10A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 03, 2003 w Ryznar finds his game at right time By Dan Rosen Daily Sports Writer This is Jason Ryznar's time of year. Michigan's 6-foot-4 forward scored the game- winning goal on Sunday to send the Wolverines to their third consecutive Frozen Four. After the game, coach Red Berenson said that Ryznar is playing the best hockey of his career right now. * Spartans t straight fr By Gina Adduci Daily Sports Writer The Anchorage, Alaska native thinks his health might have something to do with that. Ryz- nar injured his right shoulder in Michigan's first game of the sea- son against Niagara on Oct. 11. He returned two weeks later, _t ' 1 8 only to hurt his left shoulder in his first game back. "I think the injuries were a setback, especially for a big kid who misses some time on the ice," assistant coach Billy Powers said. "It seems that it always takes the big guys a little longer to get into a real flow. I think for Ryz, you know, this is Ryz's midsea- son right now. He's got a lot of energy." The Michigan coaching staff also said that Ryz- nar's style is well suited for the postseason game. His big frame and soft hands make him difficult to handle in the corners. "A lot of the little things in playoff hockey aren't necessarily finesse," Berenson said. "You've got all these good players, but they're playing so hard, and it's so important, that there's not a lot of room to choose between players. But Ryznar is separating himself from players just because he's so strong along the boards. He's giving us a big boost in that area. This is his kind of hockey." The sophomore has teamed with center David Moss over the second half of the season to become Michigan's most physical pairing. Their work TONY DING/Daily Michigan sophomore Jason Ryznar works to get free in front of the Ferris State net in the CCHA Super Six championship game. Ryznar has been playing some of his best hockey during the playoffs. behind the net starts before the game, when the two sit down with a chart of the opposing team to see how big their defense is. The homework also makes life better for their other linemate, Milan Gajic. "It's easy when you're playing with guys that are big but are skilled at the same time," Gajic said. "If they're just big, and they're not skilled, it kind of poses some problems where they can go in and hit, but after that they can't do anything. But with these guys, they're big, they're massive, they can move the puck, and they can score. And I think they showed that over the weekend." According to Powers, the line has been at the top of its game lately. And the guys couldn't have picked a better time. "We've had success here at Michigan because (this has) been a team time of year," Powers said. "If you don't have everybody going, you're not moving on." MAKING IT BIG: Ferris State lost to Minnesota in the NCAA Tournament last Saturday. So it's no surprise that Bulldogs star Chris Kunitz has already had a better week. The senior, who torched the Wolverines and the rest of the CCHA for 35-44-79 totals, signed a two-year contract with the Mighty Ducks of Ana- heim on Tuesday and was then named one of three finalists for the prestigious Hobey Baker Award yesterday. Cornell goalie Dave LeNevue and Colorado Col- lege forward Peter Sejna are also finalists. -The Associated Press contributed to this report. EAST LANSING - The intra-state rivalry was sparked once again yester- day when the Michigan men's tennis team faced Michigan State in East Lansing. Michigan dropped its sixth straight match to the Spartans, 5-2. Although the Spartans won all three doubles matches, the Wolverines played tough in the singles matches. Sophomore David Anving triumphed over Michigan State's Marshall Cameron, winning in two straight sets. "We lost three match points in our doubles match, so I was really pumped up for my singles match," Anving said. Anving faced Cameron last year, los- ing in two straight sets, and "really wanted to beat him this time." The first set was tight, but Anving was able to break back and clinch the first set. By the second set, Cameron was worn down, while Anving picked up the pace and swept the match (6-4, 6-1). Although sophomore Josef Fischer was ultimately defeated by his oppo- nent, Topalo Goran, he provided an exciting and entertaining match. EAGLES Continued from Page 5A it into the outfield somewhere," Canta- lamessa said. "(Ryan Ford) threw me a changeup, I stayed back on it and it felt good." While the veterans of the ball club saved the day, the youngsters gave it the kick start. Freshman shortstop Jeremy Goldschmeding put the first runs on the board with his two-run homerun in the third, finishing 2-for-4 on the day with two RBIs and two runs scored. Sopho- more right fielder Chris Burhans fol- lowed up with a two-run homerun of his own in the sixth inning, giving the Wolverines a seemingly safe 6-1 lead. "We expect the whole team to do their part," Cantalamessa said. "That's exactly what we need. If we're going to be good, we need everybody to do well." The Eagles made it a new game in the seventh, working through three Michi- gan pitchers to score four runs, two of them coming from third baseman Der- rick Peterson's double. "Right now, we just have no one with experience," Maloney said. "Any situa- tion we bring someone in, it doesn't make much of a difference. We just keep running guys out there in hopes that someone will step up." akeasixthl om BIueY "It's always very emotional w n you play the Spartans. All y iwantto do is win," Fischer said. Fischer's match was critical. If he and Chris Shaya had each been suc- cessful in their singles matcns, Michigan would have taken toera ll victory. "After my teammates-P t Zg'ood effort into their doubles m tches bpt lost doubles points, I knewnwrt e going to need to win four out of six si- gles matches in order to win against State. I knew Goran was a big player, and I had to do whatever I could just to stay in the point," Fischer said. Fischer had little room for error. At 5-6 in the first set, Golan broke Fischer. In the second set, Fische 4hd one double fault, and Goran took a 3-love, breaking Fischer. "I told myself, 'Just hold this game.' I (was) only down one break, and I knew with a little luck and some balls on the court, that he would give me axgame, and I could come back,' Fischer said. Fischer was unsuccessful in his bat- tle, losing 7-5, 7-5. "I just tried to hang tougli,",isch- er said. 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