12 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 4, 1994 HOCKEY Continued from page 10 Despite their lack of scoring in recent games, the Wolverines have suffered only one defeat in the con- ference. Most of the credit for the team's stellar record goes to goalie Steve Shields, the reigning Defensive Player of the Week in the CCHA. Shields has a 2.31 goals against aver- age, tops in the nation. "Shields has been playing incred- ibly lately," Daniels said. "The best thing we can do is work hard to get rebounds." Michigan played both of these teams earlier in the season with posi- tive results. The Wolverines beat the Bulldogs, 5-2, in Big Rapids Nov. 6 in one of the more hard-fought con- tests of the season. Michigan swept the Golden Flashes in Kent Dec. 10 and 11 rather easily, winning by scores of 6-2 and 5-2. Ferris State senior John Gruden leads all CCHA defensemen in scor- ing with 10 goals and 16 assists. Gruden, the Bulldogs' leading scorer, has two shorthanded goals. Right wing Timf Christian is a close second with 10 goals and 15 assists. Daniels is concerned about his team's ability to score against the Wolverines. "Because Michigan is really noted for their offense, peoplettend to over- look their defense," Daniels said. "They play excellent defense. We play a tight-checking game, but they play a tight-checking game as well." Kent is led by junior center Claude Morin, who leads the team with 24 points, and right wing Dean Sylvester, who has 10 goals and 11 assists. Wrestlers look to climb out of Big Ten basement By BARRY SOLLENBERGER DAILY SPORTS WRITER The past two months have been complete opposites for the No. 15 Michigan wrestling team. Unfortunately, the Wolverines did not have the same success in January that they did in December. Michigan rose to a No. 4 national ranking with a strong performance at the Las Vegas Classic in early Decem- ber. But the dual meet portion of the Wolverine season hasbeen a disap- pointment for the team, thus far. Michigan (0-3 Big Ten, 5-5 over- all) has lost five of its last six dual meets and resides in the conference basement. The Wolverines have the oppor- tunity to vacate this position with victories tonight against Ohio State and tomorrow night against Purdue. Both matches are slated to start at 7:30 p.m. at Cliff Keen arena. The injuries which have plagued the team are partly responsible for Michigan's current slide. Sophomore Jesse Rawls, Jr.has been out of action since Jan. 18 with a bruised knee and is listed as doubt- ful for this weekend's matches. "We haven't won a matchat 177 since Jesse's been out of the lineup and we need a win," Michigan coach Dale Bahr said. "I think with him in the lineup we have an excellent chance of winning at 177 in both meets. "But if we don't, we're going to be struggling teamwise again because we can't put enough numbers on the board to (win) the way our first three or four wrestlers have been wres- tling." The Wolverines are also short- handed at the 126-pound weight class. Freshman Brandon Howe is out for the season with a torn anterior cruci- ate ligament. "It's tough anytime you lose somebody from your lineup," senior All-American Steve King said. "We've just got to regroup. Hope- fully, we can improve and work harder." At first glance, it appears that Ohio State and Purdue are just what the doctor ordered for Michigan to get back on the winning track. Both teams come into the weekend with losing records of 1-2-1 in conference play. But a second look shows that both teams are going in the opposite direction of the Wolverines. Sunday, the Buckeyes beat third- ranked Penn State, 22-12, and tied the Boilermakers, 18-18. Michigan lost at Penn State, 29-15, Jan. 15. "Both (matches) are going to be- really tough duels," King said. Ohio State is led by Dunyasha Yetts (142), who is 25-3 on the sea- son and ranked fourth nationally in his weight class. Two of Purdue's wrestlers are ranked in the Amateur Wrestling News poll. David McCubbins ranks 10th at 177 pounds anal Tony Vaughn is seventh at heavyweight. One of King's two losses this sea- son came at the hands of Vaughn in the finals of the St. Louis Open, Nov. 20. "This is going to be the big match against Purdue," Bahr said. "This is going to be a big rematch for Steve and I'm sure he would like to get that one back." Despite the team's recent slide, Bahr said that the opportunity for a strong finish to the regular season and a good post season remains. "The attitude of the team is good," Bahr said. "It's not like the kids are falling apart. We just have to get back on the winning track." MARK FRIEDMAN/Daily Junior Rick Willis, above, and his Michigan teammates will attempt to break out of their recent scoring slump against Kent and Ferris State at Yost Ice Arena, tonight and tomorrow, in CCHA conference play. Knight gets reprieve from conference BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Indiana coach Bob Knight demands discipline from his players. Some- times, he fails to get it from himself. Amid the coaching accomplish- ments of three NCAA championships, 11 Big Ten titles and an Olympic gold medal, policemen have overshadowed the outcome of a game. On Nov. 21, he was ejected from an exhibition game with Athletes In Action after accumulating two technicals. He was suspended for one game in December by Indiana after a verbal exchange with Hoosier fans who booed him to express their dis- pleasure over his allegedly kicking a player-his son, Pat Knight- when 'U I Department of Recreational Sports INTRAMURAL SPORTS PROGRAM mown% PADDLEBALL TOURNAMENT (Singles and Doubles) Entry Deadline: Thursday 2/10 4:30 p.m. IMSB Main Office Tourney Dates: Sat & Sun 2/12 & 13 For Additional Information Contact IMSB 763-3562 kana KOREAN CUISINE A good at perfect for 9 IC (313) 113 E. Hu F y4 { .mophere ~- >r dates u d e n t -t're c e iv e 0% off dinnger! 662-9303 ron Ann Arbor he made a turnover. The Big Ten said yesterday it planned no further discipline against Knight for the latest incident, which some observers believe was a tool to motivate a team that was struggling. "There will be no action," Big Ten assistant commissioner Mark Rudner said. "It was a game situation, man- aged according to the rules calling for bench decorum. Our office will re- ceive a report from the officials. He was ejected and that's going to be it as far as we're concerned." "I thought it got the crowd into it," Ohio State coach Randy Ayers said of the ejection. Ohio State's Lawrence Funderburke is no stranger to Knight's temper. The former Indiana player left the team after six games as a freshman when Knight threw him out of a practice. "That was a little ploy, what he did, sort of to motivate the team and the crowd," Funderburke said. "When I was here he would leave practice, and that made us work that much harder in practice." The Hoosiers certainly went to work after their leader left the court Wednes- day night. Trailing 49-38 moments after Knight was ejected with 15:32 to play, the Hoosiers responded with 10 consecutive points in a 2:07 span. MSU Continued from page 10 Big Ten games. That's incentive to try harder. I at least want to go out of here with a Big Ten title and an NCAA title." Howard, who denied getting caught up in the rivalry, does notneed to donate much more effort than he did against the Boilermakers, when he registered 17 points and 17 rebounds. Michigan will need his ability to hit the boards, as well as significant contribution from the other four start- ers. The Spartans dominated the glass in the first contest, 40-27. While the rebound battle may be foremost in Heathcoate's mind - having declared that "the game will be won on the boards" - the bench may provide the Wolverines with the ultimate advantage. Fisher will look to Olivier Saint-Jean to provide key minutes, as the freshman swingman has done lately. "The guy who has become most confident substituting is Olivier," Fisher said. "I can give him a longer rope." Saint-Jean chipped in eight points, one shy of his career best (against Ari- zona), while providing a solid effort on the defensive end against Purdue. "He's shown he can play great de- fense," Howard said. 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