2B -- October 5, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2B - October 5, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wolverines get first look at touted 2010 recruiting class For college footballfans, OT reigns supreme By RYAN KARTJE Daily Sports Writer It wasn't the way Jack Camp- bell wanted to make his Yost Ice Arena debut. Thirteen seconds into Satur- day's game, the highly touted goaltending recruit watched the Michigan hockey team's first shot, a wrister from sophomore defen- seman Brandon Burlon, go past him and into the back of the net. The Michigan commit and starting goalie for the U.S. Nation- al Team Development Program Under-18 team was let his nerves and the crowd get the best of him. "My nerves never usually nega- tively affect me," Campbell said. "But I got a little nervous. I really wanted to show everyone what they're getting next year." Despite Campbell's rough start to the game, NTDP coach Kurt Kleinendorst said his young net- minder did exactly that. "Michigan fans are in for a treat, because they're getting an awful good goaltender," Kleinen- dorst said. "Jack is going to come in here for four years, and at some point he's going to fit in, no matter what." Campbell may have allowed four goals in the NTDP's 4-2 loss to the Wolverines, but his presence in the net was definitely felt, grab- bing 35 saves in the losing effort. And instead of providing the normal treatment for an oppos- ing goalie, the Michigan student section was well aware that the 17-year-old goaltender will soon be donning the maize and blue. Midway through the third peri- od of Saturday's game as Campbell took his mask off, the student sec- tion cheered "handsome goalie," which they usually shout at the Michigan goaltender. Then, as Campbell made his way to the opposing bench, the students behind him turned their attention again to the Port Huron native. This time, they cheered, "stay in school," a plea to Campbell in hopes that he will forgo the NHL until he spends a full four years at Michigan. In recent years, highly ranked recruits like Aaron Palush- aj, Max Pacioretty and Jack John- son left with two or more seasons of remaining eligibility. For Campbell, the attention from the student section only solidified his plans to become a Wolverine next season. "I was honored," Campbell said. "They want me here and I want to be here, so it should be a great fit. But they haven't seen the best of me yet, and hopefully I'll be able to show them that soon." Aside from Campbell, the Wol- verines got their first look at three other commitments from the high- ly anticipated class of 2010. After Michigan coach Red Berenson said last week that he wanted to give his defensemen more opportunities on offense, defensive recruit Jon Merrill showed off his skills with the puck, scoring one of the NTDP's two goals on the night. He has two goals in four games for the NTDP. Just like Campbell, Merrillgrew up watching Michigan hockey, hoping that one day he could play at Yost Ice Arena. But even Mer- rill acknowledges how deep the Michigan defense is this year and presumably will be next year. "There's a lot of big players out there," Merrill said. "Wherever they need me next year, whatever I can do to win games, I'll do." Merrill and Campbell were the two highest-rated Michigan com- mitments to visit Yost Ice Arena, but Berenson and the Wolverines also got a look at forward Luke Moffatt and defenseman Kevin Clare, who combined for three shots on the night. Michigan's coaches and players couldn't comment on the play of Michigan's recruits since Camp- bell, Merrill, Clare and Moffatt have yet to sign with the Wolver- ines. But Michigan fans got their first look at what is slated to be one of the best recruiting classes in recent history. EAST LANSING - 'm sure there are very few Michigan fans out there who are happy with the end result of Saturday's game., Let's be honest. Tate Forcier finally looked human in the waning minutes of a game, and the Wolverines lost ANDY the first over- REID time game in overtimes, 1,100 yards of offense, 134 points and enough emotion- al peaks and valleys to give the healthiest person 17 heart attacks. The Razorbacks eked out a win in one of the craziest games ever played. Obviously, that's more of an exception than the rule, but I remember watchingthat game bit- ing my nails with my butt on the edge of the seat. Look at all of Michigan's over- time games over the years, includ- ing five nail-biting victories. Obviously, everyone remembers In matchup marred by penalties, Michigan notches first conference