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- coniitnoe o bomenai o the year
By Benjamin Singer "It's nice to play on the home field," through the Miami msatch-up next
Daily Sports Reporter Pankratz said. "We're used to it. It's a Tuesday, serves one purpose for thi
fast field when it's wet, and that plays most part.
This may be the only week of the into our style which is up-ternpo and "This gives us a chance to get at
season that the Michigan Field Hockey fast paced." home, to get some confidence ani
team doesn't have to book a hotel. Ball State is a weaker foe than one work on some things so we can get
The Wolverines will host Ball State usually expects from the defending ready for the Big Ten conference,;
this Friday and Rutgers Saturday for MAC champions. The graduation of Pankratz said.
games three and four of their five- the team's all-time leading goal scorer Even with back-to-back 6-1 victo-
game homestand, the longest that the Sally Northcroft, now an assistant ries, Pankratz has set as one of her
team will have this season. coach, leaves a large void. team's goals to tighten up the defense
"That's great, that's not normal," "They're in a transition year as which allowed only a late goal in eac
Michigan coach Marcia Pankratz said. opposed to the past couple years, but of the two wins.
" ts a year where we did get some they're always tough," Pankratz said. "We did have some younger players
me matches. Usually we travel a "They have a great tradition of excel- in and that's part of gaining experi-
lot." lence. It's going to be an important ence, is to get in there and get throwt
After a 3-1 road trip to start the year, match for us." into the mix," Pankratz said. "So even
Michigan has come back home to its The Ball State game, much like the though they did get scored on it's still
comfortable confines. rest of this homestand which runs valuable experience."
Extra kilometer on tap for harrers
By Rhonda Gilmer Wolverines will have to contend against if they want to repea
Iv Spors wtr last week's success. The Wolverines brought home a first place
team title Sept. 9 from their first scored race of the season --
Pushing themselves to the extreme has always been impor- the Miami Invitational.
tant to the Michigan women's cross country team. This week "I'd really like to see us grouped up even better," McGuire
the Wolverines will attempt to pursue a new level as they tack- said. "Radkewich and Frond did a great job of racing togethe
le their first ever six kilometer race. throughout a good portion of the race last week."
The Spiked Shoe Invitational is the first time ever that the Senior Katie Jazwinski, who was the first place individua
Wolverines have had to compete for this distance. Normally, winner at the Miami Invitational, is looking to repeat he
the Wolverines run five kilometers, but this additional kilome- efforts on Saturday. Her witi at the Miami Invitational marks
ter means not only a longer racing time, but a higher level of her first collegiate win in cross-countrn.
competition. Returning to the lineup are senior lulie Froud who caine it
'We want to run a 6k race on a good course' McGuire said. second and junior Katy Radkewich s'ho placed fourth in th
e like going out there. I like having the opportunity to run Miami Invitational last week.
fgainst) some teams from our conference. It's a good test of Freshmen Lindsey Gallo and Anna Jones both made their
cross-country." cross-country debuts last week, and should see race time agai
The Spiked Shoe Invitational, hosted by Penn State, will in State College . Also scheduled to run are Katie Easton
begin at 10 a.m. and feature 24 teams. West Virginia, James Colleen Lange, Jane Martineau, Katie Ryan, Jeanne Spink, an
Madison and Courtlin State are just some of the teams the Erin White. Lisa Ouellet is questionable with a foot injury.

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By Peter Lund
For the Dails'
Four games into its inaugural season,
the Michigan men's soccer team is a
solid 3-1. It has recorded close wins
against DePaul - in its first-ever varsi-
tv contest - and at Cleveland State in
overtime, as well as an easier 2-0 win in
a driving rainstorm against Schoolcraft
College on Sunday. But the Wolverines
have yet to face the most difficult part of
their schedule.
Illinois-Chicago comes into Elbel Field
tonight with a 2-1-1 record and is coming
off a 1999 campaign that saw the Flames
earn a berth in the NCAA tournament.
The Flames' only loss this season is to
nationally-ranked North Carolina. They
achieved both of their victories last week-
end en route to winning the Oregon
State/Diadora Soccer Classic.
"It will be a great test for us to see how
we match up against a quality Division I
opponent,' co-captain midfielder Jack
Stead said. "Most of the teams we played
have been considered average."
"This team is very strong in flank posi-
tions, so we must do a good job of
defending the ball in wide positions,"
Michigan head coach Steve Bums added.
The toughest task for the Wolverines
in Thursday's night's game will be stop-
ping Illinois-Chicago's senior forward
Eric Lukin. Lukin has recorded two
goals and one assist in the first four
games of the season. He is striving to
follow up on an excellent 1999 season in
which lie was named All-America and
finished second in the NCAA in points
with 56 (21 goals and 14 assists).
Lukin "is a strong finisher, especially
on set plays," Burns said. "From 24
yards in, he'll be looking to shoot"
But as the schedule gets tougher, the
Wolverines hope to improve their chem-

istry. As is the case with any team fea- tests and notched a 1.67 goals against
turing ItI new players out of 22, it could, average, junior Pat Murphy started
take the whole season before the team Sunday against the Ocelots and eamed
has the chemistry it needs to be compet- his first career varsity shutout.
itive. "I like both" goalkeepers," Huber
"It's going to take some time," senior said. "I'm comfortable equally with Moth
forward Ryan Yoder said. "A lot of these of them in back. It doesn't really affect
teams have been playing together for my mindset from game to game."
four years, this is our first According to Burns,
year. But we're gettng bet- TONIGHT there is no controversy.
ter every day." "Albert is our number
Many of the new plaers one right now," he said.
are also adjusting to a new "Technically, he's not the
style of pla. Michigan 7 ie'r ii best of our goalies. But he
plays in a 3-5-2 formation, always seems to come up
with three defenders, five and make the big saves. He
midfielders and two for- si Ins has taken a lot of wear and
wards. Many of the team's tear, so we rested him for
players are used to a 4-4-2 formation. Schoolcrafi"
"Most people have not played the 3-5- The Wolverines will be at nearly fu.ll-
2 in the past," senior defender Steve strength for tonight's game. Sophomere
Huber said. "It will take an adjustment defender Joe Iding is still out another 2-
period for evervone." 4 weeks after suffering a torn medial col-
After senior goalkeeper Albert lateral ligament in his knee against
Geldresstarted the team'sfirst three con- Oakland inthe preseason.

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