Football vs. Notre Dame Saturday, Noon (ABC) Michigan Stadium S Volleyball at North Carollina State Tomorrow, 7:30 p.m. Raleigh, N.C. The Michigan Daily Thursday, September 9, 1993 *VO L.EYBAL FALLS T. NCAA CHAMPS Stanford makes spikers see red By J.L. ROSTAM-ABADI sets, 10 andnine respectively. Wolver- still delivered a strong punch. The results of the other DAILY SPORTS WRITER me junior outside hitter Aimee Smith Sophomore Cary Wendell, 1992 tions during the Michigan One. Just one more. With a 3-0 deci- delivered seven kills during the night. National Freshman of the Year, was a Challenge - Ohio Stat l t confronta- Volleyball te defeated sion over Washington (15-11,15-5,15- 13) Sept. 4, the Michigan volleyball team is just one victory shy of the 300 mark. Leading the attack against the Hus- kies was sophomore middle blocker Suzy O'Donnell with 10 kills in 13 attempts, pushing her game hitting av- erage over 75%. For the season, she carries a .319 hitting average and leads Michigan with 11 blocks. Wolverine junior Julie Scherer racked up a total of 25 sets and 11 digs against the Huskies. Stanford accompanied Washington as Pac- 10 representatives in the inaugu- ral Michigan Volleyball Challenge. Michigan hosted the event, featuring the matchup of two Big Ten teams, Michigan and Ohio State, and the two West Coast visitors. Friday night, Michigan (2-1 overall) facedtheCardinal, thedefendingNCAA National Champions. The Wolverines fell in straight sets,15-4, 15-7, 15-11. Scherer and freshman setter Erin McGovern combined for a total of 19 One of Michigan's key players, senior outside hitter JoAnna Collias, was part of Wolverine coach Greg Giovanazzi's new game rotation strat- egy. "Collias is very good as the seventh person," Giovanazzi said. "She is able to fill in the hole ... we bring her in when we get into trouble." As far as the Stanford confronta- tion went, Giovanazzi knew what to expect. "I expected them to be as good as they are," Giovanazzi said. "We brought Stanford in to give our players avision of where we want our program to be in a few years." Regarding Michigan's team per- formance, Giovanazzi was a little dis- appointed. "I think we really looked lost in the first few games," Giovanazzi said. "It was anew experience for us. Once (our players) got comfortable, they were morecompetitive, as in thethirdgame." Despite the loss of five starting seniors from its 1992 team, Stanford valuable asset to the Cardinal attack with 10 kills and five digs. Senior setter Piper Hahn ignited the Stanford offense with amatch total 30 sets and six service aces. "Serving got us through the match," Stanford coach Don Shaw said. "Hahn is pretty experienced. She did a good job of setting and starting off our of- "I expected them to be as good as they are. We brought Stanford in to give our players a vision of where we want our program to be in a few years.' - Greg Giovanazzi Michigan volleyball coach fense. Herjump serves were effective." Shaw had positive comments about Michigan's program as well. 'They served pretty well. Their pro- gram is on its way up," Shaw said. Washington (15-11, 13-15, 15-1, 15- 12) and lost to Stanford (13-15, 12-15, 15-7, 12-15). On Sept. 1, the Wolverines made a strong appearance in their first perfor- mance of the season, recovering from a two game deficit to defeat Illinois State, 13-15, 15-17, 15-13, 15-9, 15-13. Giovanazzi explained the outcome as a combination of nervousness and inexperience. "We had three first-year players start," Giovanazzi said. "We were ner- vous and uptight when we start&l, but got a little more comfortable as the match progressed." Key players for Michigan against the Redbirds included Smith, who tal- lied 24 kills and 23 digs, and O'Donnell, who pitched in 20 kills and eight digs. Collias also added to the triumph with 14 kills and 13 digs of her own. This weekend, Michigan travels south, where it will face North Carolina, North Carolina State and Duke. 0' Michigan's Michelle Honigan picks up where she left off last season with another block. Horrigan had the best kill percentage in the Big Ten last season. Field hockey begins season impressively 4s Now Registering For Fall Term: September 13 - December 18,1993 AQUATICS DANCE EXEF Scuba Ballroom Dance Aerobics/St W.S..- Aerobics Weight- Lifeguard Training Country-western Voile Water Aerobics Funk Aerobic Tae Kx RCISE ep Aerobics Training eyball won Do nnis =ishing %4111%1 1VIV1JlV And More! Ter Fly F BY CHARLIE BREITROSE DAILY SPORTS WRITER A fresh start wasjust what the Michi- gan field hockey team got in its Labor Day weekend sweep of Kent State and Miami (Ohio) by 3-1 scores each day. Michigan's efforts in its weekend trip to Ohio were aided by new faces in new places. Three freshmen, Bree Derr, Michelle Smulders and Renee Leboe, all contributed during theirplaying time. "The freshmen came in ready to play," senior co-captain Keely Libby said. "They just had to learn how we play." Another new look for the team came with the changing of positions for two returning players - senior Lelli Hose and junior Nancy Irvine. Both adjusted quickly to their new roles. "Lelli Hose was on defense and moved to sweeper. She had a great Friday, September 10, 1993 CCR B Room 3275 No strings attached! Just Come In and workout. If you like it, we'd be glad to have you as a participant this semester. Class sizes are limited, so please come early! *Aerobic Fitness Call 764-1324 *Dance Aerobics 4:10 - 5:00 for more information! 