Men's Gymnastics vs. Minnesota Tomorrow, 6 p.m. Cliff Keen Arena 4 'TS Hockey vs. Lake Superior State Tonight, 7 p.m. (PASS) Yost Ice Arena 0 Th ih nDilyria - agia. 77 .99,ag 'M' faces two of the best vs. UCLA, Southern Cal By BRETT JOHNSON ins have also added Graham Ginn, a DAILY SPORTS WRITER transferfrom Texas andfreshman Todc The third and probably final dual Kannegeisser. meet ever between the vaunted men's As for the backstroke, UCLA swimming and diving programs of sophomore Michael Andrews set Michigan and UCLA starts today at 1 school records last season in the 100- p.m. in Los Angeles. It's not that the and 200-yard backstroke events. An- two schools want to end the competi- other sophomore, Rob Ritter, wouk tions; they must. A combination of have broken the school's 200 record i monetary problems and gender equity it weren't for Andrews. The two mer compliance has caused UCLA's ad- give the Bruins a strong one-two punch ministration to drop its men's swim- in these events. ming program after this season. After today, the Wolverines will However, this does not mean that head across town to face Southern Cal, the Bruins are not talented. Last year's Michigan has already seen USC this NCAA fifth place team has improved, year when the team traveled to Ann returning four All-Americans and add- Arbor to compete at the U.S. Open in ing five transfers and six freshmen. December. Coach Ron Ballatore expects the new All-American butterflyer Mike additions to make an impact. Merrell, an NCAA finalist in both but "We improved ourselves in several terfly events last year, leads the Tro areas,"Ballatore said. "Sorealistically, jans. USC coach Mark Schubert feels we should be in the top five once again." that Merrell is capable of scoring in the The Bruins' swimming strengths 200 individual medley as well. lie in the sprint freestyle and the back- "Mike Merrell has developed into stroke events. In the freestyle, UCLA an extremely experienced racer,' returns All-American Kyle Depold and Schubert said. "He has championship sophomore Brian Matthews. The Bru- potential." . Michigan seeks better road performance 0 a d ;t d if n h II Is )e :o By CHAD A. SAFRAN DAILY BASKETBALL WRITER Crisler Arena really has been "Home Sweet Home" forthe Michigan men's basketball team this season. The team has played eight of its first 11 contests in the House that Cazzie Built, winning seven of them. However, when the No. 13 Wol- verines (1-0 Big Ten, 9-2 overall) took the court for their first true road game of the season against Arizona in the finals of the Fiesta Bowl Classic, they were crushed by the Wildcats in front of the McKale Center crowd, 119-95. The Maize and Blue encounter a similar test when it faces Iowa (0-1, 6- 4) tomorrow at 3 p.m. in Iowa City. Although the rabid Hawkeye fans will be quieter than normal because the students are still on break, Carver- Hawkeye Arena is a difficult place to play. Iowa, which is playing in its con- ference home opener tomorrow, dropped only one game a year ago (15- 1). The Hawkeyes knocked off the Wolverines, 88-80, when the two teams met on the Iowa campus last season. But that was the past. Both teams present an entirely different look, hav- ing lost both their inside forces. Chris Webber departed Michigan to become the NBA's top selection in the June draft, and former Hawkeye All-Big Ten center Acie Earl was cho- sen by the Boston Celtics with the 19th pick in the first round. "We're going to be fast breaking more," Iowa coach Tom Davis said 0 earlier this season. "We had gotten away from it because of Acie Earl. We'll be back playing at the tempo we were five, six, seven years ago." The heralded Hawkeye press has forced its opponents into 22.5 turn- overs per game while swiping the ball 12.7 times a contest (first in the Big Ten). Leading the way has been Kenyon Murray, with 2.4 thefts a game. With 63 percent of its scoring and 56 percent of its rebounding gone from a year ago, Iowa has looked to James Winters. The 6-foot-5 Winters has av- eraged 20.5 points and 7.7 boards a contest, leading the team in both stats. LATE ADDITION: Seth Smith, a wide receiver with the Michigan football team has joined the Wolverine basket- ball squad. The 6-foot-1 freshman from Murphysboro, Ill., played guard in high 0 school. EVAN PETRIE/Daily Michigan's Jalen Rose defends against Michigan State's Daimon Beathea. Track and field heads inside for its winter competition By DOUG STEVENS DAILY SPORTS WRITER The Michigan women's track and field team is preparing for a 1994 cam- paign which it hopes will culminate in a Big Ten title for the Wolverines. Their season begins this Saturday at noon as they host intrasquad meet at the Track & Tennis Building. E Richelle Webb said the purpose of this meet is to "see where you are and what you need to do for the season." While on paper Michigan seems to have the competitors to win the confer- ence title as it did last spring, the Wol- verines will have to perform up to their capabilities if they hope to win again. "We are coming off our most suc- cessful track and cross-country season ever so the kids are kind of fired up," assistant coach Mike McGuire said. The Wolverines' distance running corp is truly talented and should rack up a considerable amount of points in all of the meets. The distance runners are led by an experienced group in- cluding Molly McClimon andCourtney Babcock. The sprinting lineup for the Wol- verines is led by Webb, who finished second in the 100- and 200-meters at last year's Big Ten meet. In the field events, shot putter Rhonda Meyers looks to improve on last year's rookie season, when she placed third in the Big Ten. By TOM SEELEY DAILY SPORTS WRITER The much-improved Michigan men's indoor track team is looking to make