Friday, October 8, 1999 - The Michigan Daily - 11 aTweet! Whistles play role j n 'M' win By Stephanie Offen Daily Sports Writer SOUTH BEND The Michigan hockey team didn't expect what the referees had in store for it last night in its 5-3 victory over Notre Dame. Senior Kevin Magnuson, the team's acting captain due to Sean Peach's 1oin injury, told the team after the rm-up that the referees were just going to let the two teams battle it out. "(Magnuson) said to keep our hands up, and if the referee sees any- thipg he's going to call it. He's going to let us play," junior Josh Langfeld said. ,But 22 seconds into the first period, the referees seemed to change their minds. Notre Dame junior Ryan Clark ok his spot in the penalty box for Oghing before the teams had played a minute. Clark's penalty was the first of nine penalties to be called in the first period. The strict penalty calling early in the game played right into the hands of the Wolverines, as Michigan had an extra man for 10 of the first 15 min- utes of the period. Penalties led to two goals by the Wolverines, taking them into the *ak ahead 2-0. It's a game where you just can't play shorthanded or they're going to score," Michigan coach Red Berenson said. But in the second period, the refer- ee's whistle was not so friendly to the Wolverines. It was the Fighting Irish who benefitted from the calls of the referees after the break. "The power plays may have favored -t one point, but then we game up power play goal and their power play started to click," Berenson said. It started to click when Notre Dame entered the second period in a five- on-three, and would convert on the two-man advantage. Senior Ben Simon, the leading scorer in the CCHA last season, scored the first Notre Dame goal of the season. And it was fitting in a game filled Sh misconducts that even goalie . Blackburn would finally cash in on his first career penalty. At the end of the first period, Blackburn got hit, fell backwards and his glove fell off. When he finally got up from under the Notre Dame player who had him pinned down, he threw a punch, only to be thrown in the penal- ty box. "Without a glove, I was waiting for l'to blow the whistle," Blackburn l.i"But now I know he (the referee) doesn't blow the whistle when a glove comes off." In total, 14 penalties were called. "If was a pretty physical game out there;" Langfeld said. "They tried to finish a lot of their checks and tried to knock us off our game. They tried to run us off the ice, but that didn't hap- pen." Michigan 5, Notre Dame 3 Michigan 2 2 1 - 5 Lake Superior 0 2 1 - 3 First period -1. UM, Koch 1 (Mink, Matzka) 2:11 (pp); 2. UM, Langfeld 1 (Jilison, Comrie) 10:38. Penalties - ND, clark (roughing) 0:22; UM, Merrick (hooking) 2:38; ND, Henning (tripping) 4:25; ND, Kopischke (high sticking) 8:34; UM, Huntzicker (hooking) 11:05; ND, Kopischke (inter- ference) 13:32; ND, Holina (holding) 17:13: UM, shouneyia (slashing) 19:20; UM, Blackburn (rough- ing) 19:55. cond period - 3. ND, Simon 1 (chin, Carlson) 4 (pp); 4. UM, Swistak 1 (Shouneyia) 3:22; 5. D, Dolder (clark, Henning) 7:12; 6. Langfeld 2 (Jilison, Kosick) 10:13. Penalties - UM, Koch (checking from behind) 4:56; ND, Henning (hooking) 8:12; UM, comrie (tripping) 11:50; UM, team (too many men); 13:22. Third period - 7. ND, Dunlop 1 (unassisted) 10:13; 8. UM, comrie (Vancik) 19:46 (en). Penalties- ND, Borega (tripping) 5:37. Shots on goal - UM 15-9-3 - 27; ND 5-11-5 - 21. Power Plays- UM, 1 of 7; ND 1 of 7. Saves - UM, Blackburn 5-9-4 - 18; ND, Kimento 13-7-2 - 22. Referee - Mike Mondalek. Linesmen - Brian Hill, Brian Troester. At: Joyce Center. A: 2,235 STAFF PICKS: All picks made against the spread. Home teams in CAPS. MICHIGAN (-2.5) vs. Michigan State OHIO STATE (-2.5) vs. Purdue Wisconsin (-3) vs. MINNESOTA INDIANA (-8) vs.Northwestern Penn State (-28) vs. IOWA NEBRASKA (-30) vs Iowa State Virginia Tech (-29) vs. RUTGERS NOTRE DAME (-12.5) vs. Arizona State HAWAII (-1.5) vs. Rice TENNESSEE (-11) vs. Georgia Florida (-14) vs. LSU FLORIDA STATE (-18) vs. Miami (Fla) ARIZONA (-1) vs. Southern Cal Michigan Daily (-14) vs. STATE NEWS Best Bet Last week Overall (Best Bet) T.J. Berka Michigan Purdue Wisconsin Indiana Penn State Iowa State Virginia Tec Arizona Stat Rice Tennessee Florida Miami, Fla. Arizona Daily Arizona State 8-6 (1-0) 29-25-2 (1-3 Rick Freeman Michigan Ohio State Wisconsin Indiana Penn State Nebraska h Virginia Tech e Notre Dame Hawaii Tennessee Florida Miami, Fla. Southern Cal Daily Ohio Sate 6-8 (0-1) i) 27-27-2 (1-3) l Josh Kleinbaum Michigan Purdue Wisconsin Indiana Penn State Nebraska Rutgers Notre Dame Hawaii Georgia Florida Miami, Fla. Southern Cal Daily Southern Cal 4-10(0-1) 24-30-2(1-3) Andy Latack Michigan Ohio State Wisconsin Indiana Penn State Nebraska Rutgers Notre Dame Hawaii Tennessee Florida Miami, Fla. Arizona Daily Floida 7-7(0-1) 28-26-2(0-4) By Sam Duwe For the Daily The Michigan men's golf team has- n't had a competition to worry about in awhile. "We've had a weird schedule this fall," said Michigan coach Jim Carras, referring to the team's five tournaments that are spaced weeks apart. "Usually we have all the match- es in a row - bang, bang, bang, bang --- but not this season. It's very strange." The Wolverines began tournament play in late September with the Falcon Cross Creek Invitational, where they finished third. But for three weeks, Michigan hasn't shot against a single opponent. The Wolverines' next match is Monday, when the team will travel to Cincinnati for the Xavier Invitational. Michigan will battle Stanford on Oct. 29 and Hawaii on Nov. 22 will follow, with seasonal play concluding at the end of November. With all the big lulls in the action, Carras hopes to use the time to strengthen and solidify his team. Along with continuous practice and improved drives, the team also has to prepare for a series of qualifying rounds. "We have 10 varsity golfers, and we're trying to figure out which five are playing at their best. These will be the guys who play in the matches," Carras said. "It's a rigorous process. It's time for the players to determine their own destiny." Golf ready for action after lull in schedule Qualifying matches are held before every m ajor tournament to determine who will compete. For the Xavier Invitational, two of the three rounds have already been held this week.T The third is today. Not every player on the team has to go through this rigorous process, however. "(Michael) Harris and (Andy) Matthews are exempt from participat- ing," Carras said. Harris and Matthews, Michigan's top two performers this season, had exceptional rounds at Falcon Cross. Harris won the individual title, and Matthews finished in the top 10. "I'm confident in their results," Carras said. Besides the positions occupied by Harris and Matthews, three more positions have to be filled for each tournament. "We have qualifiers before each tournament, but often times, the guys will hold their spots," Carras said. "We can only take five guys on the plane. We have to know in advance who is going. And everybody wants to go." While Carras is optimistic about his team's performance, he does have concerns about the length of the sea- son, however. "Most of the guys have been play- ing since last February, through the spring season, into summer leagues, and won't stop playing until the end of November. I'm worried about burnout." Cleveland up 2-0; Pedto out. From staff and wire reports CLEVELAND - Boston's chances to knock off Cleveland depended on Pedro Martinez. And if a 2-0 deficit to the Indians, after yesterday's 11-1 loss, was bad enough, the Red Sox may have lost their dominating pitcher for the rest of the best-of-five series. The Red Sox, who lost Martinez to a back injury in Game 1, will turn to another Martinez. Pedro's brother. Ramon, to save their season in Game 3 Saturday at Fenway Park. Dave Burba starts for Cleveland. "We need a good start from Ramon," Red Sox manager Jimy Williams said. "We have to win Saturday. We know that, ... We're not done yet. It's not over yet." Pedro Martinez, who removed himself after four innings in Game 1, said the