0 Page 10--The Michigan Daily- Monday, December 2,1991 Michigan Sports Calendar Monday, December 2 Men's Basketball at Detroit Mercy, 7:30 p.m., Cobo Hall Tuesday, December 3 Women's Basketball at Central Michigan, 7:30 p.m., Mount Pleasant Wednesday, December 4 No events scheduled Thursday, December 5 Women's Swimming and Diving Michigan Invitational, TBA, Chanham Natatorium Friday, December 6 Men's/Women's Swimming and Diving Michigan Invitational, 10 a.m./5 p.m., Canham Natatorium Ice Hockey at Lake Superior State, 7:30 p.m., Sault St. Marie Wrestling at Las Vegas Classic, All Day, Las Vegas Saturday, December 7 Men's/Women's Swimming and Diving Michigan Invitational, 10a.m./5 p.m., Canham Natatorium Men's Basketball at Cleavland State, 7:30 p.m., Cleavland, Ohio Women's Basketball at Toledo, 7:30 p.m., Toledo, Ohio Ice Hockey at Lake Superior State, 7:30 p.m., Sault St. Marie1 Wrestling at Las Vegas Classic, All Day, Las Vegas Sunday, December 8 Men's/Women's Swimming and Diving Michigan invitational, 10a.m./5 p.m., Canham Natatorium AsSOctEDPRESS To-1-1. 25 F. ; ( *~k**h utt tip ax ega 40 o.. t teat s; .t outry.. 2: . .. .. : ... ... ....(. . 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"We're still trying to find out how to keep our momentum," Michigan coach Tom Johengen said. "A lot of the problem is concentra- tion and having the poise to continue to play well when things are not go- ing well." Michigan began the 15-team tournament by defeating Indiana and Park College by identical 2-0 scores, and splitting with Wisconsin and Purdue Saturday. Michigan was seeded third and was scheduled to play Purdue in the quarterfinals yesterday. However, Michigan was forced to play the fifth seed, Illinois because of a rule stipulating that teams who ad- Michigan Daily Athlete-of-the-Week WHO: Trish Andrew TEAM: Women's basketball HOMETOWN: Northfield, Ill. YEAR: Junior ELIGIBILITY: Junior WHY: Andrew, one of the Wolverines' tri-captains, followed up her 25-point effort against the Cuban national team in the preseason with 27 points, 10 rebounds, six blocked shots, and three steals to lead Michigan in its 86-67 victory over Boston College yesterday. BACKGROUND: Andrew is the all-time Michigan blocked shots leader after only two seasons ... has led the Big Ten in that category in both her previous seasons ... received all-Big Ten honorable mention recognition last year ... 27 points bests previous high mark of 22, reached twice last season ... 1989 all-State, all-America selection at famed New Trier High School in Chicago suburbs ... led NTHS to 29-2 record as state Class A runner-up ... enrolled in College of Literature, Science and Arts. FLORIDA VAULTS TO THIRD IN AP POLL Gators beat Seminoles, 14-9 vanced from the same pool not meet in the quarterfinals. "We're kind of disappointed," senior Kurt Schroeder said. "We played well on Saturday and we hoped to do better yesterday but we just didn't execute as well as we had earlier." While the team had higher ex- pectations coming into the tourna- ment the Wolverines feel they are developing well. "Part of the reason we're happy is that we know we can whoop every team in the Big Ten," junior Soren Juul said. "When we play on an emotional high we are unbeatable. Against Illinois, we went from a high to burying our heads in the sand." Johengen said Michigan has gone into last two tournaments feeling. confident that they would be able to advance to the finals. "I was talking to Michigan State's coach, and he thought a lot of the other teams would be gunning for Michigan and Michigan State," Johengen said. "I think people get up against us. They play hard against us. There aren't going to be any easy games." TITANS Continued from page 9 and decided to stay as a matter of pride. The Wolverine coaching staff is not taking that issue lightly and as custom and a precaution, they have been scouting the upstart U of D team. Fisher was spotted at a Ti tan game in Cobo Hall Tuesday. night. Although they lost to Chicago State in their season opener, Fishet isn't ready to write the Titans off. "We have to one, make sure we're prepared to play hard," Fisher said. "You think, 'Well Detroit got beat by Chicago State.' Some people would laugh and say, 'Michigan's gonna beat them by 100 points.' But when I came to Detroit in my first* year here we never led until the (final) minute or so. Detroit was more excited to play that one than we were." Excitement and pride aside, Fisher believes that the sheer fact that this is the opening game of the '91-'92 season should be motivation enough for his team. The Wolverines are the last Big" Ten team to open up their regular- season schedule. "We've got to take advantage of the time that we've got," Fisher said. "Others are out playing and go- ing back to work on all the things they see they've done wrong. We haven't had all those opportuni- ties." As a result, the Wolverines placed extra emphasis on their two* pre-season games with the Cuban National team and Athletes in Ac- tion. The team also held a series of public intrasquad scrimmages after the conclusion of football games to generate extra experience for this young team. Fisher's, starting lineup will in- clude Talley and Rose at the guards, with Webber and Voskuil at the forwards. Eric Riley and Juwan Howard are battling for the start- ing spot at center. "Right now I'm not sure whether I'm gonna start Juwan or Eric," Fisher said. As of last Tuesday's practice, Ri- ley was not part of the blue squad, the color that the starting team wears in practice. The Wolverines have been work- ing on limiting turnovers. Last week against Athletes in Action, Michigan committed 16 turnovers on inbound plays and fast breaks alone. "We did a film session with