6B - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, January 22, 1996 HOCKEY WMEB poll Focus is key in Blue title drive Team 1. Boston University (8) -.2. Colorado College (3) 3. Michigan 4. Minnesota 5. Denver 6. Maine 7. Lake Superior 8. Western Michigan 9. Michigan State 10. Vermont Points 116 108 93 91 60 48 42 36 35 26 Others receiving votes: UMass- Lowell 3, Clarkson 1, St. Lawrence 1 =first-place votes are in parentheses. CCHA Offensive Player of the Week Michigan junior center Brendan Morrison scored three goals and notched four assists in the Wolverines' two wins. In Tuesday's 6-0 victory over Alaska-Fairbanks he had a goal and an assist. Saturday, Morrison tallied four points in the first period alone in a' 11-1 stomping of Notre Dame. Morrison has been named CCHA Offensive Player of the Week four times this season. CCHA Defensive Player of the Week Marc Magliardliti, a freshman goaltender from Western Michigan, recorded two wins, a 7-2 victory over Ferris State and a 4-0 blanking of Bowling Green.He stopped 38 shots in the two games and his shutout against the Falcons is his fourth of the league season - a new CCHA record. By Alan Goldenbach Daily Sports Writer Asthe Michigan hockey team rollsinto the playoffs, it seems to be clicking on all cylinders. Brendan Morrison and Kevin Hilton are leading an offense that has been scoring at will; Marty Turco is play- ing brilliantly in net; and Michigan coach Red Berenson is directing a team that is poised to go the extra step this year and take the national title. The Wolverines' overall play has been simply fabulous right from the get-go and ... We interrupt this rah-rah champion- ship cheer to bring you an announcement concerning the Michigan hockey team's schedule. It ain't over yet. Theplayoffs are still almosttwo months down the road. In fact, the tough part of the regular season slate hasn't even come. True, the Wolverines have looked like the Montreal Canadiens of the late '70s recently, with their superior skating and passing that has resulted in them outscoring their opponents, 58-8 over the past six games. But let's not get too carried away. Although those numbers are truly awe- some, they have come against the dregs of the CCHA - five of the six worst teams in the conference. The combined mark of the five teams that Michigan has played over this span is 38-87-13 for the record. But seriously, games, or even streaks, like these could generate a negative effect on a team. It's been said that you never want to play down to the level of your competition. Although it hasn't happened yet, can't some of the poor habits of the Wolverines' - opponents rub off on Michigan af- ter games like these? Does a team develop a cocky attitude and play lackadaisically in ev- ery game come the third period? Can blowout after blowout make a team lose it focus? "In past years, (maintaining focus) has been difficult," Hilton said. "Butthis year it seems different. It seems we're all to- gether. "If someone goes out there and has a bad shift or misses a good opportunity, in the past we would have let him sit down on the bench, but this year we're patting guys on the back a lot more." And those pats on theback, the fact that the Wolverines realize they still have to come out every night and play strong two-way hockey no matter the opposi- tion, and maintaining their focus, will be vital when the last five games of the season - Michigan State (twice), Lake Superior (twice), Bowling Green -roll around. "Games like those obviously aren't going to be blowouts," Hilton said. "They're going to be one-goal, two-goal games, or we might even be down in the third period. It's a lot easierto go out there when you have the confidence ofthe guys on the bench to go out there and do your job." That's the attitude a championship team needs. "Down the road, we're not going to be playing I I - I games," Berenson said. "The games are going to be closer and we want to remember that. "But right now, we're winning the games we should win." And you really can't blame the Wol- verines for that. 0 JOE WESTRATE/Daily