last year's eighth-place finish in the Big Ten Championships an even more distant memory than any faint recollections of the past holidays. The task of putting last year behind them begins tomorrow at noon as the Wolverines start the campaign with an intrasquad meet at the Indoor Track and Tennis Building. "We're looking for a much better year than last year," Michigan coach Jack Harvey said. "Last year's fresh- men have a year under their belts, and we're pretty solid in almost all events." One of those from last year, Scott MacDonald, winner of the Big Ten freshman of the year, joins Kevin Sullivan to form one of the premier conference long distance duos. One problem that plagued the team last year was achieving a balance be- tween the running and field events. However, this year pole vaulter Tobin Van Pelt figures to be one of the best in the conference. Neil Gardner (long and high jumps) and Brian Wildfong (shot put) should help bol- ster the Wolverines. One runner who figures to attract a lot of attention this season is Tyrone Wheatley. Wheatley ran last year and Harvey exepects him to return. Women's basketball looks to stymie Indiana again Blue faces weaker opponents in By RYAN WHITE starting at noon tomorrow. It will be the DAILY SPORTS WRITER first time this season that Michigan If one were asked to describe in one competes on its home mats at Cliff word the No. 4 Michigan wrestling Keen Arena. ' team's opponents tomorrow, it would Of the three teams that will wrestle be inexperienced. the Wolverines, Morgan State will pro- The Wolverines will grapple with vide the most experienced competi- Morgan State, Ferris State and Eastern tion. The Bears' lineup includes four Michigan in three separate dual meets seniors and four juniors. first home meet Eastern Michigan's lineup is ex- actly the opposite of Morgan State. The Eagles are sending only five wrestlers, all freshmen, to the competition. "I don't really have astarting lineup because of injuries and grades," East- ern head coach Willie Gadson said. The Wolverines will have to com- pete this weekend without the services of season of their top wrestler, Sean Bormet, because of NCAA rules. The NCAA limits the number of days a wrestler can compete in a seasson to 16. Since Bormet participated in the Midlands Championships over win- ter break, he must sit out in order to keep his eligiblity for the rest of the schedule. By BOB ABRAMSON DAILY BASKETBALL WRITER The Indiana women's basketball team provided Michigan with its only Big Ten victory last season. The Wolverines are winless in the conference once again. However, the Big Ten season has just begun. Michi- gan (0-1 Big Ten, 3-6 overall) will seek its first conference victory of this sea- son as the team heads to Bloomington to do battle with the Hoosiers. While Michigan may have lost its opener to Purdue, 78-57, Trish Rob- erts' club certainly impressed Indiana coach Jim Izard, who was in atten-. dance, by shooting 40 percent from three-point range (5-12) and closing to within four points in the second half, after trailing by as many as seventeen. "Theirnumbers aren't good but they have some talent in their positions," Izard said. "They are good on the pe- rimeter. They are good on the inside. HOCKEY Continued from page 1 the catalyst on his line. Lake Superior State will need a superior performance from Lacher, because the Lakers don't feel they can score much against Michigan All- American goalie Steve Shields. Shields turned away 28 of 30 shots in Michigan's 4-2 triumph over the They are going to create problems for us, because we are not that big up front." Michigan will have its hands full with Indiana, who is off to a sizzling 9- 0 start, including a triumph over rival Kentucky, 86-74. "I can't say enough about our start of the season," Izard said. "We've got eight or nine quality players, we are shooting the ball well and we have stayed injury free." The Hoosiers have four returning starters from last year's squad, which finished 14-13 overall. They rely on the firepower ofjunior Shirley Bryant, who is averaging 17.9 points per game. Michigan ends its weekend set of games when it tips off against Detroit- Mercy at Calihan Hall Sunday in De- troit. The Titans have only two return- ing starters from last season - Faith Cyr (10.3 ppg) and Amira Danforth (9.2 ppg). Lakers Nov. 5 in Sault Ste. Marie. Beddoes, Lake Superior's leading scorer, may be the most importantLaker on the offensive end. "They're gonnatry andgetasmany shots as they can," Oliver said. "They're a real disciplined team. "I'm notprepared to say we're defi- nitely No. I and they are definitely No.0 2, or vice versa, butI think we're two of the top five teams in the country." 0 1 I !+ " Department of Recreational Sports INTRAMURAL SPORTS PROGRAM WANTED!!! Basketball Officials Clinic Continues: Monday 1/10 7:00 p.m. IMSB (We need you; and, it does pay!) For Additional Information Contact IMSB 763-3562 The University of Michigan School of Music p. Sunday, January 9 Stearns/Virginia Martin Howard Lecture "A Harmonica" Lecture by Jerry Murad, former director of the Harmonicats Recital Hall, School of Music, 2 p.m. Faculty Recital Michael Udow, percussion McIntosh Theatre, School of Music, 4 p.m. Friday, January 14 Gamelan Ensemble Marc Benamou, director Music of Indonesia Rackham Auditorium, 8 p.m. Sunday, January 16 Michigan Chamber Players Andrew Jennings and Paul Kantor, violin; Yizhak Schotten, viola; Erling Blondal Bengtsson, cello; Katherine Collier and Arthur Greene, piano; faculty wind players. " Dvorak: Serenade for Winds " Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in C minor . Brahms: Piano Quartet in G minor j Department of Recreational Sports INTRAMURAL SPORTS PROGRAM aq w Aq m % o- O% lvqlpq Awi