91 Page 6-The Michigan Daily-Sports Monday- February 10, 1992 Duals has NCAA feel Meet offers preview of national championships by Tim Rardin Daily Sports Writer Last weekend's Cliff Keen National Team Duals proved to be a mini version of the NCAA wrestling championships in two very distinct ways. First, the event welcomed 14 teams, includ- ing the defending Division I, II, III, and NAIA champions, and eight of the top 10 teams in DIvision I rankings. On those teams were 37 All-Americans, 42 nationally-ranked wrestlers, and five returning national champs. Second, Iowa won. In fact, Iowa dominated, as its closest match came against No. 2 Iowa State in the final. The Hawkeyes, who are the defending DIvision I national champions, pre- vailed easily, 32-13. Coach Dan Gable has led his squad, which this year returns All- Americans in nine out of ten weight classes, four of whom are currently No. 1, to 19 straight Big Ten titles and a 12-0 dual meet record thus far this season. The reign contin- ues. Aside from Iowa, which is clearly in a class all its own, the rest of the field provided a very exciting weekend of wrestling action. In fact, 11 matches came down to the final heavy- weight class, three of which included ninth- ranked Michigan. While the Wolverines lost two of those decisions, 18-17 to No. 3 Penn State and 19-18 to No. 10 Ohio State. OSU won all three of its close matches to capture third place in the tournament. Saturday against fifth-ranked Wisconsin, the Buckeyes stormed back from a 12-0 deficit after two weight classes to take the lead, 18-17, after the 177-pound class. They went on to win easily, 25-17, advancing to a semifinal bout with Iowa. After falling to the Hawkeyes, 35-8, Ohio State matched up with Michigan. The Buck- eyes had to win at heavyweight to eke out the one-point victory and did just that as OSU's Ray Mendoza, ranked seventh in the country, defeated Wolverine Philk Tomek, 5-3. The final come-from-behind victory came in the consolation match against Penn State, who had beaten the Buckeyes, 24-17, earlier in the season. But Ohio State would not be denied, as they took the last three weight classes, including falls at 177 and heavy- weight, to win 23-20. The fifth-place match pitted the Wolverines against Wisconsin. The Badgers boasted five nationally-ranked competitors, including No. 3 158-ponder Matt Demaray, who was named the Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament. Coach Dale Bahr's squad held an 18-14 advan- tage, coming down again to the final weight class. This time, Tomek prevailed, putting the finishing touches on the 22-14 victory. "I'm a little disappointed that we lost the close ones," Bahr said. "But we were strong enough to come back, and it was nice to get some good wins from our veterans." Nebraska, ranked eighth, and No. 17 Purdue closed out the placing, as the Corp- huskers edged the Boilermakers, 22-19, to capture seventh-place overall. Bahr was pleased to be able to host the tournament, which was held in Ann Arbor for the first time ever. "The whole atmosphere gave us a good look at the NCAAs," Bahr said. "Of course, it was especially nice to have it in our own back- yard." Michigan All-American Joey Gilbert wrestles against an Oregon opponent in the Cliff Keen National Team Duals. Iowa won the 14- team tournament, defeating Iowa State, 32-13. DUALS Continued from page 1 to pull Michigan within one, but Penn State again established its four-point lead when Mike Kraft (190) scored a decsion over Jehad Hamdan. Tomek earned only a decision in the heavyweight match, and the Wolverines lost the heartbreaker by one point. "Gilbert had a great match that got the crowd going, and Lanny, Sean, and Brian were also tough," Bahr said. "But Jesse at 167 didn't get the job done, and (Hamdan) also cost us at 190. I can find good in (the match), but becausewe lost by one point, it's hard to." Michigan thus went to the con- solation round Saturday evening, where it tangled with Nebraska- Omaha (UNO), the reigning NCAA Divsion II champions. But that did not bother the Wolverines, who eas- ily tamed the Mavericks, 42-5. Michigan beat Nebraska in its next match, 33-11, and headed into the consolation semifinal against tenth-ranked Ohio State in hopes of earning third place for the meet. However, Michigan fell short when the Buckeyes climbed from behind and eked out a 19-18 victory. Michigan was in control for the duration of the match, as Leemaster, Gilbert, Bonnet and James Rawls all earned decisions. However, a draw between Green (No. 7) and third-ranked Kevin Randleman and a Buckeye pin by Rex Holman (No. 4 at 190) of Hamdan pulled Ohio State within two points. But Ray Mendoza (No. 7) de- feated Tomek by decision, giving the Buckeyes their only lead of the match. "Both losses (to PSU and OSU) were hard because we thought we had them and then lost them," Bahr said. "I'd rather lose by 40 (points) than one." The Wolverines battled for fifth place in their final match against Wisconsin. Although the Badgers jumped out to an early lead, the Wolverines ran away with a 22-14 victory. Gilbert earned his sixth victory of the weekend with a 12-5 trounc- ing of Badger Steve Hoffman. Bonnet, who is ranked eleventh at 158, moved up to 167 to face sev- enth-ranked Badger John