Hockey vs. Western Michigan Friday, 7 p.m. Kalamazoo SPORTS Volleyball i vs. Purdue Friday, 7 p.m. Cliff Keen Arena FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Moeller reconstructs lineup "Toughest 11 players on defense" to start Saturday By ANDY DE KORTE DAILY FOOTBALL WRITER Michigan coach Gary Moeller is a firm believer in the philosophy "If it's not broken don't fix it" However, after losing to Wisconsin, Moeller decided his defense had broken and some "fixing" was in order. Despite his tendency to leave play- ers where they are at, he and defen- sive coordinator Lloyd Carr decided to play "the toughest 11 players on defense" regardless ofposition or year. The results, a scoreless first half and 10 points total, certainly pleased Moeller. "I thought our team played good," Moeller said. "Our defense played as physical as it has all season." Co-captain Buster Stanley keyed the defensive resurgence much as he did against Iowa. He moved from his defensive tackle position to start at the nose tackle. "We neededa stronger foundation up the middle," Moeller said. "He does that a little better than Tony (Henderson)orJason (Horn).Ithink we're going in the right direction now." Because his switch made the de- fense considerably stronger up the middle, it is unlikely that Henderson will be back starting at nose tackle against Minnesota. The linebacker carousel will also continue this week. Steve Morrison chances of playing are no better than 50/50. Bobby Powers, however, may be back this week. Thereturnee from injury last week, TrentZenkewicz,madeabetter-than- expectedcontribution to outside line- backer last week. Zenkewicz played at outside linebacker rather than his more familiar defensive line position. The defense is not the only facetof the Michigan team facing "reevalua- tion" from Moeller. Discontent with the kicking game has made placekicker Peter Elezovic's job "up forgrabs."Remy Hamiltonmayhave the inside track. "Remy is getting better in practice everyday," Moeller said. "In some ways, he has a stronger leg, but he's not as consistent yet." The offense may be aided by the possible return of Tyrone Wheatley. BowL BANTER: Despite the worst Michigan football record, 5-4, in re- cent years, the Wolverines will still probably be invited to a bowl game if they win one more game. Michigan fans who feared spend- ing the holidays at the Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La., or the Lib- erty Bowl in Memphis, Tenn., could have been off-base. The Hall ofFame Bowl, in Tampa, Fla., may indeed be the most likely bowl game for Michigan, particularly. if it finishes'7-4. Although usually the game for the Big Ten's fourth-place team, the Hall of Fame Bowl officials' have the choice of any remaining Big: Ten not playing in the Rose, Citrus, or Holiday Bowl games. Previously, the Hall ofFame Bowl officials had intimated that taking a 6- 5 Michigan team would not happen. However, that stance has softened. The Independence Bowl remains apossibility fora6-5 Wolverine team. Buster Stanley and the retooled Wolverine defense held Purdue to 10 points Saturday. DUGULAS I'AIITEf-1Iaily HOCKEY NOTEBOOK By MICHAEL ROSENBERG DAILY HOCKEY WRITER Whoever said records were made to be broken obvi- ,ously didn't see Saturday's Michigan-Ferris State hockey game. Although the Wolverines defeated the Bulldogs 5-2, they did not escape the contest unscathed. Goalie Steve Shields, who came into the game needing one victory to tie the all-time NCAA record for wins, went down with a strained left knee in the first period with Michigan up 2- 0. Since Ferris State scored two goals in defeat, backup goalie Chris Gordon, not Shields, picked up the victory. "I don't think about the record and those things," Shields said. "I just want to get healthy again so I can help the team. The record will come eventually, but that's not what's important." Team doctors originally advised Shields not to put any pressure on the knee for a couple of days so he would be available for Friday's game at Western Michigan, but it now appears as though Shields may not play against Western or at Illinois-Chicago the next night. If Shields does not play this weekend, his next shot at the record would come at home against perennial CCHA doormat Ohio State Nov. 19 and 20. S rrLE sirs out: Left wing Ryan Sittler remains out of action with a separated shoulder. Coach Red Berenson said he hopes the sophomore returns in time for the CCHA-WCHA challenge at JoeLouis Arenaover Thanks- giving break. Victory record not yet Shields' Soo LONGLAKE STATE: Friday's game marked the last game at Lake Superior State's James Norris Ice Arena for seniors Brian Wiseman, David Oliver, Mike Stone, and Shields. "I know it means a lot to them to leave this building a winner," Berenson said. "This is a very difficult building to win in, and they haven't always had an easy time here." The 4-2 Michigan victory was witnessed by a record crowd of 3,587, which was silenced early in the game when the Wolverines jumped out to a 3-0 lead. "Coach Berenson said it was important to start well, because our young players had heard a lot about Lake State and the crowd could get into it," Wiseman said. The Lakers come to Yost Ice Arena Jan. 7 and 8. