Men's and Women's Cross Country at Notre Dame Invitational Tomorrow, 2 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. South Bend, Ind. The Michigan Daily TSPORTS Thursday, October 1, 1992 Football vs. Iowa Saturday, 3:30 p.m. (ABC) Michigan Stadium Page 5 I oN " Big Ten opens with Soccer clubs fit to be tied, 1-1 Decimated men draw with ocelots by Mike Rancil o Daily Sports Writer 'ho-hum' matchups by Thom Holden Well folks, here we go. It is time for the Big Ten season. We all know who is going to the Rose Bowl, but there may be some surprises along the way. Minnesota (0-3) at Illinois (2-1) Illinois quarterback Jason Verduzco is one of the best in the Big Ten. He is strong, durable, and has a knack for the big play. Minnesota's quarterback, Marquel Fleetwood, leads the nation in total offense. The difference: Illinois has seven or eight guys who can at least spell "defense." Minnesota's players need a dictionary. Illinois 31, Minnesota 14 Northwestern (0-3) at Purdue (1-2) Purdue defeated California at the beginning of the season, then pro- ceeded to lose two straight. Northwestern lost to Boston College, Notre Dame and Stanford. Hmmm. In a battle of Big Ten nobodies, Purdue will at least show up with some semblance of an offense and defense. Northwestern won't show up with much of either. Purdue 27, Northwestern 10 Ohio State (3-0) at Wisconsin (2-1) Ohio State has the best defense in the Big Ten. With the emergence of quarterback Kirk Herbstreit, Ohio State has all of the tools to make a serious run for the Roses. (Michigan at Ohio State will decide the conference champion.) Speaking of tools, Wisconsin left its tools out overnight and somebody came by and took them! Ohio State 35, Wisconsin 14 _ Indiana (2-1) at Michigan State (0-3) Indiana actually has some talent this year. However, they lost their best defensive lineman for the year to injury. That will definitely hurt Indiana. However, I believe Michigan State has a terminal case of body odor. (I am not sure how else to say "Michigan State stinks") Michigan State has yet to take care of that foul odor emanating from East Lansing, therefore, another Spartan loss (BOO-HOO) is imminent. George Perles really should bathe his team in Lysol. Indiana 23, Michigan State 14 The Michigan men's soccer team tried to mix things up a bit against Schoolcraft last night at Mitchell Field. The lineup changes triggered a strong but disappointing 1-1 tie with the Ocelots. Michigan coach Aaron Smith was forced into using freshmen and other new players due to in- juries to Brian Rosewarne and senior co-captain Kelly Kuehne. "I've used eight to 10 new players," Smith said. "We're still a young team, and we're going to get better." Both Kuehne and Rosewarne are expected back in the lineup this weekend, but in their absence many players have stepped up their games to com- bat the lack of experience. Junior Reza Sadjapour continued his strong play by setting up several scoring opportunities for his teammates, including Michigan's only goal which came late in the first half. The play developed rather precariously. As Schoolcraft was setting up for a corner kick, Smith motioned to Sadjapour to back onto the offensive side of midfield. The kick caromed off a Wolverine head and bounced all the way out to the forward for a clean break. He slowed the ball up on the right side of the field, and crossed to a streaking Jim Lacey for an easy tap. Schoolcraft came back in the second half and tallied the tying goal off a batted ball. Michigan goaltender Alex Brown had little chance on the de- flected shot. Brown has been another player who has picked up the slack caused by the injuries. He has been playing better each time out. "He's come in and done a great job," Smith said. "He's good because he talks out there; he scares off the forwards (of the opposition)." EVAN PETRIE/Daily Michig an's Lynda H art collides with a Schoolcraft player in a match last night at Mitchell Field. Women squander chances with Schoolcraft by Jesse Brouhard Everything else is irrelevant unless the ball is put in the net. The women's soccer team learned that lesson the hard way last night and consequently had to settle for a 1-1 tie with Schoolcraft college. In the first half, Michigan dominated all as- pects of the contest. The Wolverines were es- pecially effective at getting to loose balls, en- abling them to keep play on the offensive side of the field. This strong effort materialized in the kickers 12-2 shots-on-goal advantage, but the offense still only managed one score. Michigan's only goal was the result of a Schoolcraft penalty. Senior Jenny Steinhebel quickly put the ball down and booted a strike to junior Lisa Ashton streaking up the middle of the penalty box. At that point it was a footrace between Ashton and the goalie which Ashton won, putting the Wolverines up, 1-0. The lead, however, did not last long. Schoolcraft countered just five minutes later with a corner kick goal of their own. On the play, the Ocelots were able to loft the ball into the crowded Michigan goal box. The ensu- ing scramble resulted in Schoolcraft's only score. The goal disheartened the blue kickers since it was only Schoolcraft's second shot of the game. Michigan coach Peter Manning explained the 1-1 score in the midst of a Wolverine 38-5 shooting advantage as a "lack of intensity and desire. We obviously should have won the game in the first 15-20 minutes seeing how we dominated in the first half." Many of the 38 Wolverine shots caine late in the game as the kickers tried to hit deep bombs from outside the penalty box. These low percentage shots decreased the