Women's Swimming & Diving vs. Notre Dame Tonight, 7 p.m. Canham Natatorium SPORTS Men's Basketball vs. Purdue Sunday, 12:45 p.m. (CBS) Crisler Arena r .i I The Michigan Daily Friday, Febr Wary 5,1993 Page 10 Wrestlers ease through at Purdue a-' by Paul Barger Daily Sports Writer Minus the services of All- America Sean Bonnet, the Michigan wrestling team (3-2 Big Ten, 9-3 overall) invaded Purdue(2-3, 6-6) on Thursday night and came away with a 24-8 victory. The Wolverines lost the first match of the evening to the Boilermakers' All-America Gabe Zirkelbach to fall behind, 3-0. However, Jason Cluff's decision at 126 pounds gave the Wolverines a lead they would never relinquish. Mike Mihalic's victory at 134 pounds was followed by James Rawls' one-point triumph. Rawls upped his record to 16-3, the best percentage on the team. Brian Harper recorded an impressive tech- nical fall at 150 pounds to give the squad a 15-3 edge on the scoreboard. "I thought I wrestled well," Harper said. "My conditioning felt really good and everything was clicking. I expected to wrestle their man that wrestled at 158." The following match was sup- posed to pit Purdue's Tim Roahrig against Bonnet, who are both rated in the nation's top 10. But Bormnet's hack has been acting up, and Michigan coach Dale Bahr elected to hold him out. "The plan was to hold him out if we could," Harper said. "We were only going to use him if we needed him. But, the low weights did well, and we were able to rest his back." Roahrig won his match at 158 pounds and his teammate, Roy Hall, duplicated the feat at 167. With three matches to go, Purdue cut the lead to 15-9. But Michigan's final three wrestlers caine through as they have throughout the season. The high weight trifecta of Lanny Green (18- 4), Jehad Hamden (18-10) and Steve King (23-5) each added three points , to the cause to give their team the fi- nal 24-8 margin of victory (Purdue..,, was penalized one team point). "As a team our intensity was very high," Harper said. "We set the pace.,.;.,. of the whole match. Our condition- ing was far better than Purdue's." The team will take the rest out of wrestling as it heads to Champaign Saturday to face Illinois and Indiana. The Illini's strengths are at 142 and 190 pounds, where they have two, wrestlers in the top 10. The Hoosiers field an inexperienced team. .. HEATHER LOWMAN/Daily Senior Jason Cluff helped the Michigan wrestlers score a big 24-8 victory over the Purdue Boilermakers last night in West Lafayette. Cluff's decision over Matt Koontz gave the Wolverines a lead that they would never relinquish. Icers hope to exit Oxford (Ohio) with honors I°,#. H 'I }p by Chad A. Safran Daily Hockey Writer With 32 points,. the Michigan hockey team (15-4-2 CCHA, 19-4-3 overall) currently resides in second place in the CCHA. Which is the mystery team in first place? It is not Lake Superior State, which is tied with the Wolverines. Nor is it Michigan State, mired in the fifth spot with 23 points. The team residing in the top spot is the Miami Redskins. Miami? Yes, it's true. The Redskins lead the league with a record of 15-2-3, giving them a one-point lead over the Wolverines and Lakers heading into the weekend. Miami coach George Gwozdecky has unlocked the doors to success with three keys. "First, out chemistry has allowed us to play close and competitive," Gwozdecky said. "Second, our goal- tending was a big question mark coming into the season, but Rich (Shulmistra) has really stepped up. Third is our team strength. We would get knocked off the puck all the time. We've built a team that is stronger and faster." However, Michigan has an op- portunity to move into first place when it takes on the upstart Miami squad tomorrow night at Goggin Ice Arena in Oxford, Ohio. But first, the Wolverines must take care of Ohio State tonight in Columbus. Looking past the Buckeyes is something that concerns Michigan coach Red Berenson. "That's the game we've got to get focused on," Berenson said. "Look at last year when Lake Superior went down there. We were in a battle with them for first place and they lost both games. Getting focused for the Miami game is easy." Michigan defenseman Chris Tamer agreed with his coach. "Ohio State is a tough place to play," Tamer said. "The older guys know it. We just have to concentrate on Friday night's game." The players held a meeting last night after practice to make sure ev- eryone' remains zeroed in on the Buckeyes. Miami faces a similar situation Friday when it takes on one of the league's weaker teams in Kent State. Gwozdecky is treating this weekend like any other for his club. "The game against Michigan is no more important than the game against Kent State," Gwozdecky said. "The CCHA is the toughest league in college hockey and every weekend is a tough weekend." Junior center Brian Savage, who has split the pipes for 22 goals this season and assisted on 13 others, leads the way for Miami. Right wing Chris Bergeron (10-23-33) and de- fenseman Bobby Marshall provide plenty of ammuntion for the Red- skin attack. Savage's main concern against Michigan is the Wolverine offense. "They are really good," Savage said. "They are a team that can jump on you quick with all four lines, es- pecially guys like (David) Oliver and (Dave) Roberts, and their goalie (Steve Shields) has been real hot lately. We've got to keep their of- fense off the board." One key member of the Michigan offense will have a day to rest. Center Mark Ouimet will sit out the Ohio State game as a result of a game misconduct penalty incurred because of a major spearing penalty against Michigan State last Saturday. The