them and showed them their turnovers, and why they happened," Fisher said. GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Florida State, the nation's top team for nearly three months, is now only third-best in its own state. No. 5 Florida handed the third- ranked Seminoles their second con- secutive loss Saturday, knocking its intrastate rival out of the national championship picture with a 14-9 victory. The triumph was the eighth straight for Florida (10-1), which won its first official Southeastern Conference championship this sea- son and is headed to the Sugar Bowl to play Notre Dame. It also stopped a four-game losing streak to Florida State and means the Gators are no worse than second-best in the state after being considered No. 3 for the past five years. "It's been a long time coming," Florida defensive tackle 'Brad Culpepper said. "I'd rather beat them four years in a row, but I'm proud to be part of the team that stopped the streak." Florida State (10-2) lost the No. 1 ranking to Miami two weeks ago and finishes last in the state by virtue of its 0-2 record against the Hurricanes and Gators. The Semi- noles will close the season against Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl. "Being No. 1, we were a target all year. We might have run out of some juice at the end," Florida State quarterback Casey Weldon said. "I don't think we can even consider it a good season now with the expecta- tions we had." Shane Matthews threw for 208 yards and one touchdown, and Errict Rhett rushed for 109 yards and one touchdown. However, the key was the Florida defense, which harassed Weldon into a subpar performance and held Florida State to 37 yards net rushing. "It was one of the most emo- tional games I think I've ever been around as a player or as a coach," Florida coach Steve Spurrier said. "There was constant electricity. It seemed the game depended on every play." Matthews, who completed 13 of 30 passes for 208 yards, gave Florida a 14-3 lead when he rolled to his right to avoid a heavy rush and found Harrison Houston streaking downfield against Florida State linebacker Reggie Freeman on a 72- yard touchdown play. Freeman was left with single coverage of Houston when FSU cornerb'ack Terrell Buckley moved up to stop Matthews from running. Freeman, trailing the receiver, slightly overran the pass while Houston made an adjustment and sprinted away from the stumbling linebacker after making the catch. "It was a busted play really," said Buckley, a Matthews' high school teammate who had two in- terceptions and set a NCAA record for return yardage in a career. The 11-point lead appeared safe until late in the fourth quarter when Weldon, who lost one fumble and threw an interception, finally got Florida State's offense on track. FSU, which failed to score a touchdown on two possessions in- side the Florida five, drove 80 yards to pull within six points when Amp Lee scored on a 25-yard pass play with 5:24 to go. The Seminoles got the ball back a minute later, but Weldon's bid to overcome a poor three quarters fell short when Florida stopped him on downs at the Gators' 14. Weldon, who completed 24 of 51 passes for 305 yards, had similar problems producing points in FSU's 17-16 loss to Miarni. The Seminoles failed to score touchdowns on three possessions inside the 20 against the Hurricanes and sputtered whenever they got near the goal line again Saturday. Penalties undermined two threats, and Weldon was sacked and fumbled for a 23-yard loss to knock Florida State out of field-goal range on one drive. On the last march, the Seminoles' quarterback couldn't get the ball to a wide-open Kevin Knox on third down, then had a fourth- pass broken up in the end zone by Florida's Will White. Chris Webber will be one of many Motown products playing in the Wolverines' game tonight against Detroit Mercy at Cobo Arena. EAGLES Continued from page 9 and they slammed it shut with a real good effort. "When Trish came back in, she exploded," he added. "She's not the one you expect to go out and create a lot defensively on the ball, but she was like a one man press there for a while. While she was so good at scoring, it was that one stretch de- fensively that meant a lot." A standout performance was turned in by Nuanes. Starting at point guard, Nuanes persistently ha- rassed BC's ballhandlers and also notched 22 points, including several baskets at key junctures in the sec- ond half. Her two-way effort keyed the game's tempo and outcome. "Jennifer is a good player," VanDeWege said. "She is very quick, she handles the ball well, she can shoot the three outside, she can drive. She really is our best all- around perimeter player, there's no question about it. As soon as she gains her confidence, she's going to be really, really tough." The match also marked a home- coming of sorts for Plotzke. In her 12th year as BC's head coach, Plotzke was a Michigan assistant for three seasons after graduating from Eastern Michigan in 1976. "It was a real special feeling coaching here," Plotzke said. "We played at Eastern on Friday, but my heart's always been at Michigan. To come back here was really very spe- cial." 1 1 - 2 SPECIAL , PURCHASE /#1+44% t WHAT'S HAPPENING Trivia Answer Stan "The Man" Musial, with 475 career home runs1 FM RADIO ~-- UniqueAM/FM Radio & Headphone In One! - Padded - Comfortable - Lightweight - Lifetime Warra i RECREATIONAL SPORTS Intramural Sports Program ICE HOCKEY - WINTER - I (LIMITED TO 30 TEAMS) FntriA takAn- TLJFSDAY DFCEMRF 10.1991 Chemical Engineering Graduate Program We invite seniors in Engineering and Natural Sciences to apply to the M.S. and Ph.D. programs in Chemical Engineering at Michigan State University. 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