Page 10-The Michigan Daily- Friday, January 15,1993 Pesky Buckeyes battle Blue Bowling Green to follow icers' contest with lowly OSU by Andy Stabile Daily Hockey Writer Have you ever tried watching a really good show on TV when two other people in the room started talking? You try to ignore them, but after a while you are drawn into the conversation and completely ignore the television. If this sounds familiar, then you understand clutch-and-grab hockey. clutch and grab (kluch and grab) n. 1. A hockey stratagem featuring much clutching and grabbing (in no particular order) that often results in a boring hockey game. Teams em- ploying this tactic hope to avoid be- ing blown out by a more talented team. Can be successful if referees 'let 'em play.' 2. The hockey stratagem expected to be employed by last-place Ohio State (3-10-1 Central Collegiate Hockey Associa- tion, 5-10-13 overall) against se- cond-place Michigan (10-4-2,14-4- 3) at Yost Ice Arena tonight at 7. "They are a gritty type team. A tough team," Michigan coach Red Berenson said. "We have to play our game, and if we play it well, things will be alright." - In short, Michigan has to focus on the television show. Tonight, however, the Wol- verines will be without the services of junior Cam Stewart, who will serve the game misconduct he pick- ed up against Illinois-Chicago last Saturday. Junior Brian Wiseman, Stewart's center, still suffers from the nagging back injury that forced him to miss that game and is questionable for both of this weekend's contests. That means two-thirds of the Wolverines top-scoring line could miss the game with the Buckeyes. "We're not one-hundred per- cent," Berenson said. "We'll have to play with the lineup." While Berenson will be forced to use some of the younger players that have played sparingly throughout the season, Anton Fiodorov will not be one of them. The sophomore will be kept out of action for disciplinary reasons. With 14 rookies on the roster, Ohio State coach Jerry Welsh is no stranger to putting a young squad on the ice. Welsh can look to the future of the program with promise because sophomore Sacha Guilbault is pac- ing the Bucks with seven goals and seven assists. But what Ohio State lacks in talent and experience, WelshO hopes to make up for with the size and tenacity of his young squad. "We couldn't stop big, strong personnel last year," Welsh said be- fore the season. "We were looking to add size, strength, defensive abilities and toughness in recruiting." Stewart will return to action Saturday when Bowling Green visits Yost. The Falcons (6-10, 11-13) are led by junior winger Sean Pronger, who has 18 goals to go with 15 as- sists on the season. While Bowling Green occupies seventh place in the CCHA, Berenson knows that the Falcons always have a little some- thing extra for Michigan. "I think they are a better team than their record," Berenson said. "They always play well against us." Last season Bowling Green wound up in the cellar of the CCHA but managed to sweep the home- and-home series against the Wol- verines in February. This season, the Falcons have shown improvement but have lost many close games, including two last weekend to Ferris St., both by a 4-3 score. EVAN PETRIE/Daily Mike Mihelic and the rest of the Michigan wrestlers won this match against Lehigh last Saturday. Tomorrow the team tries to get another victory as they take on the nationally ranked Penn State Nittany Lions at Cliff Keen Arena. Wrestlers by Bob Abramson Daily Sports Writer While Penn State's men's basketball team seems to be headed for the cellar of the Big Ten, its wrestling team has made a profound impact in its first year of conference competition. The third-ranked Nittany Lions (2-0-1 Big Ten, 6-0-1) have already tied No. 1 Iowa and defeated 10th- ranked Ohio State and 13th-ranked Wisconsin. Tomorrow in their conference opener, the 12th ranked Wolverines (3-0) clash with Penn State at Cliff Keen Arena in a meet that could decide the seedings for the Big Tens. tangle wit "This is a critical match for us," Penn State coach John Fritz said. "Especially since this is our first dual meet on the road. Michigan poses a lot of good matchups, but if we wrestle our game plan, we feel we can beat any team in the country." This is the Big Ten opener for the Wolverines, who finished sixth in the conference last year and ad- vanced five wrestlers to the NCAA Championships. The last time these two teams met, the Wolverines suf- fered a disheartening 18-17 loss to Penn State at the Cliff Keen Team Duals. Michigan hopes it can re- bound from last year's disappoint- Wolverine Fitness Center Powerhouse Gym Absolutelv The Lowest Rates In Town A serious Facility oCybex Line *Life Cycles 'Trotter Treadmills *Recumbent Bikes eTetrex Stairclimbers *Air Rowers h Penn St. ment. "Penn State looks like they have an overall stronger team than us this year," Michigan assistant coach Kirk Trost said. "But that was the case last year and we ended up losing by one point. If one more match could have turned out differently, we would have beaten them." Both the Wolverines and the Nittany Lions have undergone sig- nificant changes from last season. Michigan's two-time all-Amer- ican Joey Gilbert has been redshirted for the season along with Jesse Rawls Jr. Steve King has trans- ferred from Notre Dame and is ranked eighth in the nation in the heavy-weight division. 