Men's Soccer vs. Macomb Tomorrow, 5 p.m. Mitchell Field SPORTS Women's Soccer vs. Tiffin Tomorrow, 6 p.m. Elbel Field 'M' field Iockey blanked by Black Bears By RAVI GOPAL Daily Sports Writer In boxing, the mostbrutal ofsports, ko fighters go at each other for 12 rounds until one of them goes down, dhe to physical exhaustion. Last Saturday, the Michigan field hpckey team and the Maine BlackBears ggt together for whatcan only be termed as a hard-fought grudge match. In the end, the Black Bears pulled offan upset over the favored Wolver- ines, winning, 1-0, before a capacity rowdatLengyelFieldinOrono,Maine. Maine freshman Karen Hebert's fgrst collegiate goal, a backhand shot off Wolverine goalie Rachael Geisthardt's pads, proved to be the game-winner. But Hebert credited her teammates in the backfield with hold- ing Michigan at bay. "Our defense was unbelievable," HIebert said. The Black Bear defense was sti- Wfling, limiting the Wolverines to just five shots on goal and three penalty crners. Meanwhile, Maine was able to put up 10 shots of its own, with eight penalty corners. Yet, these numbers are mislead- i g, as the game was a battle for the dpration. "(The game) was a lot more even than the stats (belie)," senior captain Tatcy Irvine said. 1 In addition, Michigan played into the hands of its opponent. The Wol- verines' inability to convert on scor- ing chances, a problem plaguing the team in earlier games, came back to haunt them. "Maine's defense was pretty good," junior forward Gia Biagi said. "'But (the reason we lost) was more of fact that we didn't find the holes to make something happen." Irvine agreed with Biagi. "We just weren't finishing," she said. "We just weren't making things happen in the circle." Maine was able to capitalize on Michigan's inability to score, and was farther boosted by the home crowd. The packed stands proved to be ad- equate motivation for the Black Bears. "We were confident and we were on our home field," Maine senior for- ward Jenni Stinchcomb said. "It's our year and we were totally focused." This same optimistic attitude was echoed by Black Bear coach Terri Kix, who realized her team was in position for a good year. "This was a real battle and a good indicator of where we are at this point," *Kix said. "Today was an indication that we're going to be extremely strong." Although a loss was tagged on its record, Michigan looked at the game as an invaluable learning experience. "We're definitely jelling," Biagi added. "These independent games are important to find out what type of tetim we are." QBs present stark contrast Collins, Stewart stride different paths to victory By MICHAEL ROSENBERG Daily Football Writer If you were starting a college football team - and we're not, by any means, suggesting you do- you would be well-advised to begin by finding a quarterback. A tough guy, solid arm, good poise, strong will to win. Like Kordell Stewart or Todd Collins, for example. Stewart, the man at the wheel of the high-powered Colorado scoring machine, has shown he is one of the nation's few outstanding quarterbacks. Collins, the leader of the high-efficiency Michigan offense, is also among the elite. But while both players have shown they can coax their team to victory, their skills are far different. Collins is a consistent signal caller with a knack for making the right split-second decision. He fits in well with Michigan's take-what-they-give you offense. He isn't known as a scrambler, but when a hole opens up, as it did on the first play of the Wolverines' game-winning drive against Notre Dame Sept. 10th, Collins can run. Stewart, on the other hand, does not run - he flies. He burns defenses with bursts of open-field speed. He has been timed at 4.2 seconds in the 40-yard dash. Stewart can throw pretty well, too. He owns over two dozen school passing and total offense records, and currently ranks second in the nation in passing efficiency and fifth in total offense. "Collins is a real good quarterback, and I feel that I'm a real good quarterback," Stewart said. "But I'm not getting caught up in that. It's just a matter of which guy goes out there and makes the least amount of mistakes." Stewart has earned the respect of his opponents as well. "He's one of the best quarterbacks I've seen in my five years here," said Michigan defensive tackle Tony Henderson. Stewart is the biggest reason Wolverine coach Gary Moeller calls Colorado "one of the best offensive teams I have ever faced. They're very similar to Florida State a couple of years ago, and yet this quarterback can really run." That 1991 Florida State team ran up 51 points on Michigan. All of Stewart's skills make Collins slightly jealous. "Yeah, running a 4.2, that would help my game,'. Collins said. Not that his game needs a lot of helping. "Todd Collins is a very fine quarterback," Moeller said. "I think he can play with anyone." In just over one season as Michigan's starting quarter- back, Collins has quickly carved his place in the school's record book. He could leave Michigan as the highest-rated quarterback in Big Ten history. 'Yeah, running a 4.2, that would help my game.' - Todd Collins Michigan quarterback Although the season is still young, Stewart and Collins have already silenced some of the preseason doubters. The knock on Stewart was that he was a glorified option quarterback who couldn't pass. "I feel I'm a totally different (quarterback now)," Stewart said. "I feel like I can go out there and do just about anything I want, knowing that my offensive line will do a great job and my receivers will go out and catch thq ball for me." Collins took some heat last season for Michigan's subpar 8-4 record. Some observers tabbed him as a quar- terback who put up impressive numbers but couldn't win the big game. Collins proved them wrong in just 44 seconds lasi week at Notre Dame, when he drove the Wolverines downfield for the winning field goal. E"AN ' Rtiw y Todd Collins (above) employs a slightly different style than Kordell Stewart. TEAM PREVIEW Women har'ers fill All-American gaps Read Daily Sports RE ST AUR ANT SPORTS TAR 9q " A l l I A By DANIELLE RUMORE For The Daily Senior cross country All-Ameri- can Karen Harvey and junior All- American Courtney Babcock high- light a roster full of returning stars and blue-chip recruits looking to improve upon fifth-ranked Michigan's sixth place finish in the 1993 cross-country NCAA Cham- pionships. The team enters the 1994 season under the tutelage of third-year coach Mike McGuire. Babcock, who is coming off a stel- lar 1993 season in both cross-country and track, must step up to the chal- lenge of replacing All-American Molly McClimon as the team's top runner. Babcock finished second to McClimon in the Big Ten Champion- ships and NCAA District IV meet in 1993 and placed an impressive 13th at the NCAA Championships. "Courtney is truly one of the top runners in the nation and a tremen- dous talent," McGuire said. Babcock said she expects to shoul- der much of the load this year. "I want to help my team and I am going to perform the best I can to achieve this," she said. While Harvey had a good 1993 season, but because of nagging inju- ries her performance did not match that of 1992. Harvey's early season results, however, have indicated that her training may have paid off. "I had a disastrous season last year, my worst since I have been here," Harvey said. "I took the whole summer to train alone and I feel reju- venated." . Senior co-captain Jessica Kluge, who gained All-America and All-Big Ten honors last spring in track, is also a key member of the cross-country team. "Captains Courtney (Babcock) and Jessica (Kluge) have great See HARRIERS, Page 14 /CRN ADSEREO SERVICE ==EPAERS AND COMPONENTS .ICE AND NEEDLES, CARTRIDGES HI FI Audio 100's of items, VCRs, TV's, etc. RENTALS TVs (including big screens), camcorders, VCRs, sound systems, air conditioners 215 S. Ashley Parking available at 200 S. 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