12 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 3, 1998 Eagles vs. Michigan, tomorrow EAGLES Continued from Page 11 And in recent years, the two schools have had an off-the-ice- "rivalry." "Michigan and us have been recruiting the same players for the last three years," York said. "Some go to Michigan, some go to Boston College. They've been one of our chief rivals at recruiting talent and talented players." The Wolverines, who last won the 1996 title, will be looking to extend their NCAA record of eight champi- onships, when they take on the Eagles, Saturday night in Boston, in front of an assuredly pro-Eagles crowd. Michigan 4, New Hampshire 0 New Hampshire 0 0 0 - 0 Michigan 1 2 1 -4 First period -1t. UM, Bervozweig 7 (Riominski), 13:34 (sh). Penatties - UN, Johnson (holding. 3:16; UNH, Bragnalo (highsticking), 5:03; tIM Clark (charging), 12:2C. Second period -2. UM, Berenzweig 8 (Hayes, Merrick), 7:43 (pp); 3. UM, Koch 5 (Clark, Huntzicker), 8:26. Penalties - UNH, Enders (rough. ng), 0:21; UNH, O'Brien (hoding, 6:32; UM, 8 Bron le (hooking), 00:02. Third riod-4. SM, okrn 14 (Muckalt, Langfeld), .17:12 (pp). Penalties- UM, Crozier (cross-check- ng), 8:24; UNH, Nolan (highsticking), 15:27; UNH, Mowers (roughing), 18:38: UNH, Johnson 10 minute misconduct), 18:38; UM, Langfeld (roughing)' 018:38). Shots on goal - UNH 4.510 - 19: SM 14115 - .30. Power Plays - UNH, 0 of 3: UM, 2 of 5 rSaves- UNH, Matile 13.94 -26; UM. Turco, 45- 10 -19, Referee -Mike Noeth. inesmen- Fred Campatelli, Joel Dupree ,At: FleetCenter. A: 17,989. Blue defense is peachy- keen, even without Peach * MARGARET MsERS/Daly Defenseman Bubba Berenzweig got plenty of hugs from his Michigan teammates after scoring two goals in the Wolverines' semi-final victory over New Hampshire. Michigan vs. Boston College, the key players®.. MichiaCnn Boston College Sda Forward Forward ' Mike Motta Aeretewt n "os"ran tofnse By Pranay Reddy Daily Sports Writer BOSTON - In a case of startling efficiency, Michigan's defense domi- nated New Hampshire's high-powered offense last night - even though only four Michigan defensemen saw signifi- cant ice time. Despite losing solid blue- liner Sean Peach for the season, the Wolverines have subdued two of the nation's highest-scoring teams in their past two contests. And as Michigan heads into the NCAA championship game tomorrow night, it's difficult to decide which is more astonishing - shutting, out the Wildcats last night, or squashing North Dakota's offense almost a week earlier. "The fact that New Hampshire was such a good team offensively brought the best out in our team," Michigan coach Red Berenson said. "When we played North Dakota there was no ques- tion they had maybe the best offensive team in the country - I think our team played scared, they checked scared. "I think playing that game prepared us to play a team like New Hampshire, who I compare to a North Dakota-type team. They're a team who can bury you in five minutes." But against the Wolverines, New Hampshire's offense was given few opportunities to make a run - even with Michigan rotating only four defensemen for the majority of the con- test. Blueliners Bubba Berenzweig, Dave Huntzicker. Mike Van Ryn and Chris Fox carried the load for the Wolverines the entire night, and per- formed splendidly with their ample time on the ice. In fact, the quartet has been logging extra minutes ever since Peach suffered a concussion on Mar. 27 in Michigan's CCHA first-round loss to Notre Dame. Losing Peach has hampered Berenson's ability to rotate defensemen frequently and give them a rest. Nevertheless, the four haven't missed a beat, fol- l o w i n g Berenzweig's lead. The junior has been an ironman as of late and his play has improved. In a testament to his stamina, Berenzweig B e r e n z w e i g seemed to never leave the ice in Michigan's first-round tiebreaker with the Fighting Irish. A concussion to Van Ryn in the second game of the series forced Berenzweig to take the majority of the defensive shifts. "Six to eight weeks ago, (Bubba) did something that makes a coach happy," Berenson said. "He has become the rushing defenseman we all thought he could ... He's playing the best hockey of his career." Berenzweig, as well as his linemates, has also had to face more formidable competition in his past two games. The Wildcats, who averaged 4.41 goals per game during the season, were frustrated all afternoon by the Wolverines. Michigan did an especially good job limiting the shots of New Hampshire's two biggest weapons -- Derek Bekar and Hobey Baker Award finalist Jason Krog. As a team, New Hampshire took a total of 19 shots compared to Michigan's 30, with 