14 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 11, 1994 Spikers to face nationally-ranked Irish squad Sophomore middle blocker Roush to have Wolverines looking up at By DAVID ROTHBART Daily Sports Writer 6-foot-5. That's the height of Notre Dame middle blocker Jenni- fer Rouse. The Michigan women's volley- ball team will be looking up at Rouse tonight at their match in South Bend. They will also have to crane their necks back at the Fighting Irish's 15-1 record and No. 11 national ranking. Notre Dame coach Debbie Brown is high on Rouse, who sparked the Irish to a win over Lou- isville last week. It was the first time this season that a team has taken Notre Dame to five games. "Jennifer came in and gave us the lift we needed," Brown said. "(She's) U U SU A Two for Tuesday Buy any footlong Sub and get your second for 99C* with the purchase of a medium drink Every Tuesday in October ALL DAY: an example of how our bench picks the team up when we're not playing as well as we should." Shutting down the Irish's 6-foot-5 sophomore will not be the Wolverines' only challenge. The Notre Dame lineup boasts All-American outside hitter Christy Peters. Peters has set three Notre Dame all-time records, in- cluding new marks for digs and kills. Brown is confident about Notre Dame's chances against Michigan. The Irish Ore unde- feated at home. "One of the reasons we've done so well has been our defensive play," Brown said. "We do a good job of touching balls at the net and digging shots that normally fall for kills for most teams." Michigan (1-5 Big Ten, 5-11 over- all) must rebound from last weekend's conference losses to Ohio State and Penn State. ' The Wolverines have not beaten a nationally ranked team this sea- son. Coach Greg Giovanazzi thinks his squad is capable of beating Notre Dame. He said if they play as well as they have in their last two matches, they can come out of South Bend No. 11 Notre Dame 'Jennifer (Rouse) came in and gave us the lift we needed. (She's) an example of how our bench picks the team up when we're not playing as well as we should.' - Debbie Brown Notre Dame coach with a victory. Michigan is led by junior blocker Suzy O'Donnell, who tallied 10 kills against the Buck- eyes. Sophomore hitters Colleen Miniuk and Kristin Ruschiensky each killed eight balls against Penn State. While the Wolverines may have to stand on their tip-toes to match up with Notre Dame, they hope to leave South Bend standing tall. Michigan returns home to Cliff Keen Arena for weekend matches against Big Ten rivals Minnesota and Iowa. 0 The Michigan women's volleyball team squares off against Notre Dame today. NHL players present new taxation proposal *I TORONTO (AP) - Hockey play- ers, making what may be the final at- tempt to ensure a full NHL season, presented the owners Monday with a new taxation proposal. The owners, who postponed the start of the season from Oct. 1 to Oct. 15, will consider the proposal today al I . - I 617 Packard 9969140 =315 South University 761-4160 when they meet in New York. "The issue will be brought back to the governors for an update, and we'll have a discussion and then a decision," NHILcommissionerGary Bettman said after a 3 1/2-hour meeting. The new proposal calls for a top taxation rate on salaries from 5.5 per- cent to 7 percent. Players say this would create a $20 million pool for small- marketteams, $1 million more than the NHL's proposal. They say the pro- posal would give the small-market teams revenue of 72 percent of the NHL average., "It is something that goes against our grain," said Toronto Maple Leafs' Mike Gartner, president of the NHL Players Association. "I hope the own- ers see that, but I do not know how they will react to it." Fifty-seven games will have been postponed through Tuesday. Bettman has said the league would consider starting the season Saturday if there were significant movement toward a collective bargaining agreement. "In today's proposal,we responded to all of the stated concerns of the NHL andmade significant moves that should form the basis for a new agreement," union head Bob Goodenow he said. "We have gone the extra mile to get an agreement. We have made today's pro- posal to bring an end to the lockout and play hockey, not because we are inter- ested in taxing player salaries." Bettman says if the season starts this weekend, teams will play full 84- game schedules. The players' plan, responding to a suggestion by owners, reduced the tax on gate receipts from 5.5 percent to 3 percent. The payroll tax would be ap- plied at graduated rates to the top 16 clubs by revenue. * Second footlong must be equal or lesser price. Not good in combination with any other offer. No Coupon Necessary. U U ; '. . i , -i 3i r, : , _ r, r 4 . ! yF , - -. !-y dAr.1 ? r ' : {F i''; _', a ; . ' .. $a. , s ; MOe S. stutm strmmt 4w - uorm Souath io Libmwrty 990os-34O 0. I