Scorekeepers MISCELLANEOUS Cooper City 95, Stagg 87, J KETBALL David Lanxoer 64t Edsel Ford 64 K A 76, Birmingham Maian 94, David Fedewa 101, Brighton 45 Andrew Drake 51. Jon Rushman 100 (OT) Hinsdale South 167, Ransom Everglades 87, Kishon 63, Downers Grove South 56 Alex "No Job" Redito 38 Jolson 31.7 Andover 69, Novi 107, Shelby 75, Brad Wachler 49 Geoff Connors 52 Cranbrook 49 Cehtral Catholic 87, Sarah Jonas 79, Ann Arbor Pioneer 79, South Lyon 32 Julian Garro 51 Michigan State 64 Tracking Daily editors On Monday, these pages will look a little different to you and a lot different to us. Daily Sports will roll over for another year and we wish Rick, Josh, Andy, T.J. and Chris all the best. Please trust in them - we do. -Jim, Pranay, Sharat and Mark Friday Wrestlers in tough spot against Central By Michael Shafrir took Central Michigan's 14th-ranked Ryan Cunningham ated problems for the Wolverines. Daily Sports Writer down 20 seconds into overtime. Olson battled back from Sophomore Damion Logan, who hadn't lost a dual The Michigan wrestling team has faced Central a 5-0 deficit early in the match to record the decision. meet match all season, was decisioned 5-2 by Central's Michigan 12 times. The Wolverines have won 12 "1 am confident that I will have more left in me than Chris Marshall, and Michigan's Charles Martelli was straight times. the other guy at the end of the match, Olson said. "I just pinned at 4:32 by Casey Cunningham. 'Tb the casual observer, it would seem that this year's don't want to be too confident because then I fall "We expect Logan to win every time out," Olson said. Michigan team would have the firepower to notch the behind." "His loss just showed the kind of matchup problems 13th win. But as it so often does, 13 proved to be an Olson was in a tough position in the first period - on they gave us." unlucky number. his back with his legs behind his head. Central Michigan coach Tom Borelli didn't try to "They were fifth at NCAAs last year and have three "I was real embarrassed to be in that position, I just downplay the importance of this win for his team and *Americans back," Michigan coach Dale Bahr said. wanted to give up and be pinned," Olson said. school. "So we didn't look at this as a sure victory," Bahr was quick to give credit to Olson. "This isn't just a win for our team," Borelli said. "This The Wolverines were defeated 19-16 by the 10th- "He wrestled a tremendous match and kept fighting is a win for our entire school. It's huge for us to come ranked team in the country, but not before putting up an when most people would give up." down and beat a school like Michigan." intense fight. The Chippewas brought with them two wrestlers "I gotta give them (Central Michigan) credit," Bahr With Michigan trailing 12-7, sixth-ranked Otto Olson ranked second in the country in their classes, which cre- said "They had a good strategy." Many Michigan wrestlers aspire to someday reach the stature of their overseas heroes, but last night, the Wolverines had trouble with plain old Central Michigan Cliches abound for i'1chigan hockey o yo e ege Y o AP PHOTO Do you really need to be at a game to provide good coverage? You make the call! By David Den Herder Daily Sports Writer The road has not been particularly kind to the Michigan hockey team of late. A 1-1 tie with Ohio State last week- end, and a 0-4 thrashing at the hands q erris State the previous week have s ne asking whether these Wolverines are a different team away form the swooping arches of Yost Arena. But any who ask such a question best keep it rhetorical, because 'Michigan captain Bubba Berenzweig would be happy to respond. "Our team is ready to play every single time," Berenzweig says of ty contests. "If we keep playing Michigan hockey - with discipline an d less penalties - eventually Things are going to start going our way." And if there were any time to break out Berenzweig's recipe for Michigan hockey, tonight would be one of them. The Wolverines (14-3-2 CCHA, 17-5-2) face CCHA leader Michigan State, a team that is two points up on Michigan in the standings. The Spartans (14-2-4, 20-3-4) bring a tough defense to the ice along with their uniquely powerful offense - which includes seniors Bryan Adams and Mike York. York, State's Hobey Baker hopeful, will have to be contained if the Wolverines hope to escape Munn Arena with a victory. "We usually have our top line out against them," Berenzweig said. "We usually have Hayes out there, but I doubt that will happen this weekend, so other people will have to step up. It will be interesting to see if we can do it" Interesting indeed. No player on the team has ever found the right recipe to emerge victorious from Munn Arena to date. The Wolverines will turn on the stove again tonight at 7 p.m. TV 0isgood enough to cover hoops By Sharat Raju and Pranay Reddy and Jim Rose and Mark Snyder Outgoing Daily Sports Editors DAILY PRODUCTION ROOM - It might not be as loud as Crisler Arena in here - but then again, it just might. And the TV doesn't lie - last night, the tube revealed that the Wolverines were embarrassed at home, losing to pre- viously 0-7-in-the-Big-Ten Illinois, 61- 59, before 19 seniors in The Michigan Daily's