The Michigan Daily- michigandaily.com October 27, 2008 - 3B The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom October 27, 2008 - 3B TERRIERS From Page 1B similar to Michigan's, but BU sim- ply looked more prepared. "It was like we were play- ing against each other, playing against ourselves," said BU coach Jack Parker, who uncharacteristi- cally didn't show his team film of the Wolverines before the game. "Their power play didn't surprise us. Their penalty kill didn't sur- prise us." BU had great puck movement on the man advantage, cycling the puck so quickly that the injury- depleted Michigan unit often col- lapsed into a small square in front ofthe goal. The Terriers were often positioned well inside the circles, much closer than their usual spot just inside the blue line. As a result, BU registered 18 of its 32 shots at very close range, between the crease and bottoms of the circles. But the game's lopsided spe- cial teams performances had nothing to do with the number of power-play opportunities. The Wolverines had three more man- advantage chances (12-9) than the WILDCATS From Page 1B score. They had six shots on goal in the first half, going into the wind. In the second half, the teams switched sides, and the Michigan offense had a significant advan- tage. About three minutes into the second frame, senior Alex Morisset won a tackle at midfield and got the ball to redshirt junior Peri Maros- evic. The Rockford, Ill. native set up fellow junior Mauro Fuzetti for the first goal of the night. "Mauro was special,"Burns said. "He's a player who can easily blow by the first and second defenders. He's seeing the game at a real high levelrightnow." After a Northwestern goal, and almost exactly 30 minutes after his first, Fuzetti knocked in his second goal of the night to put the Wolver- Terriers but converted just twice, both in the third period. Michigan's power-play unit grew frustrated as time went on and often forced passes through the core of BU's penalty killers. Berenson didn't see his team form any sort of rhythm. "I can pinpoint two or three good scoring chances in the game and that was it," Berenson said. "You can't win a game like that." The Wolverines' struggles were mostly rooted in their transition game. Michigan frequently turned over the puck in the neutral zone. BU controlled the game's two 5-on-3 advantages, even the one Michigan had. The Terriersscored during their two-man advantage, and while they were down by two men, they shut the Wolverines down for 64 seconds. Michigan is the third top-10 team the Terriers have faced this season.But the Wolverines haven't played nearly as difficult a sched- ule, making this weekend's loss a wakeup call "Well, we took a step in the wrong direction," Summers said. "But we're going to be focused in Monday's practice and get back at it." ines up 2-1. Then, with a little over nine minutes to play, redshirt junior goalkeeper Patrick Sperry booted a drop kick that carried in the wind to Northwestern's end line. Senior Steve Bonnelligotthe ball and took a shot that his coach said he "had no business shooting," but it went into the top of the net to seal the victory. With two games left at home against unranked opponents, Michigan is positioned to finish strong heading into the Big Ten Tournament. Last year, the Wol- verines collapsed in their confer- ence game and didn't make NCAAs. Burns expressed more confidence in this year's team heading into postseason play. "This is essentially the same team with one more year of experi- ence," Burns said."They've learned how to forget the past and focus on the presentmoment." TOP: CLIF REEDER, BELOW: SAID ALSALAH/Daily (TOP) Sophomore defenseman Tristin Llewellyn and the rest of the defensive corps had few reasons to celebrate in Michigan's 7-2 loss to Boston University Saturday. (BELOW) Sophomore goalie Bryan Hogan was not able to do much more between the pipes than senior Billy Sauer, who was pulled after allowing four goals in two periods. SanerHoganltup itBoston. in 7-2 defeat I i Blue exits fall "season early at regionals By NICOLE AUERBACH Daily Sports Writer BOSTON - The Boston Univer- sity student section picked up on it first. Before the puck dropped to start the third periodof Saturday's game, the "Dog Pound" changed the focus of its harassing chants from senior goaltender Billy Sauer to sopho- more Bryan Hogan. After allowing four goals in the first two frames, Michigan coach Red Berenson pulled Sauer. "I just wanted to try to get a life back in our team," Berenson said. "I can't tell you it changed much. You're looking for ways to change the game, change the momentum in the game. You can't pull the whole team." After Hogan came in, it appeared as if Michigan responded positively to the spark. Just more than a minute into the third period, freshman forward Robbie