14A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 10, 1998

Despite scheduling mistake, 'M'
soccer still welcomes challengers

ty T. Berka
Daily Sports Writer
Throughout the summer, the
Michigan athletic department has been
printing up soccer schedules that include
the Michigan Challenge Cup, which is
supposed to be played tomorrow and
Sunday.
Well, the athletic department was
wrong. There will be no cup to play for
this weekend. The Michigan soccer team
will play, though, and there will be plen-
ty on the line. The Wolverines face
Massachusetts tomorrow at 4 p.m. and
Detroit on Sunday at 2 p.m.
"There won't be a cup being handed
out, but we will be playing to win, which
is motivation enough' Michigan coach
Debbie Belkin said.
Tomorrow's game against the
Minutewomen will be a chance for the
16th-ranked Wolverines to get a bit of
revenge on Belkin's alma mater. Last
September, Michigan traveled to
Amherst, Mass., and fell to the
Minutewomen 2-1.
The Minutewomen, ranked 15th when
they took out the Wolverines last season,
aren't exactly a force this go-around,
having dropped their first two games.
Michigan, meanwhile, has won its first
two games, beating Butler and Dayton.
Despite the opposite records, Belkin is
wary of her alma mater.

"They've got some good offensive
players in Emma Kurkowski and Sophie
Lecot," Belkin said. "We need to shut
them down on defense and keep the ball
moving. We can't afford to be bogged
down."
Kurkowski has already made a name
for herself as far as the Wolverines are
concered -she scored one of the
Minutewomen's two goals in last year's
contest.
To defend against a repeat perfor-
mance, Michigan is looking for a big
game out of the defense, which is led by
junior Stephanie McArdle and senior
Vanessa Lewis.
"We need to tighten up on defense as
far as communication is concerned,"
Belkin said. "I expected good things out
of our defensemen. They all have differ-
ent strengths and playing styles."
While Michigan is concerned about
the Massachusetts offensive attack, the
Wolverines' offense is something for the
opposition to be cautious about, too.
Junior Amber Berendowsky,
Michigan's all-time leading goal scorer,
and sophomore Kacy Beitel lead the
attack. Both players have already regis-
tered goals this season, with Beitel scor-
ing two against Dayton.
Berendowsky and Beitel "comple-
ment each other very well," Belkin said.
"They play very different styles of

offense and they are playing very well
right now. When we get further into the
season, they are the players that the
opposing teams will be focusing on."
A common way to defend against skill
players such as Berendowsky and Beitel
is to try to intimidate them. While
Detroit has a skillful goal-scorer of its
own in Monica Kaltreiber, the Titans are
known more for their aggressive defense
then their scoring skill.
"Detroit is always a real physical
team," Belkin said.
After winning the Big Ten tournament
last season, the Wolverines have picked
up where they left off, outscoring their
opponents 5-2. Belkin, while realizing
that the Wolverines have to improve as
they go further into the season, is pleased
with the way Michigan has started.
"I like the way we have been getting to
the ball," Belkin said. "We have scored
some very good goals and we have been
fighting hard.'
The Wolverines will continue to fight
this weekend at the Michigan Soccer
Field, even though there will be no cup
for the winner. But if Michigan wins
both games and improves its record to 4-
0, Belkin might give the team a prize
after all.
"You never know," Belkin said. "If we
win I have a Big Gulp at home which
I'm sure we could decorate."

Junior midfielder Shannon Poole won't be able to hoist any cups this week - the scheduled Michigan Challenge Cup was can-
celled - but the Michigan soccer team will still be busy this weekend when Massachussetts and Detroit come to Ann Arbor.

Blue volleyball hosts familiar foes
Michigan hoping to avenge last year's NCAA tournament loss to Texas A&M

By Andy Latack
Daily Sports Writer
The Michigan volleyball team is no
stranger to tough competition at this time of
year. In fact, coach Greg Giovanazzi pur-
posely schedules difficult early-season
opponents in order to get his team ready for
the grueling conference season.
But this year, many of the Wolverines'
opponents are viewing the games the same
way - as some pretty tough competition.
After sweeping its foes at last weekend's
Georgetown Acumen Classic, Michigan (3-
0) has started its season with three straight
victories for the first time since 1992,
Giovanazzi's inaugural season.
And, after the leading the team to a best-
ever third-place finish in the Big Ten last
season - and guiding them to the second
round of the NCAA tournament -the coach
continues to challenge his team at the begin-
ning of this season.
One of those tests will begin tomorrow, as
the Wolverines host some stiff competition
at this weekend's All Sport Challenge, held
at Cliff Keen Arena. Two of the teams, North
Carolina and Texas A&M, were on
Michigan's slate last year, and know how
tough the up-and-coming Wolverines can be.

