14 -,- The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 14, 1994 Spring Arbor soccer"is no match for Michigan Road trip will test young 'M' stickers I' By NICHOLAS J. OTSONIKA For the Daily The Michigan men's soccer team 'night as well have been at practice. : - s Spring Arbor College opponents , jmply served as obstacles to dribble ,afound last night as the Wolverines ,,ispatched the Cougars, 4-0, at Mitchell Field. Michigan (2-1-2) dominated the first half, and then cruised to an un- un- e.ventful finish to record its second . ctory in a row. The victory put the ,,eam above .500 for the first time this season. "We're physically superior to these .vguys," Michigan coach Steve Burns .said. "We have more experience. We g, qad to take advantage of that." The Wolverines went for the kill ,arly, penetrating the porous Spring ,4rbor (1-4) defense at will. Michigan ilegistered three goals in the first 30 minutes, and the defense never gave ,the Cougars a chance to coordinate any offense. "I really liked what I saw today," burnssaid. "We did really well in transition, and just put the ball in the The Wolverines went for the kill 1early, as midfielder Kris Wiljanen ,rilled apenalty kick past the motion- ?r41ess Spring Arbor keeper just five ninutes into the first half, putting 'Michigan up, 1-0. Forward Rob Holt ,.added another goal at the 20-minute ,,.nark when he converted a 25-yard -,jfross from midfielder Karim Dure, :oring with just a turn of the head. "Karim just sent it right to me," Holt said. "I was wide open when I went up strong against the defender, and all I had to do was flick it inside of the far post. It went right in." Michigan increased its lead 10 minutes later, when forward Richard Berri came up with a loose ball at the 30-yard line. He eluded two defend- ers and slid a touch shotjust to the left of the sliding goaltender. That left Michigan up, 3-0, at the end of the first half. That was all for the Wolverine starters. Burns, pleased with the fast start and solid transition play from his defense, replaced his entire squad with reserves for the second stanza. "This was a good time to get some of these players some experience," Burns said. "But, you know, I don't lose anything when I put these (sub- stitutes) out there. I have a lot of talented kids and they played well." Michigan co-captain Herschel Wancjer felt the same way. "For the first time we have a team full of quality players," Wancjer said. "We have 22 players who work hard and get the job done. Coach Burns doesn't have to worry at all about who he sticks in." Reserves Vijay Jayaraman, Grothik Chatterjee, and Faris Hermiz all had scoring chances, and the de- fense held the shutout. Midfielder Ian Kurth was credited with a goal late in the half when an errant kick caromed off of Spring Arbor's Jeff Fitzgerald and into the Cougar net. That goal closed out the scoring. "We just couldn't get anything By JENNIFER DUBERSTEIN Daily Sports Writer Practice, practice, practice. The Michigan field hockey team has been working hard to perfect its play. The Wolverines are in the midst of a nonconference schedule which will help them in future Big Ten conference games. These contests give the players a sense of what they can do to improve. The Wolverines (3-2) face off against Central Michigan (0-3) this af- ternoon inMt. Pleasant. The Chippewas have lost to Radford, Richmond, and Virginia Commonwealth. CMU has only scored two goals in these games. In contrast, Michigan scored five goals in its first game alone. Michigan also has beaten Kent State and Miami-Ohio. Today's game marks the third one of a six-game road trip for the Wol- verines. In the previous two games, Michigan defeated St. Louis after los- ing to Southwest Missouri. "The road trip is good for the team," Michigan coach Patty Smith said. "It is good for the girls to hang out together and become closer." The trip has been a good chance for the team to bond. The freshmen have benefited from the trip because it has helped them adjust to the pres- sures of being a Big Ten athlete. According to coach Smith, "You are only afreshman if you thinkyou are. (The freshmen) have to know that they are Michigan field hockey players." Coach Smith's message obviously has been well received by two fresh- men, Julie Flachs and Carolyn Schwarz. Both have started in all five games; both recently recorded their first collegiate goals..0 "The freshmen are doing really well," sophomore Bree Derr said. ''They are catching on to things .:W d are getting a feel for the team." Even though Coach Smith says that the team is playing well as a whole, she admits that certain skills need to be worked on. 'We have been focusing on corners, attacking the ball, and defense.' - Patti Smith Michigan field hockgy coach "We have been focusing on tor- ners, attacking the ball, and defense," Smith said. The key to the Wolverines' suc- cess has been their goaltending :end team cooperation. Smith does notfo- cus on any one position. Rather, she stresses the importance of eviry player's role. "It's not only the people scorng (who are important), it is the ftve passses that lead uo to the goal." At this point in the season, cogch Smith is not looking ahead to the ig* Ten season. Instead, she is focusing on CMU and on working out the kinks in Michigan's game plan. DOUGLAS KANTER/Daily Michigan midfielder Karim Dure fights off Spring Arbor midfielder Brad Whipple in yesterday's 4-0 Wolverine victory at Mitchell Field. going today," Spring Arbor coach Lyle Wensley said. "We're a young team with no seniors and only three juniors, so we're going to make mis- takes. "Michigan has a lot of speed, and we left the midfield way too open for them." But the midfield will not be so open for the Wolverines next time. They face a much tougher challenge at Kalamazoo College Saturday at 1:30. "Our three-four-three system is working well, but we still have to get rid of some hesitation we have," Burns said. "We need to get in a little better shape and we have to work on checking, creating field space, and filling field space. "This is a good game to start from, though. It shows we're starting to click and play well." ~flf ,cnsomen kickers to facesimiar Detroit squad - y MICHELLE LEE THOMPSON For the Daily For the Wolverine women's soc- cer team, today's match against De- lroit-Mercy will be like playing their twin sisters. The 6:30 game, which )'' ill take place at Elbel Field, will showcase teams with more in com- , ~on than just their Southeastern ''Michigan locations. Both are relatively new teams - the season is the Wolverines' first and tie Titans' second. Their schedules aren't much dif- fbrent either, considering that both teams have played two of the same opponents so far this season, and fared similarly well. Both teams beat Northern Illinois --Michigan won, 3-1; Detroit-Mercy 2-1. Mercy got the edge on Wiscon- sin-Green Bay, pulling off a 2-1 win. But Michigan only tied the Phoenix, the lone goal coming from freshman Debbie Flaherty. Freshman defender Carrie Povalaitis said that she's confident but nervous that the Michigan squad will catch a victory to make up for Saturday's 3-1 defeat in Bloomington against seasoned Indiana. Povalaitis said that being a first- year program has its advantages, though. "No one knows who we are, so other teams are expected to do well (against us)," she said. "I feel ner- vous, yet I'm confident we can do it." Povalaitis, who was also recruited by Mercy, said that the two schools are like crosstown rivals. 'No one knows who we are, so other teams are expected to do well (against us).' - Carrie Povalaitis Michigan defender "With everything in place, we'll do well," Povalaitis said. Mercy head coach Mike Lupenec also recognizes the rivalry created by the schools' proximity. The teams are less than 50 miles apart. "I know a lot of the local girls and it's going to be a tough match," Lupenec said. The Titans face their season's big- gest challenge yet - a goaltender with a ruptured disc. "We had to pull our sweeper in, so we have an inexperienced goalie," Lupenec said. "We're really trying to get through the injuries." With standout midfielders Michelle Brach and Carrie Wilson, the Titans will still be a challenge for the Wolverine kickers. "I think you're a brand new pro- gram and we're just a second-year program," Lupenac said. "We're two new programs, and you have a great coaching staff." Today's match is the first in a five- game home lineup to come. 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