13 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 20, 2000 .Mskating, hitting itself into shape Ice time The Michigan hockey team opens its exhibtion season neat week with the annual Blue/ White scrimmage. Here's the fuli schedule to clip and put on your refrigerator. State provides 'M' first Big Ten test By Ryan C. Moloney Daiy ySorts Writer 'To the untrincd ohsersci'. thc first v days of thc M ichigan hockcv team's captains' pr'aciicc tightn look like an NhLl all-star gameic intentsity lapses, odd-itani rushecs anid shtowsboat- ng galorc. But awithi tnt seck's lltic ad Whttc gamec list approachtingt, the atnmosphecrc is iansthin" bitt lick- adaisical -- the past wecek olfptractice2 htas been chaatrized by in7 ip- tcmpo pac, soilid checckittg 'and exceptional plivitakin. * Wei wcant to simuat a gainttpc situation," assistat captain Scott Matzka said. "We really wati to bc prcparcd for itie Ice [Brakcr Tournamttct comin" up so "citing rcady curly is dclfinitely ati imtpotati part of our prcpatatiittt" Miclhiguan will host three N(' AA TIourntamtent tcamis --Ncw Hamtpshirc, North Dakota anid Colg ate.- in thc *tson-opening itiurny TRAINING ROOM: Mintainintg prac- ice Inteict is ito, easy task lot the Wolverines, cotnsirlerin" kcv plaivcrs such as Andy H-ilhert, Maik Kosick itnd Dane Huntzicker ire siceidily imakitny their way back iti gamte speeul 'aftcr dealittg with injiti is ivci thie suittmttr. "I didnti expect Hluntzicker to bc buck skatitne hut he looks likc hc's rcady to got, attd Kosick's skatitig likc hr was at ithc cud of' last scasotn,' *atzka said. I-'luutzickcr sustainecd a kntcc spraini in M'ichuigan's 4-3overititttr aitt ovcr Colgtec in the ir tst roiund of last sea- soit's Nf AA Tournamient. Koisick Itad a knee scope earlier itt ther summer'o~ and is dealingtig t titi- mttl side effects. "So lit so 'ool," Kosick said. "It's a litle swollent tight now aud I'tn a little Wtorieid ahout it. Hopefully I ran kcep ithc swecllitng down. Whten it is tot swoillen it liels unbehlievahle so the kcy is ii to trotl the swvcllinguu ICEBtREAKE RS:It'sbhint Just lutur dua's, hut alrcady incitminig freshmtnt AttdyvBurncs, Mike. Komnisarek, Joe Kautz anid Hisid Wkyzgowski are mak- itty an ittpression with thirto net- mteis. "Komnisarek and Barnes are going to be a big part of the team Matzka said ofthei two dckensrmnn"Komtsarek is a bigo guy and lie'sgnte out theie and hit a couple of guys tard" Komisarek is 6ft oot-4 and "ices the Wuolvriesanotahcr totughi physical defecnsemoan. Matzka also ptaitsedisKautz anid Wyzgowski lorthirtphysical play. believing it wtill catty overintito itic seasont. Bucrnes intherterdlNot 4,lis stuont hr defetisemtati Mike Viin Rytn dutritg the 1998-99 seasotnt Kautzer is Nit.I11, sornt last scasontiIts'the io'-graduated Atidreiw Menrick. Nit24, wotrn hrlast scason's senitti raptinitSeaitPeach, tiou bclontgs to Wyzgowski. lKomiisar'ck tiok Nito. swornt last sea- situ bty soiphiomotre Brad Fraser. Frascr nowtr weats Not. 7. Date Fri., Sept. 291 Sat., Sept. 30 Fri., Oct. 6 Sat. Oct. '7 Fri., Oct. 13 Sat.. Oct. 14 Fri., Oct. 20 Sun., Oct. 22 Oct.' 27-28 Sat., Nov. 4 Fri.; Nov. 10 Sat., Nov. 11 Nov. 17-18 Thur., Nov. 23 Sat., Nov:25 Dec. 1-2 Dec. 8-9. Tue., Dec. 