muscle strain in his back had improved, but that there was persistent pain. "I have felt improvement. I feel better already," said Pedro, in a released state- ment from the team. "I really feel posi- tive about-it." Even if he can pitch again, it may be too late for the Red Sox, who dropped to 1-18 since Bill Buckner's infamous error in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. Williams kidded that it might be time for desperate measures. Maybe even a seance. "Maybe I'll get a hold of George Herman (Ruth)," Williams said. By the time the Indians finished with Boston yesterday, the Red Sox had much more than an aching back. Jim Thome hit a grand slam, Harold Baines added a three-run shot and Charles Nagy pitched seven solid innings Thursday as Cleveland moved within a win of sweeping Boston with an I I-1 rout of the Red Sox. The Indians, who were the first team in 49 years to score more than 1,000 runs during the regular season, looked for a while like they might try to match that figure in Game 2. "We're in a groove now," shortstop Omar Vizquel said. "We got everybody swinging the bats, and we're feeding off one another." The Indians battered Bret Saberhagen after his uncharacteristic wildness - three walks in the third (he had walked 11 batters all year) - helped the Indians score i I runs in a two-inning span to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series. The Indians, who had lost eight straight series openers before winning Game I Wednesday night, have won five straight postseason games against the Red Sox. Boston has owned Cleveland during the regular season the past two years, but can't seem to figure out the Indians in October. Thome made history with his second career postseason slam, capping Cleveland's two-inning onslaught against Saberhagen and John Wasdin. His shot in the fourth off Wasdin gave Cleveland an 11-1 lead. Thome, who hit a grand slam last year in the AL Championship Series, has 14 career postseason homers and four in his last four playoff games. His two-run homer in Game I made it 2-2 in the sixth, and the Indians rallied to win in the bottom of the ninth. Of Thone's 36 postseason hits, 14 have left the field. Nagy allowed one run and five hits in beating the Red Sox for the second straight time in the playoffs. He beat Boston in Game 3 of last year's series and is 3-0 in the playoffs and 8-1 in his career against the Red Sox. Meanwhile, Saberhagen, on the dis- abled list three times this year, walked I I batters in 119 innings this season. But he walked three in the third inning, when the Indians set a Division Series record by scoring six times. "I guess he's human," Williams said. "He's not perfect" Saberhagen, World Series MVP in 1985, is 0-3 in three first-round starts. Wamick arrested, out indefinitely TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -the top-ranked Seminoles will be with- out Peter Warrick, a top Heisman Trophy contender, as they try to extend their 44-game non-losing streak at Doak Campbell Stadium. Warrick, who along with fellow wide receiver Laveranues Coles, was suspended following his arrest yesterday on charges of grand theft. A store clerk also was arrested and accused of letting the two play- ers buy S412.38 worth of clothing for $21.40 on Sept. 29. The Hurricanes (2-2) were the last team to win at Florida State - 17- 16 in 1991. "To me, Miami is a 4-0 club," Florida State coach Bobby Bowden said. "They are so close to being undefeated." The Hurricanes opened with two wins but lost by identical 27-23 scores to Penn State and East Carolina. Both times, Miami blew fourth- quarter leads, against the 5-0 Seminoles, that won't work. T.SHIR T PRINTING LOWEST PRICES! HIGHEST QUALITY! FASTESTSER VICE! U * 1002 PONTIAC TR. 994-1367 free Tips AiM Cash!!!1# Spring Break 2000 StudentCit .com is look- ingfor Highly Motivated Students to promote Spring Break 20 00! Organize a small group and travel FREE!!! Top campus reps can earn Free Trip & over $10,000! Choose: Cancun, Jamaica or Nassau! 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