2- The Michigan Daily - SPORTSTuesday - Tuesday, January 18, 1994 Here is how the top 25 teams in college basketball fared this weekend, with first-place votes in parentheses. Games played are through Jan. 16. Here is the WMEB 91.9 FM (Orono, Maine) college hockey media poll, with first-place votes inparentheses. Games played are through Jan. 16. Team 1. Michigan (15) 2. Boston University 3. Lake Superior State. 4. Northern Michigan 5. Harvard 6. New Hampshire 7. Wisconsin 8. Michigan State 9. Colorado College 10. Northeastern Record 21-1-1 14-4 16-7-1 15-6-1 12-3-2 15-5-1 13-8-1 13-6-3 14-6-2 12-5-2 Points 150 135 108 104 96 73 51 40 39 22 0 Others receiving votes: Maine 10, RPI 7, Minnesota 6, Alaska-Fairbanks 2, Brown 1 Michigan grapplers spill meets; fail to Lions, beat A )Y' ~~- WHO: David Oliver TEAM: Hockey 4OMETOwN: Courtenay, B.C. FEAR: Senior !LIGIBILITY: Senior WHY: Saturday against Notre Dame, Oliver scored a goal and addedr three assists in Michigan's 6-1 victory over the Irish. Oliver now has F 31 points (19 goals, 32 assists), best in the country. With those four points, he passed Mark Ouimet (1989-93) for ninth place all-time at :Michigan with 188 points. BACKGROUND: Oliver is an alternate captain for the top-ranked hockey seam. He was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the seventh ound in the 1991 NHL draft. By BARRY SOLLENBERGER DAILY SPORTS WRITER Heading into Saturday's Big Ten opener at No. 7 Penn State, Michigan coach Dale Bahr said that his fourth- ranked Wolverines would have trouble matching up in the first three weight classes against the Nittany Lions. Sure enough, Penn State won the first four weight classes, including two by fall and one by technical fall, to grab a commanding 20-0 lead en route to a 29-15 victory. Sunday, Michigan bounced back to defeat Lehigh, 20-12, in Bethlehem, Pa. "We struggle in our first three (weight classes) and we're going to struggle there all year," Bahr said. "And with (126 pounds) Brandon Howe out for the season (torn anterior cruciate ligament), we're essentially starting three walk-ons at 118, 126 and 134." Against Penn State, theWolverines fought back from the early deficit by winning the next three weight classes. Senior Brian Harper got Michigan on the board by defeating Russ Hughes, 6-2, in at the 150-pound weight class. Senior All-American Sean Bormet pinned Tony Griffin and when junior Chad Biggert decisioned Matt Hardy, 8-4, the Wolverines had cut the Penn State lead to 20-12. Two critical matches sealed the Wolverines' fate. The first was at 142 pounds, where junior Mike Ellsworth lost to the Li- ons' John Hughes, 8-6, in overtime. The second was the 177-pound match where Rawls lost in overtime. "Those two matches were really critical in beating Penn State," Bahr said. "Had we won those two sudden- death overtimes ... we would have WANTED: STUDENT PHONATHON SUGIURA Continued from page 3 any Big Ten team to knocking off the Boilermakers -21 points. "We all love the sport of basket- ball," DiGiacinto says. "We all love to get on the court and really play." That much was obvious from guard Amy Johnson's ear-to-ear grin after she pick-pocketed an unsuspecting Badger on the inbounds pass after a Michigan basket for an easy score. "It'sjust been a fun season but very frustrating," Shellman summarizes. That is where Roberts comes in. With such a young team -in addition to the five freshmen, there is sopho- more Brzezinski and junior captain Shimmy Gray-Roberts' greatest fear is that her charges will get mentally buried under their loss-saturated record. "They go out and play their hearts out and to them, they don't seem like they're getting anywhere," she says. "But we have to keep on reminding them they're improving whether they see it or not." Roberts says her opposing coaches L weekend r Engineers won the match." AgainstLehigh, Michigan struggled early but rebounded to win five of the last six decisions to post the victory. The Wolverines quickly found themselves behind, 9-3, to the Engi neers. After junior Matt Stout (118) beat Jason Kutz to open the match, sopho- mores Andy Behm, Bryan Sosinsk and Ellsworth lost consecutive deci- sions to put Michigan in the early hole. But the momentum shifted back to Michigan when senior Brian Harper beat Brian Strunck in overtime, 3-1. The Wolverines then won four of the last five decisions, with senior All- American Steve King finishing the match in a major decision victory over Bill Closson, 13-5. Michigan faces Michigan State at Cliff Keen Arena tonight at 7:30. definitely see it. "They come tome and they say, 'Oh my goodness, you've got some good freshmen. You're really going to be strong down the road,"' Roberts says. Kiefer, the point guard, seems to epitomize the group, meaning she is short, lacks experience, but shows great promise. Generously listed at 5-foot-7, she looks very much like the tag-along, kid sister when on the court. "Lack of height is going to bother her throughout her college career," Roberts admits. The Badgers bothered her into a handful offive-second violations when she couldn't find an open teammate. But Kiefer is a solid ballhandler, a developing floor leader and of course, only a freshman. Her line Sunday - eight points, nine assists and four steals - was a glimpse of the player she can become. Roberts is more than willing to take the good with the bad with Kiefer, just as she is with the others. "She's learning by her mistakes," Roberts says. "By the time she's a junior or senior, she's going to be a very good point guard." Somewhere, perhaps two or three, or maybe four or five years from here, there, is a corner just waiting to be turned. Another solid recruiting class is on the way, ready to sit and form an actual bench. The current freshmen are mak- ing great strides daily. Someday, hopes Gray, the captain. Someday. "It's gonna come, because we're just working too hard for it not to come," she says. "Somebody's gotta be watching over us." C ALLER S The School of Education will interview students by phone who will be hired to call alumni nationwide for an alumni fundraising phonathon. $6.20per hour, incentives, bonus pay, plus great work experience! Callers will be expected to work a minimum of two calling sessions each week for six weeks, February and March. Phonathon held Sunday through Thursday evenings. Only registered UM students are eligible for these positions. For interviews, call 763-4880 TODAY !!! n. w ..n r The University of Michigan is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. Financial Aid Falsity #1: "Good things come in small packages." 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