Hockey vs. Lake Superior State Tomorrow, 7 p.m. Sault Ste. Marie S Football vs. Purdue Saturday, 1 p.m. Michigan Stadium Women's soccer- Degins road to nationals By BOB ABRAMSON DAILY SPORTS WRITER Before the Michigan women's r team heads off to varsity sta- s, there is one more thing that this club team would like to accomplish. Undoubtedly,. a national club championship would be the perfect culmination to what has already been an excellent season. "It would be great to finish out our last club season with a champion- ship," Michigan coach Linda Hamilton said. "We're excited to have he opportunity." In ordertogetashotatanationaltitle, the Wolverines first have to weave their way through the Midwest tounament at Ohio State this weekend. The tournament, to be hekl Saturday and Sunday, will include hostOhio State, Penn State, Dayton, Miami of Ohio, West Virginia, Kent State and an unknown team which took the place of Bowling tAp= when it canceled. These eight teams are divided up into two brackets, with the winner from each bracket meeting for a shot at the National Club Championships to be held on Nov. 20-22 in Austin, Texds. The Wolverines, who had a 15- game winning streak during the sea- son and compiled an 18-2 overall record, come into the tournament as he No. 1 seed and the clear favorite to ove on to nationals. 'It Is going to be a challenge to make sure they are not too confident. I think we definitely have a great shot.' - Linda Hamilton women's soccer coach "Obviously, at 18-2, we havehad a very good season,"Hamilton said. "The pressure is on us because teams are going to be gunning for us. It is going to be a challenge to make sure they are not too confident. I think we definitely , veagreatshot.We'reallprettyready play." Michigan is scheduled to take on the added team and Ohio State Satur- day, and then compete with a tough Penn State team Sunday. The Wol- verines defeated the Nittany Lions, 3- 0, back on Oct. 17, and if everything goes according to plan, Michigan en- visions sliding past Penn State and meeting a familiar foe in the finals. * "I think we will most likely meet Miami of Ohio in the finals," captain Carrie Taylor said. "But unless they improved 100 percent since the last time we played, I don't perceive them as being a large obstacle." 'Ibe only way we are going to lose this toumnament is by defeating ourselves. Wecan'tcomeoutmentallyflat.Wehave to work 90minutes each game." The Wolverines handed Miami of hio (11-1-1) their only loss of the season back on Sept. 12 with a 3-0 shutout. The two teams were sup- posed to meet once again last Satur- day, but after the Wolverines drove all the way down to Oxford, the match was canceled due to a snow storm. "Miami of Ohio called us at 9:15 a.m. on Saturday to tell us the game was canceled, but we had already leftat 0:00, so we were really pissed off that we drove all the way down there and didn't get a chance to play," Taylor said. "This is going to make us work that much harder so we can annihilate them in the finals." Fisher adds third assistant to men's hoops coaching staff By RACHEL BACHMAN DAILY BASKETBALL WRITER If the Indiana basketball program has a history of musical chairs, then Michigan is fast developing a history of "musical Perrys." Yesterday, Wolverine head coach Steve Fisher named Scott Perry an assistant coach just five days after former assistant coach Ray McCallum left the staff to accept the head-coach- ing position at Ball State. McCallum replaced Perry Watson, who left to be the head coach at De- troit-Mercy this summer. While on the Wolverine staff for three months, McCallum never participated in a practice at Michigan. Upon his an- nouncement, Fisher said a replace- ment would be named by the end of this week. "We are elated to add Scott to our staff," Fisher said. "I have been aware of him for a long time and feel he's a natural fit into the Michigan family." Perry, 29, accepted the Michigan job after coaching a year at Califor- nia. He was the first assistant coach hired by first-year head coach Todd Bozeman. Previously, Perry spent five sea- sons at Detroit-Mercy, where he played a key role in the program's recruiting as well as worked with Ti- tan backcourt players. "He helped Ricky Byrdsong build a winning program at Detroit-Mercy and brings a vast knowledge about basketball in not only the Detroit area, but throughout the nation," Fisher said. "We're glad to have him." Perry has further ties to the state of Michigan, as he began his coaching career as an assistant at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook High School during the 1986 and 1987 seasons before leaving for the college circuit. The new coach was also a standout high school and college player. A three-year varsity starter at the Uni- versity of Detroit Jesuit Academy, he averaged 16.5 points and seven as- sists and earned all-state recognition. Perry's college career began at Oregon State, where he won a varsity letter for the Beavers in 1982. He then transferred to Wayne State for his final two seasons, where he led the team in assists each season. His senior year, he was named captain in addition to earning all-conference honors at point guard. Perry gradu- 'We are elated to add Scott to our staff. I have been aware of him for a long time and feel he's a natural fit into the Michigan family.' - Steve Fisher men's basketball coach ated from Wayne State in 1986 with a degree in marketing. Perry has connections to Michigan as well. He's the son of former Michi- gan All-American and Pittsburgh Steeler wide receiver Lowell Perry. "He's from Detroit and has strong ties to the state ofMichigan," saidFisher. "But most importantly, he's an out- standing person and basketball coach." EUZABETH LIPPMAN/Daly Michigan men's basketball coach Steve Fisher, seen here running practice Monday evening, added Scott Perry to his coaching staff yesterday. Peny was previously an assistant coach at California. round........Wisconsin, Ohio State square o onin Madisonf eRoses th eCONERECE UI U fo