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY: Sunday marked the 25th anni- versary of Berenson scoring an NHL-record six goals in a game for the St. Louis Blues. But if the occasion was important to the coach, he didn't show it. "It was a long time ago, and (the anniversary) doesn't have any special meaning to me," Berenson said. ONE POINT AWAY: Michigan is second in the latest WMEB (Orono, Maine) poll, one point behind top-ranked Maine. The Wolverines received sevenfirst-place votes to sixfor the Black Bears. "Anytime you're undefeated, you'll be ranked pretty high," Berenson said. "Lake Superior lost twice, and (Boston University)lost, so there was the chance for us to move up." ...-..JONATHAN LU RI E/Daily Mike Stone's penalty-killing and Steve Shields' goaltending led Michigan to an upset of then-No. 1 Lake Superior State and a defeat of Ferris State last weekends THE SPORTING VIEWS 9 Fan's interruption mars great boxing bout By BRETT JOHNSON dropped his gloves and retreated. Ref- was still a memorable one. It went DAILY SPORTS WRITER eree Mills Lane stopped the fight, and back-and-forth with both men success- He had said all along thathe could when Bowe turned to see what was fully landing punches. Bowe got off to regain the title. He claimed that in the going on, a man in a paraglider - a the quick start early in the fight only to first fight he went away from his motorized parachute - was entangled see himself get in loads of trouble dur- game plan and made stupid mistakes in the ropes surrounding the ring. After ing the fifth and sixth rounds. Bowe to lose the fight. Yet few people struggling for about 30 seconds, he fell thenturnedthetideinthefirsthalfofthe thought he had much of a chance into the crowd where he was detained seventh and both fighters came out Saturday night at Caesar's Palace in by security. strong after the delay. Las Vegas. After all, a good big man Although this marks the first time What won it for Holyfield was his always beats a good little one. in boxing history that something like strong finish in both the tenth and elev- However, Evander "The Real this has occurred, it is not the first enth rounds. He tumed seemingly even Deal" Holyfield proved all his doubt- time a fan has interfered in a sporting roundsintovictoriesbypepperingBowe ers wrong as he defeated Riddick "Big event. From the New York Yankees' with punches late in those rounds. Daddy" Bowe in a majority decision fan changing the outcome of a game The only question now is when to regain the IBF and WBA heavy- after running onto the field to the and where Bowe-Holyfield III will weight title belts. Although he may tragedy of the Monica Seles stabbing, take place. After all, the record is 1-1. not be considered one of the greatest heavyweights of all time, Holyfield's victory marked only the third time in the division's history that a man has regained his titles by beating the per- son who had previously taken them away. He joins Muhammed Ali and Floyd Patterson in this elite group. The fight was a great battle. It had everything a great fight should have, and the spotlight should have shone on Holyfield after his historical vic- tory. However, this did not happen due to a fan trying to make an impact on the fight. During the seventh round, a man attempted to paraglide into the ring. At the time, Bowe was starting to regain control of the fight after being ham- mered by Holyfield in the two proceed- ing rounds. As Bowepressed, Holyfield fans are now becoming a part of the game. This is wrong. It is impossible to say that the approximately 20 minute delay didn't effect the fight. Holyfield was able to regroup and rest after being pressed hard in the first half of the seventh round. Bowe, in addition to the rest he got, was able to close the cuts he sustained at the end of round four. In addition, there is the psycho- logical factor. Although both men seemed to regroup and fight tremen- dously after all of the commotion, it is impossible to say how it effected ei- ther fighter. 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