have to do so without the ser- vices of now-graduated team leader Jeff Timberlake. "We don't have the one devastat- ing player that we had last year in Timberlake," junior co-captain Rico Latham said. "We have great poten- tial, and everyone has to step up and play their role. By mid-season, we will be a force to be reckoned with." Tomorrow's tournament does not hold much importance to the Wolverines, because they are gearing up for the Big Ten preseason tour- nament in Champaign the following weekend. "This is just to prime us and hone us," Latham said. "The presea- son Big Ten is the big thing, and this tournament will be a good warm up. While Latham looks at this weekend as a tuneup, junior Steve Arellano is concentrating on this weekend's results. "We want to win," said Arel- lano. "We want to do better than last year when we finished ninth. This will be a chance for the new people to play and we just want to keep improving." The possibility of playing rival Michigan State helps to spice up the preseason for the Wolverines, but there is no guarantee that the teams will meet. "If we happen to play them, we will be fired up," Johengen said. "MSU and us have been two of the top teams in the Midwest Intercol- legiate Volleyball Association. If we do play them, it will be a good evaluation of where we are at right now." This is not the first action for the Wolverines. 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