number of easy opportunities for the team's forwards. "Toward the end of the game I think we sort of panicked and started taking those long shots," Manning said. "I do encourage the team to shoot within 20-25 yards since we do have some good shooters." One factor that led to the longer shots from outside the penalty box was the Ocelot's "circle the wagons" mentality. At many times throughout the game Schoolcraft would be playing a strictly defensive game. "They did have six or seven players back on defense with just three players on offense," Manning said. "They tried to hit the long ball and score then. It wasn't the most offensive team I've ever seen." The Wolverines do not have time to reflect on this disappointing tie, however. The squad is back in action tomorrow at Bowling Green. The kickers will have to get their intensity back up for the game ahead. "This season I told the team to take respon- sibility for talking to each other and keeping themselves motivated on the game. They just haven't been doing it," Manning said. "I take responsibility for this, I might just have to start screaming to get the team fired up." DOUGLAS KANTEFVDaily The Michigan women's volleyball team swept Michigan State in three games, 15-6, 15-9, 15-13, last night in East Lansing to up its record to 11-3. Spikers flog Spartans in three by Rich Mitvalsky Daily Sports Writer After soundly thumping Mich- igan State's Spartans in the first two games last night, the Wolverine women's volleyball team recovered from a huge third-game deficit to capture its third consecutive confer- ence match in as many outings. The Wolverines, who stung the Spartans in the first two games, 15- 6, 15-9, found themselves manhan- dled in the third game. Michigan State held a 12-2 advantage before a series of Hayley Lorenzen kills sparked an emotional ten-point Michigan run which tied the game at 12. After Michigan State grabbed a one-point lead, the Wolverines stole the match from the Spartans, scoring the closing three points. "I felt we did a good job coming in here and being prepared for an emotional match," Michigan's first- year head coach Greg Giovanazzi said. "We focused on just playing on our side of the net. "I think we mixed our hitting and tipping very well tonight. Serving tonight was the best of in any of our matches this year." The Wolverines, now 11-3 overall and 3-0 in Big Ten play, finished the match with 16 aces, with newcomer Suzy O'Donnell leading the team with four. Senior Michelle Horrigan led all players in kills and digs with 12 and 15, re- spectively. Griddes Turn in your Griddes picks by Friday at noon to the Stu- dent Publications Building at 420 Maynard. If you win, you receive a $15 gift certificate to O'Sullivans's Eatery & Pub. 1. Iowa at Michigan 2. Indiana at Michigan St. 3. Illinois at Minnesota 4. Ohio St. at Wisconsin 5. Northwestern at Purdue 6. Penn St. at Rutgers 7. Stanford at Notre Dame 8. Florida St. at Miami 9. Southern Cal at Washington 10. Texas Tech at Texas A&M 11. South Carolina at Alabama 12. Tennessee at Louisiana St. 13. UCLA at Arizona 14. Iowa St. at Oklahoma 15. N. Carolina St. at Ga. Tech 16. Georgia at Arkansas 17. Kentucky at Mississippi 18. Vanderbilt at Auburn 19. Ball St. at Western Michigan 20. Columbia at Colgate Tiebreaker - Total points: Iowa at Michigan: Name: Phone: Youthful by Paul Barger golfer The men's golf team opens play Friday with a solid starting five and a confident coach. Senior Anthony Dietz and company have raised coach Jim Carras' expec- tations. This weekend's Northern Intercollegiate Tournament in Bloomington, starting tomorrow and ending Sunday, will give the Wolverines a chance to showcase their talent to 23 other schools. "I think we've got a fairly solid group of guys," Carras said. "But we are missing that one man that will go out and consistently shoot par or better." That void exists due to the graduation of captain Dean Kobane. Carras feels that Dietz could be the man to step up for the Wolverines. In this year's fall qualifier, Dietz led the way with a five-round average of 72. Dietz and fellow senior James Carson (75.4 average) will act as co-captains for the 1992-1993 campaign. David Hall (74.2) is the only other senior to crack the starting five. In fact, due to the abundance of youth- ful talent, no other senior made even the top ten. This could very well mean that Michigan will be a force in s open season Big Ten golf for the next couple of years. The top ten includes four freshmen and sophomore Bill Lyle (73.8). Lyle, who played at Ann Arbor's Pioneer High School, averaged 77.9 in 19.5 matches as a freshman. The team will look for a similar season from freshman Mike Lyons. Lyons (74.6) came within four strokes of Lyle and the No. 2 spot. The present and future of the team looks very bright. Carras, in his 11th year at the helm, is brimming with excitement. He is hopeful that his top five will be suc- cessful without that one consistent golfer who can lead the way. "If these guys are as solid as I think they are, we won't need (Kobane)," he said. Carras believes that Dietz is a tremendous talent and has a good chance of being all-Big Ten and a participant in the 1993 NCAA Championships. "This year's team is quite a bit different from last year's. I think that we actually may be more success- ful," Dietz said, "Even though it may not say so on pa- per. This year's team has a positive frame of mind, while last year there was underachieving." __ Mo Jonathon B Pub Presents: IN NIGHT KARAOKE The University Activities Center is creating new positions . .. V.P. of MULTICULrURAL NORTHERN LIGHTS FOOTBALL NIGHT ..,, ..