12 The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 20, 1998
State uses week off to get healthy
.
Sedrick Irvin and
the Michigan
State football
team weren't
swervin' on the
field this weekend.
Instead, the
Spartans used
their bye week to
recuperate from
injuries.
LOUIS BROWN/Daily
EAST LANSING (AP) - Like any injured person,
Michigan State is healing with a week of rest and recu-
peration before rejoining the Big Ten football sched-
ule.
The Spartans will be a healthier team when they
take on Minnesota on Saturday. A week off is what the
doctor ordered following their Oct. 10 victory over
Indiana, Michigan State coach Nick Saban said yester-
day.
"We got some much-needed rest for our team,"
Saban said at his weekly news conference. "I don't
think there was any question we were probably in as
poor shape physically after the Indiana game in terms
of injuries, as we've been all year."
But now, he said, front-line players such as defensive
end Robaire Smith, and safeties Sorie Kanu and Aric
Morris, are ready to play again after nagging injuries.
The week off "gave us the opportunity to rest halfa
dozen players who probably would have had a difficult
time playing the game this past weekend,' Saban said.
"I think that was helpful, because all those players
will be able to practice today and get a fairly good
week of preparation in this week, which we will most
certainly need.
"If they're probable for practice, they're probable for
the game, until something else happens to them."
The Spartans, now 1-1 in the Big Ten and 3-3 over-
all, travel to Minnesota to take on the Golden Gophers,
also 3-3 overall but winless in three conference match-
es.
Minnesota lost to Ohio State last Saturday 45-15.
But Saban said the Gophers present a formidable foe.
"This game is going to be a very challenging game
for us - the opportunity to win a game on the road,
the opportunity to win a Bi Ten game' Saban said.
"To prove we can play, three weeks in a row. winning
football, is also important."
But Saban said it's too early to talk about turning the
Spartans' season around.
"We made the decision w e're going to take them one
game at a time." he said. "Every game we play is theO
biggest game that we have in the season right now
because of where we're at.
"We've won three of the last four games and the last
two games, so we've done some things to turn the sea-
son around. But if we're going to continue to do that
we're going to have to continue to win. It's the only
way you can do it."
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at work was the Northwestern game.
The Wildcats got two early goals on
the Wolverines, but Pankratz said her
squad refused to fade or deviate from
the team's plan of attack. Through
patience and persistence, the
Wolverines pulled out the pivotal 3-2
victory.
"Everyone knows that their particu-
lar role is instrumental in our success,"
Pankratz said.
Pankratz also attributes the success
of the Wolverines in the clutch to the
overwhelming confidence of her team.
With senior captain Amy Philbrook
injured for much of the season, the
Wolverines have been playing most
games with just one or two seniors on
the field.
Pankratz said her younger players
have really stepped up.
"I think it's a great statement about
the character of our players. They've
played incredibly strong and with con-
fidence," Pankratz said.
When it comes down to it, Pankratz
said her team's success comes from
approaching games the way they
should be approached - one at a time.
"Just look at this weekend - this
weekend (at Penn State and at Ohio
State) is obviously critical, but it's crit-
ical strictly because they are the next
games we play," Pankratz said.
"We stick with what works for us."
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The results for Sunday's Michigan
Interregional were far from typical for
the Michigan women's cross country
team.
Katie McGregor finished in fifth
place. Fifth. That is four spots worse
than any of her previous finishes this
season. The Wolverines' top runner had
been nothing short of perfect this sea-
son, but after this crucial meet, she pro-.
claimed that she "didn't have it"
But wait, there's more.
Elizabeth Kampfe finished eighth.
The Wolverines' second-best runner,
who had been performing almost as well
as McGregor, placed five spots worse
than any previous finish this season.
Even great athletes have off days,
and really good teams are able to bounce
back after losing on a day when its top
athletes can't perform their best.
Except the Wolverines didn't lose.
They placed first, ahead of five ranked
teams and 16 points ahead of second-
place Georgetown.
If this were basketball, everyone
would be marveling at the extent of the
Wolverines' bench.
In Sunday's meet, the Wolverines
were the only team to place three run-
ners in the top 10, a monumental task
considering the depth of the field. And
their next two runners placed in the to
30, making it nearly impossible for the
rest of the competition to match the
Wolverines.
Washington had the best chance,
with its top four runners placing third,
fourth, 12th and 18th, respectively. But
the Huskies' next runner placed a distant
65th, dropping them to a fourth-place
finish.
"We won the meet at the fourth andL
fifth slot," Michigan coach Mik
McGuire said. "That's where we knew it
was going to be won. We finished 20
places better than last year at those
spots, giving us a 40-point improve-
ment. And I'd say the strength of this
year's field was better."
It was actually a 32-point improve-
ment, but McGuire's point is well taken.
Last year, the Wolverines'top three actu-
ally finished better than this year's, tak-
ing second, fourth and sixth place. Yet th
next two finishers placed 44th and 47th,
dropping the team out of title contention.
This year was entirely different.
Michelle Slater, Lisa Ouellet and Julie
Froud all ran as well as, if not better
than, they have all year, propelling the
Wolverines to the title. Slater's perfor-
mance was especially encouraging,
showing glimpses of entering the league
of McGregor and Kampfe.
"She has always been a talented run
ner" McGuire said. "The difference this
year is that she has the experience of
competing all last season. She is con-
stantly improving.'
But what makes Michigan so good
this season is its ability to perform well
as a team despite sub-par performances
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