12 Fri., Dec. 29 Sat., Dec. 30 Jan. 5-6 Jan. 12-13 Fri., Jan. 19 Sat.. Jan. 20 Tue.. Jan. 23 Sat.. Jan. 27 Feb. 2-3 Feb. 9-10 Fri., Feb. 16 Sat.. Feb. 17 Thur.. Feb. 22 Sat.. Feb. 24 Fri., March 2 Opponent Blue/White levi Wkilfhid Larier leni 'Colgate (IBT) Game 2 1IBT1 vs. Merrimack vs. AK-nchorage at Bowling Green at Bowling Green Miami (Ohio) Michigan State Ferris State at Ferris State Alaska-Fairhanks at Wisconsin -at Minnesota at N. Michigan St. Lawrence' NTDP U1B levi Michigan Tech IGLII Game 2 (GLI) Lake Superior at Ohio State W. Michigan at W. Michigan Notre Dame vs. Michigan State aNebraska-Omaha N. Michigan Notre Dame vs. Michigan State at Lake Superior vs. Lake Superior at Michigan State By Kristen Fidh For 'ThecDailt' As the Itrecontferntce seasont comtes to aii cud, the Michtigan viollcybtall i tt begitis the Big Tent seaisont tonigttt Michtigant State with high lhopes. iTis pas~t Saturday.,iti. Wolverires were all smiiles as they emttetrd cliaitpi- cots of the Fiyetteville Itsvitatiita.iLerd by seniors Sarah Behntkreitid Alija Pittenger. the teamt hit over .313 'igainst Arkanisas and averaged 17.7 kills. Nowth.enteim mtust fice tic fierc. tess of thr 17th-rantkrd Spartans. Alttlounli No. 21 Michigain's I8-1 'ecoird is slightly more imprssrivetani Michitgan State's 7-2,itir Woveriners enter thr matrctis thc utiderdogs. It's "a very big tea,.a vcryrexpcti- eticed itamatid a very skillrd iceim, Rosetisatid. We still try to stay witin our system and if we cotntrol the bill owell tieestill tic stati ptosititversutis" Addinto ipositivcebiotes is tBrtttkc' 'apidly imtprovingi"etih.i "it tas greit to sceherct omicbark afitrinr injutrittnlduditsitwellt 'itist IHisusittntiin I irttrs llest Rotesi d. Berhnkc itas quirteabit ositalet n th-tl reitrismtito hr ibletrontadcapt tolinutp changtes sitce shteIris ben .ibsenit. Also recrrntly ictuttinti"is seiort Jontita Firl slii who iradstitcicra shulrutctinitity. Iniirdditiontoihertin-i court ibiliticsl'iclrdrr is especially ntote- oruthy ini bet citipatabitity stithticttcr Katrina ILretmtan. "Thcy plais ihirsatme positiion and play wtoethr heuibilintg the ueamtit (thet a guoorhitythm,"tRuosren said. Lerhtmtatisaithtwistare autle iti lcoou to ech othrliiortotisvtion and surenigub on aund off thur court. "Brcacusc you tired another persont who knows your piosition and swhat you cu thrurcg hswe drcided that wusoul keep eairk othier goung;ILehmaun si'. -011 this.rcurt, wekrrp each othercon.- stintt atichrady for thec next phlty. Joanna is allu amimt1"phayetatid when shte is n, stir is ulitucppahI" If Lehmaniiiandtuieulder findthdat rhyhmutricrr thir trimthc WboNvenne tn itud tchemhtselves tocugh to ba tonigoht ini Iast Lansin'. But to give thermsrlvtesaicbanc at an upset of t' Spatans, Michtiganutsill hi-ue to fne- tune a lens key sk'lls The teamit's 'irsi oeurnce pratic contsisuedh umostly of ball cotrol. Bu irow Rouseni 'ocuises isntchoreographd plays anud exact dills ''Ity beat Statetsrestill hasc to pas welrl atid rut a fast offensr;Lehma said. "We alsonteed to scretogI becuise, if or get thiem off bbtlance-i stilt be hurd~er lotrtmto reii their plays." I' i *. A -:', u.+, ti;;. 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