I Daily IM Basketball vs. TBA Wednesday, 5 p.m. (espn2) Intramural Building S P O R T S (in no way affiiated with Bke, Inc,} Newspaper of the 1948 football national champions Naked Mile No.1 seeds: Ben Dover (Men), I. P. Daily (Women) April 19, Midnight (SPICE) Washtenaw and South University 0 Th ihgn.al rdyJny2, 19S Page.10 Crisler to host weekend Red invasion Men are prepared for freshman phenom Felipe Lopez of St. John's By ANTOINE PITTS Daily Basketball Writer The last Sunday in January is usu- ally reserved for something super. However, Sunday's game between Michigan (5-2 Big Ten, 11-7 overall) and St. John's (2-6 Big East, 8-7 over- all) isn't what you would call a spec- tacular matchup. The contest, (12:05 p.m., CBS) held hours before the day's main event - Super Bowl XXIX - features two teams headed in signifi- cantly different directions. The Wolverines come into thegame winners of four of their last five games, including Tuesday's defeat of Indiana. The Red Storm roll into Ann Arbor following a 17-point loss at Georgetown, the team's sixth-straight loss. The rare midseason non-conference affair gives the Wolverines some ac- tion when they would have otherwise w had a weekend off. With the addition of Penn State to the conference three years ago, the round-robin schedule always has one team idle. "We don't have to alter our rou- 8 tine," Michigan coach Steve Fisher said. "We get that standard two games a week instead of eight or nine days off. < A year ago we had a week off and you would have thought that we would have come back refreshed and ready to go, but we played awful." Once again Michigan will have its hands full with an exceptional offen- sive player. This time it is freshmen Felipe Lopez, leading the Red Storm with 19.3 points per game. "Felipe's a terrifically talented player," Fisher said. "He's the catalyst on their team. He's very atypical of most freshmen." The Wolverines are coming off a game in which they held Indiana's lead- ing scorers, Alan Henderson and Brian Evans, below their season averages. They hope to do the same Sunday with Lopez,junior forward Charles Minlend (15.4 points per game) and freshman centerZendon Hamilton (11.3 ppg, 5.6 rebounds per game). "We key on the key players," senior forward Jimmy King said. "We focus on the scorers and rebounders and keep them from getting into a comfort zone." With St. John's being in the Big East, the Wolverines haven't had a chance to watch the Red Storm that often. The final two practices before the game will give the team a crash course on coach Brian Mahoney's squad. "They'll be the No. 1 team in the country at practice as far as the coaches are concerned," junior guard Dugan Fife said. Women have two attempts to end three-game skid By RAVI GOPAL Daily Basketball Writer Bounce back. Rebound. Get on track. Whatever you call it, the Michigan women's basketball team has to do it this weekend, as it takes on Minnesota and Indiana.The Wolverinesgo toMin- neapolis for tonight's contest and re- turn home to face the Hoosiers Sunday. With three straight losses, the Wol- verines (2-5 Big Ten, 7-10 overall) are sorely in need of a victory. To make matters worse, in its last two games Michigan shot a combined 38 percent from the floor. "We've shot the ball a lot (in prac- tice this week),"Wolverine coach Trish Roberts said. "Hopefully, the kids will come around." The Golden Gophers (4-3, 9-8) count among their victims conference powerhouses Penn State, 71-56, and Purdue, 68-67. However, Minnesota also has lost to lowly Illinois, 68-54. "They've beaten some good teams but they have their weaknesses," Rob- erts said. One weakness: All-American for- ward Carol Ann Shudlick has gradu- ated. Shudlick left Minnesota's as its all-time leading scorer.. But the Gophers' skill level hasn't dropped muchsincelastyear. Shudlick's frontcourt mate the past three seasons, Cara Pearson, has picked up the slack. Pearson combined for 34 points and 24 rebounds in Minnesota's upsets of the Lady Lions and Boilermakers If the Wolverines are to compete tonight, notonly milstthey stop Pearson, but they must find a way to put the ball in the basket. Sunday's opponent, Indiana (34, 134), seems to be watching the same tape as Michigan - both teams have three-game losing streaks. But the Hoosiers differ from the Wolverines in one important aspect- Indiana has Shirley Bryant on its side. The 5-foot-10 senior leads the Hoo- siers in most every statistical category, and she enters the weekend averaging 16.9 points and-9.4 rebounds per game. However, the Wolverines aren't wor- ried about her, at least not at the mo- ment. "We've let some games slip away," Roberts said. "We're just concentrat- ing on Minnesota." 0 MARK FRIEDMAN/Daily While Michigan has its share of fine freshman, including Maceo Baston (above), the Wolverines must contend with St. John's' Felipe Lopez Sunday. w Blue vies for CCHA lead; faces Flames, Broncos By MELANIE SCHUMAN "We're looking to make some lowly 2-13-2in conference action, blow couldn't finish off." -+ Daily Hockev Writer *;c. this wpkpd tr o nlidifv first uittheFlames 7-.1 in the secondg ame. Junior Jamal Mvers (10 goals 26 "ly Av~1G rllc One point separates Michigan and Bowling Green in the CCHA stand- ings, but by the end of the weekend, the Wolverine hockey team could be quite content with that one-point edge. Currently, Michigan (13-2 CCHA, 18-4 overall) is in second place, one point behind the Falcons. With two z home games-against Western Michi- gan Friday and Illinois-Chicago Satur- day - the Wolverines could earn four points this weekend. Bowling Green x