I PRO FOOTBALL KANSAS CITY 31, San Diego 3 PRO HOCKEY DA LLAS 4, Florida 0 N.Y. Islanders at SAN JOSE, inc. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL World Series (All games on NBC) Tomorrow Cleveland at FLORIDA, 8:05 p.m, Sunday, Oct. 19 Cleveland at FLORIDA, 7:35 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21 Florida at CLEVELAND, 8:20 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22 Florida at CLEVELAND, 8:20 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23 Flonda at CLEVELAND, 8:20 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25 Cleveland at FLORIDA, 8 p.m. if necessary Sunday, Oct. 26 Cleeland at FLORIDA, 3 p necessarv Friday October 17, 1997 11 Michigan hopes Banks will be closed tomorrow By Nicholas J. Cotsonika Daily Sports Editor Two weeks ago, on a dark day in Columbus, Iowa tailback Tavian Banks knifed and cut and strained through the line but had nowhere to run every time. Waiting to swallow him was a sea of scarlet and gray, led by Ohio State line- backer Andy Katzenmoyer, that was intent on stopping the nation's leading rusher. Banks, who averages 183.8 yards per game and 8.1 yards per carry, rushed for just 84 yards then as his Hawkeyes failed their first test against a ranked team this season, losing, 23-7. The 15th- ranked Hawkeyes (1-1 Big Ten, 4-1 overall) have had 14 days to think about that - being idle last week - and how to avoid the same problem at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow against No. 5 Michigan (2-0, 5-0). But it will be difficult to keep history from repeating itself. Like the Buckeyes, the Wolverines have a good enough defense to shut down the Hawkeyes' Big Ten-best offense in a showdown. They have the league's top defense, in fact, one that is better than the Buckeyes'. After Penn State's Curtis Enis ran for 211 yards against Ohio State last week, he said the Buckeyes' crew was a "one-man" show. The Wolverines' defense is not, and that worries Iowa coach Hayden Fry, no mat- ter how successful his team has been thus far. "I think the defense always has the advantage in a situation like that," Fry said. "It's like having a whole field of pheasant and not knowing which one to shoot. So you just pick the good-looking one." The Hawkeyes have several fat birds. Michigan coach Lloyd Carr said "by far, they're the most explosive team we'll have faced. No one has the weapons they have." No one scores more in the Big Ten. Iowa puts up 45.6 points per game. Banks, quarterback Matt Sherman and wide receiver Tim Dwight are as devastating a trio as the Wolverines have faced all season. Sherman is the nation's I 0th-rated passer, averaging 198.6 yards passing per game, and loves to find Dwight. Against Ohio State, Sherman was able to throw to Dwight when Banks was being stuffed. He hit him seven times for 90 yards and added to Dwight's gaudy statistics. Dwight has 441 yards receiving on 23 catches. Of course, the Buckeyes boast no defensive backs the likes of Michigan's All-American, Charles Woodson, who has three interceptions. But Fry has con- ................. JONA HAN KRAFT/Daily if the Michigan defense is successful In shutting down Iowa running back Tavian Banks, it will be Michigan's quar- terback Brian Griese's turn to lead the offense down the field. sidered that. "I'm kind of hopeful they'll just stick him on Tim Dwight, and we'll know where he is," Fry said. "Because I may want Dwight to come sit down on the bench with me, and it would be nice to have Charles there with us." Fry has very little interest in Woodson on the field, whether Woodson is on offense or defense. Woodson is Michigan's only true big-play threat on a team that wins with depth and disci- pline. "We have a very versatile attack," said Carr, who has six players with more than 100 yards receiving and four with more than 100 yards rushing. "Now whether we can continue to be versatile, we'll find out, because defenses are going to get better. We've got a much tougher schedule ahead of us. Teams are going to have more of a chance to study us. "I don't think we have a back that doesn't catch the ball very much. That's an important factor." The Wolverines will have to be smart on special teams, as the Buckeyes were when they held Iowa to zero return yards. Dwight was the nation's leading punt-returner last year, and he isn't even the Hawkeyes' best this season. Tony Collins leads the nation with 24 yards See HAWKEYES, Page 13 Michigan goaltender Marty Turco will probably be guarding the posts this weekend against the Colgate attack. The Red Raiders whose top two scorers graduated last year, come to Yost ice Arena with some ques- tion marks. FILE PHOTO Colgate to red-raid Yost for weekend pair against Michigan B Fred Link y Sports Writer When the Michigan hockey team faces Colgate in a two-game set tonight and Saturday night, the Wolverines will be up against a team in a situation very similar to their own. Like Michigan, the Red Raiders don't know what to expect from their team. With the departure of their top two Wers end half of its offense from a team that finished 16-14-3 last sea- son, the ;Raiders will need contribu- tions from unproven players. That includes eight freshmen on this year's squad. As a result of that inexperience, Colgate was ranked sixth in the ECAC preseason coaches poll. Up front, Colgate will rely heavily on its top line of Rob Mara, Tim tsgard and Dan Wildfong. Mara rns as the team's leading scorer, netting 18 goals and scoring 33 points last season. Like the Wolverines, the Red Raiders feature an experienced net- minder. Senior Dan Brenzavich, who has a career 3.37 goals-against average and a .893 career save percentage, comes into the season needing only wins to break Colgate's career galtending victories record. The Raiders will likely need strong play from Brenzavich, TiP OFF THE 1 997-98 .MICHIGAN MEN'S BASKETBALL SEA- SON NEXT MONTH wiTH DAILY SPORTS. READ ABOUT THE DAWN OF THE POST- TEVE FISHER ERA IN TIPOFF '97 I 1 v. because their defense is extremely inexperienced, with no player having played more than 30 games. While Colgate looks to fill the void left by its departed seniors, the Wolverines have their own problems to deal with. Senior captain Matt Herr will not play this weekend because of a serious groin injury. Herr, who was injured "I don't have any good news to report and I don't have any bad news to report" - Red Berenson Michigan hockey coach, speaking of the prognosis of Michigan senior captain Matt Herr's injury in last Friday's 3-2 victory over Minnesota, has not skated this week and is expected to be out for some time. "I don't have any good news to report, and I don't have any bad news to report," Berenson said. "It's a week-to-week thing." With Herr out of the lineup, Michigan is left with the line of Bill Muckalt, Mark Kosick and Greg Crozier as the team's only proven scoring line. If the Wolverines are to have a bal- anced offensive attack, they will need some offense from other sources. "There's a lot of guys who are going to have to step up with Herr not being there," Berenson said. "I think any one of our lines should be capable of scoring." The line of sophomore Justin Clark and freshmen Josh Langfeld and freshman Scott Matzka is one line that will need to contribute. Against Minnesota, Clark's goal opened the scoring. Against Toronto on Sunday, Langfeld recorded a goal and an assist while Matzka had two assists. "Langfeld is a proven scorer, and so is Matzka," Berenson said. "They were two of the top players in the U.S. junior league. "When they get their confidence, they're going to have games where they're going to score and generate a lot of offense." The Wolverines will also be look- ing to its third and fourth lines for contributions. "I don't know why Bobby Hayes' line with (Sean) Ritchlin and young (Geoff) Koch can't generate some offense as well," Berenson said. "I can't point the finger at one guy and say 'he's got to pick up the slack.' I think everybody has to." tirecKennage, a4 ana tseawr ueeru moun;am joos. nospitaigy ' " m