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12 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 14, 2000

Ice

dust

s ees

Soccer set to build o
promising first year

Ferris student section says
Yost fans can't compare

By Joe Smith
Daily Sports Writer
BIG RAPIDS - A sign in the
Ferris State student section proclaims,
"If you can't run with the Big Dawgs,
stay on the porch."
This is theattitude of the intense,
possibly insane fans that reverberate
the boards at Ewigleben Arena -
often getting into the heads of the
opponents with their uncanny antics
and vulgarity that make Yost's fans
seem like they're rated "PG."
"It's definitely a hard place to play,"
Michigan freshman Andy Burnes said.
"You've got to drown them out and
play your game."
Much like many arenas of smaller
schools in the CCHA, Ewigleben
makes up for its lack of capacity
(2,457) with the placement of the
stands - literally putting them direct-
ly into the action.
"Its like they're right on top of you,"
Ferris State senior captain Jim Dube
said. It's like they're breathing down
your neck. I'm sure some teams get
intimidated coming in here, with the
noise of the boards shaking."
But it wasn't always this way.
The tradition started off in an
unlikely setting -a football game.
At a frigid and snowy football
Saturday in 1995, Ferris State hockey
coach Bob Daniels noticed five
dichard Bulldog fans with their shirts
off and faces painted - and some-
thing clicked in his head.
"I just went up to them and asked
them if they could bring this same
type of energy to the ice arena,
Daniels said.
In a brief meeting in his office,
Daniels started the group off with

Nov. 13 standings

Team Record
1. Michigan State 7-1-1
2. Boston College 8-2-0
3. Minnesota 7-1-2
4. North Dakota 6-2-4
5. Michigan 7-2-2
6. St. Cloud 6-1-1
7. Colorado Coll. 6-2-0
8. Western Mich. 8-1-1
9. New Hampshire6-3-1
10. Northeastern 5-2-1

Pts
579
540
481
461
453
413
289
277
265
224

some season tickets and a couple jer-
seys, and from there it grew into an
actual student organization.
"we just try to make it go nuts,"
Ferris State senior Joe Crawford said.
"We want to make everyone go wild
and have a good time"
Crawford is the president of the
Ferris State Sports Supporters, which
entails about 35 "alcohol free" fans
who raise money through fundraisers
to follow the team and give the "Dawg
Pound" national notoriety.
With the help of an adviser, the
group rented a 15-passenger van to
make the trip on Friday night to Yost
Ice Arena, comparing itself to
arguably the best student section in the
nation.
"We were at Yost last night and we
weren't very impressed with their stu-
dent section," Crawford said. "They
didn't have very good cheers and we
think ours are better."
Like Yost, the "Dawg Pound" fea-
tures a pep band mixed in with the stu-
dents, along with many similar chants
to the Yost crazies. They even boast a

By David Mosse
Dally' Sports Writer
Like a young child taking its first
steps, the Michigan men's soccer team
stumbled at times and just plain fell.
on its face in others, but more often
than not, played above expectations
and set the course for a strong future.
Michigan concluded its inaugural
varsity season with a gut-wrenching
double-overtime defeat to Penn State
in the opening round of the Big Ten
tournament. The game was in some
ways a microcosm of a season in
which Michigan fell just short in sev-
eral contests but showed encouraging
signs.
"We had expectations of doing a lit-
tle better in the win-loss department,"
Michigan coach Steve Burns said.
"But we were in almost every game."
The. Wolverines' final record of 6-
10 (1-5 Big Ten) was not indicative of
how well the team played. Michigan
suffered three overtime defeats, two
of them at the hands of the nationally
rated Nittany Lions. The other came
to Michigan State in a hotly contested
match that helped christen a new
rivalry.
"I thought we represented the
school very well," Burns said. "We
played to the best of our ability in
every game and we did it for the most
part with heart and guts."
Michigan understandably sched-
uled a fairly cushy nonconference
slate in an effort to instill confidence
in the young team' before embarking
through the rugged Big Ten.
The Wolverines won three of their
first five games, highlighted by victo-
ries over Depaul and Detroit. But as
the Big Ten season kicked off, the

