8 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 30, 1993 .......................Women's soccer REsC YeesnC/rw t9 234seeks 11 in a row By ELISA SNEED DAILY SPORTS WRITER For the majority of this season, the Michigan women's soccer team has run into few snags while losing only one game - which it has since fol- lowed with a current ten-game win- ning streak. The Wolverines look to continue that streak tomorrow against Bowling Green (2-4-1) - which they have beaten, 7-2 and 4-0, in their last two meetings. While the game will be at Bowling Green, the Falcons don't seem to have high hopes. "We're looking to keep the score down," Bowling Green women's soc- cer president Tricia Runge said. "It's been pretty high against us." The view from Michigan's side is much more confident, as the team will be looking to score a lot. "In the past couple years, it's been getting closer, but we should be able to beat them," McQuaid said. "We've been scoring this year and we can all score. We're not dependent on one person." Senior sweeperMichelle McQuaid said that the Wolverines are playing so well because they're playing to- gether. "If you compare to last year, we're doing a lot better," McQuaid said. "We've got a good mix of people, everyone's playing for everyone." Still Michigan went into last weekend's tournament with a 6-1 record looking to solve a few minor problems. Their "Achilles heel" all season has been an inability to convert off corner kicks. In their 5-1 victory over Central Michigan last week, the Wol- verines failed to score on any of their 14 corner kick opportunities. "They're (corner kicks) something we've been having trouble with all season," McQuaid said. "This week- end the ratio was good. We didn't have as many corner kicks, but we converted off of them. "We improved in that sense. Hope- fully we'll score more." W Another goal the Wolverines had set for themselves on this four-game weekend was to come out with a good record. With extremely muddy condi- tions and pot-holed fields, Michigan managed to reach this objective, scor- ing 19goals in four shutouts. "We wanted the best record we could," McQuaid said. "The fields were torn up, you couldn't run, we couldn't play our game plan, but to come out with that ... it's great." SPORTING VIEWS Blue runners need more for Big Ten By TOM BAUSANO DAILY SPORTS WRITER A Big Ten championship has eluded the men's cross country team for ten years; furthermore, the Wol- verines have been the runner-up the last three years. As in the past, the team has the depth and talent to win the title. It just remains tobe seen if Michigan can get five runners to click on the same day. The Wolverines took third place at the Mountain Classic West in Missoula, Mont. Although the team had big expectations heading out to the meet, the fourth and fifth runners simply lost contact with the front run- ners. The lackluster performance was not really indicative of how this team will perform in some of the bigger meets at the end of the year, because junior Jim Finlayson has been out with injuries. Coach Ron Warhurst plans to rest his top runners at the Michigan Intercollegiates Oct. 9. This will en- able him to run juniors Finlayson and Carlos Paradelo. Finlayson was 14th at the Big Ten Championships last year, Michigan's third finisher at the NCAA District IV meet and fourth at the NCAA meet. Paradelo, a member of the U.S. World Junior cross country team, should be a major contributor to the program. These two runners provide another dimension to this already pow- erful squad. The Wolverines have five runners who competed in last years NCAA meet. Despite their experience, new- comer Kevin Sullivan has grabbed most of the headlines this season. Sullivan has been Michigan's first fin- isher in the first two meets, and his presence has overshadowed the rest of his teammates. Sophomore Scott MacDonald had a solid race in Montana after appear- ing sluggish at the Lehigh Invitational held earlier this month. MacDonald was only the second freshman to fin- ish at the NCAA meet last year while earning All-American honors. Sopho- more Theo Molla has had two solid races this season and appears to be in better physical shape than he was last year at this time. In order to beat the Badgers, the team must have a fifth runner who can run with the top four. Unlike years past, the Wolverines have many expe- rienced runners who can fill the posi- tion. Senior Matt Schroeder, who redshirted last year in order to give himself the opportunity to win a cham- pionship, is a likely candidate to score for the team. Shawn MacKay, who is healthy after being plagued by inju- ries, has the talent to run with the best. Blue netters take on mixed competition By AIMEE BAROCAS FOR THE DAILY The Michigan women's tennis team will travel to South Bend this weekend to compete in the Notre Dame Tournament. The Wolverines will battle Western Michigan, Marquette, Kentucky and Notre Dame. "I don't think the competition will be as stiff as it was last weekend, but we will see some good tennis at the Notre Dame Tournament," coach Bitsy Ritt said. The team is looking forward to playing again after a successful week- end at the North Carolina State Wolfpack Classic. The toughest over- all team competition should come from Notre Dame and Western Michigan. "We've used this week of practice to improve on the things we noticed were wrong last weekend," Ritt said. "We'll make some changes, but for the most part, they'll be very mi-s nor." The team will be concentrating on improving their doubles game, look- ing to find three strong pairs. "During the fall, we are going to be working on our doubles game, trying out different combinations of players to best suit the team for team compe- tition beginning in February," co-cap- tain Jaimie Fielding said. Freshman BojanaJankovic will see her first action at the Notre Dame Tournament since officially joining the team. She has finally been ruled eligible by the NCAA after a few weeks of deliberation. Her high school records were lost during the turnover of power in her native Croatia. "We're really excited to have Bojana on the team and we are look- ing forward to seeing her compete for Michigan," Fielding said. I I Will Clark and the rest of the San Fransisco Giants have four games remaining to win their first division title since 1989. They play the Los Angeles Dodgers this weekend. 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