* Name the last Big Ten team the
Michigan football squad lost to
prior to Saturday's 17-7 defeat
against Michigan State?
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Wolverines travel on State road to nowhere
Michigan effort is
*sickening to the stomach
AST LANSING - Just a few short minutes after
eating one of the finest lunches a press pass ever
got me, I felt sick.
The prime rib was cooked fine, so was the baked
potato. There was nothing wrong with the carrots either.
It was the Spartan offense that started my stomach a
churnin'. The Green and White chewed up the
Michigan defenders and marched 65 yards in just over
five minutes for a touchdown. Nothing growled as loud
as their hunger for a victory against the Wolverines'
most hated rivals.
Surely, the Wolverines would fight fire with fire and
my stomach could then settle.
However, when Tyrone
Wheatley fumbled the ensuing
kickoff, it became apparent that
proper digestion would not be had
on this day. Despite a defensive
stand which allowed no yards, a
47-yard field goal by Bill
Stoyanovich gave Michigan State a
ANDY 10-0 lead at the 9:11 mark of the
DE KORTE first quarter. Little did anyone
Judgment know, 10 points would top
of De Korte Michigan's output for the day.
The Spartans prevailed 17-7
without any razzle-dazzle, just a
defense that would not quit. The Wolverine defense
started slow while the offense never got started.
"I have to give Michigan State credit. They came out
hard and fought tough," Michigan coach Gary Moeller
said. "I expected the same from us, but that just wasn't
the case today."
Spartan coach George Perles did not criticize the
Wolverines, but the customary "I respect their effort"
quote never materialized from his lips either.
The Wolverines obviously did not learn enough
from their loss to Notre Dame to produce a comeback in
this game. Both games represented big rivals for
Michigan. Intensity should be strongest when the game
begins. Yet in both games, Michigan found itself
' getting pushed around early.
The Michigan State linemen caused problems for
Michigan on both sides of the ball. Spartan quarterback
See DE KORTE, Page 7
Spartans take bragging rights for
first time since 1990, 17-7
By KEN SUGIURA
DAILY FOOTBALL WRITER
EAST LANSING - Censorship
can be a dangerous thing.
Consider the Michigan football
team and its rival Michigan State. For
the past two seasons, the Wolverines
severely defeated the Spartans, leav-
ing them to speak only of "they were
the better team today" and "wait 'til
next year."
Anger and hatred would have to
be bottled up inside to fester.
After all, who gives any credence
to the rants and raves of losers?
Meanwhile, the Wolverines -
having muzzled the defeated Spar-
tans -- were kings of the sound bite,
stating their disdain for things in the
color combination of green and white
along with the general concept of a
land grant university.
That all changed Saturday.
A charged-up Spartan team, in-
spired by perhaps a pregame speech
from the ACLU's East Lansing chap-
ter, shouted down Michigan, 17-7,
securing state bragging rights and
opening up the airwaves.
With braggadocio and pomp ga-
lore pent up since 1990 - the last
time they prevailed - the Spartans
(1-0 Big Ten, 4-1 overall) exploded
upon heavily-favored Michigan (1-1,
3-2), seriously jeopardizing plans for
the Wolverines' third straight out-
right Big Ten championship and put-
ting a serious damper on this
Saturday's long-awaited showdown
with Penn State in State College.
Following the game, members of
the Spartan team spewed forth an oral
eruption, the likes of which had previ-.
ously been reserved for boxing pro-
moters with tall hair.
"They might just say we were
lucky or they might have some cock-
eyed excuses, but we just beat them
today," said State linebacker Rob
Frederickson, who registered five
tackles and broke up two passes.
Had they extended their First
Amendment rights any further,
someone - probably garrulous
running back Craig Thomas -
would have shouted "Fire!" in the
middle of the crowded Spartan Sta-
dium interview room.
"Michigan talked about winning
the Big Ten again this year,"'Tho-
mas said, pausing for effect.
"I think not."
Or this gem speculating about
the possible nature of the cock-
eyed excuses Frederickson men-
tioned.
"Now they have something to
talk about," said the senior. "Maybe
it was too wet for them outside."
In a rare moment of humility,
Thomas owned up to a shortcom-
ing his senior class had experienced
this year. While the Spartans did
beat Michigan, they had strove to
overcome Notre Dame but were
not up to the task. They were simi-
lar in that respect to the Wolver-
ines, who lost to the Irish in much
the same fashion that they did to the
Spartans.
"The defense kept the offense in
a position to score and have a chance
to win the game," Michigan foot-
ball coach Gary Moeller said.
As Notre Dame had earlier, the
Spartans racked up points early and
often. Then, as Michigan began to
tighten defensively, the offense was
unable to mount a serious come-
See LOSS, Page 7
EVAN PETRIE/Daily
Michigan wideout Derrick Alexander expresses his dejection following the Wolverines 17-7 loss
at the hands of arch-rival Michigan State. It was the Spartans' first triumph since 1990.
