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Blue wins ugly over Bowling Green
'M' lethargic in 2-1
~ ,atriumph over Falcons
JONATHAN LURIE/Dail
Michigan's Warren Luhning checks Bowling Green's Kelly Perrault during last night's 2-3 Wolverine victory over the Falcons. The Wolverines' offense has
managed only eight goals in the last three games. Michigan plays Ohio State Friday in Columbus and Notre Dame Saturday at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
By MICHAEL ROSENBERG
DAILY HOCKEY WRITER
They won. Say that for the Wolver-
ines.
Last night's 2-1 victory over Bowl-
ing Green was hardly picturesque. Sim-
ply put, Michigan was outplayed.
"I thought they played a great game,
and I didn't think we played a good
game," coach Red Berenson said.
"That's two straight poor games for us
at home. Unless we're firing on all
cylinders, we're not that good."
Last night, it was the Falcons (9-7-
2 CCHA, 11-10-2 overall) who were
firing on all cylinders.
"Offensively, we moved the puck
and created chances for ourselves,"
Bowling Green coach Jerry York said.
"I think tonight we played physical,
smart, and in an unselfish manner."
But in the end, Michigan (18-1-1,
23-2-1) was better in the only category
that mattered: the score.
If Friday's 6-3 loss to Michigan
State was supposed to wake up the
Wolverines, they appear to have hit the
snooze button.
The Michigan power play, tops in
the conference in both efficiency and
goals, had only three chances. One of
y those chances came two minutes into
the second period, when Bowling
Green's Kelly Perrault was called for a
delay of game penalty.
From there, it took Brendan
Morrison all of six seconds to put the
puck in the net. The freshman center
rebounded a shot from Brian Wiseman
and scored his 14th goal of the year.
In the third period, Morrison stole
the puck and passed to linemate Mike
Stone, who scored on a breakaway.
"I don't think (Falcon goalie Will
Clarke) expected me to shoot right
away," Stone said. "I think I surprised
him."
That was it for the Wolverine offense.
Berenson attributed the win to two
factors: "the grace of God and Steve
Shields."
After the game, God had no com-
ment, but Shields said he was confident
from the start.
"I felt good tonight," Shields said.
"I had a little bit of work in the first
e period, and I think its always good for
a goalie to get some work in the first
it period. It's easier to get into the game."
Shields' counterpart on the Falcons
- Clarke - was no slouch either,
saving 27 shots in 29 opportunities.
Clarke normally backs up Bob Petrie,
who is injured, but last night he played
s like an All-American.
But Steve Shields is an All-Ameri-
can, and he showed Bowling Green
why he has won more games (101) than
anyone else in NCAA history. Shields
stopped 36-of-37 shots, and on several
occasions he stopped Falcon
breakaways.
Bowling Green's lone goal came
13:50 into the first period, when Falcon
center Jeff Herman took control of the
puck in a mad scramble in front of the
net and scored.
Shields needed every one of those
36 saves, because the Michigan of-
fense is in its worst slump of the year.*
The Wolverines, who lead the nation in
scoring, have scored just eight goals in
their past three games.
"We haven't been working as hard
as we were earlier in the year," Wiseman
said. "We have got to get back up to
Michigan hockey standards. I think
some guys are feeling a little bit com-
fortable right now."
Berenson was less philosophical.
"I don't know what the hell we
were thinking," he said. "We had poor
passing, poor execution, poor
breakouts, and poor forechecking."
One thing the Wolverines all agreed
upon was their respect for Bowling
Green. Earlier in the year, the Falcons
tied Michigan 5-5, one of only two
blemishes on Michigan's conference-
record.
"Based on the way they played to-
night they are as good as we are,"
Berenson said. "I told Jerry York after,
the game that if they play the way they
did tonight I don't know how they ever
lose."
Michigan's offense was so far be-
low its normal output that even right
wing David Oliver, the nation's lead-
ing scorer, failed to register a point.
Oliver had scored a point in every
game this year, and had an overall point
streak of 27 games, dating back to last
season.
The Wolverines travel to Colum-
bus to take on Ohio State Friday and
then face Notre Dame at the Palace of
Auburn Hills Saturday.
Bowling Green 1 0 0-1
Michigan 0 1 1-2
First Period - 1, BGSU, Herman 5 (Pronger,
Holzinger), 13:50 (pp). Penalties - Federov, UM
(checking from behind), 3:20; Luhning, UM (inter-
ference), 12:35; Eldred, BGSU (cross-checking),
17:33.
Second Period - 2, UM, Morrison 14
(Wiseman), 2:06 (pp). Penalties - Perrault, UM
(delayof game). 2:00; Clark, BGSU (holding), 13:35.(
Third Period-3, UM, Stone 9 (Knuble, Sakala),
Shots on goal - BGSU 13-10-14-37. UM 11-
13-5-29.
Power plays - BGSU 1 of 2, UM 1 of 3.