production room. You didn't have to be courtside to cover this one. Michigan trailed for most of the game, but actually took the lead with 55 seconds left when Robbie Reid buried a long 3-pointer to make the score 58-56. But then, with the game tied, Illinois forward Victor Chukwudebe knocked down a baseline jumper with 3.4 seconds to play, and the Wolverines were unable to counter. "We're so bad," Daily News Staff Writer Jason Stoffer said. "There's just no other way to say it." The Illini and Wolverines traded bas- kets early, and at the break the Wolverines were down by eight points. According to WB20 play-by-play man Tim Hamilton, "Illinois just played hard- er than Michigan in the first half." Meanwhile, over on espn2, the espn2 SportsTicker confirmed that the halftime score was, in fact, 32-24 in favor of Illinois. The game was not exactly pretty. "Oh, my Lord!" exclaimed Daily News Editor Erin Holmes after one first- half Michigan turnover. "That was bad." MARGARET MYES/D"i"y If you were at the game, you probably saw Josh Asselin take a short Jumper in Michigan's loss. You have to be there to get it right By Rick reman sad Josh i iinbaum and A y Latack Incoming Daily Sports Editors CRISLER ARENA -- Like a Jeopardy contestant who waits until Final Jeopardy to bet it all, the Michigan basketball team held off last night all game, seemingly waiting for its moment. "There was a feeling that we'd be OK throughout the game;' said Michigan guard Robbie Reid, who scored 13 points. But the Wolverines'big moment never came. Instead, Illinois center Victor Chukwudebe hit a 10-foot jumper with 3.4 seconds to play, and Michigan lost. What did the Wolverines (3-5 Big Ten, 9-12 overall) lose? Their first conference game at home all season and a realistic shot at a postseason berth. Before Chukwudebe sent Michigan packing, Josh Asselin hit one of two free throws to tie the game at 59 after being fouled while battling for a loose-ball rebound off a Brandon Smith miss. Any hopes of a last-ditch basket were dashed when the inbounds pass was deflected off Louis Bullock and out of bounds. But Bullock was just about the only one doing anything right for the Wolverines, adding six rebounds and four assists to his game-high 22 points, The Reverend Cleotis Brown led Illinois (1-7, 9-11) with 13. Michigan's bench was as flaccid as a Jim Rose column, as Leon Jones and Chris Young combined to grab five rebounds, miss all four of their shots, commit two fouls and turn the ball over once. READ THE DAILY'S COVERAGE OF WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ... RIGHT BELOW. -Big weekend for Blue. For hockey coverage, see the story above By ,Uma Subramanian Daily Sports Writer , order to learn how to dance, you have to master one step at a time. Likewise in women's basketball, if you want to make it to the Big Dance you have get through every game, one game at a time. At least that's how the Michigan women's basketball team views the process. This upcoming weekend will per- haps be the most crucial one for the Wolverines (4-4 Big Ten, 12-6 overall) iwhat has so far been an up and down on. Right now, after having one tee consecutive games, they are in fifth place in the conference and in the thick of the hunt for a post-season tournament bid. But, Michigan coach Sue Guevara said that the team is only focusing on what they can control, which right now is the game at hand. Heading into tonight's 7:30 p.m. Crisler Arena con- 't, the Wolverines are going to need the focus and intensity they can rister as they face No. 19 Ohio State (6-1, 13-4). The Buckeyes are coming to town fresh off their first conference loss hiving fallen to No. 2 Purdue on Tuesday. But before losing 64-56, Ohio State gave Purdue a run for its money by hanging tough defensively, a fact Guevara is very aware of. "Ohio State is a physical, aggressive basketball team," Guevara said. "They focus on defense ... They're like gnats on defense in the paint." Tonight's game will be a battle of the boards. Whichever team dominates in that area will probably dominate the game. The Buckeyes have a definite size advantage with seven out of 14 players standing over six feet. Guevara said that her team will be keying in primarily on senior forward, Marrita Porter who also is a not too shabby 5- foot-11. Porter scored 19 points against Purdue. But it's not only the vertically blessed who might give the Wolverines fits tonight. 5-foot-4 guard Jamie Lewis is an offensive threat. Guevara, however, does not seem overly con- cerned. "This is a really big weekend," Guevara said. "We've been playing better and better with every game. Hopefully well keep getting contribu- tions from everyone ... We should be able to run the floor on them and we must take care of the basketball." "We're mentally keyed up and we'll come ready to play." Regardless of what happens tomorrow night, Michigan won't be able to dwell on the results for very long. They will face Wisconsin on Sunday afternoon to close out their weekend homestand. If you were in the production room at The Michigan Daily, you probably watched the game on this 19-inch RCA television monitor. .^.._... 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