Depleted 'M y Dan Stillman ,Daily Sports Writer Minus four regular players, including - first-line wingers Jason Botterill and Bill Muckalt, the No. I Michigan hockey team will host No. 6 Michigan State tonight at 7 'clock. Botterill, Muckalt and defenseman Bubba Berenzweig received game disquali- fications for fighting in Saturday night's 4- . victory over Bowling Green at Yost Ice ...Arena. All three will be eligible to play .:.tomorrow at 7 p.m., when the Wolverines .visit Bowling Green for a rematch. : Greg Crozier will not be available either night. The sophomore is expected to be out eight to 12 weeks, because both bones in is left forearm were fractured against the Falcons. The injury - at first believed to be the result of a dirty, two-handed slash by f. Scoreboard HOUSTON 90. Indiana 88 COLLEGE FOOTBALL MARYLAND 13, Georgia Tech 10 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE BOSTON 2. Pittsburgh 1 NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION BUFFALO 5, Colorado 4 NEW YORK 99, Toronto 96 Vancouver 3. NEW JERSEY 0 ORLANDO 96, Charlotte 89 Washington 5, PHILADELPHIA 2 MINNESOTA 100, Dallas 90 Calgary 2, CHICAGO 1 Friday November 15, 1996 9 MICHIGAN VS. MICHIGAN STATE ' to try again against State Bowling Green's David Faulkner - led to a wild third period as tempers flared on both teams. Once the dust settled, three players This weekend What: Michigan vs. Michigan State tonight, Michigan at Bowling Green tomorrow When: Both games 7 p.m. Where: Yost Ice Arena tonight, BGSU Ice Arena tomorrow TV: Tonight, PASS (10 p.m. tape delay); tomor- row, none. on each squad had received game disquali- fications. Not to be lost in the con- troversy is the importance of tonight's game. The Spartans (5-1 CCHA, 6- 3 overall) come in to Yost just two weekends also tied in points (10) with first-place Miami (Ohio). In the Nov. 2 game, Michigan State's Bryan Adams electrified a sold-out Munn Arena when he wristed in the game-win- ning goal with 52 seconds remaining, giv- ing the Spartans a 5-4 victory. The Wolverines, who played catch-up all night before finally taking a 4-3 lead with 12:06 left in the third period, could not hold on. Now Michigan must face that same Michigan State squad - which is without senior wing Brian Crane, who broke his hand against the Wolverines - without four of its regular players. "We play (the Spartans) one time a year (at Yost), and that's a huge game for our program, for our team and for our fans, and See SPARTANS, Page 10 after handing the Wolverines (5-1, 8-1) their only loss of the season. The teams are tied for second in the conference and are SARA STILLMAN/Daily Michigan played catch-up for most of Its 54 loss to the Spartans Nov. 2. MICHIGAN VS. PENN STATE baI r e Blue, Lions look for redemption By Barry Sollenberger Daily Sports Editor With the actual postseason still over a month away, No. 16 Michigan and No. 11 Penn State meet tomorrow in another type of bowl game. Call it the underachievement bowl. While this may be a bit of a stretch, the point is clear. Neither team figured to be in its current position at this point in the season - tied for fourth in the Big Ten and out of the Rose Bowl race. The Wolverines (4-2 Big Ten, 7-2 overall) and Nittany Lions (4-2, 8-2) meet tomorrow at noon at Michigan Stadium in a game that will be tele- vised by ABC. Back in September, many thought the winner of tomorrow's game would decide the Big Ten championship. But both teams have already dropped a pair of conference games, opening the door for Ohio State to play in the Rose Bowl for the first time since 1985. Still, tomorrow's game has definite. bowl implications. The winner proba- bly stays in contention for a Fiesta Bowl bid. The loser starts to make plans to travel to Texas for either the Alamo or Sun Bowl. "It's a big game for us," Michigan coach Lloyd Carr said. "We knew that going into the season; it was a game we looked forward to playing. Certainly, after a loss like we experi- enced on Saturday, it's not going to be an easy chore." The Purdue loss was one of the worst in Michigan's recent history, The Boilermakers hadn't beaten a top-10 team or Michigan, ranked No. 9 at game time, since 1984, The Wolverines were completely stuffed offensively by a Purdue team that hadn't stuffed anybody all season long. That doesn't bode well for Michigan against a Penn State defense that is far better than the Boilermakers'. "This is a veteran defense," Carr said. "Probably, the best Penn State defense in four or five years." Two weeks ago, that defense was primarily responsible for beating Northwestern, something no Big Ten team had done in almost two years. The Wildcats went into State College averaging almost 29 points per game but turned the ball over five times, and the Nittany Lions won, 34-9. The victory marked the re-emer- gence of senior quarterback Wally Richardson. After a strong junior sea- son, Richardson had disappeared like Jimmy Hoffa through nine games this season. He was even benched for the second half of the Nittany Lions' victory over Indiana on Oct. 26. But against Northwestern, he returned to form, leading Penn State to the blowout victory and improving his career record as a starter to 17-5. "He played extremely well in the big win over Northwestern," Carr said. "When he has a hot hand, he's tough to deal with. He's a big guy, sees the ball, and has a strong arm." While Richardson and running back Curtis Enis (103.4 yards rushing per game) pose problems for Carr and his team, the Wolverines are more con- cerned about themselves after last weekend's debacle, Against the Boilermakers, Michigan ltsaigame for us. Aftera loss like we (had) on,' Saturday, it's i going to be an easy chore." - Lloyd Carr Michigan football coach rushed for just 56 total yards, and quarterback Scott Dreisbach didn't have a clue, completing just 18 of 37 passes against one of the Big Ten's worst passing defenses. "Purdue did some things defensive- ly to give us some problems," Carr said. "Anytime (we) don't rush the football well, we're going to have a hard time." Tomorrow's game marks the fourth- ever meeting between the two schools, with the Nittany Lions holding a 2-1 series lead. Penn State defeated the Wolverines last year in State College, 27-17. Late in that game, the Nittany Lions caught Michigan napping with a fake field goal for a touchdown that sealed the victory. JOE WESTRATE/ Daily The Wolverines should have been able to run away with their game at Purdue like Tyrone Butterfield ran away with the ball above - they didn't. Now they will meet Penn State in a game that was supposed to help decide the Rose Bowl - but won't. Tomorrow's game still will factor into where the Wolverines spend their winter vacation, however. If the Wolverines win their next two games, they might have a chance to go to the Fiesta Bowl on New Year's Day. Of course, Michigan's offense will have to improve dramatically to have any chance against the aggressive defenses of Penn State and Ohio State. ,. _ "Embracing Diversity in Solidar SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, °' THE MICHIGAN LEAGUE, HUSSEY ROOM -i r ''1:00-4:30pm 'Owno, Cornel West, James Forbes, Charlayne Hunter Walter Wink and others will discuss: What does it mean to be a multicultural religious community? Canterbury House will host this national teleconferenced meeting, broadcast live via satellite from New York. Viewers may call in and speak with the presenters. Admission is free For information call 665-0606 ity" r-Gault, II e Over 275,000 MCAT students knew. 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