Hockey vs. York Tomorrow, 7 p.m. Yost Ice Arena S Women's Soccer vs. St. Francis (Pa.) Tomorrow, 3 p.m. St. Francis, Pa. Softball hosts fall tourney Michigan previews lineup for spring campaign x, . . N .S By SARAH DEMAR For the Daily Calm down, calm down. You ha- ven't pulled one too many all-nighters and slept until April. Even though it is only October, the Michigan softball team will take advantage of the weather before the first snowflakes fall. The Wolverines will host Eastern Michigan, Wayne State and Detroit- Mercy in the Michigan Fall Invita- tional Sunday. Because the tourna- ment takes place in the fall, any wins or losses will not show up on Michigan's record. The Wolverines won the tourna- ment last year, and finished third in the Big Ten in the spring. "It's nothing but a big old scrim- mage game," coach Carol Hutchins said. "We've been practicing our fundamen- tals in practice, and now we get to practice our fundamentals in game- play," This will be the Wolverines' last chance to play live ball until the spring. It gives the coaches a chance to see how the team is working together and 'We've been practicing our fundamentals in practice, and now we get to practice our fundamentals in game- play.' - Carol Hutchins Michigan coach what kind of talent the freshmen are coming in with. The caliber of Michigan's fresh- men appears to be top-notch. They include pitcher and shortstop Sara Griffin, outfielder Kellyn Tate, catcher Jennifer McKittrick, and Kristy Wyrybkowski at second base. "They aren't just freshmen this year," Hutchins said. "They are really going to add to the team. I think that the conference will be hearing Sara and Kellyn's names quite a bit." Griffinjoins one ofthe deepestpitch- ing staffs in the country. Along with the already formidable "Kelly Corps", con- sisting of senior Kelly Kovach and sophomore Kelly Holmes. No longerconsidered a young team, the Wolverines have quite a few expe- rienced players returning. At the cor- ners arejuniorsTracy Carr and Michelle Silver. Kathryn Gleason will be plug- ging up the second base position, while shortstop remains open after the gradu- ation of Mary Campana. Senior outfielder Lesa Arvia ex- pects a successful spring season. "Once we get the kinks out of the defense, we will be great," Arvia said. "Everyone just has to pull their own weight and expect more and more out of the team. Myself, I feel a lot of pressure (as a senior), but I don't take it that way." Michigan may feel the pressure Sunday when it takes the field with Division II powerhouse Wayne State along with Eastern Michigan. "Both teams are consistently tough and scrappy," Hutchins said. "We scheduled the tournament this way for a reason." The Michigan Invitational begins Sunday morning at9:30atAlumniField. JOE WEST I t-1/ aily Injured Iowa quarterback Ryan Driscoll will not play against Illinois, but the Hawkeyes' look to rebound after last week's 27-20 defeat at the hands of Indiana. The Hawkeyes' will start freshman Matt Sherman at quarterback. ROUND THE BIG TEN: Purdue leaves race for roses, Ohio State to win State battle _ By ALAN GOLDENBACH For the Daily Your pulse is normal, the moon isn't blue and Glenn Robinson didn't become a two-sport star during his hold- out. Purdue is actually tied atop the Big Ten with Penn State and Michigan and the boilermakers have a 4-1 record which marks their best start since 1984. After defeating Minnesota last weekend, 49-37, the Boilermak- ers turn toward Wisconsin. The 23rd-ranked, defending Rose Bowl champion Badgers are finding it very difficult to repeat last year's cess. However, in last weekend's 46-14 rout of North- estern, Wisconsin's running game compensated for the loss of injured quarterback Darrell Bevell. Senior running backs Terrell Fletcher and Brent Moss combined to rush for 334 yards and four touchdowns. The Badgers are going to need performances like those if they intend to make a run at the Big Ten title. Here's how this key game and the rest of the Big Ten action will unfold this weekend: Purdue (2-4 Big Ten, 4-1 overall) at Wisconsin (2-1,3-2) The Boilermakers dodged a pretty big bullet last week- ,They allowed 616 yards in total offense to Minnesota but still won. They can't expect to get away with that again, especially against the Badgers' potent running attack. Purdue will also need a big game from junior running back Mike Alsott, who gained a career-high 187 yards against the Golden Gophers. The magic carpet ride ends here for the Boilermakers. Wisconsin 30, Purdue 17 Ohio State (1-1, 4-2) at Michigan State (1-1, 2-3) The Buckeyes know that a defeat this weekend will kill all hopes of a Big Ten title. Coupled with a bad loss to Illinois, that should give them some much-needed inspi- ration heading into East Lansing. The Spartans will need more than the 17 total rushing yards they put up against Michigan. They'll get that, but it still won't be enough. Ohio State 26, Michigan State 9 Iowa (0-3, 2-4) at Illinois (1-1, 3-2) The Fighting Illini are riding high after putting away Ohio State last weekend and nearly cracking the AP top 25. They have been getting stellar performances from junior quarterback Johnny Johnson, who threw for 224 yards and two scores against the Buckeyes. The Hawkeyes' quarterback situation is nothing like the Illini's. Iowa signal-caller Ryan Driscoll was knocked out of last weekend's 27-20 loss to Indiana with a broken collar- bone and will not play. The Iowa City natives can throw in the towel for not only this game but for the season as well. Illinois 33, Iowa 13 Northwestern (0-2, 1-3-1) at Minnesota (0-3, 2-4) The Wildcats held Wisconsin in check for one half last weekend, but then allowed the Badgers to walk all over them in the second stanza. The Golden Gophers, meanwhile, did the same thing against Purdue. The difference however, will be Minnesota's junior running back Chris Darkins, who is coming off a 237-yard performance. Dawkins should be successful again this week against a weak Northwestern defense. Minnesota 40, Northwestern 13 I I. The Game: Saturday in the Big House. The Preview: Tomorrow in The Daily. . _ Interested in working in Tokyo or Hong Kong with Merrill Lynch How to 50 interview 0 outeven etinout OK, graduate-to-be. You can get up early or you can get Career/NET. 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