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Thursday
October 9, 1997


Soccer
hits soft
part of
se edule
3 Andy Latack
Daily Sports Writer
For the Michigan soccer team, this
wekend should serve as a much-needed
)reather.
After six straight Big Ten games, in
which the Wolverines went an impres-
ive 4-1-1, Michigan will take a break
From the rigors of the conference sched-
ule.
Only the Wolverines don't see it that
way
With a home game against Wright
State tomorrow and a road contest in
foledo on Sunday, the respite from Big
Tin play does not mean the 14th-ranked
Woverines will take it easy this week-
On the contrary, Michigan's oppo-
rents may find themselves the recipient
.some unwanted aggression following
le Wolverines' grueling loss to
Minnesota and tie with Penn State last
weekend.
"We don't have many letdowns after
ough games," Michigan coach Debbie
Belkin said. "We still have a lot more to
accomplish, and we want to win every
game."
While the Wolverines won't be taking
Wright State for granted, the Raiders (5-
8) don't appear to pose much of a threat
to Michigan's high-powered offensive
attack, which is averaging more than
three' goals per game.
Indeed, in the games the Wolverines
have won, they have dominated offen-
sively, outscoring their opponents, 36-7.
A major component of this charge is
Michigan freshman forward Kacy
Beito1. The Midland native is second on
the team in scoring, with 15 points on the
season. She has registered six goals on
the year, two of which were game-win-
ners.
, "Kacy is having a great season,"
Belkin said. "She's always fighting out
there, and she has a knack for scoring."
Belkin has moved the talented fresh-
See BEITEL, Page 12A

Killer B leads'
Blue on road
Badgers, Illini next for spikers"

By Tracy Sandier
Daily Sports Writer
The Michigan volleyball team travels
to Wisconsin and Illinois starting
tomorrow to face the 10th-ranked
Badgers and the 25th-ranked Fighting
Illini.
The Wolverines (4-0 Big Ten, 11-4
overall) will be looking to freshman
Sarah Behnke to provide the extra spark
Michigan will need to extend its perfect
Big Ten record.
Behnke has been filling in for the
injured Karen Chase, who will be avail-
able this weekend after sitting out with
a back injury. Against Michigan State
last Friday, Behnke posted 19 kills-- a
career best.
"The team is definitely what makes
me a 'sparkplug,"' Behnke said. "I just
get excited, because the team is so great.
It's easy to get excited when you have
such great players behind you. I do
everything that I can to help the team
out."
Part of what makes Behnke so good
is her enthusiastic and exciting style of
play.
"When she really has her timing,
which means when she comes in kind of
late behind the ball to spike, there's a
real explosiveness and athleticism,"
Michigan coach Greg Giovanazzi said.
"Plus, when she lands, she's kind of
exuberant in the way that she celebrates.
"I don't ever think it's an in-your-face
celebration. It's really excited, really
positive, and it really channels a lot of
energy towards our side of the net, not
toward the other side of the net. I think
that's a big part of the positive atmos-
phere that's on our team right now, and
I think Sarah has a lot to do with that,"
With Chase healthy again and poised
to start playing, Behnke's dominance on
the court could possibly spark a slight
controversy.
"I'm very excited to have Karen
come back," Behnke said. "I don't know
what is going to happen, but I'm sure
that whatever the coaches decide is
going to be what's best for the team."

Well the coaches have decided.
Behnke has earned a starting position
on the team, according to iiovanazzi,
and she's not going anywhere. But,
that's part of the strength of this teaiii.
The talent is not only on the court, bui is
also on the bench.
"This is Sarah's spot. now, just as
was Karen's spot at the start of the yea
Giovanazzi said, "We're surely, r ot
going to change anything now with the'
success that we're having. I think cygry
match kind of redefines everybo.dy's
role.
"If Sarah gets into trouble in a certain.
match, we would try Karen there. If
Jane (Stevens) or Anne (Poglits) has
trouble in a certain match, then we'd try
Karen there. I think they all know that
they have depth behind them. Their r
may be as a starter or as a reserve, b
they're all going to get a lot of playing
time by the time the end of the season
comes around."
As far as Behnke's recent perfor-
mance, Giovanazzi has been somewhat
surprised by what he's seen. According
to Giovanazzi, he did not see Behnke
play much as a senior in high school,
because she was recruited more during
her junior year.
"I felt, with all the talent that we had
especially at outside hitter, that :she
would spend a lot of time as a freshman
learning the system and breaking i
slowly," Giovanazzi said.
Looking to this weekend's matchups,
even though the Wolverines are coming
off four big wins, they know that they
still have a long way to go, especially
since they are facing two high-calibe'
teams.
"I don't think overconfidence w
ever be an issue for this team,"{
Giovanazzi said. "We are still defining
who we are. The team is trying to gain
respect. We're playing two teams that
are in the top 25, one's in the top 10. I
don't think you can be cocky in thatsitd
uation, especially on the road in places
where they average 2,500 to 3,500 peo-
ple."

