Women's tennis at ITA Midwest Regional Tomorrow, all day East Lansing S 11 Hockey vs. Ohio State Friday, 7 p.m. Yost Ice Arena Th4Mchga Dil edesay Nvebr ,194.Pge1 * Losing ways go up in smoke Purdue's Colletto earns respect as team surprises t' By CAD) A.SAFAfN Daily Foobal writer If the hot seat had been any warmer for Purdue coach Jim Colletto coming into the 1994 season, it would have burned a hole through his pants. After three seasons in West Lafayette, Colletto's teams have produced a com- bined record of 9-24, including a dis- mal 1-10 showing last season. With Purdue (2-1-2 Big Ten, 4-2-2 overall), the surprise team in the con- ference, Colletto can now comfortably sit down in his office without worrying about catching fire. "Purdue players liked to say they were BigTen football players,"Colletto said. "They were tired of getting yelled at every day. They finally understood the way we were going to play." One win in their final three games would give the Boilermakers a win- ning season for the first time since 1984, which is their only above .500 mark in the past 13 years. The 1984 Purdue team finished 7-5 with Jim Everett at quarterback, con- cluding the campaign with a 27-24 postseason loss to Virginia. A decade later, the Boilermakers once again find themselves in bowl contention, but that does not mean Colletto is reveling in the team's newfound success. "Football coaches are some of the more dispensible people in the human race,"the fourth-year coach said. "You can be a bum and a hero in the space of 25 minutes." While the fortunes of the Purdue football program have turned around in 1994, the coaches and players are not completely satisfied. They are disap- pointed with the two ties, which could put a crimp into any plans the Boiler- makers have for playing any football in December or January. The deadlock at Wisconsin in mid- October may have appeared as good as a victory at the time, but Saturday's tie with Iowa was a letdown. Against the Hawkeyes, Purdue jumped out to a 13- 0 lead, then surrendered 21 consecu- tive points within five minutes in the fourth quarter before tying the game. Kicker Brad Bobisch missed a poten- tial game-winning field goal with I I seconds remaining. "It was basically an extra point, and he missed it," Colletto said. "That was a kick you should make. If we make that kick, everyone goes home happy." Instead, the Boilermakers and their fans exited without any joy. "Last week I was a bum," Colletto said. "Maybe this week I'll be the good guy." What made the tie with the Hawkeyes even more difficult to take was the loss of starting quarterback Rick Trefzger with a torn knee liga- Last week 1 was a bum. Maybe this week I'll be the good guy.' - Jim Colletto Purdue football coach ment-the same one he originally had surgery on in high school. Trefzger, who will be out for the rest of the season, may not have been lighting up the scoreboard (he had only three touch- down passes) but he provided Purdue with stability at quarterback, some- thing the team lacked in Colletto's first three years at the helm. The starting job now belongs toO sophomore Billy Dicken, who came into the season without any college playing experience, but now must try to lead the Boilermakers to a winning record. Dicken performed well in three- plus quarters Saturday, completing 12 of 24 passes for 200 yards and a touch- down. "Last week he was happy to be just watching the game," Colletto said, "Now, he's got six days to dwell on* (starting against Michigan). His role is going to change dramatically." Despite the fine season, Colletto See PURDUE, Page 11 Men'sgoif, caps stelar failseason win DOUGLAS KANTER/Daily Quarterback Rick Trefzger and the Purdue Boilermakers have nearly upended the Wolverines the past two seasons. N E T R E S U L T S By RODERICK BEARD Daily Sports Writer When I watch the Michigan women's volleyball team, I think back to high school gym class. The teacher made the class play volleyball and everyone wanted to be somewhere else. No one played with enthusiasm; instead, we watched the clock and pondered what would be on TV that night. That is basically how the Wolverines look when they play matches - as if they're sleepwalking and waiting for the match to be over. Given that comparison, it would seem illogical to pick Michigan (1-11 Big Ten, 5-18 overall) to win either of its matches this weekend at Cliff Keen Arena. After all, the Wolverines play Penn State Friday and Ohio State Satur- day. Michigan boasts a nine-match losing streak and an inexperienced, frustrated squad; the Lions and Buckeyes bring national rankings and potent offenses. Penn State (11-1, 22-1) is the No. 3 team in the country and ranks in the top three in the Big Ten in every major statistical category. Besides that, the Lions have won all nine matches against the Wolverines since they entered the conference in 1991. Most recently, Penn State embarassed Michigan15-6, 15-4, 15-7 last month. Penn State was the runner-up in last year's NCAA Champion- ships and boasts four quality seniors this year in Laura Cook, Saundi Lamoureux, Jen Reimers and last year's Big Ten Player of the Year, Salima Davidson. The Lions will pull this match out in three tough games. The No. 4 Buckeyes (11-1, 18-2) lead the conference in