6B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - October 26, 1998 Michigan State ties Ohio State* By David Den Herder Daily Sports Writer EAST LANSING - While the Michigan hockey team was busy dodging polar bears in Alaska, Michigan State and Ohio State met at Munn Arena Saturday night for the CCHA's first marquee match. But if a tie is like kissing your sister, then the Spartans have some explaining to do this season. Despite a hat trick from senior Bryan Adams, the Spartans blew a two-goal lead in the third, drawing the Buckeyes into overtime for the third straight meeting between the two teams. The extra stanza expired without a score, and the first true CCHA showdown ended in a split decision, 4-4. Ohio State took an early lead in the con- test when Michigan State goalie Joe Blackburn gave up a power-play goal from the point to Ryan Jestadt. Despite a solid first period from Ohio State netminder Jeff Maund, the Spartans tied it up with four seconds left when fresh- man Andrew Hutchinson slapped in a final effort from the blue line. After the first intermission, it was all Adams for Michigan State. The forward and assistant captian recorded an unassisted goal early in the second period, and took two more feeds from captain Mike York in the third for the hat trick. But the Buckeyes refused to die, and late goals from Ohio State captain Dan Cousineau and junior Louie Colsant sent the game into overtime, where it ended in a tie. "Yorkie was getting me the puck, and I just managed to shoot it at the net," Adams said of his first career multiple-goal game. "And, the sticks that I had weren't break- ing." Broken sticks had plagued Adams' slap- shot early in the season. Although he did not record a goal in the contest, York, Michigan State coach Ron Mason's Hobey Baker hopeful, did walk away with three assists and was not com- pletely disapponted with the game's out- come. "We worked hard," York said after his team recorded its third tie of the young CCHA season. "And it's better than a loss." Losing is something the Spartans have managed to stay away from so far, and Saturday's game offered some explanation. Michigan State flung 39 shots at Maund while holding the Ohio State power-play unit scoreless. The Spartans killed a first period five- on-three with impressive efficiency, at broke several Ohio State scoring chances the other way for good shots on Maund. "Playing like we are now, we're going to win a lot more than we're going to lose," Mason said after the game. Mason said that when teams are happy to leave Munn Arena with a tie, it is a good indication of the caliber of his hockey team. And Ohio State coach John Markell was the first to say he was happy with a tie Saturday. Losses to Ferris State and Note Dame had the highly trumpeted Buckeye in an early CCHA hole coming into the showdown with Michigan State. "We needed this point here tonight," Markell said. WARREN ZINN/Daily Despite being ranked No. 2 by the CCHA preseason media poll, Ohio State has not responded in the early part of this season. The Buckeyes tied Michigan State in East Lansing Saturday night, 44. «' I It's a war between four teams for the early season conference lead - iP. The University of Michigan Office of International Programs 0513 Michigan Union 530 South State Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1349 7347644311 tel 734 764 3229 fax PRESENTS: INFORMA TIONMEETINGS about STUDYABROAD THIS WEEK: Monday, October 26, 1998 Academic Year Programs in Canberra, Sydney, and Perth, AUSTRALIA Wednesday, October 28, 1998 Academic Year Programs in Great Britain, ENGLAND and SCOTLAND Thursday, October 29, 1998 Academic Year Programs in Fukuoka, Kyoto, Shiga and Tokyo, JAPAN All meetings will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in room 2443 Mason Hail. By Chris Duprey Daily Sports Writer (Note: This is a fictional account of a conversation between new CCHA com- missioner Tom Anastos and the league's top four contenders for the title.) EAST LANSING - "Hello, CCHA. I'm your first-year commissioner, Tom Anastos. I'm going to take a roll call of some of our better teams, so I can get better acquainted with you. Please listen closely, and respond when called." Anastos: "I guess we'll start out with Michigan." Michigan: "Here, sir. We've been off to our usual quick start, so you'll find our name near the top of the league standings. We've won our first three SHOW*- SCHOOL. We have what you are looking for. Licensed Collegiate Rugby for Michigan. elue and maize V-design complete with embroidered logo. heck our website at 'hone/fax 1-888-451-5921 CCHA games, and we're hoping to keep the gauntlet rolling." Anastos: "Don't you have Josh Blackburn, a freshman, starting in goal? How can you be anywhere near the top?" Michigan: "Mr. Anastos, we're so good, we could start Gilbert Gottfried in goal and still dominate this league." Anastos: "I guess so. Thank you, Michigan. Next up is Ohio State. Ohio State? Hello?