Men's Basketball vs. Minnesota Tomorrow, noon (Raycom) Crisler Arena Si Hockey vs. Miami Tonight, 7 p.m. Yost Ice Arena First day finds Michigan on top Women lead Northwestern by 45, look to repeat as champs By RAVI GOPAL DAILY SPORTS WRITER INDIANAPOLIS - Fab Four. Normally associated with mem- bers of the Michigan men's basket- ball team, this term aptly described the performance of four particular freshmen on the Wolverine women's swimming and diving team. The team led the field after the first day ofthe Big Ten Championships, held at the Indi- ana University-Purdue University In- dianapolis (IUPUI) Natatorium. Freshmen Rachel Gustin, Anne Kampfe, Jodi Navta, and Melisa Stone all contributed heavily to the Wolver- ine effort as Michigan ended the day on top, ahead of its main rival, North- western, 204.5-159.5. Stone dominated the 50 free, win- ning in an NCAA-qualifying time of :23.07. She blew by her competition as the second-place finisher, Jennifer Sadler of Illinois, came in with a time of :23.47. She was also on the winning 400 medley relay team, as Michigan won its second straight Big Ten title in the event. The team of Jennifer Almeida, Gustin, Humphrey, and Stone won with a time of 3:43.73. Gustin, besides swimming a leg on the winning 400 medley relay team, also captured the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:01.47. She led a 1-2-4 finish by Michigan's swim- mers in the event. Junior Alecia Humphrey, a second-place finisher at last year's conference championships, came in second once again with a time of 2:02.57. Jodi Navta was fourth with a time of 2:03.00. Kampfe finished fourth in the 500 free, in a time of 4:52.42. However, Northwestern's Kim Paton, who fin- ished third in the event last year, was the winner. "I think they're (Northwestern) where we expected them to be right now," said Kampfe. "But the big thing for us is that we get better as each day goes on." . In other events, the 200 free relay saw Michigan finish second behind North- western, last year's event champion. Overall, Coach Jim Richardson said he was pleased with his troops' performance. "The freshmen have stepped up pretty well," the ninth-year mentor said. "But it's one-third of the way through, and tomorrow should be a big day for us," Richardson added. "We just thought that if we get through this day, then we could really get after them," Richardson added. On the divers' side, sophomoreCarrie Zarse led the Wolverine squad with a second-place finish in 1-meter diving. The Michigan women's swimming team Hot men's team goes aainst Gophers, iini a By BRETTFORREST DAILY BASKETBALL WRITER k When the Michigan men's bas- ketball team looks back on its season, it may consider its time spent in Min- neapolis and Champaign as the turn- ing point of a supremely successful year. When Michigan (10-2 Big Ten, 18-4 overall) met Minnesota(8-4, 18- 7) and Illinois (7-4, 14-6), the Wol- verines were caught in the middle of the Big Ten pack, were ranked 15th in the country and were in the midst of a two-game losing streak. Presently, though, Michigan is No. 7 in the nation, occupies first place in the Big Ten and has not lost a game since succumbing to the Gophers, Jan. 20. Saturday, the Wolverines get an- other chance to keep rolling against No. 20 Minnesota (noon). Tuesday Michigan faces Illinois. Both games are at Crisler Arena. Minnesota is coming off of a 31- point thrashing of Wisconsin in Madi- son Saturday. Voshon Lenard scored 22 points and leads the Gophers on the season with an 18.3 points per game average in conference play - good for seventh in the Big Ten. "They've got a good team," Michi- gan junior center Juwan Howard said. "But I think we have a big advantage '(Minnesota's) got a good team. But I think we have a big advantage playing at home.' - .uwan Howard Michigan center playing at home." The Wolverines should indeed have the upper hand on the Crisler hardwood. They are 11-1 in Ann Arbor, with the lone loss coming to, Duke in the sixth game of the sea- son. The Gophers are currently in fourth place in the Big Ten, a half game ahead of Illinois. In fact, they have been playing such good ball recently that head coach Clem Haskins' con- tract .was extended for another 10 years just last week. Against Illinois (7:30 p.m., ESPN), Michigan will have to watch out for forward Deon Thomas. He is sixth in Big Ten scoring average (18.7), just one place ahead of Lenard. Thomas