The Michigan Daily - Friday, November 5, 1993 -11 While Michigan's offense has been and inconsistent, Todd Collins has r to put up some impressive numbers. week against Wisconsin marked the time this season that he has throwr 200 yards in a game and he is on pa break Jim Harbaugh's single-season of 209.9 yards/game. Purdue count{ sophomore Rick Trefzger who will sIt third game for the in'ured Matt Pike, Without the services of Tyrone Whei week ago, the Wolverine ground attar about as potent as sour milk. The ou the game will be altered a great deal depending on his availability. Meanwl Boilermakers' engines aren't any me powerful. Fullback Mike Alstott is ti ground gainer, averaging 74.4 yards The Ail-America candidate has run fo TDs and is the No. 3 receiver on the Since returning to the fold a month a Derrick Alexander has shown why h considered one of the best receiven country. Purdue's Jermaine Ross an( Hill give Boilermaker coach Jim Colle experienced tandem. But it is difficul them to be effective weapons when don't get the ball on more than threi occasions a game. Well it's game nine and there is still of a true "Wolverine" offensive line. to preseason prognosticators, the u not come together in the least, mixin, as well as oil and water. Boilermaker tackle Ryan Grigson has regained hi; starting job after suffering a blow to abdomen last season which led to k failure, pancreatitis and pneumonia. captain Elvin Caldwell are keys to t The Wolverine line has been somewi erratic of late as it tries to cope with injuries and hefty Big Ten offensive ui healthy Tony Henderson along with E Stanley are no less critical this weel Purdue defensive front is a little gree freshman Damell Howard and sophc Jayme Washel starting. But the Wolki must beware of a team that has mad tackles for losses so far this season. It's the same story each week. Injuri( the Wolverines' bugaboo as Steve N is questionable for tomorrow's game. Jarret Irons has been a pleasant surf leading the team in tackles with 75.1 redshirt freshman needs only three i to take the all-time freshman tackles Inside LB Bart Conley leads Purdue tackles with 62 and he's only a soph T H E MATCHUPS By RYAN HERRINGTON eann * Blue spikers seek first triumph in weeks ; _.... By JEREMY STRACHAN DAILY SPORTS WRITER The Michigan women's volley- ball team is facing a seven-game losing streak going into its matches with Wisconsin and Northwestern this weekend. However, tonight just might be the cure the eighth-place Wolver- ines (3-9 Big Ten, 7-14 overall) have been looking for when they battle Wisconsin (5-7, 12-10). Ironically, the last victory the Wolverines earned was a 3-0 sweep of the Badgers Oct. 9 in the "Rock the House" match at Cliff Keen Arena. The Badgers are led by outside hitter JoAnna Grotenhuis, who is averaging over four kills-per-game. Michigan will invade last-place Northwestern (2-10, 9-13) Satur- day for a second chance at victory. The Wolverines defeated the Wild- cats 3-1 Oct. 8 in Ann Arbor.The Wildcats' offensive leader is Allison Krumbein who carries a 3.55 kill average. Michigan head coach Greg " Giovanazzi is optimistic about the two matches. "I think we will play a lot better ___ this weekend than we did last week- end," Giovanazzi said. "Last week- end, we tried to rush (back) our injured players too quickly when some of them were only healthy the day of the match." The slump, which started with a loss to nationally ranked Notre Dame Oct. 12, includes losses to three of the Big Ten's top teams -- Penn State, Ohio State and Minne- sota, who are first, second and fourth, respectively. Seniors Karen Jacobsen and Erica Badran-Grycan say they want to finish out the conference season on a high note, starting this week- end. "We're ready for this weekend," the pair said in unison. "Its been hard this year with all of the injuries," Badran-Grycan said. "But since everyone is healthy, we should do well." "Yeah, but it's going to be tough because they have big crowds, es- pecially Wisconsin," Jacobsen said. HOCKEY Continued from page 10 by an average score of 7-3. The Bulldogs have already faced some tough competition this year, losing two games apiece to Northern Michigan and Lake Superior. But the Bulldogs, who return 17 lettermen from last year's team, are fresh off a 4-3 win Tuesday night at Michigan State. "They'll be really pumped after that game," Berenson said. "We thought they would be in the upper echelon of the league this year. They finished off last year by beating (Michigan) State in the CCHA play- offs. They're definitely on a roll right now." Center John Duff leads the Bull- dogs with three goals. Right wingers Brad Burnham and Tim Christian each have three points for Ferris. JONATHAN LURIE/Daily The Michigan volleyball team has not had a victory since defeating Wisconsin almost a month ago. The Wolverines face the Badgers tonight. M', MSU to conduct clinic before match By MEL.INDA ROGO FOR THE DAILY This weekend will be a new expe- rience for the Michigan men's vol- leyball team. The Wolverines meet Michigan State in Burton, but it's not just an- other clash on the court. The teams will be co-hosting a three-hour vol- leyball clinic open to the public at Atherton High School at 3 p.m. to- morrow. Wolverine coach Pam Griffin and Spartan coach Sante Perelli will pro- vide instruction on basic volleyball skills. Participants will then have the opportunity to work with the Michi- gan and Michigan State players. "This is the first time the Michi- gan club has worked a clinic like this," Griffin said. "The event has been well publicized so we are ex- pecting a big turnout." Although it will be the Wolver- ines' first such event, the Spartans have been doing similar clinics for several years. "We've been sponsoring such clin- ics over the past five years," Perelli said. "They're a lot of fun. You get a lot of young people that come out, especially boys who really have no other opportunity to see and work with older players." The Wolverines said that they are eager to pass on their knowledge of the sport. "I'm looking forward to working with the little kids," junior outside hitter Chad Engel said. "It's always rewarding to help out people who want to improve their own game and can have fun playing the sport." "What's exciting about these clin- ics is that everyone there is sincerely interested in learning the skills," jun- ior middle hitter Todd Coffey said. Following the clinic, the Wolver- ines and the Spartans will compete in their firstmatch of the year. Michigan and Michigan State have both reached the semifinals in two of the same tournaments this past month. Senior outside hitter Justin MacLaurin said the team is looking forward to playing its state rival. "It's always a rush when we play Michigan State," MacLaurin said. "Though we usually play very well against them, they are a tough team to defeat. With our squad this year, we definitely have a chance to take them down." What is different about this match is that it will take place before a po- tential crowd of 1500 people. "Promotions have sold 200 re- served tickets," Griffin said. "Coor- dinators expect the auditorium to fill to its 1500-person capacity the night of the game." The Wolverines are looking for- ward to playing in front of a larger crowd. "Having such a large crowd present will be different for us," Engel said. "Fan support isn't as strong in the Midwest as it is on the coasts. But men's volleyball is growing in popu- larity, and the response to this weekend's event reflects that." The Wolverine secondary still leavess. something to be desired. The most telling defensive statistic for Michigan is that ~~~ htstrong safety Shante Peoples i eodo r rig secons on th emin tackles withet eth 65. 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