10 of those comi4 after the Wolverines already posted a 3- 0 lead. In addition to the blueliners, Michigan's forwards had a hand in keeping the Wildcats at bay throughout the game. Forwards like Justin Clark and Dale Rominski regularly made trips to Michigan's end of the ice to help out their teammates, which was greatly appreciated by Berenzweig. "I think our forwards really help out today," Berenzweig said. "Th came back every single chance UNH had on a rush. When our forwards are coming back like that it makes it really easy on the defense." Mark Mowers, one of New Hampshire's best playmakers and Hobey Baker finalist, attested to Michigan's defensive dominance throughout the contest. He even com- pared the Wolverines to some of t better defensive teams he has all se. son. "They were aggressive and we were0 little timid early on," Mowers lamented. "They bottled us up. They didn't give u a lot of opportunities." When Michigan's spectacular defensc did make a mistake, netminder Mart Turco was there all night to clean up Il)e mess. On a few occasions, Turco bailed out his otherwise stellar defensemn and kept the momentum with Michigl "Turco made some great saves,' Mowers said. "It's a game of momen tum. Who knows? If one of those had gone in we would have some momen- tum and it might have been a differen Michigan baseball to visit Bucks By Jacob Wheeler ilSy Sports Writer oftball opens here If last season's Big Ten race was any indication, this weekend's Michigan-Ohio State series in Columhus is the make-or-break point of the season. The two rivals open By T.J. Be*a play this afternoon, face off in a twi-night double header DailySports Witer tomorrow and conclude with a fourth game on Sunday. Winning is something that the Michigan softball team This matchup pairs the defending regular season confer- takes for granted. With consistent top 10 rankings and reg ence champion and the defending Big Ten Tournament ular berths in the College World Series, the softball team is champion against each other. used to success. The Wolverines clinched the conference title with two With that being said, this years start is unusual for the wins over Ohio State last May. But the Buckeyes turned Wolverines. No, the Wolverines are still performing wit around and beat Michigan twice at the Big Ten Tournament the best ofthe nation a 26-3 record and a No.2rankinl a week later. Both series were played in Ann Arbor. proves that. The odd thing about Michigan's season is it This year's matchup doesn't hold as many inmediate conference start.With an unblemished5-Omarkin BigTei ramifications, however, because it's still only the beginning play, the Wolverines havebroken their own team record fo of April. And Michigan (1-3 Big Ten, 8-12-1 overall) is on conference starts Added to wins in its last 13 non confer the outside of the conference race looking in, after losing ence games, Michigan finds itself riding an 18-game teat three of four games at Illinois this past weekend. The Wolverines get a chance to add to its record confer Ohio State (2-2, 14-7) wasn't very happy with its con- ence start this weekend against Ohio State at Alumni Field ference opener either. The Buckeyes lost two of four games Michigan takes on the Buckeyes in a doubleheader tomor. at Northwestern. But row aftemoon and caps off the series with a me or Blig Ten they're still in a much Sunday. better position to make a After29 games inplaces such as San Diego and Tamp Standings run at the title than - among other places the Wolverines get to play th Michigan. home team for the first timetthis weekend as Ohio State i Team Record This weekend's pitch- the first team to visit Ann Arbor in 1998. In Ohio State, th Ililnois 3-1 ing matchups appear to Wolverines face a team who hasn't seen much success a lows 3. favor Ohio State, as of lateAfter winning 40 games in1994,heBuckeyes fe Ohio ate 2-2 well. to 20-31 last season inrcoach Linda Kalafatis' fistseason Penn State 2-2 Senior Mike The rehuilding processhas seensote sucesfor Ohi Penn $t1e 2-2 Hribernik (2-2) has been Stae thus farthis season, as the Buckeyes have starte Northwestern 2-2 the fourth past couple with a 12-11Irecord, They are 2-3 in therBig Tet, havin Minnesota 2-2 weeks. But he'll have the split a doubleheader with Indiana on Wednesda Indiana 2-2 daunting task of facing Michigan has also played the Hoosiers this year, smackin Purdue 2-2 last year's Big Ten the Hoosiers last weekend in a three-game sweep Michigan 1-3 Pitcher of the Year Justin . Leading the way for Ohio State is second basema Michigan State 1-3 Fry 13-1) in tomorrow's CandceKollen. 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