The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 12,1993-Page 13 WOMEN HOST SLUMPING BADGERS OCagers look for new ending by Rachel Bachman Daily Basketball Writer It seems that every game the Michigan women's basketball team plays is just another draft of the previous one. The score see-saws, but usually stays close, until the game's waning moments when the opposing team takes charge and pens *its own ending. "The last four to five minutes (in a game) have been the story of our team," said Michigan coach Trish Roberts. Tonight marks yet another oppor- tunity for an original work as the Wolverines (0-10 Big Ten, 1-18 overall) host conference cellar mates Wisconsin (3-6, 6-12) at 7:30 p.m. in Crisler Arena. The Badgers, currently 10th in the Big Ten, are in the midst of a five-game losing streak. The most recent defeat was a 72-49 drubbing at the hands of Purdue. Senior guard Robin Threatt headlines the Badgers. She ranks among the top 20 leading scorers nationally with 19.8 points per game. The offensive contributions of Threatt cannot be overstated, as evi- denced in her explosion for a career- high 34 points against Northwestern on Jan. 24. However, the Badgers rely so heavily on Threatt that even with 20- plus points per game from her, the team can still lose. Such was the outcome of the Northwestern game. Coach Roberts was asked after the Michigan State game last No. Team 1. Stanford 2. Michigan 3. Florida 4. Texas 5. Tennessee 6. California 7. SMU 248 8.. "Arizona St. 228 9. Arizona 221 10. Georgia 216 11. Virginia 205 12. Iowa 194 13. Ohio St. 180 14. USC 15. Auburn 108 169 156 133 129 123 119 113 Pts. No. Team Pts. EVAN PETRIEIDaiRY Senior point guard Stacie McCall hopes that the women's basketball team doesn't let another one slip away as it enterains Wisconsin tonight. The Wolverines will shoot for their second victory of the season. Wednesday if it bothers her that such team's 63 points. a huge percentage of the team's "That's kind of how it's been all points are scored by one player, year," said Roberts. "We would like Trish Andrew. Against MSU, the for our other kids to contribute, but senior forward scored 30 of the for some reason they haven't been able to do that." As they face a tough remaining schedule, the Wolverines realize that Wisconsin is one of the few teams left they have a chance to beat. Women aim to break Chipps' hearts by Mike Rancilio Daily Sports Writer The Michigan women's gymnas- tic team will use tonight's meet against Central Michigan as a tune *up for its treacherous spring break run But don't think the Chippewas will be overlooked. First and foremost, Michigan coach Bev Plocki wants her team healthy and sharp for its competi- tions against three different teams in three different arenas in the same week. She has been resting her top gymnasts sporadically the past few meets, utilizing the strength of her squad - its depth. Initially, gymnasts like Beth Wymer and Kelly Carfora, who usu- ally compete in all around, get some rest in a few events, guarding against nagging injuries that develop from constant physical activity. Last weekend, All-American * Wymer competed in only three events, resting on the floor exercise. All-Big Ten performer Ali Winski hasn't competed in all around this season, and Carfora received a break from the toil of the all-around com- petition against Illinois. In their place, Plocki has allotted valuable experience to rookies Wendy Marshall, Tina Miranda and Dianna Ranelli. But it was last Sunday when the Wolverines may have come of age. Michigan was behind after two events at the Invitational and needed to increase its performance level in the final two events to catch an up- start underdog squad. That team: Central Michigan. The Chippewas surged ahead with consistent scores in all four events, and then sat back and waited for the Wolverines to finish. Michi- gan buried the bars with a 48.05, to upend Central and send its dreams of an upset to a week down the road. "We know (Central) will be fired up," Plocki said. "(But) we'll be fired up, too." Men tumblers seek to crush Orange by Scott Burton Daily Sports Writer Two weeks ago, the Michigan men's gymnastics team proved it can compete with the top teams in the nation in its narrow 273.4-270.3 loss to Illinois. Last week, the Wolverines proved they can win when they picked up their first victory on the season at the expense of less formidable Western Michigan, 267.5-261.1. This week, Michigan travels to Syracuse to take on the No. 5 Orangeman in hopes of combining the accomplishments of the last two weeks: competing with one of the top teams in the nation and winning. "It will be a very competitive meet; they'll (Syracuse) probably pull a mid-270's and that's our ex- actly our goal for this time of year," said Wolverine coach Bob Darden. "If we achieve our goal, which we've been doing very well over the last few weeks, it should be a very close meet." The Orangemen are one of the most improved teams in the nation over the last few years. Syracuse cruised last season to a 8-1 record. The team has continued its rise to powerhouse level this year thanks to a standout recruiting class. "We're a really, really good team," Syracuse coach Walter Dodge said. "We have some super young talent and some talented vet- erans that really pull us together." Michigan's hopes of keeping par with the Orangeman will lie in one of its weaker events - the still rings. Syracuse features the No. 1 still rings team in the nation. "We have to approach this event cautiously and just really do well with the routines that we are doing," Darden said. "We can't afford even minor flaws in our routine other- wise that will open up the flood gates for Syracuse." Because Syracuse, like Michi- gan, is on the bubble for one of the six NCAA East Regional bids, the meet takes on an added importance for the Wolverines. "The Syracuse meet will be very important in terms of the win-loss column," Darden said. "If we're on the bubble, they'll look at head-to- head competition to make the final selection of the teams that would qualify for the regionals. And we see Syracuse as one of those teams that we're neck and neck in for one of those playoff positions." I-ME ., I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE RUNNING around with a group of five year olds playing Duck, Duck, Goose in a classroom in the heart of the South Bronx, and I never thought I would be chaperoning a high school dance in Arkansas, and I never thought that anything could be this challenging or rewarding or frustrating or incredible.... 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