Notre Dame. Michigan center Kevin Hilton notched five assists Saturday againstI Botterill notches 3rd consecutive Saturday night hat trick By Danielle Rumore collecting 23 goals, tops on the team, and if he was ready to travel that same road Irish's major strengths. Notre Damecould out of the goal crease, practically Daily Sports Writer 15 assists thus far. Botterill had another again after being slapped with two 10- not match the Wolverines in skating abil- Frescoln an empty net. Predictability is usuallynotconsidered hat trick against Miami (Ohio) Jan. 6and minute majorpenalties resultingin lossof ity and could not keep up in transition. Frescoln became the 19th W a positive quality, except when talking four goals against Illinois-Chicago Jan. playing time. "When it comes down to teams that to notch at least one goal this sea about Jason Botterill of the Michigan 13, a team record for goals in a game by "Botterill has been working hard," can't skate with us, all we have to do is His six assists and one goal e Y giving olverine ason. qual hockey team. Thejunior leftwing has been extremely predictable this season, and that couldn't be more positive. Saturday night's game against Notre Dame at Yost Ice Arena was no exception. Botterill had a hat trick - his third straight on Saturday evenings - and an assist in the I1-1 rout ofthe Irish. Botteril has been a constant force all season long, an individual. He leads the team in power play goals with I1 and game- winning goals with C C four. Botterill has not al- Notebook ways been a constant scorer and playmaker for the Wolverine squad. He was plagued by penalty problems in his first two seasons and experienced a decline in production last season. The start of this season looked as Michigan coach Red Berenson said. "He really bounced back and he is a different player than a year ago." Botterill generally plays well against the Irish. Last season, he dumped in two goals in the 9-3 victory in late January. DEMOLITION MEN: The Wolverines have been tearingthrough opponents' defenses as if they were tissue paper all season long. The Wolverines have scored five or more goals in 16 of their 24 games, and have won by at least five goals in nine of their past I1 games. Saturday night, Michigan ripped through Notre Dame's defense, one ofthe cycle; get open, keep it down low and we get our goals," left wing Greg Crozier said. "We'vebeen keeping it in theirzone longer (so we have been scoring). "It feels good. I've always looked at Michigan as a powerhouse and we're keeping tradition alive. (We have to re- member that) every team in this league can beat us." MILESTONES: Juniordefenseman Chris Frescoln scored his first goal of the sea- son at 2:12 ofthe second period Saturday. Frescoln received a pass from Mike Legg who was to the left of Notre Dame goalie Matt Eisler. The pass pulled Eisler point total of his first two seasons. W Senior center Kevin Hilton collected his 150th career point early in the third stanza. It came after he fed John Madden the puck, leading to a breakaway goal. Hilton has eight goals and 38 assists on the season. $aturda' .sGame CCHA Standings ,Team (overall record) Won Notre Dame 0 Michigan 5 1 3 0-1 3-11 :.' 4. <5. ' ~6., '7. ! 8. Michigan State (20-6-0) Western Michigan (20-5-2) Michigan (20-4-0) Lake Superior (17-4-1) Bowling Green (15-9-1) Alaska-Fairbanks (7-17-1) Notre Dame (6-14-3) Miami (Ohio) (6-14-2) Ferris State (7-15-2) . Illinois-Chicago (7-14-3) .. Ohio State (5-13-2) 16 15 15 13 9 7 5 5 5 4 3 Lost 3 4 3 4 7 16 11 11 12 13 13 Tied 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 2 Pts 32 32 30 27 19 14 13 12 12 9 8 IRISH Continued from Page 1B Brendan Morrison had two goals and three assists and has I1 goals and 20 assists in his past eight games. Jason Botterill scored three goals and an assist to extend his goal-scoring streak to five games. And Kevin Hilton, who has re- corded an assist in each of his past eight games, notched five assists. The supporting cast filled in nicely. John Madden scored a couple of goals within a minute of each other. Bill