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October 8,1998
Wounded
Pride
Tough wind blows
men's golf.to 15th
State cruises past 'M'
By uia SubruAmnuinl
Daily Sports Writer
Sometimes a killer attitude is all it
takes to separate the winners from the
losers.
Last night, in the first match of the
State Pride series, the Michigan State
volleyball team delivered a crushing
blow to Michigan's hopes of retaining
the glory.
In a surprisingly lackluster match -
especially for an in-state rivalry - the
No. 23 Spartans (3-2 Big Ten, 10-3
overall) swept the Wolverines (1-4, 9-
6,), 15-10, 15-12, 15-5.
It was in the third game of the match
that the Spartans' killer instincts came
out.
"Before the third game, I looked
over and there was no emotion on their
side of the court. I just decided to kick
'em while they were down," Michigan
State setter Christie Landry said. "In
m the first couple games, when they got
five-point leads on us, they kinda had
an edge on us, like 'We're going to win
this game.' But we came back."
The story of the match was
Michigan's tendency to start off quick-
ly, only to falter later in the game. In
game one, Michigan had a five-point
lead before State took over at 10-9.
Game two had a similar flavor, as
the Wolverines led 5-0 early but could
not keep the momentum going.
Michigan State coach Chuck Erbe
said it was all part of the plan.
"Our game plan was to give
Michigan five and six points at the
start of each game;' Erbe said joking-
ly. "I enjoy watching a comeback.
Seriously though, this team has a per-
sonality of its own that I just haven't
figured out."
Things weren't so lighthearted on
the other bench. But Michigan coach
Greg Giovanazzi could not offer any
explanations as to why his team
allowed the Spartans to come back.
"One of the things with a team as
good as Michigan State is that they will
not stay down;' Giovanazzi said. "We
just didn't respond to their challenge at
the end of the game.'
Although the Wolverines had
numerous problems with their own
game, they couldn't capitalize on
Michigan State's weaknesses, either.
The Spartans' star player, Jenna
Roble, gave Michigan fits last year but
was noticeably off her mark, finishing
with just 14 kills in contrast to the 32
she recorded last year.
"If you were to tell me before the
match that Roble would play that poor-
ly, I would expect that we'd get a win;"
Giovanazzi said. "I was very surprised
with the match that she had.
Last night's match was an important
one for both teams. If either team
hopes to finish in the upper echelon,
last night was a must-win situation,
Erbe said.
While Giovanazzi believed that his
team initially played with intensity,
Erbe didn't echo his sentiments, and
By Chris Grandstaff
For the Daily
The young Michigan men's golf
team finished 15th in subpar weather
at this week's Legends of Indiana
Intercollegiate held at the Legends of
Indiana Golf Course in Franklin, Ind.
Michigan's 15th-place finish, with
910 strokes left, the Wolverines 61
strokes behind champion Toledo.
The Golden Flashes headed the
field of 18 with an impressive 15-
under-par 849 total. Illinois finished a
distant 25 strokes behind Toledo,
posting a three day-total score of 874.
The Wolverines were once again
led by junior captain Michael Harris.
Harris' tournament was highlighted
by a three-under-par 69 in the open-
ing round, which had him tied with
four other players atop the leader-
board. Harris' final two rounds of 75,
however, left him nine strokes back,
still good enough for 13th place over-
all.
Tournament medalist honors went
to Toledo's Tim Rice and Illinois's D.
A. Points. The two finished with six-
under-par scores of 210.
High winds were a factor, as
Toledo was the only team to break
par.
"Wind is especially tough on
putts,' Harris said. "It's difficult to
play with 35 mile-per-hour winds
blowing the ball around. You're in the
cornfields of Indiana and there are no
trees around so there isn't very much
protection."
Freshman Andy Matthews contin-
ued his strong rookie campaign, fin-
ishing second for the Wolverines with
a 12-over-par 228. Matthews has fin-
ished among the top two Wolverines
in each of the first three tournaments.
Sophomore Scott Hayes followed
up a solid round last week with a
score of 231 at Indiana.
Freshman Brian Seipke shot a
232, and was the only Wolverine
other than Harris to break 80 in the
final round.
In his career debut, sophomore
Nick Lossia rounded out the scores
for Michigan, firing a 236.
So far the Wolverines' season has
been "dismal," according to Harris.