Michigan will open the tournament by
hosting Bowling Green at 3 p.m. tomorrow.
The Falcons are coming off consecutive wins
over Boston College and Marquette, boost-
ing their season recordto 4-1.
"We haven't played Bowling Green in a
while, but they're always a good defensive
team," Giovanazzi said. "They're going to
get after every ball."
Michigan plays again tomorrow, hosting
an evening match against North Carolina (3-
1). The Wolverines are familiar with the
Tarheels, having closed out last year's non-
conference slate with a five-set victory in
Chapel Hill.
"North Carolina is a quality program;'
Giovanazzi said. "We found that out when
we played them last year."
At the top of this weekend's list of com-
batants is 20th-ranked Texas A&M (3-1),
whom Michigan meets Saturday evening fol-
lowing an afternoon matchup with Louisiana
State.
Michigan also played Texas A&M last
year, but in a considerably more crucial part
of the season. The Aggies ended the
Wolverines' NCAA tournament run, sad-
dling them with a 3-0 loss in the second r
round.

"Texas A&M is in the top 20, so they'r
obviously a good squad," Giovanazzi said
"They've got four solid starters returnin
and they'll be a tough test for us."
As if the competition weren't fiere
enough, the Wolverines will also be tested b:
their own endurance. All teams are slate;a
play four games in the two-day tournan.
- afternoon contests at 3 p.m. and evenin
matchups at 8 p.m. - a format that exceed:
the standard two-day, three-game setul
favored by most weekend tournaments.
"Playing four games in two days is a pret
ty tall order," Giovanazzi said. "By the
fourth match on Saturday night, we'll -be
using our bench a lot more. There will defi
nitely be a freer substitution policy."
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is tall, but the
Michigan volley-
ball team has a
tall order ahead
of itself this
weekend. The
Wolverines face
North Carolina
before a rematch
with Texas A&M,
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Harriers to face MAC attack in quad meet

By Chris Duprey
Daily Sports Writer
Only once during the regular season
will the Michigan women's cross
country team fly to its weekend meet.
And that's the way Michigan coach
Mike McGuire likes it. Aside from the
Sundodger Invitational on Sept. 26 in

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Seattle, the Wolverines never leave the
Midwest - that way, McGuire can
buy his team race experience without
paying for it in terms of jet lag, sore
legs and lackadaisical performances.
Michigan will stay local again
"Ktie McGregor
is as o00d of a
No. 1 runner as
there is."
- Mike McGuire
Michigan women's
cross country coach

Saturday when it travels to Ohio to
clash with MAC foes Ohio, Marshall
and host Bowling Green in a quadran-
gular meet.
Ohio and Marshall are more of the
same middle-caliber MAC schools
that the Wolverines beat up on at the
Sycamore Pride. Each has its own top
runner to showcase and not much
else.
Bowling Green is no stranger to
Michigan. The Wolverines have
already had the ho-hum pleasure of
running with the Falcons at their first
meet - or should it be said, running
ahead of the Falcons - and the sec-
ond time around should be just as
much of a blowout.
So instead of worrying about the
opposition, the Wolverines will be
focusing on tightening up their pack
time. Michigan's top five runners
were separated by 1:17, a figure
McGuire would like to see slimmed
down a bit.
"Katie McGregor is as good of a
No. 1 runner as there is in the coun-

try," McGuire said. "Obviously that
will make our pack time a bit mis-
leading. But we need to get our pack
time under a minute, preferably 45
seconds."
Depth was the missing ingredient
from the Wolverines' recipe in 1997.
McGregor and Elizabeth Kampfe
were able to carry the team by them-
selves for most of last season. But the
lack of solid No. 4- and 5-runners cost
Michigan a team berth at the NCAA
Championships.
The Wolverines didn't lose any
seniors to graduation last year, and
they are reaping the rewards for it
now.
"We're a year older and a year
stronger," McGuire said.
McGregor is back for her final sea-
son, and it appears this time she has
help. Freshman Katy Radkewich
stepped up nicely at last weekend's
Sycamore Pride meet, taking third ina
time of 18:28, behind only McGregor
and Kampfe. The transfer from
Providence should provide some of

the consistency that eluded the
Wolverines' middle runners last sea-
son.
"I thought Katy did a great job,"
McGuire said. "She really has rut
only one race since high school, due
to injury."
McGregor, Kampfe, Radkewi 6h
and Julie Froud will occupy the top
spots in some order, while a platoon
of Michelle Slater and Katie Clifford
will close out the scoring five. Froud
may be slow in returning to her '97
form due to a foot injury she suffered
during indoor track season.
While McGuire expects to win the
quadrangular, a higher priority i1
allow the Wolverines to gain s
confidence in their racing. Some of
the times were slower than expected
last weekend due to the weather, but
those times could all be erased from
memory with a ' solid showing
Saturday.
Barring total collapse, it should be
a happy bus ride home for the
Wolverines.

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