1 aJ1eictdII~ankl Four more say yes to Michigan The Michigan football team has received four more verbal commitments for next season, raising its total to 13, the Detroit News reported Tuesday. Dion Grubbs, a running back from Detroit Cooley, and South Lyon punter Cory Sargent will don the Maize and Blue next fall. The Wolverines have also secured a pair of Texans: Thomas Hendricks, rated one of the nation's top safeties, and defensive lineman Damione Lewis. Page 5A Thursday J anuary 18, 1996 MaiChow, Potts boost swimmers my Doug Stevens Daily Sports Writer As Michigan fans have discovered in recent years, freshman athletes can truly e a difference in a team's fate. IR'hile the Michigan's men's swim- ming and diving team - the defending national champion - was hardly in dire need of a dynamic recruiting class, it has anj impressive crop of first-year students on its roster. Michigan's recruiting class totals 11 for the 1995-96 campaign. This includes seven swimmers and four divers. Head- ing the group of freshmen include Tom chow and Andy Potts in the pool, and tt Wilmot off the diving board. Malchow, whose primary event is the 200 butterfly, is the most heralded repruit. The Mendota Heights, Minn., native won the gold medal in the 200 butterfly at this past summer's World University Games and took the silver in the same event at the Pan-Am Games. Malchow has not lost a step this season ashe has emerged as the Wolverines' top swimmer in the butterfly. He's been the most conscientious and c nsistent freshman," coach Jon Urbanchek said. "He is giving 110 per- rent day in and day out." Like numerous other members of the 'M' men's volleyball 'ONY ANBROA/Daily Eleven freshmen are helping the Michigan men's swimming and diving team chase back-to-back national championships. drilled by By Mark Snyder Daily Sports Writer When it rains, it pours.. The Michigan men's volleyball team, coming off a heartbreaking loss to Western Michigan, was dominated by Michigan State last night. What began as a chance for the Wol- verines to gain respect within the con- ference ended in a three-game defeat at the hands of the Spartans, 15-5, 15-11, 15-10. Matched up against the bigger, stronger Michigan State team, Michi- gan coach Kent Booker saw this con- test as a good chance for improve- ment. "This match is a test to see how well prepared we are," said Booker before the match began. "We need to take them out of their game." From the outset, it did not appear that Michigan was focused on that task. Michigan State dominated the set as the Wolverines scrambled for any points they could salvage. "The first set was tough because we were nervous," Booker said. The second set appeared to be the Wolverines' chance to turn the tide. Michigan bolted to a 4-2 advantage in a game that seesawed back and forth. Every point was contested as Andy Spitser's power spikes kept Michigan close. Captain Jamie Reynolds' hustle allowed the Wolverines some points, which they would not have gotten with- out that extra effort. But the Wolverines' heart was not enough, as they fell by four points. Booker saw this as the high point of the match. Spartans "We got into a rhythm and were re- laxed in the second (game)," he said. Michigan was exhausted in the final set. The Wolverines' play was inspired but not enough to overtake the Spar- tans. "We were not concentrating enough," Michigan's Sam LaGrow said. "We (need to be) more intense during prac- tices." The Spartans were able to rest most (Michigan state's) first squad didn't make any mistakes." -- Kent Booker Michigan volleyball coach of their starters in the second set and consequently, their depth proved to be the difference. "(Michigan State's) first squad didn't make any mistakes," Booker said. Michigan State, the defending league champion, narrowly defeated the Wol-.. verinies in the conference finals last spring. Michigan didn't return any starters' from last season's second-place squad,. but started a team that was looking to make a name for itself. "The players had a good attitude throughout and stayed in the game men-~ tally," Booker said. As much as the Wolverines tried, the, size and strength of Michigan State was too much to overcome. Wolverines, Malchow is gearing toward the Olympic Trials where he hopes to qualify for a trip to Atlanta in the butter- fly. He was ranked 16th in the world in that event before the season. "My goal is to get on the Olympic team, help us win the Big Tens and put us back as NCAA Champions again," Malchow said. Potts is another freshman who has made a significant contribution to Michigan in the early going. Hailing from Princeton, N.J., Potts also came on with strong cre- dentials. He