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By BRETT JOHNSON
DAILY SPORTS WRITER
It all came together this weekend;
the Michigan volleyball team may
finally be playing up to its potential.
The Wolverines (3-3 Big Ten, 7-7
overall) not only "rocked the house"
Saturday, they also rocked their op-
ponents. Friday night, after a sluggish
first game, Michigan ripped North-
western (0-5, 7-7), 12-15, 15-5, 15-
11, 15-11. The team followed the
victory over the Wildcats by sweep-
ing Wisconsin (2-4, 9-7), 15-5, 15-9,
15-13 on Saturday.
"I'm just really pleased with the
fact that this team is maturing by the
week," Michigan coach Greg
Giovanazzi said. "They've taken the
pressure off of themselves by playing
good, solid volleyball."
The main focus of the weekend
centered around Saturday's "Rock the
House II," the athletic department's
promotional event for the team. The
1,381 fans who showed up were not
disappointed with the Wolverines'
play. Thanks to its improved setting
and siding-out, Michigan took con-
trol early and never looked back.
"We've been focusing on a quicker
start for the past week by preparing all
day long, just thinking about the
match," first-year setter Erin
McGovern said. "I think that helps a
lot."
The team's middle blockers also
controlled Wisconsin's top two hit-
ters, JoA :ia Grotenhuis and Brigitte
Lourey.
"Mora Kanim, our assistant coach,
does all of our scouting of opponents
and sets up our defensive strategy
against them," Giovanazzi said. "She
did a great job of letting our middle
blockers know who we were going to
be committing on and keying on.
"I thought our middles had a great
weekend out there blocking. The last
two weeks have been fantastic."
The crowd at "Rock the House"
was definitely a factor in getting the
team going.
"It's not supposed to, but ... it
does," Shannon Brownlee said.
"It's great to have all of these
people behind you," McGovern said.
Friday night's game may have
been an indication of a team turn-
around. The offense and defense were
much improved over previous weeks,
especially after the beginning ofgame
one. McGovern's 51 assists allowed
outside-hitter Collias to dominate
play.
"Erin did a great job of putting the
ball up in a good spot," Collias said.
"I think as the night went on, we just
kept connecting more and more. You
just go with what works."
McGovern thought the improved
setting was due to greater concentra-
tion.
"I think I was focusing more on
hitting the ball and keeping it on our
side of the net more than anything,"
McGovern said.
Giovanazzi felt the team domi-
nated the tempo of the game by play-
ing solidly offensively and defen-
sively.
"Other than the slow start to game
one, I felt like we were in control of
the whole match," Giovanazzi said.
"JoAnna had a great match and car-
ried us offensively. The reason she
had so much success was because I
thought Shannon (Brownlee) and
Suzie (O'Donnell) were really doing
a good job of making plays in the
middle. And, obviously, you can't
leave out how Erin (McGovern) set
the ball.
"All-in-all, it was a really good
offensive effort, and I thought we
played well on defense."
Collias also praised the play in the
center as the reason Michigan dis-
played a balanced offensive attack
and opened up the outside for her.
"The middle did a great job, too,"
Collias said. "They were putting the
ball down and mixing it up a lot. That
helps. You need to keep the other
team off balance and we did a good
job of that."
In addition to her outside-hitting,
Collias continues to close in on career
digs leader Lisa Vahi. With her 29
digs this weekend, Collias is only 61
short of breaking the record. Her play
at the tough left side, outside-hitting
position has been a key to the Wolver-
ines' success.
"JoAnna has put a lot of weight on
See VOLLEYBALL, Page 2
PETER MATTHEWS/Daily
Michigan captured both its matches this weekend with wins over
Northwester and Wisconsin. The largest home crowd of the season saw
the Wolverines top the Badgers
Wite takes
annual
hockey
scrimmage
By ANTOINE PITS
DAILY HOCKEY WRITER
Through two periods of the an-
nual Blue-White game Friday night,
it looked like just another intra-squad
scrimmage. Then came the third pe-
riod.
Two lackluster stanzas of hockey
Shielding the goal from enemy attack
By MICHAEL ROSENBERG
DAILY HOCKEY WRITER
When the Michigan
hockey team is in
heated battle, it needs
certain things to ensure success.
The Wolverines need scoring from
the big guns. They need checking
from the enforcers. But most of all,
the Wolverines need their Shields.
Goalie is the most important
position on any hockey team, and
nowhere is this more evident than at
Michigan, where senior goaltender
Senior goalie Steve Shields provides the last
line of defense for Michigan hockey
Shields held eventual national
champion Maine to three goals in
regulation before a freak goal in
overtime gave the victory to the
Black Bears. Maine came into the
contest averaging nearly six-and-a-
half goals per game.
Shields is only five victories
away from tying the NCAA record
for career wins by a goalie. With his
fourth straight 20-win season a
virtual certainty, Shields will shatter
the current mark of 88.
Much of the credit for Shields's
a
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