8 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 17, 1994 Laxers prepared to halt Bronco stampede Western clinging to slim NCAA hopes By WILL McCAHILL DAILY SPORTS WRITER A big herd of wild horses are com- ing to town, and if nobody stops them, they'll probably make a big mess. Well, not really horses. It's just a lacrosse team with a horse for a mascot. The Broncos of Western Michigan come to Ann Arbor Saturday night to take on the Michigan men's lacrosse club, and the Wolverines are looking to keep their record at the home corral perfect. Michigan has won all three of its home contests so far this season, and has an overall record of 5-1. The Broncos, meanwhile, bring to town a reputation for tough, physical play, much like their namesake. Michigan coach RobertDiGiovanni said Western traditionally plays arough game, and expects the cross-state rival to give the Wolverines a challenge. "They're one of the better clubs in the state of Michigan," he said. After Michigan State's varsity squad, DiGiovanni said Michigan and Western attract the state's best lacrosse WRESTLING Continued from page 5 the 177-pound weight class by storm at the Big Tens after being out of action for nearly two months due to a knee injury. He won four of his five matches to take third place. Biggert, the starter at 167 pounds, took fourth place at the Big Tens. His victories over Wisconsin's Chris Walter and Penn State's Bryan Matusic earned him a trip to North Carolina. players. "They're not as skilled as a city or varsity club but they should certainly give us a game," he said. Ohio State's varsity squad handed the Wolverines their only loss of the campaign, while a Detroit club team gave the Wolverines a close game last week before finally folding. Against other club teams, however, the Wolverines have been able to use all their offensive tools, winning by margins ranging from eight to 22 goals in four games against other university club teams. And all that despite injuries to key goal scorers. The injuries have forced DiGiovanni tojugglemidfielders in an effort to create three solid lines of mid- dies. Injuries and academic difficulties have also reduced the numberof avail- able attackmen to four. However, with the Wolverines feasting on other clubs as if they had gone hungry all winter, it doesn't seem as if injuries, or much else, can slow them down. By MICHAEL ROSENBERG DAILY HOCKEY WRITER The Western Michigan hockey. team is still alive in the national title hunt, but only in the sense that a lobster is still alive in a fish tank at a seafood restaurant. In other words, it will be a major upset if the Bron- cos live to see next week. Western Michigan, which fin- ished fourth in the conference, will have to win three games this week- end to take the postseason title, and insure an invitation to the NCAA tourney in St. Paul, Minn. The first is against Miami (Ohio) tomorrow night. The winner will face No. 2 Michigan Saturday in a league semi- final. Although their path is difficult, the Broncos are a solid team which, with some luck, could make the NCAA tournament. Western Michi- gan finished fourth in the confer- ence during the regular season, thanks to a strong late-season run. "The last half of the season we played well defensively, including goaltending," Broncos coach Bill Wilkinson said. Goaltenders Craig Brown and Brian Renfrew have shared netminding duties for Western Michigan, but Brown has started more times in the past two months. Brown has a sparkling 2.57 goals against average, compared to 3.58 for Renfrew. Brown's stat is even more impressive considering that his GAA was as high as 3.80 in mid- December. The Broncos will need both goal- ies to be in top form if they're going to win the CCHA tournament. "Goaltending is real critical (in a three-game series)," Wilkinson said. "(Spending) less time on special teams is also important be- cause you won't be able to utilize your best players (otherwise)." O f f e n - sively, the Broncos are led by wingers Colin Ward (28 goals-18 as- sists-46 points) and Craig Brooks (16-28- 44). The Road to The Joe SCCHA Championship March 18-20 MARK FRIEDMAN/Daily Western Michigan takes on Miami tomorrow night, with the winner set to play Michigan Saturday in the semifinals of the CCHA tournament. SWIMMING Continued from page 5 "I don't necessarily think we have anyone who is going to win an event," Humphrey said. "Our strength is more going to come from people making consolation finals and getting into finals." The Wolverines also need key con- tributions from its divers in order to fare well. SeniorCinnamon Woods, the 1993 runner-up in the 10-meterplatformdive, and sophomore Carrie Zarse, who was the Phillips 66/U.S. Diving one-meter indoor and outdoor national champion, look to