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." I - I --- - : .. The Worldwide Druq Safety Parke-Davis is currently hiring s " s i >zstudents/externs to perform data entry of adverse event information r* into a database. 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O RAK-DAVIS n e STICKERS Continued from Page 11 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." I Financial Advisory Services Corporate Finance The Michigan field hockey team is on top of the Big Ten, but it has had to scratch and claw to get there. FiE PHOTO Women haflers . boast depth By Evan Braunstein Daily Sports Writer 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. 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