The Michigan Daily - Thursday September 17, 1998-1I1A M' soccer goes to land > cheese A k Franwascut il*prts Writer The Michigan soccer team has found itself in the st position in the team's history. After a record season in 1997, which included a ig Ten tournament win and an NCAA tournament >pearance, Michigan is at it again. The Wolverines have a perfect 5-0 record after nror Jessica Limauro's overtime goal last night led to 2-I victory over Eastern Michigan. Michigan begins its Big Ten schedule tomorrow 'against Wisconsin - whose record can be mis- The Badgers 1-3 record doesn't tell the whole story. tey came within one goal of beating two teams - xas A&M and Connecticut - in the top 10. "They've played high-ranked teams," Michigan ach Debbie Belkin said. "We're not taking anything r granted. With a team full of freshmen, the Badgers lack perience. Underclassmen make up 63 percent of the s and over half of the starting lineup. An average Wstarting underclassmen can be a blessing for the >re experienced Wolverines. Yet in the past, Wisconsin has done much better in nference play, never finishing below fourth place. Wisconsin has accumulated a .667 winning per- ntge, with an 18-8-4 record since 1994. Wisconsin has fared even better in the Big Ten rament, tallying a .700 winning mark. The Badgers have lost only on the offensive side. Ih three out of four games this season, they have eh up just four goals. Junior goalkeeper Briget hurting has played solid, playing all 360 minutes. handle the Wolverines, the Badgers will have to >re - and stop Michigan's high-powered offense. It :ldes a tandem - junior forward Amber -rendowsky and Limauro - that has been a large Field Hockey can earn respect Mick Freeman Sports Writer Last season, the Michigan field 't hockey team lost in the Big Ten cham- pionship game. Despite their defeat at the hands of PennState, the Wolverines thought they were talented enought to :rn an at-large bid to the tournament. But being a Midwestern team in an East-coast sport has a way of bursting >abbles prematurely, and the tourna- *t selection committee passed the Wolverines over last season. With this weekend's trip to Boston, to ace No. 7 Boston College and , unranked Northeastern, Michigan oach Marcia Pankratz wants to make Michigan g ture her team doesn't go overlooked good oppor again. "You know, it's five coaches on a call, and they say 'This person's terrific. This >erson's second.' And so if you go out aind have impressive wins against teams :* they respect, they have to put you tp there. That's part of the plan." But first, the plan calls for a shindig" at the house of junior forward kmy Philbrook, whose six goals lead lieWolverines this season. "Marblehead is a very New England, eaport town, so probably lobster and eafood" will be for dinner Pankratz aid. aybe the only thing they're hungri- r or is the respect that would come long with victories over. two East oast powerhouses. ."A trip like this it's really big. Just Ocause, yeah, you've got Boston :ollege right ahead of us. We've never eally been respected as it is," said inior goalie Katie Oakes, who won the ig Ten playr of the week award for the econd straight week. "If we play well this weekend," 'll do well "not only statistically, tithere's gonna be people that are ratching us and they're going to see sat we're not a joke out here." Oakes aid. Last season Michigan missed eeiveing an at-large bid to the NCAA otrnament by the slimmest of mar- "~We have a round-robin;" in the Big "so we have to play everyone ,e" goalies coach Peggy Storrar aid. "And that really hurts us because we a 't get outside of our conference inch to play the North Carolinas and ld Dominions. And if we could play er and beat them like Penn State did en we'd get more respect." Hemmed in by their schedule, the on-conference season is where the /olverines must make their mark. "We have a very tough conference, so 1 nly way to make tyhe NCAA tour- ey is to either win the Big Ten tourna- ient, or get an at-large bid. So when a 're playing against teams like Penn tale and Ohio State and all the other apis that are very very strong ... to in that Big Ten tournament is very ugh. Its a one-in-six shot. So the only ther way to make it is an at-large bid. /hich means the rest of the country has &nk that you're in the top seven.: s all part of the plan. Travel to interesting places, meet interesting people, and shoot them. Work for Daily photo. 76440563.9 SUNDAY SPECIAL Wolverines Score YOU SAVE! 5%10off for every touchdown upoff on all U of M gifts and clothing JOSH KLEINBAUM/Daly To beat Michgan tomorrow night, Wisconsin will have to stop Amber Berendowsky (above) and Jessica Umauro. The Badgers' goalie, Bridget Schwartig, has allowed just four goals this season. part of the Wolverines impressive start. Berendowsky has seven points on the year and recently became the school's all-time scoring leader. Limauro has a team-leading 13 points on the season. Belkin has her own plan for Michigan. "We need to tighten up on defense. We need to work on defending set plays, because Wisconsin is good on a lot of them." Wisconsin leads the series with Michigan, 4-1-1. But the Wolverines blasted Wisconsin 6-0 last season. Michigan comes to Madison ranked 10th in the nation and looking for a second straight Big Ten tour- nament championship. But it will likely be tougher this year. According to Belkin, most Big Ten teams have improved greatly since last year. "It's looking up from fast season," Belkin said, "There are five or seven undefeated teams already." Belkin believes that the Wolverines have a great chance to finish first, but it all depends on the first few matches. "Were as good as anybody," Belkin said. "its just who comes to play that day, and we hope we can get things going in the next week." 317 SOUTH STATE STREET Corner of N. University Sunday after game only I>cl.l >C1 i>CII-W- DOCI m ONC I I - so> oalles coach Peggy Storrar said this weekend's trip to Boston will tunity for the Wolverines to play tough, non-conference opponents. When something is too extreme for words, it's to the Nth degree. And that's the level of technology you'll experience at Raytheon. 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