MEN'S NCAA BASKETBALL (2) STANFORD 86, Southern Meth. 51 (7) TEMPLE 68, Mississippi 52 UTAH STATE 72, (12) Utah 64 (11) NO. CAR. 65, Georgia 58 Cn tee. In CAPS (16) PURDUE 83, Gonzaga 68 (17) INDIANA 91, UAB 54 St. John's 73 (23) MASS. 69 (24) TCU 74, New Orleans 61 NHL HOCKEY Detroit 6, EDMONTON 2 WASHINGTON 4, Toronto 1 PHOENIX 4, Vancouver 2 ANAHEIM 3, NY Rangers 1. U r lijgn&l Tracking IM' teams The Michigan men's basketball team looks for its first victory of the season tonight at Crisler Arena against Detroit, a team it beat by just one point last season. Tipoff is at 7:30 p.m. Be there or be square. Thursday November 19, 1998 Women's hoops crushes Titans By Stephanie Offen Daily Sports Writer Many Detroit Mercy fans came out to Crisler Arena to see their women's basketball team take on Michigan last night. But the short drive back to the Motor City probably seemed a lot longer after the Titans suffered their first defeat of the year, losing to the Wolverines, 96- 73. But for the Michigan n MIchgan 96 faithful, the home opener j& Detroit Mercy 73 showed that this basketball team is one worth coming back for. Freshman Raina Goodlow started things off by scoring the game's first points, and the Wolverines never looked back. Taking an early 7-0 lead, Michigan was not looking like the inexperienced team it was thought to be at the beginning of the season. There were signs of the NCAA-quality team of last year. Once again, the defense came out strong for the Wolverines. Michigan was solid on the boards, grabbing 42 rebounds. The team also had 12 steals on the night. The offense also appeared to be revived in the game. The 55 points that the team scored in the first half were more than it scored in the entire game last weekend against Vanderbilt. "Our offense came alive today,' coach Sue Guevara said. "We were able to run the ball, we had people that were able to score, and we had good penetration - but we still haven't started jelling yet." That might have been true. Stacey Thomas played the entire first half, but only played seven minutes of the second and ended up fouling out. But when she was on the floor, her presence was noticed. She dominated both ends of the court with 17 points and three rebounds in the first half. Michigan was strong in the paint, converting 6- of-10 shots before the half while holding Detroit to a mere 30 percent from the floor. It was this dominance that led to Michigan's 55- 30 lead at the end of the half. Goodlow, Alison Miller and Katie Dykhouse led the frontcourt attack, while Alayne Ingram also produced on the offensive end. The Wolverines were not without their flaws. Their physical play once again resulted in many fouls called, and they put the Titans in the bonus early in the game. Detroit was able to convert on those mis- takes, hitting 12-of-13 from the charity stripe in the first half. These mistakes continued in the second half, but the Wolverines were able to pull them- selves together to maintain their 20-point lead. "I thought in the second half we played well for about three minutes," Guevara said. "The first five minutes is always important, and we started out with two turnovers and giving up penetration. Thank goodness we were able to get a stretch to take the lead back up to 26.,0 It was after a timeout was called that the Wolverines regained their confidence and were See TITANS, Page 14A Michigan's Anne Thorius scored 10 points in 39 minutes of play last night as the Wolverines defeated Detroit Mercy, 96-73. WARREN ZINN/Daily Katzenmoyer puts fiasco in his past Or does he? Diminshed stats raise questions By Jim Rose Daily Sports Editor By now, everyone has heard the jokes. Enough has been said about Ohio State's stringent academic regi- men; enough has been said about Andy Katzenmoyer's golf game. The truth of the matter is, once those issues were dismissed back in early September, they were effectively rendered moot as far as football season was concerned. Or were they? Consider the fiasco after the fiasco: Last season, as a sophomore, Katzenmoyer won the Butkus Award as the nation's top linebacker. This sea- son, he's not even among the three finalists. Last season, he led Ohio State's defense in tackles. This season, three different Buckeyes have more tackles than Katzenmoyer, and after 10 games, he's still looking for his third sack. Did the events of the summer and early fall take a toll on the linebacker Sports Illustrated called "the key" to Ohio State's season? Has Katzenmoyer finally gotten serious in the classroom - and soft on the field because of it? Nobody really knows for sure, but Katzenmoyer has, for the most part, kept his mouth closed this fall. Ohio State coach John Cooper said early in the season that he didn't want to talk about Katzenmoyer's grades, or Ohio State's allegedly athlete-friendly facul- ty. Instead, he