Hockey vs. Alaska-Fairbanks Friday, 11 p.m. Fairbanks S Volleyball vs. Notre Dame Tonight, 7 p.m. Cliff Keen Arena Intensity lacking all over Moeller still searching for leadership on offense By ANDY DE KORTE DAILY FOOTBALL WRITER After losing to Michigan State last Saturday, the Michigan football team found itself in doldrums not visited since the last time it lost to Spartans. Around campus, only seniors and some others can still remember what the 1990 loss meant. Not suprisingly, coach Gary Moeller will look to his seniors to supply the leadership needed to rebound and win the next six games, just as the 1990 squad did. "We were here three years ago when we had two big losses," Moeller said. "The great senior class (includ- ing Jarrod Bunch, offensive lineman Dean Dingman and Tom Dohring and defensive backs Tripp Welbourne and David Key) came up big and there we were." Senior defensive captain Buster Stanley held a meeting for the de- fense before the Iowa game, and rais- ing his personal game provided the spark for the whole defense. However, no leader has emerged to satisfy Moeller's need on the of- fensive side of the ball. "In a game like that, a 17-7 loss, I question a lot of people's toughness," Moeller said. "We all know that's it mental not physical. I think that there were some guys that needed to come to the front, and they didn't." Moeller did not try to downplay the effect that he could have on moti- vation or preparation. Nonetheless, he stated that despite what coaches did, player leadership held more sig- nificance. Because the lineman are still so young, Moeller said his disappoint- ment lies largely with the skill posi- tion players. Offensive captain Ricky Powers has not held any offensive meetings. Powers, whonetted amere three yards rushing on three carries against the Spartans, has had difficulty leading by example. "We know we need to beat Penn State. I think we should be playing Penn State," defensive back Ty Law said. "If it was Purdue or Minnesota, it would be a team we are supposed to beat. We want to prove we're better." INJURY UPDATE: The much-ma- ligned offensive line may be in for some help. Center Marc Milia, who missed two games due to a pinched nerve in his neck, should return against Penn State Saturday. Inside linebacker Steve Morrison jogged for the first time in weeks yesterday. However, he is still un- likely to play against the Nittany Li- ons. Defensive back Clarence Thomp- son left the game against the Spartans holding his shoulder. An AC separa- tion may have Thompson keeping Morrison company on the sidelines. *I DOUGLAS KANTER/Daily Tailback Jesse Johnson gets stuffed by the Michigan State defense in Saturday's 17-7 Michigan loss. Men's tennis sends two to tourney's second week Spikers get one-game vacation from Big Ten By DAN MC KENZIE FORTHE DAILY The Michigan men's tennis team advanced two players and produced its strongest efforts of the fall season in the 1993 Volvo All-American Tour- nament which began last weekend and ends this Sunday in Austin, Texas. Because of his solid showings in previous tournaments, senior Dan Brakus has already qualified for the main draw, which begins Thursday. Only one other Wolverine will have the opportunity to qualify for Thurs- day play. JuniorGrady Burnettplayed some of the best tennis of his career as he fought his way through four tough matches in the pre-qualifier tourna- ment. Hemust win four more matches to earn a spot in the main bracket. "The performance of Grady Burnett was spectacular," coach Brian Eisner raved. "This is one of the grand slam events in college. Winning four matches here is comparable to win- ning an entire tournament in other places." Sophomore Peter Pusztai alsoper- formed well, winning two matches before falling to Alex Guevura of Louisiana State. Pusztai's tournament highlight came when he was able to easily defeat Jeff Loehr of South Florida, who had easily dismissed Pusztai a year ago. "Peter Pusztai played some of the best tennis that he'sever played at the University of Michigan," Eisner said. "He went to another level in Texas." Senior Mike Nold and freshman Brad Kramer both lost in the first round. "Overall, we are very pleased with our performance in this tournament," Eisner said. "This tournament is a great oppurtunity for Dan to show his ability. With Grady, I believe he can advance to the main draw." Matches are scheduled to resume today at noon. There is a 32-player main draw with four openings yet to be determined. By JEREMY STRACHAN DAILY SPORTS WRITER It is just another game. That's the attitude of Michigan women's volleyball head coach, Greg Giovanazzi. The game that he is re- ferring to is Tuesday night's match against No. 14 Notre Dame in Cliff Keen Arena at 7 p.m. The Fighting Irish beat the Wol- verines (3-3 Big Ten, 7-7 overall) last season in three straight games. Giovanazzi and his staff have told their players to expect an Irish team very similar to the one who shutout Michigan last year. Notre Dame is also ranked first in the NCAA Mideast region. These rankings are used to determine which teams are invited to the postseason tournament.. Michigan assistant coach Jenni- fer Dhaenens knows Notre Dame is a strong club. "Notre Dame is a good team," Dhaenens said. "They're solid. They've had a good year so far. They're pretty quick. They keep the ball in play. We expecta good match. "There's no doubt that beating the number one team in the region, and a No. 14 team inthe country would be a big win for us right now. But our focus remains on the Big Ten. Tonight's a break from the Big Ten race, but it's still an importantmatch." Notre Dame head coach Debbie Brown has the Irish running on all cylinders with a 13-3 season ledger. Notre Dame is led by Molly Stark, a middle blocker, who is averaging 2.15 kills per game this year. Michigan senior captain Fiona Davidson sees differences between tonight's matchup and those against Big Ten foes. "Because it's anout-of-conference match," Davidson said, "our main focus is to go in and play hard, and to keep our positive attitude from the weekend moving towards a positive attitude next weekend. After Saturday's victory over Wis- consin, Giovanazzi said the team's focus would be on this weekend's matches at Indiana and Purdue. As of Saturday night, he had not even looked at the Irish. "I thinkthis is oneofthosematches where if we go