Goalie saes - BGSU, Clarke 11-12-4-27:
UM, Shields 12-10-14-36.
Referees - Mark Shegos, Jeff Shell.
nesman - John Pearson.
At: Yost Ice Arena. A:5,656.
BEuUK nos
Tuesday night games
make no sense in CCHA
By PAUL BARGER
DAILY HOCKEY WRITER
It was one of the most lethargic and poorly
attended games of the season, proving to the
schedule makers that Tuesday night hockey is an
unnecessary addition to the CCHA's season.
Both Michigan and its opponent, Bowling
Green, skated through three boring periods, with
the Wolverines coming up with the uninspired 2-1
victory late in the contest.
One does not have to look far to find an
explanation for the lackluster performances.
Michigan just completed an intense home and
home series with Michigan State while Bowling
Gieen battled with Lake Superior. It is difficult to
ask any team to play three games in five days, but
th high caliber of opponents and emotions that
the Wolverines and Falcons had to face doubled
the task.
"We have had some big games with a lot of
emotion," Michigan coach Red Berenson said. "That
can drain you. Tonight we came out sluggish."
There were less than 6,000 at Yost for only the
second time this year. The first time came against
Illinois-Chicago Dec. 17, when many students
were on their way home for winter break. It was
eerily quiet, and the fans were waiting for
something that never occurred.
The last time Michigan and Bowling Green played
they combined for 10 goals. This time they produced
three. The goaltending was very good on both ends of
the ice, but that does not tell the whole story.
Going into the contest Michigan was leading
the CCHA in scoring (5.60 per game) and Bowling
Green (4.09) was second. There were many shots
on goal, the majority of which Michigan's Steve
Shields and Bowling Green's Will Clarke pushed
aside. However, there were not many quality
opportunities.
Shields was clearly the hero, playing with more fire
than anyone else on the ice. He had 36 saves and
rescued the team from disaster throughout the evening.
"This is the kind of game where he makes a
difference in this team and in this program,"
Berenson said.
It is hard to believe that the Wolverines only
gave up one goal after the off night the defense
had. The intensity was not there and most of the
checking was done by Bowling Green.
"We did have a big weekend," junior Rick
Willis said. "Maybe we were a little tired, but, its
no excuse. They had a big weekend also."
Michigan played like a team trying not to lose,
and miraculously they did not. Mike Stone played
well for the entire contest and deservedly got the
game winning goal. Willis had a good game also,
picking up the team's emotions at 12:34 of the
third with a huge check right in front of the
benches.
The box score for this game is deceiving; 2-1
with the game winner coming in the third usually
adds up to a great hockey game. This game was
anything but great.
This was an important CCHA game between
the first- and fourth- place teams in the conferenc
that should have drawn fans and gotten the best
effort from both teams. It probably would have if
were played on a Friday or Saturday night. The
physical and mental fatigue showed itself all over
the ice.
Luckily, Michigan overcame the obstacles and
came away with the win. The Wolverines should
be relieved for now, but they must realize that this
type of effort will not bring the same results in
more important contests down the road.
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gan State is revamping its athletic
department to shift day-to-day con-
trol of the money-making sports, foot-
ball, basketball and hockey.
That's aimed at leaving Athletic
Director Merrily Dean Baker free to
work on fund raising, marketing, pro-
motion and other problems.
Clarence Underwood, the associate
athletic director for compliance and
student affairs since 1990, will super-
vise the revenue sports. He'll deal di-
rectly withfootball coach George Perles,
basketball coach Jud Heathcote, and
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Under the plan approved by the
school's president, M. Peter
McPherson, and announced Monday
evening, Underwood will become
senior associate athletic director.
Associate athletic director Kathy
Lindahl still will be responsible for
Michigan State's 22 other sports.
And university spokesperson Terry
Denbow said that under the reorgani-
zation plan drawn up by Baker, she'll
be free to do more with fund raising
and other pressing concerns.
"Nothing is being taken away from
her," he said. "But one of the goals was
to give her more day-to-day freedom to
do creative things about advancing the
department."
Baker, in her second year at Michi-
gan State, said it is "very clear that we
must increase our productivity in the
areas of fund raising, marketing, and
promotions and find creative and ac-
countable approaches to advance and
advocate our programs and student-
athletes."
Underwood served as Michigan
State's assistant athletic director for.
academics from 1972 to 1982. He
was deputy Big Ten commissioner
from 1983 to 1990. He will continue
to oversee compliance and student
services as a special assistant to Pro-
vost Lou Anna Simon.
His day-to-day compliance duties
will be taken over by assistant athletic
director Charlie Wilson, the
department's director of academic
counseling since 1982. I
Former Michigan State president
John DiBiaggio picked Baker to be
the school's athletic director in May
1992. She replaced Perles, who served
as athletic director and football coach,
despite DiBiaggio's opposition.
Before she came to Michigan State,.
Baker had been NCAA assistant ex-
ecutive director for four years.
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