10 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 1, 2005 Johnson learns to check his emotions By James V. Dowd Daily Sports Writer FAIRBANKS - During Friday night's loss, freshman defenseman Jack Johnson was flustered by the comments and actions from some Alaska- Fairbanks players. In the season's first five games, Johnson - who, entering the series, had found his way into the penalty box nine times - had the Nanooks keying on him all game long. When the game was over, he had been whistled for three penal- ties for the night. During the final minutes of the game, Johnson found him- self involved in several scuffles with Nanooks. Michigan captain a °' Andrew Ebbett tried to calm him down so that he could channel his energy into helping the Wolver- ines get back into the game and earn a victory the next night. "You can't go out there and do something that's going to kick you out of the next game," Ebbett said. "I just went in there and told him to play with that intensity and that fire for the entire 60 min- utes." Johnson realizes that despite his 11 points this season, his penalty minutes have been a problem. "The coaches keep telling me that they want me on the ice and not in the box," Johnson said. "Being in the box doesn't do anything to help the team." During Saturday's game Johnson was more patient, and his efforts were rewarded - he scored three points and committed just one penalty. "We played with an attitude tonight," Johnson said. "We needed to come in and be a little bit meaner and a little bit stronger along the walls so that we could win those battles they were winning (on Friday)." Berenson was happy that Johnson and his team- mates managed to keep their cool in Saturday's game. "I think our whole team was frustrated at times last night. I thought our team discipline and inten- sity were good," Berenson said. "You have to watch the second game against the same opponent. Sometimes teams take cheap shots, especially if the game gets out of hand. I thought we did a good job." GOALIE, GOALIE, SIEVE: Though Alaska-Fairbanks goalie Wylie Rogers was far from a sieve with his 64 saves in two nights, Berenson was happy to find out that he had two equally-prepared goaltenders on his roster. Freshman Billy Sauer, who proved himself with key saves to preserve a victory against Boston Col- lege and a tie against Michigan State, struggled for the first time during Friday night's 4-2 loss to Alaska-Fairbanks. On the Olympic ice surface, which is 15 feet wider than a standard ice sheet, Sauer struggled to adjust to the new angles that shooters took. "I noticed (during Saturday morning's practice) when I was trying to go over it that I could see myself being drawn towards the short side," Sauer said. "I just need to make sure in practice this week that the angles aren't a problem and it was just the wide ice." Seeing Sauer struggle, Berenson decided to start senior Noah Ruden during Saturday's game. "I think Billy was a little more uncomfortable with the angles of the big rink," Berenson said. "We just felt that Billy looked uncomfortable on some shots last night, and it was a good chance for Noah to get in." Luckily for the Wolverines, Ruden was prepared to jump right into the fire. With his extra years of experience, Ruden adjusted easily. "You just have to practice it," Ruden said. "It's a good thing that we got those two extra practice sessions here. You have to check the angles on the wraps and the dumps and more importantly the guys who are coming in at you. It plays really dif- ferently, and if you're aware of that you can fix it pretty quickly as a goalie." Ruden was also prepared to face the first pen- alty shot the Wolverines have seen since March 2, 1997. Having played in a junior league where they went to shootouts and participated in team shoot- outs each week in practice, he managed to turn aside Lucas Burnett's shot easily. "You have to decide how you want to play it," Ruden said. "It was late in the period and the ice was choppy, so I knew he wasn't going to deke, so that helped. You just have to play them straight up. ANDREW'S A KEY CoG: After struggling to find the back of the net in the season's first weekend, freshman Andrew Cogliano has found his form. Cogliano scored one of Michigan's two goals and added an assist in a losing effort on Friday night. This two-point performance was the third consec- utive game that he had scored a goal and assisted on another. While that streak came to a halt Saturday night, Cogliano was credited with an assist on junior Matt Hunwick's goal with 2:30 remaining in the Wolverines' 4-0 victory. This brought his season line to four goals and five assists. All nine of his points have come in the last four games. Ebbett believes that Cogliano thrived on the larger ice surface because his quickness allows him to beat defenders to loose pucks. "It was nice out there with the bigger ice," Ebbett said. "Especially for guys like Cogliano - he's got a lot of speed. He used it real well tonight." RYAN WEINER/Daily Jack Johnson let his emotions get the best of him on Friday but turned it around on Saturday. N WOMEN4S SWIMMING AND DIVING 'M' rookie sees older sister as role model, mentor in the pool By Nate Sandals Daily Sports Writer Lindsey Smith embraces her role as a captain of the Michigan women's swimming and diving team. One of her important duties as a captain is to help the freshmen adjust to collegiate swimming. This duty becomes a little more interesting when Lindsey is helping her younger sis- ter Hannah. "She treats me the same as all of the other freshmen," Hannah said. "But she does give me rides back to my dorm after practice." The Smith sisters have always swam together. When Lindsey was nine and Hannah was seven they started swimming in a summer league in their hometown of Dex- ter. When Lindsey started training year-round as a high school freshman, so did then-seventh-grader Hannah. Though both sisters have followed the same path to Can- ham Natatorium, they are not the same type of swimmer. Junior Lindsey is a prolific freestyle swimmer whose power is masked by the