score high for the team. "I don't think we're going to worry about anything other than people just stepping up there and racing the best they can race," Richardson said. "I don't worry about having to finish as high as we did last year." According to Richardson, the top three teams - Stanford, Florida and Texas - are the elite of the collegiate Health Issues and Answers These questions were taken from the Computer Health Information Program on MTS. UM-CHIP is an anonymous server available from UMnet. At the Which Host" prompt, type: UM-CHIP. (Q.) Is the nicotine in Nicorette gum as harmful as the nicotine in a cigarette? (A.) Research indicates a 30% increase in quit rates among ex-smokers who temporarily use nicotine gum along with a behavior change oriented smoking cessation program. Researchers and clinicians consider the temporary use of nicotine gum to be a much healthier choice than remaining a smoker. Nicotine gum can provide the nicotine the ex-smoker is craving without the intake of carbon monoxide, tar and other irritants. However, nicotine gum can have side effects such as lightheadedness, nausea, throat and mouth irritations, hiccups and stomach upset. It can be particularly harmful ifnot used properly. Pregnant and nursing women andchildren should not use nicotine gum. Like any prescription drug, nicotine gum should only be used as prescribed by your clinician. Q.) Do you do HIV antibody blood testing at UHS? At what price? A.) Yes. The University Health Service has an anonymous and confidentialHIV antibody counseling and testing program. Testing is free for enrolled UM students and $35.00 for all others. You must attend an HIV/AIDS Education Session before making an appointment for HIV counseling and testing. The 45 minute HIV/AIDS Education Sessions are held during the week at UHS in the 3rd floor conference room (Rm. 309). A schedule of times for the sessions is posted in the Nurse Clinic and included on the HIV testing information tape, accessed by calling 763-6969. Once you have attended an education session, you can sign up for counseling and testing by stopping in the Nurse Clinic between 8am- 4:30pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays or 9am-4:30pm on Thursdays. Appointments can also be scheduled by calling the Nurse Clinic at 763-4511. m sa H a &Anovere is jointly produced by MSA and UIS. swimming programs. The field in- cludes seven other schools (Michi- gan, SMU, USC, Auburn, Alabama, Georgia and Northwestern) who will battle for the rest of the top 10 spots. "What this team has got to do is pretty simple," Richardson said. "They've got to do the best they can and we'll see how we stack up against the other teams this year." Michigan has been working for this weekend all year. The Wolverines be- gan preparations after the conference meet, shaving, tapering and increasing their yardage to make sure they were still in good shape. Poor health has also threatened Michigan's progress all year. but it won't stop the Wolverines from mak- ing a bid for the national title. Israel! Judaism! Study iL Build it Hike it. Livnot ULehibanot = -To Guild ami to $ 5 uiit- BERENSON Continued from page 1 at a worse time for the Wolver- ines. The CCHA championship is scheduled for this weekend in Detroit and the NCAA tournament begins next week. Michigan is looking to win its first-ever CCHA postseason title and its first NCAA title since 1964. "We don't look at it as a distraction," senior David Oliver said. "He is going through a tough time now. We have to play harder for him than we ever have be- fore." Berenson was unavailable for comment, but Michigan assistant coach Mel Pearson said, "It really Ward has been one of the CCHA's best performers in the past month. He is on a six-game point streak, and was named the* conference's offensive player of the week for his four goals and two assists in Western Michigan's first- round sweep of Notre Dame this weekend. Captain Brent Brekke is one of the better defensemen in the confer- ence. Brekke has a plus-22 rating and 26 points on the season. Wilkinson feels his team belongs among the league's elite. "The top six teams have really worked hard," he said. "The best six teams are here." - The Daily will complete its preview of the remaining teams in the CCHA title hunt Friday. does not have anything to do with the team. Their focused and ready to go after it." The Berenson incident is the latest in a line of occurrences that have tarnished the reputation of the Michigan athletic department. The problems began with the stealing of beer by two football, and later by three basketball players in January, and continued with a football player firing shots at plainclothed police officers in February. 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