Women's Cross Country at The Indiana Invitational Saturday, 10:30 a.m. Bloomington SPORTS Football vs. Oklahoma State Saturday, 12:35 p.m. (ESPN) Michigan Stadium The Michigan Daily Thursday, September 17,1992 Page 5 Students flock to Union for icer tix by Brett Forrest Daily Hockey Writer The Athletic Ticket Office's sale of 1992-93 student season hockey tickets went off without a hitch yes- terday in the Michigan Union. The ticket office sold approximately 1,000 of the 1,200 ticket packages between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. in the Pendleton Room. Last year's sale of tickets was quite an unorganized event as there were no structured lines and students involved ended up in a scrum-like group in the Union basement. "We were not really prepared for what happened last year," assistant ticket manager Brian Klemz admit- ted. "Two years ago we sold 200 season tickets. Last year, we sold over 1,200. It was down in the MUG and there was no anticipation." Yesterday's sale was a far cry from the chaos of last year. The line began at the north entrance of the Union, wound up the stairs and slinked its way around tables set up in the Pendleton Room. "We had a little more space. to work with," Klemz said. The overwhelming demand coin- cides with Michigan's hockey re- naissance. The past two seasons, the Wolverines have qualified for the NCAA tournament and have estab- lished themselves among the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's (CCHA) elite. Last year, the Maize and Blue captured their first-ever CCHA title and also reached the NCAA Final Four. This season, Michigan coach Red Berenson's squad returns several key players and welcomes a promising freshman class. Many students camped out overnight in hopes of getting good seats for this year's edition of Wolverine pucksters. * "We got there at 10 p.m. and were already 13th in line," said Steve Malecki, a junior in the School of Engineering. "We needed 15 tickets, so some friends and I did it in shifts. Once the doors opened, the line went pretty fast." "A group of us got there at 2:30 a.m.," senior kinesiology concentra- tor Jen Miriani said. "We were num- ber 240 and were out of there by 8:15. It was a good setup and it worked out really well." There were 1,000 tickets sold in all yesterday. The remaining 200 season seats will go on sale at the Athletic Ticket Office this week and next. The new extended hours of the office are Monday through Friday 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Trio awaits NCAA ruling 'M' declares Webber, Rose, Riley ineligible for now by Andy De Korte Daily Basketball Writer As a result of paid appearances at a fund-raising event in Holland, Mich., and alleged illegal visits to various basketball camps throughout the summer, the Michigan athletic department has declared three members of its men's basketball team ineligible for the upcoming season. However, Michigan officials are hopeful that sophomores Chris Webber and Jalen Rose, and senior Eric Riley will have their eligibility restored by the NCAA before the season opener against Rice Dec. 1. Michigan declared the three players ineligible, according to assistant athletic director Bruce Madej, in a report submitted to the NCAA last week. While the report does not belie the possible severity of the situation, it does not reveal anything that Wolverine fans should fear at this point. It is uncertain what punishment, if any, the NCAA will give out to the program. The possible outcomes ranges from acquittal to a loss of eligibility for an extended portion of the season if the NCAA decides major violations have occurred. The athletic department has no comment at this stage, but a self- investigation preceded this report. In situations in which impro- prieties may have occurred, it is to the benefit of the university to sus- pend the relevant parties in a show of cooperation with the NCAA. The action also serves to protect the program. Had the athletic de- partment failed to take this step, whichever games Webber, Rose and Riley competed in would be auto- matically forfeited if the NCAA later ruled suspension was in order. The report will have no effect un- til the start of the season because the players remain eligible to practice with the team. The primary infraction revolves around the compensation the three- some received for their appearance Aug. 22 at a fund-raiser for a Holland youth who is in need of an ear operation. While compensation is fully acceptable under NCAA regulations, the controversy arose out of ambiguity of an NCAA statute mandating student-athletes be com- pensated "legitimate and normal ex- penses." The trio received $300 each for its services, which included judging a slam-dunk contest, signing auto- graphs and passing out awards. The second infraction concerns an apparent "over-visiting" of bat- ketball camps. NCAA bylaws state that while student-athletes may work at camps, they may do so "provided not more See BASKETBALL, Page S e (0 111(ce (1 ] hnrlay Af ilm is now accepting applications for We are seeking highly motivated college students to work with high school students in the Martin Luther King, Jr./Csar Chavez/Rosa Parks College Club Program. Student Leaders are needed to facilitate bi-weekly presentations at high schools in the Detroit Metropolitan area. These presentations focus on issues pertaining to college including, SAT/ACT preparation, financial aid, choosing a college, and much more. Complete training and materials are provided. 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"We had too many shots for that few goals," Michigan coach Peter Manning said. "I don't know. Hopefully this win will put us on our way. But it just wasn't very hearten- ing that we didn't finish all the chances that we had." The Wolverines had .28 shots on goal in the first half but failed to score until the 42-minute mark. Leading scorer Lisa Ashton put Michigan on the board when she ri- fled a shot past EMU goalie Jennifer Thompson. The bounces in the second half were a bit kinder to the Wolverines. Junior Neysa Colizzi's left-footer at 63 minutes, assisted by senior Jenny Steinhebel, put them up, 2-0. Later, forward Shannon Loper bulled over Thompson for an easy open-netter. One minute after that, Loper notched her fourth goal of the season to put the Eagles away for good. Wolverine keeper Crissy Rice had a relaxing afternoon as the Eastern Michigan offense was rela- tively nonexistent. Rice recorded two saves, but the Eagles never threatened to score. The shutout was Rice's second of the season. "This was probably my easiest game of the season," Rice said. "It really wasn't a very challenging game." Though the Wolverines domi- nated throughout, they were unhappy with their production. Time after time, open shots sailed wide. Sophomore Lynda Hart had an op- portunity early in the first half, but her shot caromed off the left post. Hart was just one of the many who missed open shots. Ashton may have had the worst luck of them all. In the second half, after just missing wide on a one-on-one opportunity against the Eagles' Thompson, Ashton fired a cannon shot that missed high by about six inches. "We should have beaten them much worse than we did," Loper said. "The ball was bouncing off the posts and we really had trouble get- ting it in (the net). But hopefully this is a start of a winning streak." 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