5:10 - 6:00 *THE ULTIMATE AEROBIC CHALLENGE... WE DARE YOU! 6:10 - 7:00 *Step Aerobics 7:10 - 8:00 weekend," Libby said. Mary Dembro, Michigan's assistant coach, likes the way Irvine has adjusted to her new center midfield spot. "Nancy is doing a great job of dis- tributing the ball," Dembro said. Defensive effort was the key in the back-to-back victories. The Redskins and Golden Flashes managed only 13 shots during the weekend. "Miami only had six shots on goal," Dembro said. "We were disappointed they scored a goal at all. They came down on an attack and scored." Libby, a defender, paced the team in scoring as she tallied three goals over the two games. Libby's tip-in ofa penalty cornerput the Wolverines in the lead early against Kent State. After the Flashes tied the score in the second half, senior Kalli Hose scored on apenalty shot. Forward Gia Biagi put the game away with her tip-in. Sunday, in Oxford, the Wolverines scored late in the first half, and never looked back. Once again, Libby com- menced the scoring, getting a goal off a penalty corner. Co-captain forward Shay Perry scored the second Michigan goal early in the second half. Libby scored once more before Miami managed its lone goal. 'We ran our set plays well," Libby and Miami) last year and We beat them last year," Dembro said. "But we domi- nated them more than we did last year. 'We expect a much more successful season," Dembro said. "The players do too, which is more important. "I definitely think we have a lot more potential than last year," Libby said. "A lot of the bench players could be starting. There just aren't enough spaces on the field." . This week the Wolverines travel to Boston for three games. Thursday, Michigan takes on Springfield while Saturday's opponent-is Northeastern. The Wolverines complete their venture to Beantown with a Sunday encounter against Boston College. "They are going to be better compe- tition," Dembro said. "We've played Springfield and BC in the last couple years and we beat them in close com- petitive games. "Our game plan is to keep the game as basic as possible. We're just going to try and pass the ball around and not try to do a lot of individual, one-on-one moves." 4 I 0 , ro '4 ' . A ,5 N4 r,r try 11 y f* 4 , ti A s {. '.4 .4 1Vr ' 14 I .4 I 'U .4 .4 s 4s 94 .4 ., yA , Ubly said. "We workon that alotin practice." Dembro sees improvement in the team from last year. 'Weplayed both of them (Kent State Hockey tickets for the upcoming season await students Monday FROM STAFF REPORTS Attention all you Michigan hockey fans. The time to pull out your Michigan hockey shirts, hats and "C-YA" signs is still a month away, but the time to pull out your cash is now. The Wolverines' hockey season kicks off in just over a month, but sea- son tickets go on sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday in the Pendleton Room on the second floor of the Michigan Union. Tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis to the first 1200 stu- dents who apply with a valid University identification card for the Fall term. Students intending to purchase tick- ets must enter the Union through the north side entrance, adjacent to the LS&A building. The package costs $70 and includes 13 of 14 regular-season home games, in addition to the first round of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association play-, offs, March 11-13. Payment must be made at the time of application by cash or check, with checks made payable to the Michigan Ticket Department. Students can purchase tickets for fellow classmates by providing respec- tive valid I.D. cards and completed ap- plications. In addition, one spouse ticket will be available to students with proof of marriage. If all 1200 tickets are not sold on the first day, they will continue to be sold at the Athletic'Ticket Office from 8am. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday until they are all sold. Students will receive a numbered receipt at the time of application, in addition toacoupon fora free sweatshirt. The first 700 students to present this validated coupon at the Subway located in the Union will receive a free Michi- gan hockey sweatshirt, courtesy of Sub- way and the Michigan Athletic Depart- ment. Applicants must pick up their tick- ets in person and must have their num- bered receipt and a valid student I.D. with them at the time of distribution. The tickets will be distributed at the Athletic Ticket Office from Oct. 25-29 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. The first home game for Michigan will be Oct. 30 against Notre Dame. 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