victory in shutout program his- how crazy the Braylon Bowl of tory, so there's really not too much 2004 was, when Braylon Edwards to get excited about. single-handedly beat the Spar- So I understand your frustra- tans, a performance that has come tion. to define the six-game streak the But, if I can get you to remove Wolverines enjoyed over the Spar- those maize-and-blue-colored tans from 2002 to 2007. Or when glasses just for a second (honestly, Alabama miffed an extra-point in I'll give them right back), you'll its overtime to lose against Michi- have plenty of reasons to remem- gan. ber this game for a while. I mean, c'mon - what more That's because could you ask for college footballhas from a game? The the best overtime college football system in sports, In college, overtime rules hands down. enhance the inten- Sure, there are settling for a sity of the game tons of things to - exactly 'what complain about field goal in OT overtime should the state of D-I do. college football. isn't acceptable. Take for exam- Some of you may ple, the NFL. It's not like the bowl epitomizes Amer- By CHANTELJENNINGS Daily Sports Writer It didn't matter that the Michi- gan men's soccer team didn't wear its maize uniforms, because by the end of yesterday's game against Wisconsin, there had been more than enough yellow on the field. In the Wolverines' 3-0 victory over the Badgers, thereferees called 32 fouls and gave out 10 yellow cards, with five going to Michigan - the most this season. "The word to our guys was that we were playingthe team in red, not the guys in blue," Michigan coach Steve Burns said of the referees. "Just think of them as bad weather - you just can't do anything about it, so just adjust to the bad weather and play." The Wolverines acclimated themselves right out of the gates, taking an early one-goal lead at the U-M Soccer Complex. Less than eight minutes into the game, senior Mauro Fuzetti played a ball to junior Jeff Quijano on the far right side of the field. Quijano lofted the ball towards the back side of the goal where Fuzetti was making a run. The forward broke through two defenders and sent a low header to the left side of the goal, for his team-leading 10th goal of the season. Nearly 70 minutes and 10 yellow cards later, junior Justin Meram scored the Wolverines' second goal, a quick header, two passes off of a corner kick. That was after the Bad- gers were forced to play down a man following Badger midfielder Austin Spohn's second yellow card of the game, which resulted in his expul- sion from the contest. "At 1-0, the game hung in the bal- ance way too long," Burns said. "I system and lack of a playoffs, and others of you might take issue with market- ing and selling merchandise for a team of players that legal- ly can't reap those benefits. But there's no question that they got this right. College overtime just plays out so dramatically - and justly. Each team gets equal oppor- tunity to tighten the chinstrap and win the game. No questions asked, none of this "We'll take the wind" bullcrap. Just more football until one team comes out victorious. I feel like it's exactly what over- time should be. Exciting, tense, nerve-racking and not too far off the actual style of a real game. I mean, go back to Nov. 1, 2003 in Lexington, Ky. - Arkansas vs. Kentucky. Five hours, seven ican sport right now - every other sports entity wants to emulate it and its far- reaching popularity, but the NFL's 4 overtime is boring. Well, not boring. Anticlimactic is probably a better word. It's not exactly exhilarating to wait and see which team can manage to get into field-goal range first. And unlike hockey, a game can't be decided solely on an individual's performance, like when a game is forced into a shootout. So, yeah, you may have had a tough time getting over the game on Saturday. And you might have had to ignore a few text messag- es from friends in East Lansing. But at least you got to see a good game. - Reid can be reached at andyreid@umich.edu. Senior Mauro Fuzetti scored his team-leading 10th goal of the season-in Sunday's 3-0 shutout victory over Wisconsin. I thought we had a couple chances to put daggers in on them and really close the game out, but they con- tinued to fight and battle. Really, the difference was they had to play down a man." The Wolverines didn't wait much longer after the second goal to pile on their third goal of the day, as freshman Hamoody Saad notched his fourth goal of the season. Saad has gained attention this season as a legitimate offensive threat for the Wolverines. And his presence on the