Men's and Women's Swimming Ice Hockey Speedo Collegiate Cup vs. Michigan State Tomorrow, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m./6 p.m. Friday, 7 p.m. Canham Natatorium Yost Ice Arena The Michigan Daily Wednesday, December 2,1992 Page 8 Rough rides for Blue cagers Yr Webber keys men by Rice, 75-71 ' tby Ken Sugiura everybody wants to beat us," second-half points and picked up six Daily Basketball Writer Michigan guard Jalen Rose said. boards after intermission. HOUSTON - In the state where "We'll have 25-30 just like this." The first half was tightly con- size is everything, it was only fitting. It was Rose's Fab Five cohorts, tested - the largest lead being six In the gray of Rice, you had mus- Webber and Howard, who led points, by Michigan at 19-13. _7 NIX ~cular center Brent Scott. Michigan's escape out of The In the travelling blue, Chris Summit. Webber poured in a team- MICHIGAN (75) Webber and Juwan Howard waged leading 20 points and six blocks. In FG T Rob. war in the paint for Michigan. And addition, he cleared a career-high 19 Jackson 25 29 0-0 12 1 5 4 when; blue HoIWabbrd31 812 -92-201 when blue and gray were finished rebounds. Howard, meanwhile, Howard 31 8-16 2-3 2-2 2 4 1 trading blocks, dunks and rebounds, added 18 points. King" 35 - -1 3 4a 1 19 only Michigan's band of warriors And it was down the stretch Pelinka 13 1-1 1-2 0-0 1 0 4 ~'bn fi a onteRiley 13 2400 27 114 stood. when the twosome counted most. Voskuil 8 00' 00 00 0 1 0 §k hy,,After numerous attempts to down After Rice made their last charge T4. 200 31-67 100 170 1 20 70 - pesky Rice, the Wolverines finished with under four minutes remaining 3- .463 . Te 5ebou. Thre-pin goals: off the Owls with gutty play down to come within two points, at 56-54, Turnovers: 17. Steas:13. Technical fouls: none. 'dVQSaQS 1:the stretch. In both teams' season Webber and Howard took the game RICE (71) opener, the Owls' physical and emo- into their hands. Together, they n MM 6- 59 3-10 2 21 ° tionally-charged game failed to closed out the night by scoring 14 of Peakes 29 3-5 1-2 0-1 2 2 a wither. Michigan's final 19 points. Scott 37 7.15 8-12 610 5 2 22 -. , k.k.4 $rs. h y- Holmes 30 13 00 04 2 4 2 -"We played our hearts out and "There was a stretch in the sec- Moore 37 9-18 0-0 1-4 2 3 20 to-~~ Tynes 11 03 00 00110 came out short," Scott said. "We ond half where Webber was able to R ib:0- 00 00 1 2 0 can't be satisfied with that. All we push us further inside then we Gehee*3 0-2 0-0 -2 0 1 0 can do is learn and build." wanted to be," Rice coach Willis Totals 200 27-9 14-23 15-38 15 19 71 3-13.31.Tm60Trebonals: 1 -C e > ,-} In the process, the top-ranked Wilson said. "He was able to keep F313. .43. FT%- 09.nds-4Pon goals: - Wolverines got a taste of what lies some putbacks that hurt us." Turnovers: 19. Steals:7. Technical fouls: none. APPHOTO ahead. On the opposite side was Riche.......................31 40 - 71 Jalen Rose drives by Rice's Robert Glaze in the first half of Michigan's season-opening 75-71 victory in Houston. "When Michigan comes to town Lansing native Scott. He hit for 14 At The Summit; A-9,353 Rockets blast past women, 90-67 0l by Mike Hill Daily Basketball Writer Last night's 90-67 loss to Toledo wasn't necessarily the result of a weak-kneed Michigan women's bas- TOLEDO (90) FO FT Rob, Mn. M-A U-A 0-T A F Pts.. Harris 22 5-8 1-3 5-12 13 .10 Drew 37 7-16 1-3 1-4 10 1 17 Bradley 34 4-9 7-8 0-9 0 3 11 Smith 9 0-1 0-0 0-1 3 0 0 Lennartz 17 5-11 0-0 0-0 2 1 15 Piok'paugh 29 5-12 0-0 2-3 3 4 11 Kopinski 22 5-8 0-1 3-3 1 1 10 Grant 3 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 2. Opperman 3 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 Beaudry 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Wagner 9 0-2 0-3 0-1 0 3 0 Murphy 12 3-3 0-3 1-5 0 0 12 Totals 200 36-73 9-18 12-39 20 16 90 FG%- .493. FT%- .500. Three-point goals: 9-28, .321. Team rebounds: none. Blocks: none. Turnovers: 12. Steals: 10. Technical fouls: none. MICHIGAN (67) FQ FT Rob. Mn.M-A M-A O-T A F Pts. McCall 16 0-4 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 Stevens 29 7-10 6-7 1-4 5 0. 