10 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 27, 1999 'M' tries to make waves against Michigan State tonight. By Ryan Charles Moloney Daily Sports Writer At first glance, it looks like the Michigan women's swimming and div- ing team has taken it easy as of late. Today's meet with Michigan State marks the first time in nearly two weeks that the Wolverines will swim competive- ly, with their most recent meet being Jan. 16 against No. I Georgia. In light of the team's recent plague of injuries and illness, it's reasonable to believe that Michigan coach Jim Richardson's team used the time off for rest and recuperation. Not so, says Richardson. "We can train right through the meets at this point," Richardson said. "We're treating the meets as high-intensity work- outs." With dual meets against two lesser- ranked opponents this week - the other being Notre Dame on Saturday - the Wolverines can afford to continue their rigorous training regiment without the interruption of an easy day before a meet. "We're actually having practice in the morning before those meets," freshman Kerriane Kalbko said. "We're still doing the additional stuff-lifting weights, run- ning and other cardiovascular exercises." Junior Shannon Shakespeare knows the value of training through dual meets from experience. "You have to look at them as a work- out," Shakespeare said. "If you worry too Crews'n along On the strength of a second-place finish at nation- al power Georgia on Saturday, Michigan sopho- more diver Amanda Crews wrapped up Big Ten diver of the week honors. Crews, who was a Big Ten finalist in the one-meter springboardccompeti- tion as a freshman captured that event a week ago against Purdue, Crews put together a score of 391.28, which qualified the Champaign native for the NCAA Diving Zone Meet in March. Crews much about the times at a dual meet then you are probably taking it too seriously. At this point, we're using the racing to our advantage and it will help us in the end." With the increased training comes a renewed sense of confidence in the wake of the loss to Georgia. "We've been training really well since we haven't had a meet in two weeks," freshman Lindsay Carlberg said. "Everyone is fine-tuning down to the wire." Michigan's training effectiveness is good news for a team besieged with the flu bug in recent weeks. Senior Jennie Eberwein's diagnosis of Epstein-Barr prior to the team's trip to Hawai'i earlier this month was among the most notable of the ill. Fortunately for the team, the worst seems to be over. "Most people are starting to get over their illnesses" Kalbko said. "Most importantly, Jen is feeling a lot better. We're glad to have had the off-weekend when we did. Richardson said the return of Eberwein is crucial to the success of the team going into the Big Ten and NCAA Championship meets. "Jen had her first workout in five days (Sunday)," Richardson said. "If we can get her back, we will be in better shape than we've been in for a long time." Though competitions with Michigan State and Notre Dame are usually sources of hype and anticipation for other Michigan sports, Richardson down- played the respective rivalries for his team. "Swimming is a little different from other sports," Richardson said. "A lot of the girls were past teammates, which serves us well because I've always felt that you swim best against your friends." AP PHOTO Shannon Shakespeare hasn't seen action in a meet since Jan. 16, but she hasn't been taking It easy. Instead, Shakespeare and the rest of the Michigan women's swimming and diving team have been training hard for the Big Ten Championships, which will be held in a month. Today! Multicltural job 3air Michigan Union Noon - 5:00pm Discuss full-time and internship positions with organizations from across the country! Visit our homepage for a list of participating organizations! On-site Registration Michigan Union 1st floor For information Visit CP&P Blue tumblers " e host Bucks, lini BMG Continued from Page 9 his performance last weekend because of the injury and the difficulty that he had added into his routines for the meet. A healthy Toman may be the added element that the Wolverines need to overcome the Buckeyes. When they met the first time this year, Toman was injured before the meet started, and was not at full strength. Michigan should still be missing five members of the team to injury, however: Bryan Pascoe, Jesse Coleman, Tim Dehr, Kevin Roulston and Brad Kenna. The injuries leave the Wolverines with only 10 competing gymnasts, limiting the team's capabilities. "I think that everyone is really stepping up because of (the injuries), Golder said, after seeing his team perform against Illinois-Chicago. Golder's goals for the Big Ten was to finish in the top three. As of right now, the team are in the third position in the Big Ten. A win over Ohio State would move the young team into second place in the Big Ten and probably into the top three in the country Michigan will try to keep rocking and rolling on Friday at the BMG Showcase, and see if they can keep up their early season success. More'ComrieHonors Freshman Mike comrie added to his list of first- year honors by garnering last week's CUHt rookie of the a week award. Comrie had three points leading the Wolverines to Comrie a win and a tie. USCHO College Hockey Top 10 Results through Jan 25. First place votes in parentheses Team W L T PreV 1. North Dakota (29) 19 2 1 1 j 2. Maine 18 2 4 2 3. Michigan State (1) 20 3 4 3 4. New Hampshire 19 4 1 4 5. Michigan 17 5 3 5 6. Colorado College 17 8 1 7 7. Boston College 14 8 2 6 8. Rensselaer 15 5 1 10 9. Princeton 11 4 1 9 10. Notre Dame 14 7 3 8 Coach would like to mask masks FIGHTING Continued from Page 9 Is. r. protection of a face mask," Berenson said. "You could have a guy three feet tall that can be the toughest, roughest player in the game, and yet he's taking liberties he can't back up. You rely on the referee to protect all your players:' Berenson also added that while he can't advocate fighting as@. a whole in college hockey, getting rid of the face masks would be a good start. "I would take the face masks away," Berenson said. "The game would not be as rough and not as chippy." While it looks like fighting won't be the main event at a col- lege ice rink near you, any future antagonizers should beware, because as soon as fighting becomes legal again, Gassoff says he will be on the prowl. 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