elegance of her stroke. She is a three-time All-American and has won three Big Ten indi- vidual championships in her first two years. Hannah comes to Michigan highly acclaimed in the backstroke with excellent physical ability and lots of potential. The sisters don't usually swim the same events but in last Friday's meet against Michigan State they both swam in the 100-yard backstroke. Hannah won, but the sisters say they had a good time being in the same race. They weren't the only one's who were entertained. "That event is one of Hannah's best," coach Jim Rich- ardson said. "But Lindsey gave her a run for her money. It was a fun race to watch." Richardson appreciates the opportunity to coach the sis- ters and can see a lot of similarities in their demeanor both in and out of the pool. The coach likes to have fun with the sisters during prac- tice. He chides Hannah to "take down the old lady" and makes sure to remind Lindsey that, "the young one is right on (her) heels." The sisters take the jokes with a grain of salt and are happy to be able to swim with each other again. "I'm really glad to have Hannah here," Lindsey said. "It's been fun to spend more time with her." Hannah is appreciative of Lindsey's help, especially outside the pool. Lindsey has taken time to help Hannah adjust to the new academic expectations of college. "Hannah cares a lot about academics," Lindsey said. "I've done what I can to help her in that area." It's also important for Hannah to know that her sister is there for her when she needs someone to talk to. "It's great to know that I can go to her house and hang out when I need to get out of the dorm," Hannah said. Richardson, for one, sees a lot of potential in Hannah and knows that if she improves even half as much as Lind- sey did during her freshman year she will have a storied career as a Wolverine. The coach is happy to have the Smiths on his team both for their talent and their personality. "Hannah and Lindsey are great swimmers, but they're also great people," he said. FOREST CASEY/Daily Sophomore Ta'Shia Walker and her teammates will be taking tonight's scrimmages against Athletes in Action serisously. Pr Wson opener allows 'M' to work out team conceptsr. COME AND KNOCK ON OUR DOOR, WE'VE BE WAITING FOR YOU. JOIN DAILY SPORTS r... II. .r, , .r, .. mt , . r .i .i 1 a, . , . . . The College of Lit Distinguishe erature, Science & the Arts and the Department of Mathematics present a 3d Lecture Series in Mathematical Biology (Theme Semester in Mathematical Biology) of essor John RZel New York University, Center for Neural Science and Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences eling the rhythmic dynamics !f developing spinal cord ural systems exhibit spontaneous rhythmic activity: episodes of many neurons f seconds) separated by long silent phases. In collaboration with experimentalists NIH) we have developed a set of models that describe the activity patterns in the 1 here silent phases can be very long, 10 minutes or so. The behavior is network- model if isolated does not oscillate episodically. Slow (synaptic) depression By Daniel Bromwich Daily Sports Writer One of the strategies popular for dealing with disappointment is memory loss. And a season that finishes with a record of 5-23 should be quickly forgotten. TheMichiganwomen's basketball team hopes to make a statement that. TON will help themselves and > . their fans move forward.A"h' in an exhibition game tonight at Crisler Arena. They start their year ~ with Athletes in Action - a team comprised mostly of for- mer Division I players that tours the country and plays against many bas- ketball programs. The Wolverines have kicked off each season under Cheryl Burnett with an exhibition against Athletes in Action, and have come away with wins both years. In Burnett's debut. two years ago, they left with a 78-71 victory, and last year they adminis- tered a 75-61 drubbing. Although they hope to continue the streak this year, the team will approach the game like a practice. "We want to make sure and carry over all of our concepts," ::' Burnett said. "Offen- ;..: sively, defensively, rebounding, and execu- tion - we' want to carry all that over from what we've done in practice. In my experience, if you don't emphasize that it's a carry over, all of a sudden every- thing is just thrown out the window and the players just compete." To reinforce the practice mind set and create a similar environ- ment, the coaches will wear prac- tice sweats and tennis shoes. But Burnett does expect to see some difference between this game. and a practice. "Sometimes, you will find that some players play a little differently in a game-type situation than they do in practice," Burnett said. "Some will play better and some won't play as well. We don't like that to occur because we want our practice envi- ronment to bring that out.putsor- times it does tell you a little bit." Burnett has stressed to her team throughout the preseason that the five players who work the hardest and play the best defense will start the first exhibition game. Although she has not yet decided on that lineup, the Wolverines will still exhibit non stop defensive pressure and persistent ball-denial and will work on playing hard in the passing lanes as well. The game will also be a showcase for some possible rule changes. The new rules will include a three-point line that is extended nine inches farther out to 20 feet, 6 inches, and a 10-second backcourt rule, which currently does not exist in any form. Burnett likes both of these experi- ments because they assist defense - an area the Wolverines hope to become notorious for. Although the team is approaching the game like a practice, they are still seeking a win and will not be totally satisfied unless they get it. More impor- tantly, they want to make a strong state- ment about the way they are going to play for the rest of the year. "Exhibitions to me are statement games," sophomoreOrward Ta'Shia Walker said. "They set the tone for the rest of the year, So we need to come in and play hard. 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