i lr VV!IIJT flrUT lntTTT--V V u ,Uay, +w.7v.rn cJY . Fr .L a.W'Y- s 'M' men's soccer ends against Ferris State By REBECCA MOATZ Daily Sports Writer Being ranked No.1 in the Big Ten Club Conference doesn't mean that a team can stop working and training. No onehas to tell this to theMichi- gan men's soccer team. Although the team moved to the top spot in the conference this weekend with a win over Purdue and a tie with Illinois, the Wolverines (11-5-4) must still labor in order to beat Ferris State tomor- 0W. Michigan will face the Bulldogs tomorrow in its final appearance at Mitchell Field this season. The Wolverines will have a though time with Ferris State, and last weekend's performance made them aware of that. Michigan shut out Purdue, 2-0, but a tie with Illinois and a 2-0 loss to Northern Arizona made :e team painfully conscious of this act. "I don't think we fared as well as we could have," midfielder Ian Kurth said. "We are going to have to im- prove to beat Ferris State." However, the Wolverines must overcome two obstacles before they call itquits for the season. First, Michi- gan must figure out what Ferris State has in store for them. "We're not too sure what Ferris ill come at us with," Kurth said. The Wolverines' limited knowledge of their opponent will pose a problem, but an even greater one is already lodged in their heads. This Sunday, Michigan faces Western Michigan in a resched- uled game that is causing the Wolver- ines some anxiety. "We are pretty comfortable with urstyle of play, but we arejust trying o become more comfortable with it," Kurth said. Sunday's game, the last one of the regular season, could be Western Michigan's last as a varsity sport; thus, the team is publicizing it and has posted signs urging the university to "Save the Broncos." The Wolverines also know what it is like to not have varsity status, and ey know that one important aspect of the sport is not lost with the change in status. That aspect is talent. Michigan exhibited a lot of it in the Purdue game-in particular, forwards Adam Carrier and Andy Cosenza, who scored the Wolverines' two goals. But the loss to Northern Arizona helped the Wolverines realizethatother teams have talent as well. "It made us realize that there are 1ome good teams out there," Kurth said. "It opened our eyes to the qual- ity of talent in other regions." Before Michigan begins to eye other teams though, it needs to focus on tomorrow's game. That could be its biggest challenge. Stewart steps into spotlight for Buffs BOULDER, Cobo. (AP) -- Bordell Stewart used to be harder on imself than he was on his opponents. The Colorado quarterback blamed himself for every incompletion, ev- ery fumble, every loss. "He took the blame for every- thing," teammate Michael Westbrook said. "He was always saying, 'It's my fault."' The self-imposed pressure took its toll in last year's 21-17 loss to *Tebraska. Stewart completed only 8 of 28 passes, was sacked four times and threw three interceptions, includ- ing one that halted a potential, game- winning drive in the closing minutes. "I was trying to be Superman, and that's not possible," Stewart said. "I wasn't relaxed at all. It was like I had rocks on my shoulder" Stewart has an entirely different gttitude going into Saturday's rematch in Lincoln between second-ranked Colorado and No. 3 Nebraska. Al- though the Big Eight title and even the national championship could be riding on the outcome, the senior sig- nal-caller doesn't feel overwhelmed. Crew takes on Spartans Varsity expects to coast; novice faces tough battle By SARAH DeMAR For the Daily The four coxswains of Michigan's novice crew team will don their wetsuits this Sunday in hopes of a victory over Michigan State in the opening meet of the fall season. Wetsuits? Even though many Wolverines are getting their feet wet for the first time ever, the team is not planning to fall in. It is a Michigan crew tradition. "When we win we throw our cox- swainsintheriver, sotheybetterbeable to swim," said sophomore Matt Morse, who recently transferred from Duke. "We are hoping they get wet Sunday." Michigan's novice and varsity squads play Michigan State and Grand Valley State in East Lansing. While the novice team expects to race neck-and- neck with the Spartans, the varsity an- ticipates a somewhat easy victory. "This is the first year that State has had a varsity team," senior Jay Steele said. "Not varsity status, you know, but varsity as in last year they only had novice teams." Grand Valley State may also have a difficult time keeping up with the Wol- verines, especially after Michigan's strong finish at the Head of the Charles last weekend. Although the Wolverines placed 34th out of 40 teams, it was still a solid showing. Michigan raced against some of the top rowing clubs in the world, including teams from Egypt, New Zealand and the U.S. National team, which captured first place. Overall, Michigan coach Greg Hartsuff was pleased with his team's performance, but was a little disap- pointed with its draw. "Each boat is sent off at different times and the clock starts from the time you cross the first line and stops when your boat crosses the finish line," Hartsuff said. "We had a bad draw. We were the 40th boat to begin, and it was difficult for us to pass some of the other boats. "We did come within five seconds of some of the Ivy League schools, so I think that we are right up there with our competition." 'This is the first year that State has had a varsity team ... last year they only had novice teams.' - Jay Steele Michigan rower Hartsuff also said that Michigan's novice team has the potential to be one of the fastest the Wolverines have ever had. "Well, we don't exactly expect to shine this weekend, and we're not sure how we'll hold up under pres- sure," Morse said. "But we are defi- nitely improving very quickly and we can actually get all eight people work- ing together rather than doing their own thing." Becoming synchronized has been one of Michigan's problems. The other? "Keeping warm," Morse said. JOE WESTRATE/Daily home game of the year. men's soccer team plays Ferris State in its last MOSS Continued from page 12 running back is something Moss holds close to his heart. "Not too much was expected of me when I came here as a 'prop' athlete," said Moss. "But we came from nothing to something and went to the Rose Bowl." Moss is not the only person to notice a change in his attitude. "Brent has really grown up and matured," said Alvarez. Although Moss may be the high- est profile student on this campus, he said he does not feel he should gain an advantage over any other student. "It'd be hard for me to sit in a calculus class," said Moss. "But it'd be hard for a calculus scholar to run 'It'd be hard for me to sit in a calculus class. But it'd be hard for a calculus scholar to run the football.' - Brent Moss Wisconsin tailback the football on the field." Through the last four years, Moss earned many awards. But he said the only things he will take with him are memories. "Memories, the good and bad, that's what I'll carry away," said Moss. "I was Prop 48 and I came through that. I had a kid and I stuck with that. This place has been real important to me. But memories are the only thing I'll take." ,'s HomecominC '94 and A present Friday, October 28 anthony Show your spirit at the pep rally emceed by Judd.. wmnnick OF 7 ' s Real World Show starts at 7pm Hill Auditorium Tickets: $5 students, $10 non-students Saturday, October 29 VIOLENT FEMMAAE S Hill Auditorium, 8:00pm Tickets: $17.50, $22.50 Tickets available at the Michigan Union (to charge, call 763.TKTS) and all Ticketmaster locations (to charge, call 810.645.6666) i i