10 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 29, 1999
Olson intimidates opponents into submissiot
By Chris Grandstaff The victory came in overtime with wrestling coach Dale Bahr said. "If there's Olson's father gave to him early in his
Dily Sports Writer Olson winning by a score of 10-8 in the a way to win, Otto will do it. This match wrestling career for no particular reason,
He enters the mat like a crazed man, 174-pound weight class. says a lot about his personality and condi- but coach Bahr has his own interpretation
slapping his head gear and pounding his The win wasn't easy though. Olson tioning." of the title:
chest. He paces back and forth - eying his fought back from an early 5-0 deficit-early Olson agreed that conditioning was a "Otto never loses in overtime. I think
prey - anxious to attack. He is intimidat- in the second stanza, and finally tied the major factor in the match, but believed that part of the name must come from OT."
ing. He is Michigan's Erik "Otto" Olson. score with just 36 seconds remaining in there were other factors involved. Olson upped his record to an impres-
Last night, Olson was the highlight of regulation. "I was pissed off because he embar- sive 23-3 this season.
Michigan's disappointing loss to Central Olson ended the match in overtime with rassed me by putting me on my back, It is Olson's style that makes him 11
Michigan. a takedown just about a minute into the Olson said. "I wanted to make sure I was successful.
Olson, ranked sixth in country, brought extra period. going to pay him back. The key to overtime "I go out there and treat every match
the Cliff Keen Arena crowd to their feet by Olson's victory was crucial in keeping is that you have to act like you're not tired, like a fight," Olson said. "I take it person-
The Michigan wrestling team, notseen above, is still pretty decisioning 14th ranked Ryan the Wolverines in the meet. and just go after them." ally. I believe in my conditioning, and
big in its own right. But not this big. Or this scantily clad. Cunningham of Central Michigan. "Otto's got great heart," Michigan The nickname "Otto" is something when I get out there I want to get physical"
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X,. Staff Picks
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Clinton removed from office? No No No Yes
s ;Graduating in May? Yes Yes Kines: Yes; U of M: Yeah, right Hell yes!
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Astronomical sign? Sagittarius Sagittarius Aquarius Leo
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Harlem Globetrotters or Wash. Generals? Globetrotters Generals Globetrotters Globetrotters
Better trip: Miami or Hawai'i? Hawai'i Hawai'i Hawaii Miami
Michigan hoops: Postseason or not? Seriously? Not (emphatically) What postseason?! Does Big Ten tourney count?
Best city in Michigan? Ypsi (Deja Vu) Novi, baby! Ann Arbor Sterling Heights
Will Mark McGwire pass Roger Maris? Yeah No way! No problem Mark McGwire's cool
=for Best Bet Astronomical sign McGwire passing Maris Employed by May Best City In Michigan
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FREE TIME?
ANN ARBOR (AP) - He wasn't Louis Bullock led Michigan (3-5,9- with three seconds left and the lengt
" "LOATHE the first choice, but he was open. And 12) with 22 points. Robbie Reid added the court to go"
when he got the ball, Victor 13 and Josh Asselin chipped in with 12 Michigan turned the ball over 18
ll i s 74 i7A f(I SUNDAYST Chukwudebe made perhaps the biggest for the Wolverines, who have lost three times and the Illini had 13 turnovers.
I . J I1T E basket of his career. straight. "We didn't play well in terms of
OIN THE DAILY. Illinois notched its first BigTen win Michigan had tied it at 59 on execution," Bullock said. "They were
and snapped a seven-game losing streak Asselin's free throw with 10.9 seconds aggressive right off the bat, and they
76-D A&LY j as Chukwudebe sank a jumper from the left. Asselin had two free throws but, pressed up on us and threw us off."
left baseline with 3.4 seconds remain- after an Illinois timeout, he missed the But the biggest difference in the
ing to lift the Fighting Illini to a 61-59 first. After another Illini timeout, he hit ragged contest was 3-point field goals
win over Michigan on Thursday night. the second to tie it. Illinois hit 7-of-8 while the Wolverines,
"We run that play all the time in Illinois worked the ball quickly up connected on just 3-of-l l. Overa
practice," said Chukwudebe, who fin- the court where Johnson found Illinois shot . 43.3 percent, thT
ished with four points. "I'm very confi- Chukwudebe open in the corner and fed Wolverines 41.7 percent.
dent I can hit it from the baseline. Lucas him the ball in front of the Illinois The Illini led almost the entire
(Johnson) got the ball to me and I got a bench. game. Bullock gave Michigan its fist
good look at the basket." "We wanted to push it in an open lead since the early minutes at 55-54 n
Read to Save he World? Chukwudebe, a 6-foot-7 center who court situation and get the ball to Cory," two free throws with 1:38 remaining.
does most of his scoring in the paint, Illinois coach Lon Kruger said. "But The lead changed hands on three
was about 16 feet out for the game-win- they denied him. Lucas just took it and straight possessions after that until -
ner. found Victor." Asselin tied it at 59.
Cwe for."It was hard to celebrate there, Michigan's bid for a last-ditch shot "There was kind of this feeling that
W(JIA.. . e because there was time left on the went amiss when Asselin's inbounds we were going to come back, and that
clock," Chukwudebe said. "But we cel- pass went off Bullock's hands and out we were going to be all right," Re
ebrated hard in the locker room." of bounds with .3 left on the clock, said. "We let that go on too long, an
Cleotis Brown had 13 points for "The plan was for me to catch the ended up not being in a position to win.
Illinois (I-7 Big Ten, 9-11 overall) and ball and drive the length of the court," The sense of urgency wasn't there
Cory Bradford added 12. Bullock said. "It's a tough situation tonight."
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