reboard. NATIONAL Philadelphia 4, HOCKEY LEAGUE PITTSBURGH 4 gary 5, TROIT 2 BUFFALO 4, Boston 2 NEW JERSEY 3, NY Rangers 1 U+Ifte £ipmu &d JUSR College hockey online poll Team Record Last Team Record Last 1 Boston College 4-0-0 1 6 Northern Mich. 7-10 7 2 North Dakota 2-0-0 2 7 New Hampshire 4-0-0 8 3 Colorado College 4-0-0 4 8 Notre Dame 64-0 9 4 Maine 3-0-0 3 9 Michigan 5-2-0 6 5 Michigan State 302 5 10 St. Lawrence 4-1-0 10 Wednesday November 4, 1998 Australia covers for Israel in exhibition Swiss cheese ByIalsb Kieinbaum Daily, Sports Editor Well at least they had a backup - again. he Israeli 22-and-under national t m, scheduled to play against Michigan tonight at Crisler Arena are, the second foreign team in as many seasons to cancel. The Israelis did not give a reason for the cancellation. "These foreign teams, the Big Ten takes care of them," Michigan coach Brian Ellerbe said. "Sometimes one can't show up, and the Big Ten just * another one in its place." In this case, the other one is the North Melbourne Giants, who will take - the hardwood against the Wolverines tonight at Crisler Arena at 7,30. T~he Australian-based team is mak- inga. Big Ten swing in place of the Israelis. The Giants played Indiana on Sunday and Purdue on Monday, los- in both games by an average of 37 its. 44t they were nice enough to fit the Wolverines into their schedule Ellerbe admitted that he doesn't even. know anything about the Giants, but said it doesn't really mat- ter.,,hom the Wolverines play. The exlaihitions are to see his team and to wof out some kinks, regardless of theopponent. ' ' anxious to see us play," rbe said. "I want to see how we reactunder the lights and get our feet wet, We're going to experiment with some different things and use the game for what is - an exhibition." The Giants are led by 5-foot-11 guard Antoine Howard, who aver- aged 18 points and four assists in the games against Indiana and Purdue. Ricky Daniels leads the Giants' inside game, grabbing 18 boards and s ing 16 points in the two games. ost eyes will be on the Michigan frontcourt, which has some pretty Young to miss Aussie game Freshman Chris Young will have to wait a few more days to make his Michigan debut. The 6-foot-10 forward from Plymouth, Mich., sprained his left ankle in practice Sunday and will not suit up for the Wolverines' exhibition game against the North Melbourne Giants tonight, Michigan coach Brian Ellerbe said. "It was a bad sprain," Ellerbe said. "We're keeping him out as a precautionary measure. There's no need to rush him." Ellerbe did not know if Young would return for Monday's exhi- bition against Athletes in Action, but said that they'll take it day by day. Young was expected to see sig- nificant playing time in the exhi- bition in a frontcourt decimated by graduation and the NBA. --Josh Kleinbaum big holes to fill. With Michigan's Robert Traylor, Maceo Baston and Jerod Ward departed to greener pastures, the inexperienced Michigan frontcourt of Brandon Smith, Josh Asselin and Peter Vignier will get its first chance to silence its critics. But chances are, it will be the Wolverines' backcourt that slays the Giants. Guards Louis Bullock and Robbie Reid are Michigan's only two proven returning threats, and both have worked to improve their games dur- ing the offseason. Ellerbe also hopes to give fresh- man Leon Jones significant playing time, to see how he reacts to the col- lege game. Blue pokes holes in Swiss By Uma Subramanian Daily Sports Writer High in the Alps somewhere, there probably are some teams with whom the Swiss National women's basketball team matches up well. Michigan is neither high in the Alps nor fair competition for the short Swiss. Though the Wolverines weren't flawless, they were dominant in last night's matchup. At the buzzer, Michigan walked off the court with an 84-47 victory over the hapless Swiss at Crisler Arena yesterday. "I think that what this game did was that it gave the (young players) time, it gave them some experience," Michigan coach Sue Guevara said. "It's only one game, but it was something that they need. "The competition wasn't the best, but I can't help that" In fact, there really wasn't much competition at all. Midway through the first half, the game was essentially over. The Wolverines had a 23-7 lead and there was no sign of the momentum letting up. The Swiss jumped out to an early lead, but Michigan freshman Ruth Kipping quickly put an end to that, convert- ing a 3-point opportunity. Kipping's initial spark was indicative of the presence of Michigan's freshmen. In last night's game, the Wolverines started an experi- enced backcourt composed of sophomore Anne Thorius and junior Stacey Thomas. But, the frontcourt was an entirely different story. Raina Goodlow, Heather Oesterle and Kipping got the call to start in their first game. But though to the casual spectator Michigan may have appeared experienced, Michigan coach Sue Guevara didn't think so. "I didn't like the way our offense looked tonight," Guevara said. "It doesn't matter who our post players are, they're thinking too much. And because of that, it's almost like they're telegraphing our offense." The inexperience of the Wolverines also showed in the turnover statistics. Michigan committed 23 turnovers. But, versus the Swiss team, which committed 39 turnovers, that figure didn't make much of a difference. It is one aspect of its game the team will concentrate on in practice, however. "Twenty-three turnovers isn't going to cut it," Guevara said. "... We're not going to be shooting 60 percent every game." A noticeable absence on Michigan's roster last night was senior guard Ann Lemire. Lemire - who is suspend- ed for a team violation - factors largely into the offense. Lemire is an offensive threat from 3-point land. Without her, the Wolverines took only five 3-pointers. "I told her after the game that with her we could have had 100 points," Guevara said. Michigan also showed its youthful side on the defensive end. It committed 25 fouls sending the Swiss to the line 34 times. The three freshman starters each had two personal fouls early in the first half. "What you saw tonight was that we did pressure them defensively," Guevara said. "Our three freshman who start- ed the game didn't play a whole lot, because all of a sudden it's 'welcome to college basketball."' WARREN ZINN/Daily Michigan guard Stacey Thomas avoided several double-teams en route to a 15-point, 70-percent shooting performance against the Swiss National Team last night. 'M' fresh-m en strut their stuff By Stephanie Offen Daily Sports Writer It was no surprise last night that with three freshman starters and two newcomers in the wings, a fresh face on the Michigan women's bas- ketball team would be the first to score against the Swiss National Team. The Swiss recorded the first tally of the game when Myrium Gex-Fabry made two free throws 'A iintte-------------- .secons sinto e game. But that would be their only lead of the game. Half a minute later, Michigan freshman Ruth Kipping scored the first Basketball Notebook bsohel---------g basket of her college and Alison Miller, a transfer from Bowling Green, also found their way into the game fairly quickly. Even though Kipping, Goodlow and Oesterle started, it was Ingram who played the most. Because of a team rule that limits a player to two fouls in the first half, it was freshman Alayne Ingram who saw the most playing time. With a large cheering section, Ingram showed that she deserved her welcome into Crisler Arena. Ingram came out strong in the first half, scor- ing eight points, which led the team at halftime. Goodlow led the team into the second half. She scored five points in the first two minutes of the half, converting her second jumper into a three-point play. Goodlow finished the game with 10 points, second only to Stacey Thomas, who scored a game-high 15 points. PREGAME TROUBLES: The Wolverines had as many problems off the court as the Swiss Team had on it. Thomas broke her nose in practice earlier in See SWISS Page 10 career, and the first basket of the '98-'99 women's basketball season. It started a Michigan-dominated game, with a major freshman impact. Along with Kipping, freshmen Raina Goodlow and Heather Oesterle started in their first game with the Wolverines. 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