Muckalt, Dale Rominski and Sean Ritchlin all found the back of the net. And a newcomer to the center stage played an old part well. Junior defensman Chris Frescoln scored his first goal of the season. The only other goal of his career came at home against the Irish his fresh- man year. "A lot of people are getting involved in the play, and we've got confidence," Berenson said of Michigan's impressive puck movement, which has lead to re- peated scoring spurts. "When you've got confidence, (the puck) is an egg. Without it, it's a grenade." There weren't many explosions on Notre Dame sticks. The Irish, who were coming off of a 1-0 victory at Illinois- Chicago, could hardly get a rush orga- nized and could only muster 19 shots to Michigan's 48. The only Notre Dame goal came at Friday's scores Lake Superior 5, Alaska-Fairbanks 4 Michigan State 4, Bowling Green 2 Western Michigan 7, Ferris State 2 Notre Dame 5, Illinois-Chicago 4 (OT) Ohio State 4, Miami (Ohio) 4 (OT) Saturday's scores Lake Superior 4, Alaska-Fairbanks 1 Western Michigan 4, Bowling Green 0 Michigan State 5, Ferris State 4 Michigan 11, Notre Dame 1 15:51 of the second, when Jay Matushak snuck up behind the Wolverines. Botterill had just scored to put Michigan up, 8-0, and a defensive lapse, which may have been influenced by the score, gave the Irish their only opportunity to beat goaltender Marty Turco. Things were so bad for Notre Dame that, at one point in the first period, the Irish were on the power play and had to chase the Wolverines because Michigan wouldn't give up the puck. "Do we havethe depth and talent Michi- gan does? Not yet, no way," Notre Dame coach Dave Poulin said. "They're good." The Wolverines were good on the power play -again. They went 4-for-8, extending their lead in the CCHA by scoring their 50th goal in 163 chances with the extra man (30.7 percent). Michigan was good shorthanded - again. Though the Wolverines didn't score a shorthanded goal, as they had in their past five games, Michigan killed off all five Notre Dame power plays. The Wol- verines haven't allowed a goal in 46 straight shorthanded situations. "I like our concern for defense," Berenson said. "We're still trying to play honest, two-way hockey ... This is not a good time to play Michigan." First Period - 1, UM, Botterill 21 (Morrison Hilton) 4:44 (pp). 2, UM, Morrison 17 7:25. 3, UM, Ritchlin 6 (Crozier, Berenzweig) 12:14 (pp.). 4, UM, Botterill 22 (Hilton, Morrison) 17:57 (pp.), 5, UM, Morrison 18 (Frescoln,. Sakala) 19:29. Penalties - Morshead, ND (cross-checking), 3:52; Hagkull, ND (delay of game), 7:25; Morrison, UM, (delay of game) 7:25; Noble, ND (holding), 11:51; Herr, UM (elbowing) 12:57; Coe, ND (hooking), 17:42. Second Period-6, UM, Frescoln 1(Luhnin4 Legg) 2:14. 7, UM, Rominski 5, (Hilton),11:53. 8, UM, Botterill 23 (Schock, Morrison) 14:18 (pp.). 9, ND, Matushak 3 (cotnoir) 15:51. Penalties - Crozier, UM (slashing), 6:19; Nelsen. ND (roughing), 6:19; Frescoln, UM (roughing), 7:11; Noble, ND (interference), 7:52: Thornton, ND (hooking), 12:58. Third Period-10, UM, Muckalt 12 (Botterill, Bourke) 1:28. 11, UM, Madden 16 (Hilton, Rominski), 3:36.12,;UM, Madden 17 (Hiton), 4:12. Penalties-Matushak, ND (high-Sticking) 5:01; Morrison, UM, (slashing) 5:01, Crozier UM, (elbowing),5:52;Cotnoir, NDdoubermino (roughing, high-sticking), 9:23; Schok, UM (roughing), 9:23; crozier, UM (slashing), 9:23; Thorton, ND (roughing), 9:23; U iAR, ND (charging), 10:38; Morshead, ND (high- sticking) 12:48; Muckalt, UM (charging), 17:32; Luhning, UM (high-sticking), 19:47. Shots on goal - ND 4-7-8-19; UM 161319- 48. 1 Power plays - ND 0 of 5; UM 4 of 8. Goalie saves - ND, Eisler 11-6-xx--17- (31:45), Salzman xx-4-16-20 (28:11,UM, Turco 4-6-xx--10 (40:00). Malicke -x-8 (20:00). Referee - Roger Graff. Linesmen - Don Cline, Michael Poiski At: Yost Ice Arena. A: 7,359 EYE EXAMS & EYE GLAS: ___ , ' ',q __ +N I)LA RAiP LAIREN GIORGIO ARMANI CALVIN KLEIN e y e w e a rV STUDENT DISCOUNTS 320 S State (Below Decker Drugs) 662-1945 facult4! Staff! Students! 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