Women's Basketball vs. Georgetown Friday, TBA Ames, Iowa S Hockey vs. Wisconsin Friday, 5 p.m. St. Paul, Minn. 'M' cagers open year with Hoyas By DAVID ROTHBART Daily Basketball Writer Zero wins. Zero losses. The Michigan women's basket- ball team enters regular season play this weekend with a clean slate. The Wolverines, coming off an exhibition victory over Denmark's Horsholm Club team, face Georgetown Friday night in the opening round of the Iowa State Tournament. The Hoyas provide Michigan coach Trish Roberts with a chance to look at her youthful squad in real action. "We have a lot of inexperienced players who need to get some minutes under their belts," Roberts said. The Wolverines feature seven freshmen. Roberts said the "Sensa- tional Seven" are all a little nervous about the adjustment to college com- petition. "This is a different game, a differ- ent level of play," she said. Michigan's freshmen are adjust- ing to their new roles. On their high school teams, they all starred and led their squad. Now, they must learn they all cannot be the leading scorers. "Some of them will be the stars, some will play supporting roles and some will make cameo appearances," Roberts said. "Everyone must learn and accept their roles for us to win." In the 58-52 win over Denmark, freshmen Akisha Franklin, Tiffany Willard and Semelda Elverton came up big. Franklin hit some key free throws down the stretch, Willard played 36 minutes and Elverton chipped in with solid defense and a couple of quick drives to the basket. Roberts has not decided who will start Friday against Georgetown, which returns three starters from last season's 12-15 squad. The Hoyas opened their. 1994-95 campaign with a 94-80 rout of a Moscow touring team. The Wolverines conclude their weekend against either Iowa State or Weber State. Sun Devils burn Michigan Bennett helps Arizona State knock off Blue, 79-62, 0 LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) - Bill Frieder got the better of his old em- ployee yesterday and didn't want to talk about it. Arizona State, the school he has coached the past five seasons, beat No. 13 Michigan, 79-62 in the semi- finals of the Maui Invitational. Frieder coached Michigan from 1981 until 1989 when he was forced out of his job with the Wolverines after accepting the job at Arizona State just before the NCAA Tourna- ment. Steve Fisher was appointed in- terim coach and led Michigan to the national championship that year. This was the first time Frieder faced Michigan, and the game wasn't even close. "I really thought about not talking to the media after the game, just re- leasing a statement," Frieder said. "I think too much was made of this non- sense. It was not Frieder vs. Fisher or Frieder vs. Michigan. It was Arizona State against Michigan period." The Sun Devils (2-0), who face the winner of the Maryland-Utah game for the title tonight, dominated play fol- lowing a 38-38 halftime tie, starting the second half with a 13-0 run. Michigan ( 1-1) missed 10 of its first 11 shots in the second half and committed six turnovers as it fell be- hind 54-40 over the first 7 1/2minutes. The Wolverines managed just two field goals in the second half that weren't tips, dunks or layups. "I think we have decent shooters; we just have had a tough time hitting the 15-footer here," Fishersaid. "When they got off to that hot start in the second half we became disjointed.." As bad as Michigan was in the final 20 minutes, Arizona State was on the mark. The Sun Devils didn'tmiss many shots, whether it was Mario Bennett inside orone of the fourplayers who hit a 3-pointer in the second half as they went 4-for-9 from beyond the are in the second half. Bennett finished with 21 points and Isaac Burton had 18. "This one was for Frieder. This one wasn't for us," Burton said. "This one was Frieder." "We knew how bad he wanted it so we went out and got it for him," Bennett said. Early on it looked like Michigan's game. The Wolverines started with a 10-0 run, but that was wiped out by halftime. ARIZONA STATE (79) FG FT MIN M-A M-A Riley 29 4-10 2-4 Brewer 25 4-6 0-1 Bennett 34 9-11 3-7 Capers 36 1-4 4-5 Burton 29 7-12 1-2 Veal 22 4-5 0-0 Bacon 9 1-2 0 Kolyszko 12 1-1 0-0 Cuff 4 041 0-0 MICHIGAN (62) REB O-T 1-2 3-4 1-6 0-2 0-3 0-1 1-1 1-4 0-0 A 0 2 1 7 2 1 0 1 0 F PTS 2 13 3 8 3 21 3 6 2 18 2 9 2 2 1 2 0 0 Jackson Taylor Ndiaye Fife King Ward Saint-Jean Baston Mitchell ConlIan MIN 33 28 17 30 30 24 15 11 11 1 FG M-A 1-5 10-13 1-7 00 6-11 4-8 2-5 2-4 1-2 0-0 FT M-A 2-5 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 2-4 0-0 0.0 0-0 0-0 REB O-T 3-5 4-10 0-1 1-3 0-3 1-2 2-4 2-3 0-0 0-0 A 5 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 F PTS 0 4 ' 0 21 j 3 2 4 0 2 14 1 10- 4 4 3 4 0 3 0 0 j Totals 200 31-52 10.19 724 1418 79 FG%: .596. FT%:.526. Three-point goals: 7-17. 