senior forward will be in a situation different from most when the Wolverines take the ice against the Redskins. Mark's younger brother, Terry, is a Miami forward. Although the Ouimet brothers have played against each other for three years, Mark senses that this time is unique. "We're going in their arena and I'm playing against my brother and they're a competitor. It's different in that sense," Ouimet said. "Usually we've gone in there and we've ex- pected to beat them every time. This time, that's not the case. We're go- ing in there knowing we're going to be in for a game." Although the regular season still has four weeks remaining after this one, Berenson does not deny the significance of the Miami game. "Any time it's for first place, it's a four-point swing," Berenson said. "It is not the whole season, but it gives us a better chance of catching them. Looking at the big picture, we want to be one of the top two teams in the league." Tamer also noted that Saturday's match-up means a great deal. "We want to have a winning record against every team," Tamer said. .1; ., : 4,, , ' EVAN PETRIE/Daily Kevin Hilton skates against Miami earlier this season. Michigan travels to Oxford tomorrow night with hopes of taking over first place in the CCHA. Women runners split squad for weekend competitions, PRiNTEd ON RECyClEd PApER. P < TI-iN(iNq o TfOMORROW1 TODAY. / ni eES;irw tahcE (CstphY ESfhtt by Dave Darby American history teaches us that a house divided can not stand. But can it run and jump? The Michigan women's track team will attempt to answer that question this weekend as it splits forces and heads off in different di- rections. The jumpers and some multi-event athletes will go north to compete in the Michigan State Relays at East Lansing, while the remainder of the squad heads south to compete at Notre Dame. In addition, Michigan freshman long distance runners Molly Lori, Katy Hollbacher, and Amy Parker head west to Sandy. Ore., to comn- pete outdoors in the U.S. Women's Junior (19 and under) Cross Country Championships. The race selects the national team that will compete in Spain next month. Originally the plan was to send only the distance runners to Notre Dame, but the consistent improve- ment of the team and Notre Dame's oversized track convinced Coach James Henry to change plans. More than half of the team set personal or collegiate bests last weekend. Although it will be an unscored meet, the competition at Notre Dame should be tougher than any Michigan has faced this year, with the host and one or two Big Ten teams on hand. "Notre Dame should be the best competition we've seen," assistant coach Mike McGuire said. Michigan's long-distance stand- outs Molly McClimon, Chris Szabo, Karyn Harvey, Courtney Babcock, and Kelly Chard should spice up the 3,000-meter event. The mile relay team of Richelle Webb, Laura Jerman, Jessica Kluge and Kristine Westerby figures t~o be tested by the tougher competition. However, Westerby, preparing to run attached this week, sprained an ankle in practice and is listed as day- to-day. Notre Dame's track is 350 meters compared to just 200 meters at Michigan State; a normal outdoor track is 400 meters. The larger track gives the runners easier curves and longer straightaways and should produce faster times. At MSU, the team will compete against familiar foes such as Michigan State, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Macomb and Toledo. Due to the lack of numbers, Michigan's overall score shouldn't reflect their strength. "Other schools might look and say, 'Michigan only finished sixth or seventh'," coach Henry says, "but we're only running a few people." And the team's attitude about splitting up? "It's going to be strange to have all our people all around," sprinter' Tearza Johnson said. "Hopefully our. 4 attitudes will be unified even though we're not together." Hligh jumper Monika Black is more optimistic. "We'll be a team in mind if not in the physical sense," Black said. Men's track team hopes to regain lost ground at MSU i'p .y ..t I by Tonya Broad Daily Sports Writer Michigan versus Michigan State, the classic in-state rivalry, will be put to the test tomorrow, right? Well, sort of. When the Michigan men's track and field team travels to East; Lansing tomorrow, the rivalry be- tween schools will not be at a fevered pitch. The meet will be un- scored, which will provide a less intense atmosphere. Central Michigan, Toledo, Bowling Green and MSU will all participate. Wolverine coach Jack Harvey scheduled the meet to pre- pare his team for the Central Col- legiate meet which will be held at MSU the following weekend. The Central Collegiate meet, un- like this weekend's, will post high- caliber competition and will be scored. The team will have a chance to measure itself against other con- ference schools to see where they stand for the Big Ten meet. "Most of our guys are pretty young," Harvey said. "I wanted them to get familiar with the track for Central Collegiate next week." After coming off a disappointing showing at Ohio State last weekend, Harvey seeks to regain the ground -r his team has lost. "We didn't run very well last weekend," Harvey said. "We're looking to get back on track." The men's track team will have to improve as a team without the performance of two key individuals. z Distance runner Scott MacDonald, who led the team last week at Ohio;1. State, will take this week off to rest. Tyrone Wheatley is still being held out because of back spasms. The field event competitors will ; also have to step up and become' more consistent. 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