22 Heikknen 12 1-5 0-0 3-4 2 1 2 Nuanes 40 5-12 0-1 4-6 2 2 12 Stewart 33 2-9 1-2 0-3 2 3 6 Beaudry 33 2-9 14 4-11 1 4 5 Turner 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Andrew 31 7-15 6-8 2-11 2 4 20 Totals 200 24-65 14.20 14-39 14 18 67 FG%- .369. FT%- .700. Three-point goals: 5-13, .385. Team rebounds: 5. Blocks: 4. Turnovers: 20. Steals: 6. Technical fouls: none. Toled..........45 45 - 90 Michigan ..........36- 31 - 67 At Crisfer Arena; A-i1,342 ketball team. It was more of a hackneyed team. With forwards LaTara Jones, Michelle Hall and Jennifer Brze- zinski out due to injury, the Wolverines were forced to run their new uptempo style using only eight players. Suffering fatigue and early foul trouble, Michigan turned the ball over 20 times and shot just 37. percent from the floor. With four fouls just 4:07 into the second half, senior Trish Andrew be- came a spectator. The Rockets took advantage with a 13-4 run, resulting in a 69-44 lead that all but wrapped up the game. Three triples from Kathy Lennartz, who finished with 15 points, gave the Rockets their largest lead of the night at 81-51. "When they had to put Trish on the bench, that really hurt them," Toledo coach Bill Fennelly said. "They had to go to a zone, which I don't think they really planned on playing. We like to push the ball up the court and we got a few easy bas- kets. The passing lanes did open." .Michigan was in this game for quite a while, though. After the Rockets started the game with a 10-0 run, the Wolverines stormed back. Freshman Tannisha Stevens, who finished with 22, scored 12 straight Michigan points, giving the Wolver- ines a 22-21 lead. "I felt like I played offense a lot better than defense," Stevens said. "I .felt like if I had played defense the way I played offense tonight, then I would be happy with my play. But I didn't, so (my performance overall) was just so-so." Later in the first half, the Rockets regained the lead for good, 33-31, on a Lennartz triple, and they led by nine at the half. Michigan's thin bench couldn't provide enough sup- port. Junior guard Dana Drew pitched in 17 points when Lennartz wasn't burying three-pointers. "I think (the foul trouble) was the key," Michigan coach Trish Roberts said. "I think (other teams) know that we're short with post players. And if they have a smart coach, well, I think (packing it in) is what they should do." 0 ERIK ANGERMEIER/Daily The Michigan women's basketball team tipped off on the wrong foot last night, losing at home to Toledo, 90-67. Campus Gives You Five Great Reasons To Look Forward To * FULL COURT o PRESS Uptempo game proves costly to 'M' -for now a i ::i": L by Rich Mitvalsky Daily Basketball Writer Well, ya can't fault 'em for effort. In comparison with past editions of Michigan squads, this team ran what resembled more of a track meet than anything else. And the Wolverines performance proved that first-year coach Trish Roberts wasn't just blowin' hot air in the preseason when she vowed Michigan would step up its pace this year.. Yes, the Wolverines were on the short end of the score, taking one in the baggy pants last night to Toledo, 90-67. But Michigan reflected the change Monday & Tuesday Nights! at the helm in more ways than one. A season ago, the Wolverines were a team with little variety, resorting to a deliberate and methodical offense. No longer true. The game against the Rockets was marked by a barrage of three-pointers (the teams combining for 41 shots from beyond the arc), relentless front- and backcourt pressure, and a multi-faceted Wolverine offense largely paced by rookie Tannisha Stevens' inspiring 22-point performance. 6 But Michigan dressed only nine players, playing with only Trish Andrew and Nikki Beaudry on the inside. Bitten by the injury bug, no less. Combine that with the footrace Michigan orchestrated, and it was fatigue which stymied the Wolverines more than anything. After keeping pace with a Toledo team accustomed to running, it be- came painfully evident that with both Andrew and Beaudry on the bench early in the second half with four fouls, Michigan was drained. Toledo decimated a slackened weakside defense in the second half and burned a tired Michigan lineup with outside jumpers, broken only by Rocket lay-ins. But the Wolverines are suffering from injuries in a big way. All told, four Michigan big people are out indefinitely. Without the numbers on the 6 bench, Michigan starters can expect little R&R, and most likely will also be involved in similarly exhausting contests before they regain some of their bench strength. They say time heals all wounds. When that time comes, Michigan's vul- nerabilities to the running game will fade, and its new enthusiasm and speed may indeed spark the Wolverines onto a season much improved over recent years. 1 , 2. 3. 4, 5. Spinach Lasagna Mezzogiomo Pasta Pasta Primavera Baked Spaghetti Ten Inch Pizza (with one item) At one Great Price DEPARTMENT OF RECREATIONAL SPORTS $3.95 Promotion ends May lst Joinus for dinner at the Cottage Inn Campus on Monday and Tuesday nights and choose from a variety of delicious dinner entrees for only $3.95 We'll save you a seat! INTRAMURAL SPORTS PROGRAM PRE-SEASON BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT (Limited # of Teams) I