said, he'd let his line- backer's actions do the talking as the season progressed. And that's why people are asking questions now. But it's not as if the Buckeyes are going through the motions on defense. They surrender just 11.4 points per game, and allow opponents to convert on third down less than once every four tries. "They are very talented, and those cornerbacks give them the opportunity to blitz with their man-to-man play,' Carr said. "Their safeties have the ability to support the run and blitz. They are a defense that is difficult to move the ball on consistently." Perhaps that's part of Katzenmoyer's apparent lack of pro- duction this season - with a defense chock full of stars, it can be difficult to stand out. Defensive back Antoine Winfield - the guy who many said was the best cornerback on the field in last season's Michigan-Ohio State game - and senior leader Damon Moore, a strong safety, are two of the most acclaimed defensive players in the conference. "They have a great defensive back- field," Michigan receiver Tai Streets said. "This will be the best secondary we have seen all year." If that weren't the case, even more might be made of about Katzenmoyer's deflated stats. But for now, the junior linebacker is nothing all that special - at least not in terms of national awards. Then again, he's still just a junior. De-clawed After being named Big Ten freshman of, the year in 1996, Ohio State's Andy Katzenmoyer's stats have fallen off. A look at the Buckeye, whose sack total on the year bears a striking resem- blance to his grade-point average: Year Tackles Sacks 1996 85 12 1997 97 2 1998* 59 2 *through 10 games 57 ---i Corner ?y Mayi Snyde dall~dweathers, reri Daily Sports Edior Last season, his teammates called him "the other corner" in reference to his permanent position in Charles Woodson's shadow. This season, Michigan cornerback Andre Weathers has just shifted from Woodson's shadow to the darkness.cast by the rest of his defensive teammates. This weekend against Ohio State, Weathers and the secondary must con- tend with double trouble - being slight- ed in talent and by naysayers who adore wideouts David Boston and Dee Miller. But Weathers, unlike Woofstn, would rather discuss his teammates* exploits than his own. "Our whole defense will be in tile limelight this week," he said, attemptir% to deflect the inevitable pressure from such an important game. "As a sec- ondary, we all have to cover well to con- tai, these two. xaIn the first quarter of last week's game against Wisconsin, Weathers broke the early-game tension on* Wisconsin's second play from srim- mage, picking off Mike Samuel. Weathers' penchant for swarming to the ball and wrapping up the ball carrier - he has 35 tackles - placed him just where he needed to be to snag the tipped pass. But that was against a team without a passing game of any substance, whereas this week All-America candi- date Boston and speedster Miller will be racing through Weathers' mind. "No time off, you've got to wor double-time this week," he said. But, despite his three interceptions, Weathers' ambitions aren't just focused . l. 44 4 on shutting down the passing game. Just like last year, he wants the whole defense to win the game itself. "One thing we want to do is score," he said. "We figure why should the offense get all the fun in the end zone?" Weathers has yet to reach the@ promised land this season, but last year, it was his timing that proved to be cru- cial to Michigan's 20-14 victory. In the third quarter, he picked off Stanley Jackson's ill-advised pass and returned it 43 yards to give Michigan a 20-0 lead and seal the Big Ten title. WARREN ZINN/DaisykWhat's that saying? Those who for- ings this weekend, as they will have to get history are doomed to ... Top recruit Hilbert signs with 'M' hockey " Friendly & Helpful " Affordable " Available Anytime (at fur campus bookst re) www.wizpower.com Andre Weathers and the rest of Michigan's secondary will be right in the middle of thi contend with Ohio State wideouts David Boston and Dee Miller. In ialife filled with uncertanty... Its nice to know there's...aLL. - By Chris Duprey Daily Sports Writer With the fall signing period just more than one week old, Michigan hock- ey coach Red Berenson has landed.one of the top recruits in the nation. Highly touted center Andy Hilbert, of the Under-18 USA Hockey National Team Development Program, signed a letter of intent with the Wolverines yes- "It's a great day for Michigan hock- ey," Berenson said. "I think he's the best player"in the country and I'm ecstatic that he came to Michigan." The 5-foot- 1I Hilbert has explosive offensive talent, tallying 34 goals and 30 assists last season. His 24 points in 1998 rank him third in the United States Hockey League. "Andy will fit into Michigan's pro- rn-ant ivprv well_" N4TDlP a1'istant coach m U i