412 (Burton 3-5, Riley 3-7, Veal 1-2, Cuff 0-1, Capers 0-2). Blocks: 1 (Bennett). Turnovers: 16 (Bennett 4, Capers 4, Bacon 3, Burton 2, Brewer, Kolyszko). Steals: 7 (Brewer 3, Burton 2, Capers, Veal). Technical Fouls: none. Totals 200 27.55 5-13 15.33 1517 62 FG%: 491. FT%: 385. Three-point goals: 3-11, .273 (Taylor 1-1. Mitchell 1.2, King 1-4, Jackson 0- 2, Ward 0-2). Blocks: 2 (King, Taylor). Turnovers: 19 (Fife 4, Saint-Jean 4, Jackson 3, King 3, Baston 2, Mitchell, Taylor, Ward). Steals: 5 (Fife, Jackson, King, Taylor, Ward). Technical Fouls: Taylor (hanging on rim). 38 41-79 38 24 - 62 AP PHOTO Arizona State's Mario Bennett scored 21 points as the Sun Devils defeated Michigan yesterday in the semifinals of the Maui Invitational. Arizona State.......< Michigan............... At: Lahaina Civic Center; A:2,500 Wolverines renew old acquaintances at Hockey Showcase By MELANIE SCHUMAN Daily Hockey Writer In college hockey, there is no footballesque-bowl system to match up the premier teams in the nation. However, tournaments like the Col- lege Hockey Showcase at the St. Paul Civic Center Friday and Satur- day are a perfect midseason replace- ment. Michigan (6-2 CCHA, 8-3 over- all) faces two of its oldest rivals, and neither team is from Michigan. Wisconsin-the Wolverines' first opponent in their inaugural 1922-23 season - and Minnesota - Michigan's second-ever competition - are each slated to play one game against the Wolverines this weekend. Michigan hopes turkey is not the only thing to be carved up this Thanksgiving. One of the team's goals this season is to sweep this tournament, despite slight struggles thus far. "We show clips of brilliance and then we relax," captain Rick.Willis said. "We've got to come out and play more even-keel, more consistently at a higher level." The No. 4 Golden Gophers are on the heels of the Wolverines in the WMEB poll and sit atop the West- ern Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) with a record of 7-2-1. Center Brian Bonin and defenseman Dan Trebil lead the Golden Gophers with 16 points apiece, and senior netminderJeffCallinan has recorded every Minnesota victory this sea- son. The Badgers, however, cannot be overlooked. They enter the weekend tied for first in the WCHA with a 7-3- 1 record. Unranked Wisconsin is look- ing to repeat its performance in last year's Showcase when it defeated Michigan, 5-3. "We're going to handle this as more of an exhibition weekend," Bad- ger coach Jeff Sauer said. "I'm not going to put the pressure on like it would be a WCHA series. We prob- ably will see these teams later on in the year if we get into the NCAA playoffs. This is a good measuring stick." Sauer's main concern is his spe- cial teams play, which fields a strong penalty killing group, but a power- play unit that Sauer labeled "horrible." Wisconsin has converted a mere 11.3 percent of its man-advantage chances. Michigan's penalty-killing has also struggled, ranking seventh in the CCHA. "We're looking for a more con- sistent jell on a day-to-day basis instead of what line is going to pick up the slack this weekend," Michi- gan assistant coach Billy Powers said. "We need to get a little more balance. I think the chemistry is there." Michigan State is the fourth team in this tournament with a Big Ten flavor, but will not face off against the Wolverines. Friday, November 25 Michigan vs. Wisconsin (5 p.m.) Michigan St. vs. Minnesota (8 p.m.) Saturday, November 26 Michigan St. vs. Wisconsin (5 p.m.) Michigan vs. Minnesota (8 p.m.) All games at St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, Minn. 0 U U 01 =OA S4. Stutm S"trmmt" 4 doors South acf Libinrty 990-3400 - - i -r -I 0