finished fourth in the 1500 freestyle and third in the 400 individual medley at the U.S. Summer Nationals, in addition to being a member of the U.S. team at the World University Games. Potts has swum strongly for the Wol- verines thus far, in making a significant impact in both the distance freestyle events and the 200 breaststroke. More impor- tantly, he helped lessen the loss of five- time NCAA Champion Tom Dolan when Dolan redshirted for the fall semester. "Potts filled in for Dolan and did a super job," Urbanchek said. In addition to potential Olympians Malchow and Potts, Michigan will re- ceive help from Joe Palmer and John Reich in its quest to win the Big Ten for the 11 th consecutive season. Among the divers, Wilmot'has had the biggestimpact. He has consistently placed highly in both the one-meter and three- meter springboard events. Bullock's outside shooting opens up inside game The last Sweet Lou that people in these ts revered - Detroit Tiger infielder. Lou Whitaker - retired this year. Just as the mourning ends, another Sweet Lou - this one Michigan fresh- man sharpshooter Louis Bullock - is making a name for himself. The upstart guard, who has nailed 36 3-pointers in his first 17 games, is one of the reasons that the Wolverines are avoiding last year's 17-14 performance. yc omparison, last . ar' s Wolverine N long-range leader, Jimmy King, hit only Notebook 28 treys all season. With Bullock as an outside threat, opposing defenses cannot pack the lane to stop Michigan's talented frontcourt, as was often the case last year. That awed plainly in the Wolverines' re- cent 76-54 laugher at Michigan State: Bullock shot 4-of-6 from downtown, pulling Spartan defenders out of the lane. The Wolverines took advantage, outrebounding the Spartans 42-30. Bullock's 224 points average out to 13.2points per game, currently good for sixth placeon Michigan's freshman scor- ing list; he would have to catch fire to reach 1977-78 freshman Mike McGee's, ~m. mark of 19.7 points per game. ith as many talented players as the Wolverines have, there's no demand for Bullock to pull that kind of load - he does enough just by forcing oppo- nents to guard him. - Brent Mcintosh Death becomes of opposition at Yost Yost Ice Arena might as well be thought of as a big, brick box. It's just a coffin where the Michigan hockey team's opponents go to die. Heading into the season, the Wolver- ines committed themselves to making Yost an intimidating place to play. But in their second home game of the year, they were embarrassed, 7-2, by West- ern Michigan. "We've got to establish our home ice," Michigan coach Red Berenson said after that game. "We have to make home ice an advantage. This can't hap- pen again." It hasn't. The Wolverines have not lost at home since being defeated by the Broncos, going 8-0 and outscoring their opponents, 65-1 1. Teams around the CCHA have begun to notice. "The games are over before they start here," said Illinois-Chicago coach Larry Pedriea former Michigan assistant. "The players just know they are going to lose. This is a very tough place to play." IRISH IN TOwN: The Wolverines' game against Notre Dame this Saturdayorigi- nally scheduled to be played at the Palace of Auburn Hills, will take place at Yost. The two teams will face off at the Palace Feb. 16, when they were supposed to appear at Yost. Tickets with the Feb. 16 date will be honored on Saturday. - Nicholas J. Cotsonika Lemire is Blue's latest knee Victim There's a disturbing trend forming on the Michigan women's basketball team. First it was Jennifer Brzezinski. Then Pollyanna Johns. Jennifer Kiefer came next. Now, freshman Ann Lemire has become the fourth Wolverine in three years to suffer a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her knee. She will be out for the remainder of the season. Lemire earned praise for her hustle and intensity this season, and her ab- sence means players like AmyJohnson and Molly Murray will have to shoulder a bigger part of the load. As for Lemire? "She had reconstructive surgery Jan. 3," coach Trish Roberts said. "She'll be ready to go next year. She's looking at six to eight months (of rehabilitation)." -Jim Rose Men's gymnastics face tough tourney The Michigan men's gymnastics team will be tested early this season, with its first major meet coming this weekend at Illinois-Chicago. Among the competition will be con- ference foes. including Iowa, M ichigan State and Penn State. "As our second meet of the season, it will provide us with a reality check," Michigan assistant coach Tim O'Connell said. "It should tell us where we are, and what we have to do." 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