kills, hitting efficiency and assists. Senior middle blocker Jenny Jackson, who has been Big Ten Player of Look for Blue to upset Ohio State the Week twice so far this season, pounded Michigan in Ohio State's 15-5, 15-6, 15-10 trouncing in the last meeting. Ohio State has beaten the Wolverines 13 straight times and has only lost to Michigan once under coach Jim Stone. This time will be different, though.That's right. The Wolverines will upset the Buckeyes this weekend. There are three reasons for this: e Michigan has nothing to lose. The Wolverines can't lose matches forever, and a victory over Ohio State could turn the season around for them. On its home court, Michigan took the Buckeyes to four games last season. " The upset factor. Though Ohio State is the only team to beat Penn State this year, the Buckeyes' two losses have come at the hands of unranked teams - Houston and Indiana - in five-game matches. Ohio State matches up well against the Lions, but will not be able to handle Michigan Saturday. The Wolverines played well last weekend in losses to Purdue and Illinois and seems ready for a big win. . Lineup changes. Michigan coach Greg Giovanazzi has shuffled the lineup like a Las Vegas dealer. The lineup of Shareen Luze, Suzy O'Donnell, Aimee Smith, Darlene Recker, Linnea Mendoza and Sarah Jackson or Shannon Brownlee seems to work well together, as they showed in last weekend's matches. If you want to see quality volleyball, go to one of the matches this weekend. Penn State will definitely play well, as will Ohio State. The Wolverines will pull the upset and help me forget about those girls in my high school gym class. By CHRIS MURPHY For the Daily .' Women spikers close, but VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK not close enough to win The Michigan men's golf team closed out the season in style yester- day finishing first in the Florida At- lantic University Invitational Golf Tournamet. The two-day event was held at the PGA National Resort in Palm Beach, site of the Senior PGA Championship. Michigan faced 14 teams from both Division I and II including Florida Southern, Rollins, and Mis- sissippi, which are all southern schools with strong golf programs. The pe- rennially competitive southern teams had originally concerned head coach Jim Carras. "Our team relies on balance," coach Jim Carras said. "We're get- ting good leadership out of Chris Brockway and Bill Lyle." Brockway, with a score of 214 (two under par), was the No. 1 player in the tournament. His individual scores included a 69 in the second round - his career best. Brockway finished six strokes ahead of the run- ner-up. This marks the second time Brockway has won a tournament this season. He also won the Falcon Cross Creek Invitational in Colorado Springs. Senior captain Bill Lyle tied for fourth place with a score of 223. Lyle's score, combined with Brockway's, was enough to give the Wolverines their second tournament title of the year. The win in Florida caps off what has been perhaps the most successful golf season in Michigan history. Thee Wolverines have competed in five tournaments this fall and have done extremely well. The team has fin- ished first twice. They have also had second and third place finishes. Carras attributes his team's success this season to good balance and the leadership of upper- classmen. "We've had the best fall season in. my 17 years in the program," Carras said. By RODERICK BEARD Daily Sports Writer It's usually hard to find a silver lining when a team is in the midst of a long losing streak. If the Michigan women's volleyball team has anything positive to point to after losing nine consecutive matches, it could be that they are scoring more points. In the first seven matches of the losing streak, the Wolverines only scored 13 or more points in five of 22 games. What's worse is that Michigan only won one game in that span. In last weekend's two road losses at Purdue and Illinois, the Wolverines reached 13 points five times and won three games. Michigan coach Greg Giovanazzi said that the team does feel some satis- faction in getting to 13. "Unfortunately, we don't play to 13," he said. Giovanazzi said he was impressed that the women played hard last week- end, but he dwells on the games that the Wolverines should have won. Specifi- cally, he points to Michigan's 13-4 lead over the Boilermakers in the third game. The Wolverines did not score another point in the game and let Pur- due win the game 15-13. Against the Illini, Michigan also let a big lead get away. The Wolverines led 13-8, but could not close the game out and let Illinois come back. FINDING THE MARK: Michigan's improved its hitting percentage in its two weekend matches. In the loss to the Boilermakers, the Wolverines hit.250; they hit .200 in the Illini match. Michi- gan ranks ninth in the Big Ten in hitting efficiency with a .165 average for the season. In their last two matches, the Wolverines hit an embarrassing .017 against Indiana and a miserable .075 in a lost to Michigan State. TAKING 'AIM': Outside hitter Aimee Smith is making her presence known. The senior co-captain set a See VOLLEYBALL, Page 11 EVANPERIE/Dany The Michigan volleyball team takes on third-ranked Penn State Friday. 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