Men's Gymnastics vs. Minnesota Sunday, 2 p.m. Cliff Keen Arena SPORTS Women's Basketball vs. Illinois Sunday, 2 p.m. Crisler Arena The Michigan Daily Thursday, January 9, 1992 Page 10 AGGRESSIVE HAWKEYE DEFENSE WORRIES FISHER Iowa to press Blue in opener - S by John Niyo Daily Basketball Writer Freddie Hunter is starting to like these trips to Iowa. Last year, when Michigan travelled to face the Hawkeyes in Iowa City, Hunter made his first appearance in a Wolverine uniform after joining the team as a walk-on. Today, Hunter will play his first game as a scholarship player, when Michigan (8-1) faces Iowa (8-2) in the first 1991-92 Big Ten contest for both squads at 7:30 p.m. "I remember going to Iowa last year," Hunter said. "I'll never for- get that, my first game and every- thing. But I'm looking forward to the scholarship. I always wanted it. It's always been in the back of my mind." Hunter, a senior captain, heard from coach Steve Fisher after practice Tuesday that he would be put on full scholarship immedi- ately. The vacated slot came as a result of sophomore forward Sam Mitchell's decision to transfer for the second semester. Mitchell an- nounced yesterday that he will transfer to Cleveland State to play for former Michigan assistant coach Mike Boyd. "Anytime you leave a school you want to go someplace where you feel comfortable, where you know the personnel," Boyd said. "Sam -felt comfortable with the coaching staff here, and I had a part in recruit- ing Sam at Michigan. We're pleased to have him here. He can be an im- pact player for us." This year, five of Hunter's teammates will be seeing their first Big Ten action. Fisher isn't sure how that will affect them. "It'll be a very difficult game for us," Fisher said. "It'll be inter- esting to see how they react. For some of them it will be their first time in Carver-Hawkeye (Arena). "We've got four of our first five games out on the road, so if we can sneak a couple of games we'll be in great shape," Fisher said. "But, if we can't win a couple, then we'll be at the point where we have to win just to get back in the race." Making matters worse for the relatively untested Wolverines tonight will be Iowa's full-court press, a trademark of Hawkeye coach Tom Davis' teams. "They come at you with that suffocating press," Fisher said. "It's what starts their offense. They try to force you into making mis- takes." Michigan, despite its youth, has improved tremendously in that area. Early on, the Wolverines were turn- ing the ball over with regularity. But against top-ranked Duke, the first-year players were able to han- dle the pressure defense. "You just never know how the press will affect a team," Davis said. "Sometimes, the press will make great players better. Some- times, it gets them out of their game. Hopefully, it's just one facet of the game." When teams are able to break the Iowa press, they aren't guaranteed an easy basket. Junior center Acie Earl, who led the conference in blocked shots his first two years, anchors the defense for Davis. Earl also leads the Hawkeyes in scoring (21.7 ppg) and rebounding (9.8), and he is again averaging nearly four blocks a game. Guard- James Moses (14.1) and forward Chris Street (10.1) both average, double figures in points as well. The addition of sophomore point guard Kevin Smith - he was aca demically ineligible for the first semester - facilitated the switch of junior Val Barnes to shooting guard from the point. 'I "Val had been playing at both the point and at two guard," Davis said. "So the change will help. Kevin adds a quickness dimension to our team that we need." Michigan's resources might be hampered a bit by injuries. Juwan Howard fell during practice last week and missed three days because of an injured hand and sore back. He returned to practice Tuesday. James Voskuil injured an ankle over win ter break but will also play tonight. KRISIOFFEH GILLEI T/Daily Chris Webber and the rest of the 8-1 Wolverines will be put to the test in their Big Ten opener at Iowa tonight. -AOCKEYNTEBK-A HOCKEY NOTEBOOK Lineup change leads to rookie openings . by Josh Dubow Daily Hockey Writer This weekend's hockey series against Notre Dame should have Wolverine forwards Anton Fiodorov and Vaclav Nedamansky see their first action of the season. Michigan coach Red Berenson is planning on dressing the two for tomorrow's game at Notre Dame. They will team with Ron Sacka on the Wolverines' fourth line, replacing the line of Mike Stone, Mike Knuble and Rick Willis tomorrow. "We want to see what these guys can do to help the team," Berenson said. "We want to see what potential contributions they can make to the team. We're going to need our depth some time this season." Berenson has not decided whether the trio will play in Saturday's game. Also tomorrow, the Wolverines will return to dressing the usual six defenseman. Doug Evans is expected to sit tomorrow but should return Saturday. In addi- tion, defenseman Mark Sakala should see his first ice time Saturday. Steve Shields is scheduled to start Friday's game between the pipes with Chris Gordon ex- pected to get the nod Saturday. EXPANSION: Monday, the Central Colle- giate Hockey Association announced that Alaska-Fairbanks would join the conference next season as an affiliate member. However, the Wolverines are not certain whether the Nanooks will appear on their schedule next season. NCAA legislation limits the number of reg- ular season games for a team to 34 and with the addition of Kent State and Notre Dame to the CCHA next season, Michigan has 30 dates al- ready filled. Michigan will once again compete in the Great Lakes Invitational with perennial participants Michigan State and Michigan Tech, as well as Northern Michigan. Berenson is unsure how he will fill the re- maining two dates. However, games played at Alaska do not count against a team's 34-game limit. Next year's expansion will also bring about a change in the playoff format. All 12 teams will qualify for the CCHA Championships, with the top four teams receiving byes. The bot- tom eight schools will play a single elimination game the first Tuesday after the regular season. The winners will go on and play the top four teams in best-of-three series before moving to the final four at Joe Louis Arena. Berenson feels the reasoning behind expan- sion was the increasing difficultly for an inde- pendent to compete nationally. Chris Gordon makes the save against Illinois-Chica against Notre Dame Saturday and Steve Shields w U VOLUNTEER... Uc' US( out KRISTOFFER GILLETTE/Daily go. He will start ill play tomorrow. LA, wash women: swimmers :* by Rich Mitvalsky Daily Sports Writer Ai --A 10 CARING WARMS THE HEART! 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