can earn just two points this week as it 2 plays just one game. progress trs wee enl o s buuiy l place," Michigan's Rick Willis said. Michigan's strategy includes a key lineup change. Sophomore Mike Legg' and first-line left wing Kevin Hilton will switch positions as coach Red Berenson hopes each will spark some creativity from the first and third lines. While Michigan is coming off a successful weekend with two wins, Western Michigan was swept by Ferris State in consecutive 6-2 setbacks and Illinois-Chicago (7-7-2, 10-11-3) split with Ohio State last Friday and Satur- day. That series saw the Buckeyes, a VUU-rGiG, 1-,1i GGr1i 2g . Western Michigan has struggled more than expected this season. The Broncos are 8-2-1 in non-CCHA ac- tion, but ameager 6-9-1 when tangling with conference foes. When the two squads met Dec. 10, the Wolverines jumped out to a 3-1 lead, but only managed to slide by, 4-3. Western Michigan coach Bill Wilkinson notes the loss as a turning point for his squad. "We had more opportunities to win that game than we've had in a long time," he said, "but Turco played ex- tremely well against us and we just assists) and Chris Brooks (4, 26) lead the Broncos in scoring, and seniorBrian Renfrew leads the league in saves (584) and minutes played (1,589). "We need to really play aconserva- tive, disciplined type of game and not get ourselves caught in any outnum- bered situations," Wilkinson said. The Flames are in fifth place in the CCHA under former Michigan assis- tant coach, Larry Pedrie. Junior Rob Hutson (nine goals, 21 assists) and MarkZdan (12,15)leadthis.5001eague team in scoring. 0 "BRUCE MADEJ TO THE CONTROL POINT." No.17 wrestlers return to action against No.25 Wildcats By JED ROSENTHAL Daily Sports Writer o After dramatic wins over Michigan State and Penn State, the No.17 Michi- gan wrestling team is hoping for a 2 quiet, even-tempered match when it a hosts No. 25 Northwestern tomorrow. 9 Since the Wolverines have not lost a to the Wildcats in 15 years, the wres- A tiers are placid. "I can't remember a time when the kids came into practice laughing and joking and having agood time," Michi- gan coach Dale Bahr said. "They are really in a positive frame of mind." The matchup against Northwestern features a duo of rematches. At 126 pounds, Michigan's Brandon Howe squares off against Micah Hey, while at 177 pounds No.8 Jesse Rawls, Jr. hosts No. 4 Rohan Gardner. The latter match should prove to be the best of the day. Gardner boasts a 15-1 record and a No. 5 ranking. At the Michigan Open in November, Gardner and Rawls locked horns which culminated in a 10- 8 victory for Gardner. "I wrestled him as a freshman and I beat him," Rawls said. "This year he beat me at the Michigan Open when I was coming back from my knee surgery." Concerning the minor rivalry that has formed between them, Rawls ada- mantly insists the two are not friends. "He's having a good year, and I'm hoping I can knock him off," he said. Howe, on the other hand, beat Hey, 9-7, at the Open. Despite the win, how- ever, he owns a disappointing 0-3 record in conference matches. Nevertheless, Bahr has been im- pressed with Howe, even if his record doesn't glitter like his teammates'. "He went from no confidence in December and early January to a huge boost against Penn State," Bahr said. Even if Northwestern seems weak on paper, Michigan cannot afford to - look ahead of this match. 'Ifwewintheones we're supposedto, and get one of those ranking matches, we won't have any problems," Bahr said. 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Assistant coach Patty Davis agrees. "Not only is this for state bragging rights, but if we come out pretty domi- nant, it would'give us a lot of confi- dence for February," she said. The coaches are excited to see how junior sprinter Tearza Johnson will perform against somewhat tougher opponents than the Wolverines have faced. "We need to match up with Eastern andMichigan State's sprinters," Henry said. "Johnson hasn't been pushed yet in the sprints." Freshman Tania Longe and junior Beth Gould will see stronger competi- tion as well. "If I continue to do what I'm doing, I'll do pretty well," Longe said. -Dan Stllman Runners ready for Michigan Intercollegiate.i 0 The Office of ?'cademicvMulticultural 9nitiatives is now taking applications for Student Leader positions for the King/Chdvez/parks College Day SpringVisitation Program Application Deadline is 1'anuary 27, 1995 Student leaders accompany visiting middle school students throughout the day serving as guides and role models while providing information about the college experience. Student leaders usually MEN: With an impressive Big Ten start thus far, the Michigan men's track team heads to East Lansing tomorrow tocom- pete in the Michigan. Intercollegiate meet. Opponents will include Michi- gan State, Eastern Michigan, Western 2 Michigan and Central Michigan. o Although Michigan coach Jack Q Harvey concedes that the competition will be tough, winning is not his pri- mary objective. Instead, Harvey will be putting some of his best runners in the distance medley relay in order to qualify provisionally in that event. "My main concern at this meet will be qualifying in the distance medley," Harvey said. "Stacking the relay may cost us point-wise, but I feel in the end it will be to our benefit." Running the distance medley will be Nick Karfonta, Trinity Townsend, Ian Forsyth and Kevin Sullivan. These runners usually compete in individual events but will notget a second chance to match up against other competition at this meet. - Chaim Hyman I~ -lIN I AV w INCLDIN