outand play well itcan be a good match," Giovanazzi said. "It's going to be an interesting experi- ment to see how we come out in a midweek match in the middle of the Big Ten season and play a ranked team. 4 Women's golf continues to struggle during fall season By'MELA NIE "SCH UMAN FOR THE DAILY Before this weekend's tournament atOhio State, Michigan women's golf coach Kathy Teichert felt her team had some psychological barriers that needed to be overcome. So despite coming away from the Lady Northern Intercollegiate Tournament with a 14th-place finish, the Wolverines did accomplish one important goal: know- ing they can play well. "The team morale really im- proved," sophomore Shannon McDonald said. "Today was a com- ing together point for us. Everyone supported each other." However, Michigan's final team score of 1,016 created doubts about what its chances are in the Big Ten Championship that will be played in Columbus next spring. The Wolver- ines' score was far behind those of the other Big Ten schools. Indiana emerged as the tourney s top team with a mark of 952. Fortunately for the Wolverines, the sun was not their source for a bright spot in the competition. Once again, rain and below-freezing tem- peratures plagued the women's meet. As one player noted, it's hard to play when you can't feel you fingers. A bright spot did come from McDonald who shot 81, 83, 79 in her three rounds to finish tied for 17th overall - a performance described as very respectable and low for the women's golf team this fall. "I was nervous going into this tournament. I did all that I could do to play better (which included six layers of clothing)," McDonald said. "It's unbearable to play when it's thatcold. The conditions were definitely not ideal (the temperature at 8 a.m. was 35 degrees)." JuniorJenny Zimmerman, the next best player on the women's squad this weekend, came through on the last three holes of the tournament to finish the tournament at 255, tied for 53rd. Speculation that Michigan simply was pushing too much was evident in an evaluation of this weekend's 14th- place finish. The Wolverines play was about the same as it has been; scores were high, but supposedly this was a very difficult course for them. "Sometimes in golf when you try too hard, things just don't work out," Teichert said. Their performance was typical of the domino theory. One mistake sim- ply leads to another and it becomes harder and harder to come back. "When you don't have a swing that will hold up under pressure, it fluctuates and you get inconsistency," Teichert said. Teichert indicated that the team will be going back to the basics as soon as it finishes its fall season, to make "somewhat of an evaluation of what they need and where they're going." Blue crew rows to strong showing agaist top teams Women's soccer goes for 14th consecutive victory By BOB ABRAMSON DAILY SPORTS WRITER When the Michigan women's soc- cer team last took on Siena Heights Sept. 14, the Wolverines probably had more trouble locating their oppo- nent than playing against them. A mix-up in the scheduling saw the Wolverines trek out to Siena Heights, while Siena Heights ven- tured its way to Ann Arbor. Eventu- ally, the two teams would meet back in Siena Heights, where Michigan emerged with a 4-2 victory. "We dominated the entire game," sweeperMichelle Mcquaid said. "We were up 4-0 with about seven minutes to go but we let up a little bit at the end and they ended up scoring two goals. "We're trying to stop giving up those goals at the end, though. The defense's job is to protect the shut- out." Since then, the Wolverines (14-1) have run off a club-record 13 con- secutive victories and have recorded five shutouts along the way. With an improved defense, the team is look- ing to add another victory at Siena Heights today. "Rightnow, we are basically pum- meling our opponents," McQuaid said. "The reason is that most of the club teams we played last year have now turned varsity." Following tomorrow's game, Michigan will play Penn State Sun- day. The Lady Lions, like the Wol- verines, are one of the few club teams remaining in the Big Ten. "I think they are a team that can give us some real competition before the Big Ten Club Championships," McQuaid said. By TOM SEELEY FOR THE DAILY For the second week in a row, the Michigan men's and women's crew teams proved that they are two of the top programs in the Midwest. The squads turned in solid performances at the Head of the Rock race in Rock- ford, Ill., Sunday. The men's first varsity-eight boat placed fourth overall in the open divi- sion and the women's lead boatplaced third in its division. The Wolverines went up against the top program in the Midwest in Wisconsin. The men's varsity-eight finished fourth and seventh in a race where the five Badger men's boats took five of the top six spots. In the open men's four raceMichi- gan finished second and beat four Wisconsin boats. "We were really very pleased with our performance," men's varsity coach Greg Hartsuff said. "We proved ourselves as the second-best program in the race and we even beat some Wisconsin boats in the men's four." The women came off a difficult week of practice. One of the cox- swains quit, putting the Wolverines in a bind heading into the race. "Overall, it was a good day," women's varsity coach Mark Rothstein said. "The loss of a cox- swain was difficult to overcome, but we were lucky that a new coxswain really steppedupandhadagoodrace. "We were much closer to Wiscon- sin this year than we have been in past years. In fact, if we were to race them after another month of practice we could fare even better." However, both Michigan coaches saw areas that they would like to see their teams improve upon. "Our technique is still not very clean," Hartsuff noted. "The season is still young and we're still trying to get our teams to mesh. We do well because we have such a powerful team, but I really hope to improve on our technique before the next race." Rothstein said the physical fitness on the women's team is what needs work. "Weakness io aerobic condition- ing and strength is typical of the fall season, and we hope to improve upon that as the season progresses." Both teams will have the opportu- nity to continue their success in the upcoming Michigan Chase on Ford Lake November 7th. 0 U 'iI : _( V Department of Recreational Sports INTRAMURAL SPORTS PROGRAM i