'We are going to have to fight for every point we can. I think it might go down to the last match.' - Sean Bormet Michigan wrestler As for Penn State, they lost three all-Americans from a team that fin- ished third at the NCAA champi- onships. They still have four all- Americans and eight of 10 wrestlers ranked in tie top 10 by the Amateur Wrestling News. "All of the matches are going to be key," said Michigan 158-pounder Sean Bormet, who is presently ranked second in the country. "They don't have any weak weights, so we are going to have to fight for every point we can. I think it might go down to the last match." "It's gonna be up to some of those guys on our team who are not as strong for us," Trost said. "They are going to have to wrestle their best matches. We're gonna need all the extra points we can to win." QUALITY DRY CLEANING AND SHIRT SERVICE 332 Maynard St. across from Nickels Arcade 668-6335 by Jesse Brouhard Daily Sports Writer A Saturday sojourn to Eastern Michigan presents the opportunity for the Wolverine men's track squad to take another peek in the mirror. The team is hoping for continued improvement following a successful intrasquad meet last weekend. "It's only the second meet of the season. At this point we are just trying to see what we've got," Michigan coach Jack Harvey said. "The kids just got back from vacation; I want to see where we are." So far, the strength of the squad resides in the distance events. The Wolverines received strong perfor- mances in the 800-meter and mile events with Trinity Townsend and freshman Scott MacDonald leading the pack in the respective events. Freshman Theo Molla posted an ironman performance last weekend placing second in the mile, followed by a win in the 3,000-meter event. The successful cross country season 'At this point we are just trying to see what we've got. The kids just got back from vacation; I want to see where we are. - Jack Harvey Michigan track coach in the fall was an important contributor to the early season strength of the long distance group. "We are strong in the distance events due to the fact that we follow cross country season," Harvey said. "The cross country team won the Big Ten. That definitely helps our strength in long-distance events." Michigan's prowess in the dis- tance events is in stark contrast to the Wolverines' lack of fleet sprint- ers. One helpful sign is the appear- ance of Tyrone Wheatley out of pads for the first time this season. Men runners sally forth to Ypsilanti "Wheatley is out and running well. I'm not sure when he'll be ready for a meet. He's only worked out this week," Harvey said. Harvey is hoping that there still might be a few more football players interested in appearing in the future. The biggest question mark still remaining for the squad is whether the freshman class will be capable of performing at a consistent level. Twenty-eight runners will partici- pate for the Wolverines in the all- day event. This is the maximum number allowed for a travel team. "It's still the early season for us Depth keys 'M' women " runners in season opener by Tom Bausano Daily Sports Writer While everyone else at Michigan thinks of January as the 'Can you survive the severe weather?' month, James Henry, head coach of the women's track team, likes to think of January as the 'Do you believe?' month. The squad will open its indoor Monday-Thursday 6 an Saturday 9 GYM. 3570 Washtenaw-Across from but by the end of the preseason we should know what to expect," Harvey said. "Right now our fresh- men are untested and you never know how they will react to the pressures of competition." No serious injuries have surfaced for the other than a hamstring pull suffered by pole vaulter Toby Van Pelt. The field events, however, are an area where the Wolverines will need improvement in order to remain competitive in future meets The next event on the docket for the squad will be the Michigan Re- lays at home next weekend. mn-11 pm; Friday 6 am-10 pm; am-7 pm; Sunday 9 am-5 pm 677-1315 Arborland Mall season tomorrow Michigan Relays Tennis Building. start at 11 a.m. events follow atl competing will when it hosts the at the Track and The field events and the running 11:30. The teams include Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan, Southwestern Michigan, Bowling Green, Hillsdale, Grand Valley State and Lansing Community College. The outlook is very bright for the Wolverines due to an increase in depth. The distance runners, led by senior Molly McClimon, hope to continue their success from the out- standing cross country season they had this fall. At the intrasquad meet last weekend, sophomore Courtney Babcock ran an indoor personal best in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:44.4. "We are high-spirited from win- ning the Big Tens this fall," Babcock said. "We want to carry that over to the whole track team in order to get motivated for indoor track." The sprinters, led by Richelle Webb, have proven that they are ready for this season by virtue of their determined efforts at the intrasquad meet. The field events should be a strong area for the team this year. The high jumping trio of Monika Black, Linda Stuck, and Abbie Schaefer should score a lot of points this season. Throwers Julie Victor and Ronda Meyers bring both talent and experience to their event. Bryn* Gerich, current Michigan record holder in the triple jump, and Lisa Adams, former record holder, have the potential to score well. With the increase in depth, Henry believes this team has the talent to be successful - but the team needs to learn to believe in itself. "We should be a substantially better team than past years," Henry said. "This is a team I'm really ex- cited about. We need to pick up where the cross country team left off. I like to think of January as the 'Do you believe?' month." ence action shouldn't play a mental factor according to Wolverine James Voskuil. i "I think it'll be the same as how we get ourselves ready for any game," Voskuil said. "We just got to come back and play and make sure we get a victory." Service Learning Seminar 2-3 credit course For information: Project Community Room 2205 Michigan Union IRISH Continued from page 9 Dayton and offers MacLeod some versatility. "He gets assists, he gets steals, and he can run the ball club. I like that in a point guard," MacLeod said. "He has a scary ability to be a real threat for us." 1 I RESERVATIONS AVAILABLE NOW QDON'T WAIT 'TIL IT'S TOO LATE - BAHIA MAR HOTEL & CONDOS- - PADRE SOUTH CONDOS- I ii" SHERATON HOTEL & CONDOS- 5 andfd 7 nghts VOYAGER'- DESERT INN- "-THE TEXAN -"THE REEF+ 5-and7nights -TOURWAY INN . -S and 7 nights- As for the Wolverines (2-1 Big Ten, 11-2), who are still reeling from Tuesday's one-point loss to Indiana, Notre Dame represents their last non-conference opponent. Due to the addition of Penn State to the Big Ten, Michigan had an open date in its Big Ten schedule and filled it with the Irish. Breaking from confer- Explore Sorority Winter Rush! COPIES 80 RESUMES 24# stock, 8.5x11 !99 10 TU. C U- r- m Write it. Read it. Recycle itl The Michigan Daily ANN ARbOR&2 5TH AVE. AT LIBERTY 761.9700 DAILY SHOWS BEFORE 6 PM 3.25 ALL DAY TUESDAY- 'excepwn: STUDENT WITH ID. $3.50 uhfr ln 2 ilMW I Fri5:0 7:20, 1 I F