Czarnik fired a shot from the right circle over Terrier goal- tenderKieran Millan's left shoulder for his first career goal. That made it 4-1, the closest the Wolverines would get. Then, the goalie experiment failed. Hogan couldn't quite get a feel for the game after being thrust into a hostile crowd of 6,400 screaming fans. He didn't look as confident as he did in his three starts this year. the power play. "I can't fault our goalies," Berenson said. "Our goalie would have had to absolutely stand on his head to makea difference on some of those shots. Our defensemen's sticks were not where they had to be." More than half of Michigan's 13 penalties were called on bluelin- ers. The already-thin unit strug- gled to keep up with the Terriers' relentless offensive attack, which focused on cycling the puck down low around the net. They had 32 shots on goal. Berenson's second-intermission switch was reminiscent of last year's Frozen Four goalie swap, in which Hogan came into the game after the first period against Notre Dame. Sauer had let up three goals on nine shots in the semifi- nal game. Berenson said then, as he. did Saturday, that the pull was about tryingto change momentum and spark the team. But for the Wolverines this weekend, the goalie change didn't provide positive results: And with the question marks surrounding Sauer's big-game abilities already present, the swap could affect the senior's confidence and rhythm in weeks to come. Wolverines hoping that doub to prove last year's matc .bles success no fluke in Sula spring season Tatst first soph By GILAD BERKOWITZ Lind Daily Sports Writer exiti Bu Although there will be no lead Wolverines in Tuesday's final of rank the ITA Regional Championship thef in East Lansing this weekend, Wolv junior Tania Mahtani and the thiss Michigan women's tennis team were pleased with their perfor- mances. Mahtani advanced farther than any other Wolverine in the event. She ousted Northwestern freshman Stacy Lee in the first round in three sets, then cruised past Purdue junior Tatiana Gan- zha. She then faced stiff compe- tition in the third round, losing a three-setter to Illinois freshman Chelci Abajian (6-0 4-6 6-1). "I don't think I had my best day today," Mahtani said. "My strokes were not feeling good." After the loss, Mahtani will- ingly called her opponent "the better player." Michigan coach Ronni Bern- stein said she believes the team has plenty to take away from the individual performances this weekend. "The tournament definitely gave us a good idea of where we stand," Bernstein said. Last season, Michigan per- formed well in Big Ten competi- tion but failed to advance past the second round of the NCAA Tour- nament. To improve last year's finish, the ladies will need to step up in doubles. With a completely new doubles lineup, the chemistry isn't there yet, but the team hopes it can find the right combinations before the spring season. Bernstein said starting the sea- son with new talent at the bottom of the lineup is difficult, adding she will probably shuffle the 'les lineup before the next ch. In East Lansing, the dou- team of freshman Michelle lhian and sophomore Rika uno was eliminated in the round and the tandem of omore Kari Wig and senior sey Howard made an early in the second. ut behind the great vocal ers of Mahtani and 30th- ed senior Chisako Sugiyama, future looks bright for the verines to make some noise spring. He gave up three goals on just nine shots in the third period Sat- urday night. Berenson has alternated starts between the two goalies this sea- son. He started Hogan last Thurs- day against Niagara because he felt the more-experienced Sauer could handle the pressure of a road game better. But Sauer didn'tlook comfortable in net, especially after giving up his first goal. BU forward Kevin Gilroy tipped the puck into the net after it bounced off Sauer's chest with five minutes remaining in the opening period to open the scoring. "The first goal obviously was a big goal," Berenson said. "It wasn't a great scoring chance, but it was a bad rebound." Sauer ranked fifth in the nation last year with a 1.95 goals against average. So far this season, he's given up three, one and four goals in his starts. Scores have often come off easy rebounds or sloppy scrambles around the net. Although the first goal of Satur- day's game wasn't pretty, the oth- ers came off what Berenson called "tic-tac-toe plays." BU relied on a combination of speed, quick pass- ing and strong stickwork in front of the net to score, especially on H,-, DEARBORN, M P.F. Chang's China Bistro is pleased to announce the opening of our newest restaurant in Dearborn, MI. Be a part of our team in our professional, progressive and sophisticated environment. Of course, the compensation is competitive too. 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