8 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 6, 1994
Men's soccer drops Cup
Wolverines' hopes shattered in inaugural competition
By JOHN LEROI
For the Daily
Just when things were looking
good for the Michigan men's soccer
team, Eastern Michigan came to town.
Of course, the Eagles (5-3-3) didn't
have too far to go to defeat the Wol-
verines (8-4-2), 2-i, in the first-an-
nual Washtenaw Cup at Ann Arbor
Pioneer's Hollaway Field yesterday.
The battle of the two dominant
soccer programs in Washtenaw
County started as a defensive battle.
Stellar play by both Michigan goal-
keeper Mike Milman and Eagle
netminder Jason Elmy stopped many
scoring opportunities for both squads
in the first half.
Four minutes into the game, Wol-
verine forward Andy Cosenza ripped
a shot that sailed wide. Minutes later,
Milman made a diving save on a drive
by Eastern Michigan forward John
Roma.
Eastern utilized its speed and fi-
nally cashed in when Eagle forward
Paul Kaliszewski headed midfielder
Otis Vacratsis's crossing pass past a
diving Milman into the lower left
corner of the net.
"Once again, we really got sucked
into playing our opponent's style of
soccer," Michigan coach Steve Burns
said. "We made some adjustments and
got some guys in the game that helped
us control the tempo."
The Wolverines came out strong
in the second half, playing an even
more physical game than their usual
brutal style, keeping the ball on the
ground. Their efforts paid off when
defensemenBill Weinberg's freekick
hit the crossbar and midfielder Ian
Kurth banged home the rebound.
The rest of the second half was
peppered with scoring chances for
both teams. Elmy stopped Wolverine
midfielder Kris Wiljanen's penalty
shot 14 minutes into the half. A
Vacratsis free kick from 22 yards out
eluded Milman but ricocheted off the
crossbar.
With only 3 minutes left in the
game, Kaliszewski pushed an errant
Eastern shot into the net to give the
Eagles the lead.
"(Eastern Michigan) capitalized
on their scoring chances and we
didn't," Michigan midfielder Kris
Wiljanen said. "Unfortunately, I
missed the penalty kick. We were
both fighting hard, butwedidn'tmake
the best of our chances."
Since players fromthe two schools
know each other personally, Eastern
Michigan has earned local bragging
rights. Winning the first Washtenaw
Cup didn't hurt Eastern either. But it
sure hurt the Wolverines.
"They've got the cup now," coach
Burns said. "Now we've got to get it
back."
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Michigan fell to Eastern Michigan, 2-0, in last night's inaugural Washtenaw Cup.
Sports Briefs
Women's tennis goes to Notre Dame for Eck Classic
After a two-week break, the
Michigan women's tennis team re-
turns to competition this weekend
at the Eck Classic, hosted by Notre
Dame.
Besides the three Wolverines who
played last weekend at the SkyTel
National Clay Court Championships,
the team has been idle.
Sarah Cyganiak and Bojana
Jankovic played in the singles divi-
sion and Angie Popek partnered with
Jankovic in the doubles round.
The Eck Classic will be the first
time the hitters play as a team since
the North Carolina Wolfpack Clas-
sic, so the team has had time to get
ready.
"We have been drilling alotmore,"
senior Simone Lacher said. "We have
been getting more practice to be more
precise."
The team is anxious to showcase
the progress it has made during their
last two weeks of practice.
"We are expecting to see improve-
ment from our North Carolina tourna-
ment," coach Bitsy Ritt said. "Our level
of play will be more competitive."
Six starters return for Michigan.
Kentucky, Drake, Purdue,
Marquette and Western Michigan are
some of the Wolverines' competitors
in the Eck Classic, which runs today
through Sunday.
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"We have everybody back witl'
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coach Brian Eisner said. "Everybody
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"It's a difference because in prac-
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The tournaments' format includes
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up to play in a doubles flight as well.
The hitters are hoping to improve
on their performance two weeks ago at
the Notre Dame Invitational.
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tice has been going this well."
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