Hockey vs. Illinois-Chicago Tonight, 7 p.m. Yost Ice Arena SSPORTS Men's and Women's Gymnastics vs. Illinois Tomorrow, 7 p.m. Keen Arena Cagers take ' ' A road test M'at Iowa inp by Andy De Korte; Daily Basketball Writer j About a month ago, the Wolver- ines started the Big Ten season in search of a conference title. And to reach that goal they knew they had to find a way to win on the road. Back in November, one of the tougher road stretches for the Wolverines loomed on the schedule at the end of January - a Sunday game vs. Iowa at Carver-Hawkeye Arena and a contest the following Tuesday against Michigan State at the Breslin Center. The end of January has come andl while it is still a tough road trip, the importance of the game to the Big1 Ten standings takes a backseat to emotion when No. 5 Michigan vis- its No. 11 Iowa Sunday. On Jan. 19, Iowa starting forward Chris Street was killed in an auto- mobile accident on his way back to campus after a team meal. Street's girlfriend, a passenger in the car, survived the crash and was hospital- ized in fair condition. The tragic death sent shock waves throughout the Iowa campus and the entire state. Street's funeral in his hometown of Indianola, Iowa, was attended by thousands, including players and coaches from several Big Ten schools. Last night, after postponing two conference games, the Hawkeyes re- turned to the court for the first time since Street's death, facing Michigan State in East Lansing. Sunday's con- test with Michigan will be Iowa's first home game since the accident. In memory of Street, the team has decided to wear black ribbons, which include Street's initials (CMS) and his jersey number (40) on its left shoulder straps. They will wear them for the remainder of the season. The school also will retire his jersey before Sunday's game. This is not the first time Michi- gan has come into such a situation. In the 1990 NCAA tournament, Michigan played Loyola Marymount irst dome game after the death of Hank Gathers. Rid- ing a tidal wave of emotion, and with Bo Kimble shooting free throws left-handed in honor of his former teammate, the Lions trounced the defending national champion Wolverines, 149-115. Players from that Michigan team see parallels as well as differences. "It will be different because (Gathers) wasn't from our confer- ence," senior Rob Pelinka said. "Not to take anything away from that sit- uation, and obviously our hearts and prayers went out to the Gathers fam- ily, but it is different when you've played on the same court with a guy for three years like James (Voskuil), Eric (Riley) and I have." But of course, despite the emo- tional scene that willtranspire, the game will go on. Before the Michi- gan State game, Iowa coach Tom Davis said he did not know how his team would react to the situation. Apparently, his Hawkeyes seemed to handle it well. In a dramatic comeback, Iowa overcame a second-half 17-point deficit to force overtime with a three- pointer. The Hawkeyes continued the surge and won in overtime, 96-90. without Street The extent to which Iowa is able to focus on Michigan will perhaps have the most impact in determining the winner. While no one is ready to fill. Street's shoes - he was the team's leading rebounder as well its emo- tional leader - Wade Lookingbill, Jay Webb or James Winters is ex- pected to start in Street's place. One of the three will join a talented fivesome led by all- American center Acie Earl and high- scoring guard Val Barnes. Barnes will have to contend with Michigan guard Jalen Rose. Last season at Iowa represented a high point for both Michigan and Rose. Although he did not start the game because he was late to a team meet- ing, he scored 34 points and led Michigan to a 80-77 overtime vic- tory in its Big Ten opener. In the rematch in Ann Arbor, Earl led his team with 21 points and six rebounds, but the Hawkeyes came up short again, 79-74. Although the Wolverines have only one loss in the Big Ten, this win is crucial to their Big Ten title hopes because Indiana is still unde- feated at 7-0 in the conference. EVAN PETRIE/Daily Juwan Howard looks to continue his recent stellar play when the Wolverines faces Iowa Sunday in Iowa City. WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Blue faces tall order in No. 3 Iowa by Mike Hill Daily Basketball Writer * Crisler Arena will be holding a rematch of the David vs. Goliath saga tonight at 7:30 p.m. But don't count on the same surprise outcome as last time. The Iowa women's basketball team (4-0 Big Ten, 12-1 overall) marches into Ann Arbor boasting a No. 3 national ranking. Waiting for them is a Michigan squad (0-6, 1-14) that has lost eight straight and faces Othe prospect of its worst season in history. If making the overused compari- son of a team's season to a roller coaster ride, Iowa would currently be enjoying calm stretches, waiting for a hill. It would seem that the Hawks have their eyes set on next weekend's matchup against Penn State. With the Nittany Lions burying Ohio State by 17 points Wednesday night, the Big Ten has become a two team race between Iowa and Penn State. But the Hawkeyes have goals that go beyond the Big Ten season. "Most of all, we just have to con- centrate on not disappointing our- selves," Iowa coach Vivian Stringer said. "I just think that my standards would be that we need to go to an- *other level. I would be happy win- ning the Big Ten. But I believe this team can go another step. "And that would be going further than the second round of the (NCAA) tournament like we did last year. (Winning the Big Ten) means a lot to me only because it represents Gray Michigan's Trish Andrew, who leads the Big Ten in rebounding with 12.4 per game, and Shimmy Gray (7.5 rpg) will face an almost impos- sible challenge in the paint. While the Wolverines list only Nikki Beaudry and Andrew over six-feet tall, the Hawkeye team's average height is six feet. And this height is skilled. Iowa features a frontline that may be the best in the country. Senior power forward Toni Foster leads a balanced offensive attack with 15.2 points per game. The Hawkeyes' offense is directed by another senior, Laurie Aaron of Detroit Murray- Wright. The 5-foot-6 guard averages 3.9 assists per game and last year set a school record for steals in a season with 101. "Our team is talented and has been talented," Stringer said. "This team works extremely hard and is extremely drivel to succeed. We have a real team concept and I think it's paying off so far. We just have to continue playing like we know we can." Michigan best chance at a victory might come Sunday at 2 p.m. The Wolverines will play host to Min- nesota, a team they knocked off twice last season. The Golden Gophers return only two starters from a team that fin- ished 3-15 in the Big Ten last year. Junior forward Carol Ann Shudlick is the Gophers' top player. She leads the conference in scoring with a 24.7 ppg average. that you have discovered one or two of the steps along the way to get to your ultimate goal." If the lawkeyes could reach their ultimate goals, it sure would make for an inspirational story. While the Iowa men's basketball team was forced to deal with the death of for- ward Chris Street, the women's squad has had to endure a tragedy of its own. Stringer's husband suffered a fa- tal heart attack Thanksgiving morn- ing. The Hawkeyes followed the di- rection of assistant coach Marianna Freeman for the first five games of the season. But. 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