Harms, and earned a 4-1 decision over him. 90 MICHE n Heavyweight Phil Tomek grapples with a Penn State wrestler in Crisler Arena Saturday. Tomek was victorious in this match on his way to a 5-1 record over the weekend. VanDeWege upset with his team's lack of effort MSU women thrash Blue cagers, 76-55 by Jeff Williams Daily Basketball Writer EAST LANSING-The Mich- igan women's basketball team's 76- 55 loss to Michigan State last Friday was indicative of the prob- lems it has had in the Big Ten this season. The Wolverines showed glimmers of aggressive play but were unable to maintain it the entire game. Michigan was able to keep within reach of the Spartans for most of the first half. The Wolverines played with intensity on defense and were taking - and making - intelligent shots on the offensive end. But in the waning moments of the half, the Spartans stepped up their play and began to overwhelm the Wolverines. By halftime they had built a 12-point lead. "I'm real unhappy with my team right now," Michigan coach Bud VanDeWege said. "Each of the last four games I've been saying that the other team has come out and was more aggressive than we were." Michigan's lack of aggressive- ness was its undoing in the second half. The Wolverines succumbed to State's transition game and the movement Michigan showed on of- fense disappeared. Michigan received very little support from its guards the entire game. Char Durand was reduced to 1-for-3 shooting from the field and three points. Jen Nuanes and Leah Wooldridge were held to only eight and seven points, respectively. The Spartans also shut down Michigan's main offensive threat, Trish Andrew, by preventing her from taking the short range jumpers that she was making in the first half. "They forced Andrew out of her game," VanDeWege said. "They went out and guarded her and that meant that she had to go down and post up. She just wasn't willing to dig in for some tough baskets." The Wolverines' lack of inten- sity on offense and inability to get back on defense prompted VanDe- Wege to make substitutions for all five players on the court. "I just can't stand to watch no intensity," he said. "(Pulling all five players) is something I've never done before, but I felt it was necessary." by Tim Spolar Daily Basketball Writer EAST LANSING - What the Michigan women's basketball team lacks in Houdini-like quickness it certainly makes up for in consis- tency. The Wolverines once again disappeared on the court Friday, los- ing, 76-55, to Michigan State. In what has become a familiar scene on the road this year, the Wolverines (1-8 Big Ten, 5-13 over- all) jumped out of the gates with sharp, intense play on both ends of the court, only to fade away into sub-mediocrity late in the first half. After opening the contest with three inspired minutes in which they carried the lead and dominated play, the Wolverines lost a bit of their edge. While they were able to hang close to the Spartans until the mid- way point of the half, their trade- mark lack of offensive execution and defensive aggressiveness again began to rear its ugly head. The Spartans (6-3, 12-7) made no mistake in taking advantage of the situation, outscoring the Wolver- ines, 20-10, in the final 10 minutes to carry a 42-30 lead into the locker room. "We lost our intensity," junior center Trish Andrew said. "We came out strong - ready to fight. But we gave in a little bit and let them have a lead." Similarly, in the second half, Michigan came out firing, outscor- ing MSU 7-4 in the first three min- utes. However, poorly executed possessions emotionally scrapped the Wolverines, who were blanked over the next four minutes. Michigan was so devoid of ag- gressiveness that coach Bud VanDe- Wege substituted four freshmen and backup guard Stacie McCall at one interval, benching the Wolverine starters. "That was outrageous, but I got tired of seeing no intensity," Van- DeWege said. "There's no excuse for that. I'm embarrassed by it: "The game score at that point was meaningless. I'm just not goi1g to have anyone in a Michigan uli- form out there playing that way. I just can't stand to watch no inten- sity. I'm really unhappy with rmy team right now, but you've got ,to give credit to Michigan State." Indeed, the Spartans played: a very sound game. Balanced scoring from forwards Kisha Kelley, Annette Babers, and guard Marline Ferguson combined with aggressive rebounding left little chance for a Michigan comeback in the second half. The Spartans dominated all of the key facets of the game, including points off turnovers (23 to Mich- 0 igan's 7), second-chance points (27 to 8), and points in the lane (44 ,to 12). Michigan State also notched 3 assists while committing only 10 turnovers, compared to 14 and 21, respectively, for Michigan. Michigan did have two positives in the individual play of Andrew and Molly Heikkinen. Andrew, mired in a shooting slump of late, connected for 17 points, while 0 adding to her nation-leading blocked Stacie McCall and the women's basketball team fell to rival Michigan State Friday evening, dropping to 1-8 in the Big Ten. PARIS DISCI SUMMER PRO Intersession: May, Summer Session:. A More than 50 reg University's lib SAA three-weekF program, fea conversatio . 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