is also second in field goal percentage (.576) within the conference. Michigan's backcourt rotation - solidified just recently - should be able to handle Illinois. Freshman Bobby Crawford made his return to the lineup against Iowa Wednesday evening. He canned his first shot - a three-pointer - since fracturing his right hand in practice Jan. 26. How- ever, Crawford said his hand is cur- rently 75-80 percent. "It's still sore with shooting and dribbling," Crawford said. "But everybody's got to play with some kind of pain." Michigan will also be keeping a collective eye on tomorrow's Purdue- Indiana matchup. The two teams are fighting for second place in the Big Ten. With the Boilermaker victory at Wisconsin Wednesday, No.9 Purdue (9-3,21-3) is a half game ahead of the 16th-ranked Hoosiers (8-3, 15-5). Saturday, February 19 - Men's Basketball vs. Minnesota, noon, Crisler Arena. Wrestling vs. Wisconsin, 7:30 p.m., Cliff Keen Arena. Men's Swimming hosts Michigan Open, 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., Canham Natatorium. Sunday, February 20 Wrestling vs.' Indiana, 6 p.m.., Cliff Keen Arena. Men's Swimming hosts Michigan Open, 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., Canham' Natatorium. Tuesday, February 22 - Men's Basketball vs. Illinois, 7:30 p.m., Crisler Arena. Friday, February 25- Women's Basketball vs. Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.; Crisler Arena. Women's Swimming hosts Last Chance Invitational, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Canham Natatorium. Men's Indoor Track hosts Big Ten Championships, 9 a.m., Track, and Tennis Building. Saturday, February 26 Women's Swimming hosts Last Chance Invitational, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Canham Natatorium Men's indoor Track hosts Big Ten Championships, 11:45 a~m., Track and Tennis Building. Sunday, February 27- Women's Basketball vs. Iowa, 2 p.m., Crisler Arena. Women's Swimming hosts Last Chance Invitational, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Canham Natatorium. Wrestlersa finish off dual -meet season this weekend EVAN PETRIEaily is in position to claim its eighth straight title at the Big Ten Championships. Icers take on Miami for te By PAUL BARGER DAILY HOCKEY WRITER And then there was one. There is only one more CCHA op- ponent that the Michigan hockey team has to pay back. They get their chance in three out of the next four games, starting tonight at Yost when the Wol- verines(22-I-I CCHA,27-2-1 overall) take on Miami (13-9-1, 15-11-1). The Redskins are the defending CCHA champions and after aashaky start have moved into fifth place in the conference. The Wolverines have already clinched this year's regular season title, but they are looking for more than another victory. The teams met for the final time last season with the CCHA title on the line. The Redskins won in overtime on a goal that can be called questionable at best. Michigan has not forgotten. "They're on our board as one of the team's we owe," sophomore defenseman Steven Halko said. "They ended up taking the title and we need to pay them back." The intensity should remain high tomorrow night when Michigan takes on Michigan State (14-7-4, 17-9-4) at Joe Louis Arena. Michigan leads the season series 2-1, winning the most recent contest 3-1 at East Lansing. Next weekend the team heads down to Oxford to take on Miami again in a two-game series. Even though first place is already clinched there is a sense of anticipation sur- rounding the Michigan team. They have been waiting for their chance at revenge for a year. "That goal cost us a CCHA cham- pionship," senior David Oliver said. "It was a questionable call. It defi= nitely adds motivation." Miami is one of the hottest teams in the nation. At one point, the Redskins had a conference record of4-8-1. Their biggest strengths are their penalty kill- ing and defensive units. They are sec- ond in the league with a .831 penalty killing rate and are third in the league with a 3.04 goals against average. On offense, Miami is led by sopho- more center Kevyn Adams. Adams has tallied 31 points this season and is currently on a ten-game point streak. The Redskins average 3.59 goals per Exercise Room Study Lounge "TVLounge Computer Roome Laundr yFaciities 24 hourAttendedLobby sgameR oom HIeat and Water Included I I1 1 By HEATHER WINDT FOR THE DAILY The injury-riddled Michigan wres- tlers (1-5 Big Ten, 6-7 