$cores- e COLLEGE ORGE WASH. 78. BASKETBALL Xavier '3 Nh C 83 N., 22 ARK. 89. MAAIY\lANED 89 Florid 84 2ke 88. PRO WAK2E FOREST >2 HOCKEY No. 3 Knsas 83 BOSTON ., TEXA S A&M 62 Pittsburgn 2 Nc. 14 Iowa 61, DE TRO T 4. Oh o State 46 Vancouver 0 NEW JERSEY 4. N. Y. Rangers 1 Montreal 3. PHILADELPHIA 3 N. Y. Islanders 7. TAMPA BAY 1 Buffalo 4. TORONTO 1 Dallas 2. ST. LOUIS 1 PRO BASKETBALL INDIANA 10n Detroit 93 TORONTO 109. L. A. Clippers 1C1 ATLANTA 108 Dallas 82 San Antonio 89. WASHINGTON 79 Thursday January 15, 1998 t - wrestlers to duel at the Dual * y Tracy Sandier aily Sports Writer oming from Denmark, life in Ann Arbor is a little different for Anne Thorius. The freshman guard for the Michigan women's asketball team is adjusting to the United States, oth in her personal life and on the court. 'As far as the game itself goes, basketball in the Jnited States is much more physical than in )enmark. Attitudes toward the game differ some- hat, as well. "At home, when we were down by 12 points, verybody pretty much felt that the game was over nd that we would lose," Thorius said. "Here, verybody plays until the buzzer sounds." Outside of basketball, Thorius has had trouble djusting to certain aspects of the United States. "We were doing an imagery exercise with our ports psychologist, Dr. Tom George," Michigan ;oach Sue Guevara said. "He asked the kids to lose their eyes and imagine a pink elephant with >urple polka dots. Anne said she could imagine he pink elephant, but she didn't know what polka lots were." The recruitment of Thorius began while ,uevara was an assistant at Michigan State. "I liked her size, competitiveness and passing ibility," Guevara said of the 5-foot-1II point guard. She reminded me of a player we used to have at Michigan State named Eileen Shea, who is now -)e of our assistant coaches." Aside from the athletic ability that she brings to 'he team, Thorius possesses a mental toughness ind the ability to pump the team up. "I remember against Michigan State, we were laughing because she would be on the side doing Ier little dance, pumping her fists or slapping ;omeone on the back," Guevara said. The biggest weakness for Thorius is her tenden- cy to turn the ball over. She's committed 70 give- aways this season. "I like to make the big play," Thorius said. 3Coach Guevara said that there's a difference between a good turnover and a bad turnover. A food turnover is when you turn the ball over try- ng to make things happen, and a bad turnover is when you just turn the ball over. I have to learn to kind of just let things happen and not force them." For Thorius, basketball was in her blood at an early age. Her involvement with the sport began By Evan Braunstein Daily Sports Writer There are not too many tourist attrac- tions in Iowa. So, when a wrestling tour- nament comes to town, it's a big deal. When the best wrestlers in the country assemble at the University of Iowa to determine the nation's top dual meet team, it's huge. The Michigan wrestling team travels to Iowa City this weekend to compete in the National Team Dual Championships. Nine of the nation's top 10 teams will be competing at Carver-H awkeye Arena, with the lone exception being No. I Oklahoma State. The 16-team field includes five Big Ten teams - Michigan, Penn State, Iowa, Minnesota and Michigan State. "All the big dogs are going to be there," Jeff Catrabone said. "If we get our full lineup and everyone's healthy and down to weight, we should compete really well against them." Unfortunate for the Wolverines, they will not have their full lineup. 158- pound wrestler Bill Lacure is out with cartilage problems in his ribs. "Losing Bill really hurts us," Michigan coach Dale Bahr said. "It takes a sure winner out of our lineup. All of the top teams have about five really outstanding guys. Now, we are down to four." Lacure's shoes will be filled by fresh- man Jason Rawls, who has yet to wres- tle in a dual meet. Rawls is 4-6 in tour- nament competition with one pin. "Obviously, replacing an All- American with a freshman hurts you," Bahr said. . A similar situation occurred last year against Purdue, when 134-pounder Damion Logan was injured. Then-fresh- man Luiey Haddad surprised everyone with a key pin in the match. "H-lopefully we can get the same thing from Jason:' Bahr said. "Ile is young and inexperienced. We'll have to wait and see." The Wolverines have been struggling of late, as they continue to cope with the death of teammate Jeterev Reese. The Wolverines will look to captains Catrabone and Airron Richardson to lead them this weekend. "We're not hoping to do better." Catrabone said. "We know we can do better. It's a given." Because this tournament draws