Page 14 -The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 9, 1992 Stickers face Lion of a test by Jim Foss Daily Sports Writer Penn State represents a midterm examination for the Michigan field hockey team. The Wolverines are 6- 2 and playing well, but the Lady Li- ons are ranked third in the country. Michigan squares off against Fenn State today in Ann Arbor at 4 p.m., and the Wolverines need to perform well in this test if they hope to be around during field hockey's final exams - the NCAA Regionals knd the NCAA Championships. The Lady Lions are indeed a formidable foe. They made the na- tional semifinals of field hockey last year, finishing third. "Penn State is a strong team with a couple of exceptional players, in- cluding Jen Stewart, their center midfielder," Michigan coach Patti Smith said. "They also are a team with a lot of speed." Despite Penn State's high na- tional ranking, Michigan hopes to take advantage of playing on its home turf. "I think that we have a definite advantage by playing the game at home," Smith said. "It helps to play the game at (Oosterbaan Field House) where we know the field." The Wolverines will look to uti- lize an aggressive offensive style to get off a lot of shots early against Penn State. "They have a freshman goali( who's good, but beatable," Smith said. "We hope to be aggressive with our attack. Our intensity and execu- tion are important." Aggressive play should be easy for the Wolverines, who do not rely solely on one star offensive player. "Our scoring is spread out," Smith said. "Three to five (different) players can score on any given night." Michigan should also maintain its strong defense this weekend. The solid play of senior Mary Beth Bird and junior Lelli Hose continues to anchor the Michigan defense. Add to that the luxury of starting one of two solid goalies for any game and the Wolverines defense has the ability to frustrate opponents. Spikers face tough* Big Ten squads by Rich Mitvalsky Daily Sports Writer After beginning the season unde- feated against conference medi- ocrity, the Michigan women's vol- leyball team travels to Ohio State and Penn State this weekend to face the strength of the Big Ten. 0 It 7A 4"1 ATTl11 T VACATION TIME "SPRING BREAK SPECIAL" Two R.T. airfares to Fla. plus a One Day Cruise to the Bahamas Seven Nights Lodging at any major city in Fla. Processing Fee Total Cost Cost Per Person based on Double 0cc.... $472.50 $150.00 $770.00 $ 25.00 $945.00 The Michigan women's volleyball team faces its toughest tests so far this season with weekend road games against Ohio State and Penn State. Runners look to lead the flock in Shepherd Th''se aily '- Foot s. Ball - The State News PImer Feld- 4:30 Toda To receive this EXCITING VACATION ACT NOW and send $150.00 for your Reservation Request Form. Make check or money order payable to: Vacation Time, 2753 Auburn Rd. Rochester Hills, MI 48309 313-435-5720 University Parking Services is now offering a substantial number of parking spaces for students in various lots on North and South campuses. Spaces are available for overnight or day-time parking in the following lots: LOT LOCATION OVERNIGHT SC-9 NC-53 SC-5N NW Lots The Coliseum (Hill @ Division) Hayward Kipke Dr. Northwood Housing Lots** Yes* Yes No No by Tom Bausano and Rich Mitvalsky Daily Sports Writers A plethora of runners shall head to the hills of Shepherd, Michigan for the Michigan Intercollegiate Championships tomorrow. While the men's cross country squad will be looking to improve upon their per- formance last week, the women's team hope to maintain the level of racing they have experienced thus far into the season. This year's meet has been ex- panded from all the Division I schools in the state to include several smaller schools as well. The Wolverines hope to avenge last week's loss to Eastern Michigan. No. 1 men's runner, Matt Smith, will miss tomorrow's contest in or- der to take the GRE for admittance into graduate school. Jason Colvin will also be out of the line-up in or- der to rest some nagging injuries. These two open spots will be filled by red-shirt freshman Carlos Par- dello and junior Shawn Mackay. Mackay, who was the Big Ten Rookie-of-the-Year and the Central Collegiate's Individual Champion last year, will be racing for the first time this season. To date, health problems have not played a factor in the women's camp. Only minor colds have hin- dered the Wolverines, although race results haven't indicated it. The women, who turned in supe- rior performances last weekend in South Bend, Ind., look for similar success in Shepherd. Michigan runners captured the top four places at the Notre Dame Invitational, a meet which featured top regional contenders. Michigan State should provide the Wolverines with their toughest competition. Yet having already crushed Michigan State in a dual meet, Michigan's women should dominate the field this week, led by standouts sophomore Karen Harvey and senior all-American Amy Buchholz. Led by senior co-captain Tar- nisha Thompson, recently named conference player-of-the-week after breaking Michigan's all-time indi- vidual assist record, the Wolverines charge into Columbus to duel with last season's conference champion. Thompson now has 2,176 assists, 37 ahead of the previous record. Thompson is the first Wolverine to receive this award since 1987. Ohio State completed its 1991 Big Ten campaign with an unblem- ished record of 20-0. After their im- pressive conference finish, the Buck- eyes forged ahead to a berth in the national semifinals, where they lost to eventual champion UCLA. Led by last season's Rookie-of- the-Year Laura Davis, Ohio State also complements last season's ex- cellent performers with a top notch recruiting class, featuring five mem- bers of Volleyball Monthly's "Fab 50" players. The Buckeyes won both meetings with Michigan last year in convincing fashion, each in three games. Penn State also ripped the Wol- verines in a pair of three-game matches, en route to completing the conference schedule at 15-5 - good enough for runner up honors to the Buckeyes. 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