By BARRY SOLLENBERGER DAILY SPORTS WRITER And then there were four. Ohio State, Wisconsin, Indiana and Illinois have braved the first five weeks of conference play and remain alive in the Rose Bowl race. For the first time since 1985, Michigan, Michigan State or Iowa will not represent the Big Ten in Pasa- dena on New Year's Day. While the Hoosiers and Illini have outside shots of making a trip to Pasa- dena, the Buckeyes and Badgers have emerged as the front runners to secure the conference championship. These two teams will do battle in Madison on Saturday. Along with the Rose Bowl con- tenders, the rest of the conference is in action this weekend and, with the exception of Northwestern and Purdue, all schools have a shot at garnering bowl berths. On with the matchups: Ohio State (5-0Big Ten, 8-0over- all) at Wisconsin (4-1, 7-1) The conference's game of the year. Wisconsin, coming off an emotional win over Michigan, is trying to return to the Rose Bowl for the first time since the 1962 season. A hungry Ohio State team, winless in Pasadena on New Year's Day since 1974, stands in its way. An 8-0 start and a No. 3 ranking has the Buckeyes thinking national championship. They boast a strong defensive unit that ranks high nation- ally in all statistical categories. Free safety Walter Taylor had a monster performance a week ago against Penn State. In the 24-6 Ohio State victory, the junior from Dallas forced a fumble, recorded 10 tackles and picked off two passes. He was selected Big Ten defensive player of the week for his efforts. Last week's Big Ten offensive player of the week, senior tailback Raymont Harris, heads an offensive attack that is averaging nearly 36 points a game, tops in the Big Ten. The Badgers counter with an of- fense that leads the Big Ten and ranks eighth nationally in total offense, roll- ing up 468 yards per contest. Wisconsin's offense is led by quar- terback Darrell Bevell, who is first in the conference in passing efficiency and tailback Brent Moss, who is sec- ond in the nation in rushing. Despite these impressive Wiscon- sin statistics and the fact that the game is in Madison, the oddsmakers have made the Buckeyes a six-and-a-half point favorite, which seems a bit much. Make no mistake about it, the Buckeyes are good. But the feeling here is that Wisconsin will force a few critical turnovers and post its biggest victory in over 30 years. Let's hope the Badger fans cel- ebrate civilly this weekend. Upset! Wisconsin 20, Ohio State 17 Indiana (4-1, 7-1) at Penn State (2-2, 5-2) The Hoosiers will try to take a major step toward Pasadena when they do battle with a Penn State team that will not go to the Rose Bowl in its inaugural Big Ten season. After blanking Michigan State, 10- 0, last Saturday in Bloomington, In- diana brings the conference's best rushing defense into Happy Valley. The Nittany Lions will challenge the heart of the Hoosier defense with tailback Ki-Jana Carter, who has moved into second place in rushing in the conference. After beating early-season patsies, In- dianahastofacetheconference'sbig boys down the stretch.Besides Penn State, the Hoosiers travel to Columbus next week- end for a date with Ohio State. This promises to be an exciting matchup as both teams will definitely go bowling this holiday season. Penn State 20, Indiana 10 Minnesota (3-2, 4-4) at Illinois (4-1, 4-4) Once upon atime, Illinois was 0-3 and was the laughingstock of the league. But before you could say "Look out Michigan" the Illini turned things around, having won four of their first five conference games. A tenacious rush defense deserves the credit for the Illini resurgence. It is ranked third nationally, allowing only 78 yards per contest. The Golden Gophers have rebounded fromearly-season disasteras well. Aftera 14 start, Minnesota nipped Purdue and Northwesternbefore shocking Wisconsin two weeks ago. The good fortune that Illinois has had is likely to take a turn for the worse in the upcoming weeks. The Illini travel to Penn State next week- end and host Wisconsin in the regular season finale. They should, however, remain in the Rose Bowl race ...at least this week. Illinois 27, Minnesota 21 Northwestern (0-5, 2-6)atMichi- gan State (2-2, 4-3) . The Spartans had Rose Bowl hopes themselves, after impressive perfor- mances against Michigan and Ohio State. But then their offense took a siesta in a 10-0 loss to Indiana last week, crushing their dreams of roses. Afterstartingthe season 2-1 with good performances against Notre Dame Ad Boston College, the Wildcats have taken up residence in their normal quarters: the conference basement. Michigan State running backs Duane Goulbourne and Craig Tho- mas will have fun against a North- western rush defense that ranks ninth in the conference. Michigan State 27.Northwestern 3 Northern Illinois (4-5 overall) at Iowa (1-5, 3-5) Just another yawner of a non-con- ference game, right? Wrong. Northern Illinois running back LaShon Johnson leads the nation in rushing with 1,611 yards through nine games. The Hawkeyes snapped a five- game losing streak by beating a ter- rific Purdue team (ha!) last Saturday in Iowa City. Iowa is giving up nearly 200 yards on the ground each week and could yield huge numbers to Johnson, who is running away with the NCAA rush- ing title. On the other hand, Northern Illi- nois isn't that good - they lost to Iowa State, 54-10, earlier this season - and the Hawkeyes are playing at home. Iowa 30. Northern Illinois 20 EVAN PETRIE/Daily As the No. 2 rusher in the country, Wisconsin's Brent Moss is one of the key weapons in Barry Alvarez's potent Badger offense. Wisconsin hosts Ohio State Saturday in the game which will most likely decide who will represent the Big Ten in the Rose Bowl. Read. the..a..y THURSDAY NO COVER AT ,Sports potssa _ 'Final Year End Mark-Down Friday & Saturday Only (November 5 & 6) - S i r,{,' l i i{ rS ALSO FEATURING:- Any Taco Salad...$3.89 Long Island Iced Teas...$1.54 Pitchers of Coors Light...$3.25 AND DON'T FORGET SATURDAY MIClciEN VS. PURDUE '._.