The Michigan Daily - Sports Monday - January 25, 1993-- Page 7 Saturday's game SCORE BY PERIODS Michigan 340- 7 Notre Dame 010- 1 First Period: 1, UM, Roberts 10 (Sinclair, Ouimet), 3:34. 2, UM, Ouimet7 (Sittler, Knuble) (pp), 6:14. 3. UM, Ouimet 8 (Roberts, Halko), 8:53 Second Period: 4, UM, Tamer 2 (Stewart, Oliver), 1:03.5,UM,Stiver 12 (Roberts, Ouimet), 1:38. 6, ND, Gruber 4 (Black, Bankoske), 7:41. 7, UM, Arnold 3 (Willis, Sacka), 10:40. 8, UM, Neaton 6 (Ouimet) (sh), 13:44. Third Period: No scoring. Goalie Saves: Michigan, Shields (7-3-x-10), Gordon (x-2-11-13). Notre Dame, Louder (12-12-x-24), Lothrop (x-4-12-16). Officials: Referees-Mark Shegos, John Dobrzelewski. Linesman - Brian Troester. * Attendance: 3,106. HOCKEY Continued from page 1 '-ill _he first on a power-play goal 6:14 into the game. For about the first 1:30 of their man advantage, the Wolverines had trouble getting their attack set up. - But with 23 seconds left in the penalty, Ryan Sittler, lurking behind the Notre Dame net, found Ouimet for Michigan's second goal, and (enly power-play conversion in 10 "'tries for the game. "You usually don't get three points in the first period," said Ouimet, who totaled two goals and three assists for the game. "It's just one of those nights when everything --seems to go the right way." "Ouimet's played well all season, Aso it's nice to see the puck going in for him," Berenson said. "He has a really worked hard all year. It's nice to see things paying off for him." After Stiver's goal in the second, Notre Dame notched its lone score * ,7:41 into the period, as defenseman Garry Gruber beat Steve Shields stick side. Three minutes later, Berenson took Shields out in favor of Chris Gordon, who proceeded to C- Irish hockey leaves much to be desired by Tim Rardin Daily Hockey Writer Michigan's 7-1 drubbing of Notre Dame Saturday was just one ex- ample of the gaping disparity between the Wolverine and Irish hockey programs. The Joyce Athletic and Convocation Center, more affectionately known by hockey fans as the Joyce Field House, was another. The former name, though, gives you a better idea of what this ice rink - an unjust description in itself - is really like. Indeed, what is called an ice arena is actually just a slab of ice, which occupies less than half of the north arena at Joyce. That, coupled with the removable bleachers that border three sides of it, gave me the impression that, had I stayed just a little longer after the game, the en- tire "arena" - ice, boards, bleachers - would have already been packed away into some storage room next door to make space for an indoor track meet the next day. The boards enclosing the ice were a sight to behold as well. While the plexiglass walls at Yost are designed for durability and safety, both for the fans and the players, the boards at Joyce are not. Not only is the glass not terribly high (were I to stand up and cheer in the front row, my forehead would be brutally exposed to errant pucks), they are anything but durable. If a player, or fan for that matter, so much as spits on the glass, a rippling effect ensues halfway around the rink. On the more violent board checks, I found myself caught up in following this ripple all the way around. Notre Dame's version of the wave, I guess. But what Joyce lacks in first-rate facilities, it easily makes up for with other attractions. If you find yourself bored at any time during the game, (which, as you might have guessed, I did), you need only to gaze at the stunning pattern of pale yellow, green and orange decor that cov- ered the walls of the complex. Simply stated: it was frighteningly clear that Joyce authorities have not updated the Field House since it was built in 1977. One highlight of Joyce, or so I thought at first, was the organ lo- cated on a small balcony next to the press box. When used properly, that is, to get the crowd into the game (a monumental task in this par- ticular game), the organ can be a welcome addition to any ice facility. Even this one. However, when used to play such rousing songs as "Summer Lovin"' (you remember, the one from Grease), "Soul Man" and the theme song to "Coach", the organ can be (and was) detrimental to the whole atmosphere, taking the crowd out of the game instead. Of course, had the 3,105 people in attendance tried to make some noise, it probably wouldn't have mattered anyway. Let's just say, Joyce is not one of the more acoustically rich arenas in the CCH A. Any noise that was generated was simply lost somewhere in the deep expanse called the north arena. In a nutshell, if you've never been to the Joyce Athletic and Convention Center, don't go. The arena, the fans, the whole atmo- sphere were indicative of just how unimportant hockey is at Notre Dame. And with a second-rate facility, and a second-rate team, it doesn't ap- pear as if that will be changing anytime soon. SHARON MUSHER/Daily Michigan's Kevin Hilton sees action against Bowling Green earlier this season. The Wolverines thwacked Notre Dame on the road, 7-1, in their CCHA contest Saturday night. shut out the Irish for the remaining 30 minutes of the game. "I'm pretty happy to get in there when I can," Gordon said. "And when I get in there and shut them out, that just gives me more confidence and gives the guys con- fidence in me too." Gordon's back-up performance in goal highlighted a stellar team effort for Michigan, from top to bottom. "I thought we had a solid team effort," Berenson said. "It wasn't one line, although I thought some kids played really well. Our goal was to keep them off balance and that's what we did." - A A - A-t-.-- - YY iTM IM/iM00NN0 WZV Team W Miami 15 Michigan 13 Lake Superior 12 Michigan St. 10 W. Michigan 9 Ferris St. 7 Bowling Green 7 III.-Chicago 5 Kent 6 Notre Dame 4 Ohio St. 3 Friday Results Miami 2, MSU 1 LSSU 3, Kent 2 Ferris St. 4, BGSU 3 W. Michigan 4, OSU 4 UIC 2, Notre Dame 2 L 2 4 4 6 6 8 13 10 10 13 12 T 3 2 4 1 2 3 0 2 1 2 2 Saturday Pts. 33 28 28 21 20 17 14 12 13 10 8 Results Michigan 7, Notre Dame 1 Miami 3, W. Michigan 2 LSSU 5, BGSU 4 OT MSU 8, OSU 2 Kent 5, Ferris St. 1 Michigan gymnast Debbie Geiger competes in the floor exercise for the Wolverines Saturday in Cliff Keen Arena against Ohio State. The Wolverines narrowly defeated the Buckeyes in their Big Ten opener. Women gymnasts hold off Buckeyes in Big Ten opener by Thom Holden Daily Sports Writer * The Michigan women's gymnas- tics team opened its Big Ten season against Ohio State Friday night at Keen Arena, narrowly fending off 1the improving Buckeyes 188.7- 188.35. A win is a win, especially against Jhe Ohio State, but... Michigan (1-0 Bog Ten, 3-0 overall) opened the meet well with impressive performances by Wendy coach Bev Plocki said she was pleased with the Wolverines' inten- sity on the vault and bars, but was concerned with her team's inability to shift gears mentally to perform on the beam. "Once you get a momentum go- ing and get real fired up after the bars, the trick is to change gears so that you're not all over the place on the beam" Plocki said. "I don't think we've been able to make that switch just yet." penalties for stepping out of bounds. "This is where we hit the down swing," Plocki said. "We have to be mentally tough, put the past behind us and concentrate on the event that we are working on." The newcomers on the team played an integral part in Friday's victory. Aside from freshman Wendy Marshall's 9.80 on the vault, Dianna Ranelli chipped in with a 9.65 on vault and Tina Miranda posted a 9.70 on the bars.