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And the winner is ...
From more than 500 entries, the winner of the third
annual Michigan Daily-Pizza House NCAA Tournament
pool is A.J. Guikema, who earned 10 free pizzas with
125 points of a possible 192. Look for the top 10 fin-
isherS tomorrow in Sports.
Tuesday
March 31, 19988
Questions answered by Blue defense
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By Sharat Raju
Daily Sports Editor
When the season began, few people would
have thought that the Michigan hockey team
would be playing in April. Lots of question
marks surrounded the Wolverines. The
answers have finally arrived.
Where would the goals come from?
Everyone. This past weekend, a different
Wolverine scored each of the six goals.
Willforward Bill Mfckalt be able to score
without former star center Brendan
Morrison? "
Yes. He's filled up the net with 32 goals this
season. Better still, Muckalt has become an
exceptional passer since other teams have
keyed in on his goal-scoring ability.
Can goaltender Marty Turco play as well
without all-Americans in front of him?
Apparently so. The Wolverines have won 16
one-goal games - blowing away the old
team record of 10 one-goal victories.
Will the seniors be able to guide the 10
freshmen on the team?
Evidently, that hasn't been a problem for the
Wolverines - they're going to Boston for the
NCAA Semifinals.
But the one question that was the most
pressing is this: How on earth will Michigan
play defense?
Bubba Berenzweig was really the only
experienced defenseman on the team. Senior
Chris Fox played a little and Sean Peach, only
a sophomore, saw significant ice time as a
freshman.
And with four freshmen on the blueline, the
situation look liked it would only get worse
before it could get better.
This past weekend, the Wolverines
answered the question.
How did they play defense?
Well. Quite well, in fact. The Wolverines
held the high-octane North Dakota offense to
a mere three goals, well below its 4.87 goals
per game average.
The defense is "not really surprising us, but
they are impressive," Michigan coach Red
Berenson said.
On countless occasions during Saturday's
game, a Fighting Sioux attacker skated down
the ice at the speed of light with only one
Michigan defenseman to beat.
Early in the game, the Wolverines were beat-
en by the quicker Sioux. After digging itself
into a sizable hole, something clicked on the
Michigan blue line halfway through the game.
Instead of getting beat down ice, the
Wolverines used their one big advantage -
size. Dave Huntzicker, Mike Van Ryn or
Berenzweig - all significantly larger than the
speedy little North Dakota forwards - out-
muscled the Sioux. And a teammate would
quickly come over and clear the puck from
danger's way.
"Berenzweig, I thought, had an outstanding
weekend," Berenson said. "He's playing the
best hockey of his career. Mike Van Ryn and
Dave Huntzicker - two freshmen - never
got beat one-on-one. They stopped their top
players. They cleared the puck and made all
the right decisions.
"And Chris Fox, a senior, continues to play
his strongest hockey. At this point last season
he wasn't even dressing."
Many of the questions have been answered,
it seems. Of course, a few still remain.
What are Michigan's chances of...?
Well, it really doesn't need to be asked.
Everyone will find out the answer after this
coming weekend.
MARGARET MYERS/Daily
Dave Huntzicker and the rest of Michigan's defense outmus-
cled the high-octane North Dakota offense on Saturday.
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By Andy Latack
Daily Sports Writer
For the Michigan baseball team, this
week's schedule is very similar to last
week's: Play an overmatched Mid
American Conference team or two in the
middle of the week, then visit a Big Ten
foe for a crucial weekend series.
And while the formula may be the
same, the Wolverines are hoping the
results will be different.
Michigan (1-3 Big Ten, 7-12 overall)
hosts Western Michigan (2-3 MAC, 5-
12 overall) today, in an attempt to
rebound from this past weekend's
shelling at the hands of Illinois.
The Wolverines dropped three of four
to the Illini, with junior Bryan Berryman
(2-1) picking up the only victory, a 6-0
shutout in the second half of Saturday's
doubleheader.
Prior to the series in Champaign,
Michigan collared Ball State with a 14-6
defeat in the home opener at Ray Fisher
Stadium. But, while trouncing the
Cardinals didn't translate into success
against the Illini, Michigan coach Geoff
Zahn views the midweek games against
the smaller schools as valuable practice.
"We need to win these games," Zahn
said. "We have to play these games to get
our pitching straightened out, play better
defense, and just get used to being on the
field."
So, as Michigan faces the Broncos
today and Detroit tomorrow, the team
will be looking to improve upon those
weaknesses.
The Wolverines' major problem
against the Illini was a lack of consisten-
cy from their starting pitchers. With the
exception of Berryman, who allowed
just six hits in his seven-inning showing,
the rest of Michigan's starters struggled,
- including Brian Steinbach (0-4), who
will take the mound today.
"Our pitchers just didn't adjust as well
as Illinois' did," Zahn said. "We have to
get them turned around:"
Western Michigan visits Fisher
Stadium in a dismal slump, having lost
eight of their past nine games.
Tubby time
Kentucky uses late
Srally to top Utah
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Call them the Comeback
Cats.
p4 . Kentucky capped a truly maddening March with an
unprecedented second-half rally, beating Utah 78-69
last night to win its second NCAA championship in
three years. And the Wildcats did it this time with a
new coach and without stars in their lineup.
Kentucky won its seventh national title with its third
straight rally of the tournament and became the first
team to overcome a 10-point halftime deficit.
< YWith Tubby Smith working the sidelines instead of
Rick Pitino and with former stars Antoine Walker, Ron
Mercer and Derek Anderson in the NBA, Kentucky
moved one trophy closer to UCLA's record total of 11.
It was the third straight year the Wildcats were in the
championship game - they lost to Arizona in overtime
last season - and the third straight year they ended
Utah's season in the NCAA Tournament.
The Wildcats fell behind in the first half, trailing 41-
31 at halftime. The deficit was as many as 12 points in
the opening minutes of the second half before
Kentucky started shooting well.
The Wildcats went 11-for-12 from the foul line
AP down the stretch and Utah's solid offensive game went
APHOTO
Kentucky's Nazr Mohammed lays the ball up over Utah's to pieces as it scored on just two of its final 10 posses-
Michael Doleac in the Wildcats' victory last night. sions.
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