such top competition, the meets can have a strong impact on team rankings and individual seedings for the national championship tournament in March. "There will probably be sonic reshuf- fling in rankings after this weekend:" Bahr said. "About 40 to 50 of the top wrestlers in the nation (will be compet- ing), and individual rankings are bascd on performances in dual meets." C'atrabone, ranked fourth in h is weight class in the nation, and Richardson, ranked second. w ill get a chance to wrestle some of their compe« tition for the national title. "We're going to need a few guys to step up for us,"B ahr said."A lot of guys have been wrestling well lately - Damion Logan, Joe Warren -- and we will need them to continue." Warren is emerging as one of the top wrestlers on the team this season. His. only dual meet loss came against the top wrestler in the country and his 24 points in dual competition leads the team. "He has been wrestling well all year," Bahr said. "Right now he's on a roll and has been great for us. Joe is wrestling with a lot of confidence and that should carry him through this weekend." MALLORY S.E. FLOYD/Dasiy Freshman Anne Thorius is still adjusting to life in the United States and her role on the Michigan women's bas- ketball team. The 5-foot-1 guard from Denmark first became interested in basketball before her seventh birth- day when she saw her older brother play. soon before her seventh birthday, after years of watching her older brother play. She would do some shooting at his practices and decided to take up the sport herself. She enjoyed it right away, even though her team wasn't exactly the epitome of greatness. "My team was really bad," Thorius said. "We were all kids running around and jumping in the rings, because we were in a gym. We did practi- cally everything, except play basketball." The seriousness that goes along with playing a sport was introduced to Thorius by a new coach when she was nine. Since her previous coach was not much older than she was, it was more difficult for Thorius to look at basketball as anything more than just a game. "ie was really into the game," Thorius said. "ie studied it and read lots of books, which is pretty uncommon for coaches back home. Since he took it so seriously and wanted to have, our team improve, I felt it was fun, and it was a chal- lenge." Although Thorius admits she enjoys playing basketball in the United States more than back home, there are certain things she still misses about home. "I miss my team and my friends," Thorius said. "Since it is a club sport, we are a lot like a fanii- ly. Also, my town isn't very big, so it's hard to walk down the street and not see someone you know. "But I'm starting to make friends like that here." Two-sport recruit named best in Michigan By Rick Haipeter Daily Sports Writer in a year filled with personal awards, Drew Henson added another to his trophy case Tuesday when he was named Michigan High School Athlete of the Year. The Brighton senior, who will play football and baseball at Michigan next year, is proud to be in such illustrious company. "It's nice to be recognized for hard work," Henson said. Duke forward "Shane Battier won the award last year, so I'm in good company." M TLECTRI ENGEEING * O PUT IMNL * V HT3CLE* LGE MEIIAL NUNAtLINY MATH @ ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING * MECHANICAL ENGINEERING* BUSINESS ANALYSIS Henson made the commitment to. attend Michigan more than a year ago.. He credits the early decision in making his senior year less hectic and more enjoyable. "By signing early, I did not have.to worry about scheduling college visits, Henson said, "I was simply able to focus on playing high school footbrall and enjoy being a senior." In addition to being an All-State per- former in football and baseball, Henson is also an all-league basketball player and carries a 4.0 grade point average. Basketball bumnd/to t/he ac seat rian Ellerbe should make a new rule, effective immediately: No one associated in any capacity with the Michigan basketball program should be allowed to travel on M-14 at any time, for any reason, ever again. The most recent rollover car accident involving Michigan players on the seemingly-evil two-lane expressway took place on Sunday night, and in the time since, the details of the crash have proven to be frightening, to say the i mas least. t Freshmen Josh Asselin and Brandon Smith, ,o .along with one of Asselin's friends, were in a team manager's car JIM when it slid out of- ROSE control and ended Rose up upside-down, Beef but of the four passengers, only three were still in the car when it finally ground to a stop. 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