------------- Where are you, Hockey Buckeyes?": Ohio State: O ent "Being near the---------- bottom of the pile doesn't feel too good. It's so disappointing being tied for sev- enth place, 1-2-1 in the conference, after the preseason media poll picked us sec- ond. After all,journalists can't be wrong. They know everything." Anastos: "Hmmm. I see what you mean. What accounts for your slow start?" Ohio State: "We surprised everyone with our success last year - even our parents. Now the league has painted a bullseye on our backsides, so we can't hide from anyone. 4 "We also have to play a ton of road games early in the season, because the Schottenstein Center is taking its sweet time getting completed. That means we have to deal with our early season prob- lems on the road, no less." Anastos: "Tough one. Best of luck to you, Ohio State. I'd now like to ask Michigan State to rise." Michigan State: "Hello, commission- er. As always, we're hovering near first place. But the knock on us is that we don't yet have the killer instinct needed to close out games. "Saturday night, we had a 4-2 lead over Ohio State at home with just more than six minutes to play. Then the Buckeyes scored two quick goals off tip- ins and we were forced to settle for a tie. It's not like Ohio State was playing well or anything. It looked as disorganized as a bunch of third-graders without their Trapper Keepers. "If we continue this loose play, it will be difficult to win." Anastos: "I see. Have a good season, and I hope you find your identity, Michigan State. Is Notre Dame in the house anywhere?" Notre Dame: "Right here. Everyone in South Bend is wondering if we're finally for real, or if our early success is as fake as an old person's teeth. "We won our first five CCHA games this season, but then we foolishly dropped a 2-1 decision at Western Michigan on Saturday. Still, we're pleased with our start, and we'd like to make some waves this season." Anastos: "Well, thank you, everyone. I didn't realize this year was so wide open. It looks like we're going to have more than two teams in a competitive race around here." "It's about damn time." NANOOKS Continued from Pages6 time getting into a groove thus far this season, was improved against thA Nanooks. The Wolverines scored four power-play goals this weekend - two in each game - as they took advantage of an overly physical group of Nanooks. "They took some poor penalties;' Berenson said. "The referees did a good job in curtailing them, but some of the penalties were what a coach would call stupid and unnecessary." The Nanooks, although they lost 6-1 Friday, kept the game close for while, keeping Michigan scoreless for the first 15 minutes of the game Rominski scored to give the Wolverines a 1-0 lead after the first period, but the Nanooks answered with a Dwayne Zinger goal to dead- lock the game at one. Zinger's goal gave Michigan a zing, as the Wolverines answered, with three second period goals to pu1 Alaska-Fairbanks away. "We took the game to them in the second period" Berenson said. Van Ryn and Berenzweig scored power-play goals to put Michigan on top, 3-1, while Scott Matzka scored. an unassisted shorthanded goal, his first goal of the season. "Shorthanded goals are a bonus, Berenson said. "Those goals are back-breakers." The game was Matzka's firs since Oct. 11, when he suffered a concussion in the season opener against Lake Superior. Michigan put the Nanooks away in the third period, beating Perkins twice more. Mark Kosick scored his second goal of the season and Sean Ritchlin added his first. Besides the obvious positives of the weekend- they won two confer, ence games, and that they don't hav to make any more 1 2-hour plane, flights - the Wolverines saw, improvement in their penalty killing. The Wolverines, after struggling on the penalty kill, killed all 15 Alaska-Fairbanks power play oppor tunities and scored their first short- handed goal of the season. 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