losses began to mount for a tea
comprised of mostly freshman at
former club players. Michigan's lo
conference win was a late season
torv at Northwestern.
Yet Michigan proved it belonged
playing competitively in a number
games, and in doing so, helped deve
op players for the future.
Freshman forwards Kevi
Robinson and Tom Gritter proved
strong combination up front ai
sophomore goalkeeper Brad King w
solid between the posts. Fiery ful
back . Kevin Taylor anchore
Michigan's defense and
Hirschfield was a capable midfie
distributor.
The only truly humbling experiei
of the season was a 7-0 loss at t
hands of the two-time defendin
national champion Indiana, i
Bloomington. Yet even that defe
may serve as a positive down the roa
"That showed us what we're u
against," Burns said. "In terms
their fighting power and spirit. It
like every pass and every tackle wa
the difference in the game. It is a me
tality we have to teach our guys."
Burns also realizes the importance
increasing the talent level of the tea
and is already working on his ne.
recruiting class. Though unable to com
ment on individual players, Burn
promises he has signed some top note
talent and believes he is capable of lum
ing others to Ann Arbor.
"We can offer playing time aci
the board," Burns said. "Being a ne
program, we don't have a lot o
depth from position to position so w
can promise guys they will star
from day one, and that carries a fo
of weight"

DANNY MOLOSHOK/Daily
Michigan goaltender Josh Blackburn was subject to the riggors of Ferris State's

"Dawg Pound" in Saturday's 54 loss.
separate rendition of "Hail to the
Victors" - only in this altered and
vulgar version, Michigan is certainly
not the "leaders and best."
"Its the best student section in this
league for sure," Ferris State defense-
man Christian Schroder said. "They
might be the rudest, but every team
hates them, and hates coming to play
here."
Those who especially regret comning
into Ewigleben are opposing goalies,
whom the "Dawg Pound" greets with
taunts and chants. But Ferris States'
;goalie Vince Owen doesn't seem to
mind, as it serves as redemption for
what he is subjected to at Yost.
With his frustration reaching a boil-
ing point on Friday, Owen banged his
stick against the Yost glass after being
subjected to repeated chants of "Ugly

Goalie."
"From what I went through last
night it was good to have a little pay-
back," Owen said. "What comes
around goes around."
Vulgar or not, the "Dawg Pound"
gives Ferris State an intimate home-
ice advantage that other larger univer-
sities can't offer.
After the bench clearing brawl on
Saturday night, the Bulldog cheering
section shared plenty of high-fives
and embraces with the team, who was
triumphantly making its way into the
locker room.
"With our school being smaller,
about 8,000 students, it's more inti-
mate than other schools," Daniels said.
"There's a lot more interaction
between the athletes and the students
on campus.

Toronto trip brings back memories for Berenson

By Ryan C. Moloney
Daily SpoT-is \ritcr

Those with a flare for the corny might call it "once
in a blue moon."
Michigan hockey's meticulous and intense coach
Red Berenson misses games as often as Wayne
Gretzky misses point-blank
empty-netters. In light of HOCKEY
such dedication, Berenson's
absence from the Michigan Notebook
bench to attend a ceremony
at the Hockey Hall of Fame must have felt a little
tedious.
Quite the contrary.
The celebration of the 1972 Canadian "Summit
Series" team that defeated the Soviet team allowed
Berenson to get back in touch with some long lost
teammates. as well as to relive the spectacle of the
team's impact on Canadian culture.
"This was a recognition of the 'team of the centu-
ry "' Berenson said. "We don't see each other very
often" - during the series "we were only together
for six weeks.
"We got to know each other and there is a spark
there when we get together again, everybody is real-

ly enjoying it and each other."
The 1972 Canadian team, made up of the NHI Ls
best Canadian-born players, engaged in an eight-
game epic battle, billed "the Summit Series" in a nod
to the frosty relations between the two countries dur-
ing the waning peak of the Cold War era.
The Soviets took a 3-1 series lead over the
Canadians after five games, with one game played to
a tie. In order for Canada to win the series and sal-
vage political and hockey pride in the free world -
they had to run the table on a team that was far more
skilled and conditioned than anyone had expected.
And that's just what they did. With 34 seconds left
in the third period of Game 8, Canada's Paul
Henderson netted the tie-breaker to capture the series
and one of Canada's proudest moments.
"In Canada, it was an unbelievable series in terms
ofthe interest in the series schools brought in TVs
to watch it," Berenson said.
The memory of the series has not faded from the
Canadian conscience. H lundreds of people showed
up in front of the hall of fame in Toronto, Friday to
witness the unveiling of a statue commemorating the,
team.
3erenson called the ceremony "really good, well
done and well organized."