JOHN KRAFT/Daily
Forget Karen Chase's injury; freshman outside hitter Sarah Behnke has won the starting spot outright after spectacular play
in Michigan's first four games of the Big Ten season. Behnke had a career-best 19 kills against Michigan State on Friday.


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History on Wolverines' side at Ohio St.

By B.J. Luria
Daily Sports Writer
If history repeats itself, the Ohio
State field hockey team would be
smart to get out of Michigan's way
this weekend.
In each of Michigan's two games
following a loss, Julie Flachs has
scored at least two goals and the
Wolverines have played as well as
they have all season.
The Wolverines (2-1 Big Ten, 10-3
overall) fell to North Carolina in the
second week of the season but came
back the next game to defeat Kent
State, 3-2, in overtime in what was
probably the Wolverines' most com-
petitive game this year. Flachs, the
nation's second-leading goal scorer,
scored all three Michigan goals.
After losing to Ball State on Sept.
17, Michigan dominated Louisville,
7-0, as Flachs scored two goals.
For the third time this season, the
Wolverines are coming off a loss,
after falling to Michigan State last
Sunday, ending a five-game winning
streak.
Against the Spartans, the

Michigan hopes to bounce back after
dropping OT thriller to Michigan State

Wolverines took a 2-1 lead in the
first half but watched as Michigan
State forced overtime with a goal in
the second half. With 4:31 left in the
first overtime period, Rayna Hiscox
beat Michigan goalkeeper Amy
Helber to win the game for the
Spartans.
"It was very disappointing,"
Michigan coach Marcia Pankratz
said. "I think we played very well.
They were disappointed about the
loss, but certainly, they knew the Big
Ten was going to be difficult and
challenging. It's one game out of ten
and we have to just regroup and get
ready for Ohio State."
Despite the loss, Flachs tied the
Michigan record for goals in a sea-
son. Chances are, the senior captain
will break that record this weekend.
She has been held scoreless only
once this season, and that was in a
shutout loss at Ball State.

It might be tough for Michigan to
concentrate on the Buckeyes, howev-
er, with a game against No. 4 Penn
State (1-2, 8-4) on Sunday. And it
would be easy to look past Ohio
State, which is only 1-2 in the Big
Ten and 4-5 on the season.
The Buckeyes do have some
weapons, though, and should not be
overlooked. Britta Eickhoff leads the
team with 10 goals on the season,
seven more than the second-leading
scorer on the team. Goalkeeper
Nikki Thompson has played every
minute for Ohio State this season
and has recorded 61 saves, against
only 18 goals.
"We need to work on the penalty
corner and just work on getting back
to our competitive edge," Pankratz
said. We have to make sure we stay
sharp and get good game play."
Penn State's mediocre record is
deceiving. Three of the Nittany

Lions' four losses have conic in over-
time, including both losses in theThi
Ten. Last weekend, Penn State fellfto
Northwestern in triple overtime on
Friday and in the first overtime peri-
od to Iowa.
"They're going to come out fir'
up," Pankratz said. "They're going to
be trying to get some revenge and bet'
back on track. We're going to caifckh
their wrath for sure.
Penn State has won the Big Ten
tournament two years in a row and is
the favorite to three-peat.
The Lions will play Michigan"
State on Friday before the Spartans-
switch places with the Wolverin:
and travel to Ohio State on Sunda*
Michigan has beaten Penn State
only once in I I meetings. Last ye'ar
the Nittany Lions defeated Michigarj
in all three contests, outscoringtie
Wolverines, 16-6.
"They're one of the best teams-in
the country, they're always in the top
ten," Pankratz said. "They're well
coached, they have great athletes and
playing down there is always realp
difficult."

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