Michigan has finished eighth, sixth
and now 15th in its first three tourna-
ments. The biggest reason for the
slow start is the amount of inexperi-
ence on this year's team. Harris said
he hopes the growing pains of the
early season will pay dividends the
rest of the year.
As for right now, Harris said it's
about time everyone "tighten the
screws" and start playing some better
golf.
"I expect better things for the
weekend," Harris said.
The Wolverines hit the links again
Sunday and Monday at the Xavier
Invitational in Cincinnati before conclud-
ing their fall schedule at the Stanford
Invitational from Oct. 29-Nov. 1.
DAVID ROCHKIND/Daily
Jeanine Szczesniak connected on this kill against Michigan State last night,
but her team wasn't as fortunate, dropping the match at Cliff Keen Arena.
offered another explanation.
"The match was flat;" Erbe said. "I
just think that's the nature of the two
teams. You just can't change the per-
sonality of the team. We don't have the
fiery kind of players. We enter every
match almost catatonic.
"Both teams knew it was an impor-
tant match ... but I think anytime you
have this kind of pressure the teams are
going to be tentative."
Senior Jeanine Szczesniak - who
had an attack percentage of .333
against the Spartans - said tomor-
row's "Rock the House" match against
Minnesota will give the Wolverines the
boost they need to get back in the hunt.
"We're off to a rough start, but
hopefully the 'Rock the House' will be
the turning point," Szczesniak said.
"We usually win that match, so hope-
fully that'll help us build confidence."
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Jake Frysinger thought he'd be play-
ing linebacker for Michigan.
In high school, he pretty much did it
- from linebacker to running back
- but then, in high school, he "had
some speed." And he was about 225
pounds.
He's gained a little weight.
He's just two years removed from
Michigan's Grosse Ie High School, but
since coming to college, Frysinger has,
in his own words, "had a little too much
food." He's up to about 275 pounds, and
as a result, he's no longer a linebacker.
"I never thought I'd weigh much more
an225;' he said. "But, you eat a lot of
food, and it comes quick"
It didn't happen by accident, though.
The first move was by the coaches, who
moved Frysinger to the defensive line. In
so doing, they told him to forget about
watching his weight. In other words,
they told him to get busy eating.
"I had no problem with that;"
Frysinger said. "I enjoy eating"
But the position swap meant more
+an just a change in appetite. When
Frysinger left the second line of defense
to join forces with the down-linemen, he
was faced with a whole new set of guide-
lines. For starters, attacking the run is a
completely different ballgame when you
don't have a full head of steam.
"At linebacker, it's different," he said.
"When the fullback's got a 10-yard head
start, and you have a 10-yard head start,
it's like, bang!
"On the defensive line, you get to
*restle around a little bit more."
Frysinger was one of eight Michigan
true freshmen to earn letters last year,
and of those, just two were originally
from Michigan (Maurice Williams is the
other). It's a fact not lost on Frysinger,
who as a freshman was forced to deal
was an unfortunate truth that comes with
being an in-stater.
The perception in some circles - and
held, even, by some players - is that
many in-state players are on the team, in
fact, largely because they're in-staters.
Or their spot on the team is intended, as
Frysinger said, "just to get some local
kids on the roster.?
It's a perception Frysinger had to deal
with as a freshman, and one of the dri-
ving forces behind his surge to the top of
his class early on. He's careful, though,
to relate that it was only one factor, and
not, by any means, the only factor.
"At Michigan, it's so competitive -
everyone's a great athlete," Frysinger
said. "All the guys here feel like they
have something to prove. But, yeah, that
gives you a little something extra to
prove."
Initially, the move from linebacker to
defensive line led to some complications
- hesitation, tentativeness. Frysinger
WARREN ZINN/Daily
Sophomore Jake Frysinger has helped Michigan's defensive line make a push for
recognition in the past few weeks. Above, Frysinger hauls down Iowa running back
Ladell Betts last Saturday in Iowa City.
said that in the season's first few weeks,
he, as well as the rest of Michigan's
defense, had been guilty of the old foot-
ball malady: too much thinking. But in
the past couple games, Michigan's
defense has been "having a good time"
- not thinking about making mistakes,
but rather "learning to just fly around."
The results are apparent. The
Wolverines, who gave up 94 points in
their first three games, have given up just
26 in the past two. And as you might
expect, their record reflects the trend.
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