0 Page 14-The Michigan Daily- Friday, December 6, 1991 Wrestlers roll their bones - 'M' knows when to hold 'em as it heads to Vegas by Tim Rardin Daily Sports Writer Wrestling, like many sports, employs a gradual training program that ultimately prepares athletes to peak at specific meets. For the Michigan wrestling team, this weekend's Las Vegas Classic is the first of these meets. The Wolverines have used their previous competition to prepare for this weekend, which will be their first tournament in which team scores are kept. Coming off a 21-15 dual-meet victory over 17th-ranked Lehigh last weekend, the Wolverines appear to be right on schedule. Coach Dale Bahr felt that the Lehigh meet could not have come at a better time. "We had been wrestling six- minute matches in the Opens, but we went back to the standard seven- minute matches against Lehigh," Bahr said. "It'll be seven again this weekend, so I think we'll be ready for it. "I think the meet with Lehigh also helped us keep our weight down, which can be tough over Thanksgiving." A host of top-ranked teams will join No. 8 Michigan in Las Vegas for the tournament, including four of the Amateur Wrestling News' preseason top five. Only third- ranked Penn State is missing from this group that includes defending Big Ten and NCAA champion Iowa, Oklahoma State, Ohio State, and Iowa State. "This ,is like a mini-NCAA tourname t," Bahr added. "We are definitely looking at some good competition. I think Iowa has to be the favorite." For the most part, the young Wolverines are healthy, with the major exception being senior Phil Tomek (Hwt.), who is still recover- ing from a bout with food poison- ing. He has finished eighth and third in this event the last two years, and is still scheduled to start for the Wolverines. The rest of the Wolverines ap- pear to be in good shape, with all- American Joey Gilbert (134) once again leading the way. Gilbert has not lost a match yet this season, de- spite wrestling at 142 for both the Eastern and Ohio Opens. He will be looking to improve upon last year's second-place performance in Las Vegas. Overall, Bahr is pleased with his team's progress at this point in the season. "From a conditioning and train- ing standpoint, I think we're where we want to be," Bahr added. "Now we just have to go out there and see what happens." This will be the Wolverines' last competition before the semester ends. They will wrestle next on Dec. 28-29 in the Midlands Championships in Evanston. Michigan sophomore goalie Chris Gordon makes a save against the University of Illinois-Chicago Flames earlier this season. Gordon will be sharing time in the nets this weekend with Steve Shields as the second- place Wolverines face conference-leading Lake Superior State in two critical CCHA contests. 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"We proved that we are as good as them and we are not going to take a back- seat to them again. We were unsure, both of physical strength and men- tal strength, but now we know we are as strong if not stronger." Michigan's No. 2 ranking in the nation has convinced LSSU coach Jeff Jackson of the Wolverines' strength, even if his own team is ranked fourth. "Michigan is one of the best teams in the nation right now," he said. "We will be happy to get a few points from Michigan up here. For some reason we have been more suc- cessful at Yost Arena recently." Michigan's last victory against the Lakers was last season at The James Norris Center, 4-3. Berenson has said that the Lakers have shown they are human by los- ing as many conference games (two) already this year as they did all last season. On the contrary, they just showed they are collegiate, because they lost nine players and did not exit from national elite status. "I wasn't necessarily sure how we would do, I thought we would be in the middle of the pack. The freshmen haven't made a great con- tribution to the offense, but overall they adjusted great," Jackson said. "(Michigan) has a great incentive to come out hard, but our freshmen have no great motivation other than playing a great team." CCHA first team selections, Doug Weight and Jim Dowd who combined for 102 points, headline the Lakers' loss. Unfortunately fobg everyone in the CCHA, LSSU ree tained the services of Darrin Made- ley, who leads the CCHA in goals against by over afull goal (1.51), and save percentage (.932). With Made- ley as the anchor, the Lakers feature a great defense which leads the league in penalty killing. Power play goals have been a constant for the Wolverines and will be a key in their performance this weekend. David Oliver's seven power play goals tie him with Colin Ward of Western Michigan for the conference lead. Michigan has three scorerg among the top 10 in the CCHA, as well as some of the top defenseme ,; in the league, putting added pressure on LSSU. Jackson has admitted the Lakers won't be able to key on any particular Wolverine. . While he may be scared that the statistics and records favor the Wolverines, the numbers have not allowed Michigan to conquer LSSU. U% ISUUUN I UN HUUMS $ 1 00 PER PERSON, PER NIGHT FROM Limited availability STAY AT DAYTONA'S MOST FABULOUS MOTELS DELUXE ROOMS WITH F 00 PRIVATE BALCONIES FROM$ VU UP TO 5 PEOPLE PER ROOM CAMPUS R Lowest Keg N E Prices in Town Guaranteed! Corner of State and Packard Open til midnight Sun-Thurs til 2 A.M. Fri & Sat 665-4431 I--- ----1 Sponsored by An anonymous, conhldenilo post counseing phone-hin* .n you ned td t alk. we're here to listen:' 1,A Counseling Services. 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