"I was at the Hockey Hall of Fame from 8:30 in the
mo-ning until 10:00 at night and then I drove home
- there were a series of events. The media was unbe-
Iievable, everybody from Toronto was there," he said.
Berenson addressed the Wolverines on his
absence last Tuesday, explaining the legacy and
importance of the series in the recent history of
North America.
" It really shows how a sport can influence people,"
defenseman Mike Roemensky said. "It puts a good
feeling in us to know that our coach was part of
something that special."
HI1:NnICKER APPEAL: Berenson said yesterday
that a request has been sent to the CCHA to review
the circumstances of defensman Dave Huntzicker's
disqualification after an altercation with Ferris
State's Chad McIver on Friday night.
"The guy who came off the bench ended up being
the guy who took Huntzicker out of the game,"
Berenson said.
Michigan alleges that if McIver was not allowed to
leave the bench during an on-ice serum on Friday
night, Huntzicker would have been able to dress for
the next night's game.
Huntzicker did not appear to drop his gloves or
retaliate to Melver's punches.

JEFF HURViTZ/Daily
Senior Ryan Yoder (10), a veteran of the men's soccer club, helped Michigan
make the varsity transition in year one. He is one of five departing seniors. 0

Shed no tears: Stickers outplayed down south

By David Roth
Daily Sports Writer

DAVID KATZ/Daily
'The Michigan fled hockey team was eliminated from the NCAA tournament Sunday
by Wake Forest.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., -It's
hard to cry when you lose a game you
should have lost and got there by win-
ning a game you never should have
won.
Sure, the FIELD HOCKEY
Michigan field
hockey team was- CommentaTy
n't exactly doing
"the hustle" after being defeated 3-2
in overtime Sunday, but the tears and
sniffles were limited to just a select
player or two.
Most Michigan players expected
nothing less than a second-straight trip
to the Final Four this year. But after
being denied it, especially in overtime,
one would think they should be devas-
tated, right?
Wrong.
Michigan's trip south proved that it

was indeed one of the country's pre-
miere teams. But it's not just how good
you are, it's how good the other guys
are.
The other guys outplayed Michigan
in both the Wolverines' win and loss.
William & Mary outshot Michigan 27-
16 and had 12 penalty corners to the
Wolverines' 2. But Michigan some-
how ousted the, Tribe in double over-
time.
As tears streamed down the face of
William & Mary's Kathy Deiong in
the postgame press conference, she
tersely explained her game analysis.
"We dominated," she said.
And her account is accurate.
Hlow often will you hear a member
of a losing team say that?
With the ball on Michigan's defen-
sive side of the field 95 percent of the
time, it was only amazing defense and
goalkeeping combined with once-
every-blue-moon sporadic offensive

spurts that gave the Wolverines the
victory.
Then came Sunday.
The stats again swayed toward
Michigan's opposition.
Wake Forest had I1 penalty corners
to Michigan's one, and 22 shots-on-
goal to the Wolverines' nine.
"Wake Forest played extraordinarily
well on their home field, and their key
players stepped up," Michigan coach
Marcia Pankratz said. "They deserved
tO will."
Again, a more-than-fair account.
On the weekend, Michigan's ability
to create offense hit a new low. Even in
the Wolverines' 2-0 loss to Wake
Forest on Oct. 14, Michigan outshot
the Demon Deacons 15-13. And in its
worst loss all year, to North Carolina
October 13 by a 4-0 margin, Michigan
managed two more penalty corners
than the Tar Heels with an 8-6 advan-
tage.
Yet as NCAA regional weekend
rolled around, Michigan couldn't
muster an absolute advantage in either.
And somehow, after being dominated
for a combined 154 minutes of field
hockey, all Michigan needed was a
single shot to erase its ills.

Shots on goat
Michigan 16,
William & Mary 27
Michigan 9,
Wake Forest 22
Penalty corners
Michigan 2,
William & Mary 12
Michigan 1.
Wake Forest 11

Un-Stat-isfying effort
Michigan was dominated by its
weekend opponents in the NCE
tournament - at least on the
score sheet.

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But the winning shot went to Wal
Forest's Jenny Everett on a penal
stroke in Michigan's third overtime
the weekend.
As the Wolverines embarked upt
their final post-game stretch of 200
faces were red, amazing senior pl ve
careers' with much to be proud
come to an end, but the player
lacrimal glands held up, knowing th
there was no reason to shed tears.

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