overall) will have one last chance to improve their dual meet record when they come up against Wisconsin (1-3, 4-6-1) and Indiana (3-2, 11-3) at Cliff Keen Arena this weekend. This is the last meet before the Big Ten Conference Championships in March, with each team looking to get a win under its belt to boost morale before the big competition. "Morale is the lowest it's been since I've been at Michigan," Wol- verine Brian Harper said. "I've never experienced such bad luck in one sea- son." Wisconsin coach Barry Davis is hoping to finish the dual meet season on a high note but is concerned about his battered lineup. Already this sea- son, Matt Hanutke (118 pounder) and Jeff Walter (heavyweight), two of the three nationally-ranked Badger wres- tlers, have missed matches. "We've been focusing on so many things," Davis said. "I'm just trying to get my team healthy." The featured match this weekend will be the heavyweight matchup be- tween Wolverine Steve King and Hoosier Vito Maurici. King beat Maurici in overtime earlier this sea- son at the Las Vegas Classic. Two wins this weekend would move King closer to a major mile- stone. Six more wins would make him the 13th wrestler in Michigan history to reach the 100-victory pla- teau. Harper and Sean Bormet al- ready reached the mark this season. Indiana is a young team with four freshmen in the lineup. Three of the Hoosier wrestlers are ranked nation- ally and they tooare looking toward the Big Tens. "We are preparing for a difficult match," Indiana coach Duane Goldman said. "It's important to get momentum going into the Big Ten Championships." Harper summed up how most of the teams are feeling on the verge of the conference championship. "A win would definitely help," he said. game and have a 17.7 percent success rate on the power play. Miami has a very difficult task this. week. Michigan is wellrested and is just waiting to break out of its midseason lull. Unfortunately for Miami, the emo- tion of the next four games may be the perfect remedy to do just that. Women still looking for first* Big Ten win By SCOTT BURTON DAILY BASKETBALL WRITER Last place in the Big Ten is not fun. A zero in the win column is not much better. So please forgive the Michigan women's basketball team if they seem just a little anxious for a conference victory. The Wolverines will have three more shots to get that elusive Big Ten victory over spring break, visiting Ohio State SundayandhostingMinnesotaandIowa next weekend at Crisler Arena. Michigan (0-11 Big Ten, 3-17 overall) gave each of these teams some problems the first go around, but don't think the Wolverines are on a straight line for a victory the second time. Yes, they are more experienced, but they no longer have the edge of sur- prise working for them - the opposi- tion knows Michigan is dangerous. On the positive side, the Wolver- ines take on a Buckeye (4-6, 11-9) team that is on the brink of medioc- rity. Their conference record is a vast let down for a team that was in the NCAA finals last year. Despite the scoring punch of All-American can- didate Katie Smith (21.0 points-per- game), Ohio State is struggling to find offensive consistency. "They are down right now,"Michi- gan assistantcoach Sandy Thomas said. "We gave them a very good game here. I think our girls played very well." The key to playing better is im- proved containment of swingman Katie Smith. Although in Michigan's 81-61 loss on Jan. 21 Michigan for- ward Silver Shellman checked Smith for much of the first half, she had her way once Shellman gotin foul trouble. "She is the only one who has been doing a lot of double-figure scoring for them," Thomas said. "I think she can be stopped." Success-in next Friday's home contest with Minnesota (5-5, 12-7) will depend mainly on the Wolver- ines' ability to handle senior Golden Gopher Carol Ann Shudlick. The Big Ten's leading scorer (25.3 ppg) sank 22 points in Minnesota's turover- plagued 79-70 victory. Michigan took advantage of some of Iowa's problems in its 78-56 loss January 28. Although falling apart in the secondhalf, the Wolverines stayed close with the Hawkeyes for most ofO the first half. University Towers Apartments 536 S. Forest Ave. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 761-2680 SAre you Leaving.- iAnn Arbor Soon? * DO YOU NEED TO SUBLET YOUR. a ~APARTMENT OR HOUSE7' a " " " 0 " 0! " "i ! ! " 0 " ! 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