field, along with Fuzetti's and Meram's, has turned heads. The offensive triad boasts 18 of the Wolverines' 26 goals this season. Their ability to work as a unit on the field has given Michigan more offensive options this season because the three can keep posses- sion in attacking situations. "You could put the three of those guys in a phone booth with three defenders, and they could playtheir way out ofthatphone booth," Burns joked. Meanwhile, on the back half of the field, redshirt sophomore Chris Blais notched his fourth shutout of the season with two saves, includ- ing one diving recovery that would have tied the game at 1-1. With the victory, the Wolver- ines are now 5-0 on their home field. Michigan welcomes No. 9 Indiana to Ann Arbor next week- end with redemption on thp line. Last season, the Hoosiers ended Michigan's season in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament. "We just need to play tough and have the confidence that we can beat any Big Ten team," Fuzetti said. "We have Indiana next, they're known as the strongest team in the Big Ten, so this is a great win to build momentum on going into that game." 4 S U .D O LANCERS From page 1B now. But we have to see who's ready to do the job right now." One ready to play right now is junior forward Carl Hagelin. He had four goals on the weekend, including three-of-four of his team's power play markers. "I can't tell you he has shown that type of fit (in the power play) up until now," Berenson said. "I think Carl felt that he played very well last year, but he wasn't capitalizing on his chances. Now you can see the puck's going in for him." Hagelin's most impressive play came near the end of the second period. After receiving a cross- ice pass, he used his speed to gain a step on the Windsor defense. With a hard cut toward the goal, he sent a backhand into the lower left corner of the net. The goal broke a 2-2 tie and helped the sparse student section breathe a collective sigh of relief. Unlike Hagelin, freshman A.J. Treais isn't having any trouble scoring early in his career. He put up a goal and an assist in both of this weekend's games. An U.S. NTDP alum, Treais scored the first goal of his career against his former team. He said it was fun to play against them, but was also nervous about trying to prove himself to the Michigan coaches. Berenson didn't see those nerves as he compared him to former Wolverine and current Colorado Avalanche forward T.J. Hensick after the game. Despite the praise, Treais had a tough time fitting in on the power play this weekend. He saw the ice more than any other freshman forward on the Wolverine power play, but was on the ice for just one of the power play goals. "It's not something that comes together right away," Burlon said. "When we start to develop a com- fort level with each other, and (start) knowing what the other person is goingto do, we'll be bet- ter." The Wolverines open the regu- lar season in Alaska next week- end, and whether they score in 13 seconds or not, the sting of last year may have finally started to recede. 'M' Note: Men's golf The No. 15 Michigan men's golf team can comfortably sleep tonight, as it remains strong in second place at the Windon Memorial Classic. Fifteen of the nation's best teams have gathered to face off at the event. Tournament rules take the lowest four scores of each team's five players. The Wolverines currently sit at 16 above par, behind No. 13 Illinois who is at 13 above par. The team is made up of junior Lion Kim, sophomores Matt Thompson and Alex Fran- kel and freshmen Rahul Bakshi and Jack Schultz. The Wolverine corps bested the competition in round one, posting a score of 293. Round two was cut early to accommo- date for darkness and will con- tinue today. The squad is currently able to boast 16 birdies thru the cur- rent round, and 22 bogeys. The team will have to fight back and make up for the three loss strokes they suffer against Illi- nois. "The conditions were tough and it's a really difficult course. Our guys really gotoff to a great start," Michigan Coach Andy Sapp said. "If we can get a few birdies, we can battle our way closer to Illinois." The Wolverines will continue their quest for victory today at 8 a.m. CST. Check tomorrow's Michigan Daily for full cover- age of the event. - ZAKPYZIK DETROIT FREE PRESS/FLAGSTAR TH009 5K FUN RUN & 9 FITNESS WALK R Presened by Coiwpme eer osi tcmt '~A'j~urDE~l..-p.m. FREE.ALL AE THE OFICIAL MARATHON AFTERPARTY OPENTOThE PUBIC Lhepe iomnuwesby D Whip, Bdan VauderArk, KilerFlamingos, Branden Calhooi Vsfatee lmbthocm for mrent o.