14 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 21, 1994 Kickers face Spartans in home finale." . ' : < By TIM SMITH Daily Sports Writer Rivalries are the lifeblood of col- lege sports. The traditions and memo- ries of games past being passed on and relived from year to year. While most regular season games take on a usual atmosphere, theserival- ries bring out the best in both teams and create an electric feeling in the air with the usual by-product being some of the season's most memorable games For the first-year Michigan women's soccer team, there are no rivalries to talk of yet, but there are many chances in the near future for memories and tradition to be built. There's no better way for the team to start a rivalry then today when the Michigan State Spartans bring their 9- 3-1 record into Ann Arbor to take on the Wolverines (8-5-1) in their season home finale. "We're really psyched for Michi- gan State," Michigan coach Debbie Belkin said. "We're definitely psyched for it." Michigan freshman defenderJamie Ross is also very anxious to get the rivalry started. "(The game) will be great because it's the first of the big rivalry matches for us," Ross said of the matchup. "Hopefully we can get the rivalry started on the right foot." To do that the Wolverines will have to defeat a tough Spartan squad that has a 3-1-1 mark in the Big Ten and has outscored its opponents 38-14 on the season. Michigan has had a difficult time putting the ball in the net as of late at critical times such as a tough 1-0 loss on Sunday to Big Ten powerhouse Penn State. "We have to score goals," Belkin said. "We have to put away the chances we get. That has sort of been plaguing us the last few games. "We're even on the (statistics) and we had some really good chances, but we just didn't put them away." The tough loss hasn't had a nega- tive effect on the resilient Wolverines, however. "I'm always down after a loss but it hasn't really put us down because I know we're capable of winning every game," Ross said. "(The Penn State game) just didn't fall our way. Hope- 'A lot of our players played with theirs in high school and clubs and it's our last home game of the season so they're really looking * forward to It' - Debbie Belkin women's soccer coach fully (the Michigan State game) will fall our way." Forwards Kris Lester and Karen Winslow lead the Spartans offensively with 23 and 22 points respectively. Goaltender Erin O' Connell has made 54 saves in 13 games and has a minus- cule 1.09 goals against average. "(Michigan State) is probably the toughest team we're going to face," Belkin said. "A lot of our players played with theirs in high school and clubs and it's our last home game of the season, so they're really looking forward to it." The Michigan women's soccer team plays its final home game of the year today against Michigan State. NIKE Continued from page 1 letes, the contract also provides for two women's athletic scholarships, one of which is earmarked for a fe- male who has worked with inner-city students or disadvantaged youth. In addition, $15,000 for each of the first three years will be added to a nonacademic scholarship fund started last year by former Michigan basket- ball star Chris Webber. "We believe strongly in the con- cept of student-athletes. In particular, it's taking our commitment to the student aspect of that equation into consideration," Peters said. Nike will also create four student internship posts for University applicants. However, Roberson said the big- gest contribution to the University community is funding a fellowship in sports writing through the Journal in Residence program, which brings a professional writer to campus to in- crease awareness in campus matters. Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delaney handed down a piece of ad- vice to athletic directors this past spring, shortly after Roberson stepped into the position: Take more control over external funding. Although basketball and football coaches received the most private funding, many lower-revenue sports also had private contracts. Roberson said this lowered the athletic department's overall funding potential. "The total equals more than the sum of the parts," Roberson said, add- ing that the bonus income will be more evenly distributed between all sports. "Basically, it equalized. Now all of our teams are going to get shoes, all of them are going to get apparel," Roberson said. "One of the benefits the Univer- sity gets is funding for the non-rev- enue sports, in part women's sports benefit by having access to equip- ment," Peters said, admitting that Nike will also benefit greatly from the deal. "Clearly, one of the things we benefit from is the exposure to our products in live competition," he added. Roberson said that under the con- tract the University will retain licens- ing rights for publicly sold items, including hats and shirts. At the Athletic Department's de- termination, Nike will also resurface an off-campus basketball court with recycled shoes as a step in commu- nity involvement. The AMES Rachel Brett chael Chad Gary BACHMAN RREST RoENBERG SAFRAN S Michigan at Illinois Minnesota at Wisconsin Purdue at Ohio State Indiana at Northwestern Michigan State at Iowa Kansas State at Colorado North Carolina at Virginia Utah at Colorado State California at Southern Cal Baylor at Texas Tech Michigan Wisconsin Purdue Indiana Michigan State Colorado Virginia Colorado State Southern Cal Texas Tech 3-6-1 39-19-1 Michigan Wisconsin Ohio State Northwestern Michigan State Colorado North Carolina Colorado State Southern Cal Texas Tech 5-4-1 38-20-2 Michigan Wisconsin Ohio State Indiana Michigan State Colorado North Carolina Utah Southern Cal. Baylor 5-4-1 40-18-2 Michigan Wisconsin Ohio State Indiana Michigan State Colorado Virginia Utah Southern Cal Texas Tech 3-6-1 42-16-2 Michigan Wisconsin Ohio State Indiana Michigan State Colorado North Carolina Colorado State Southern Cal Baylor *5-4-1 S Last Week Overall * Men's basketball coach Steve Fisher was last week's guest selector. 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