0 8A - Thursday, October 7, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'M' returns to regular practice schedule . A prac Blu re fter pre-season topics c special t tice restrictions, uring ff ments. te coaching staff Itwo turns to the ice intothe3 ly decip] concentr By MARK BURNS For n Daily Sports Editor weekend cons, Be Following the Michigan hock- ey team's tie and win this past weekend against Mercyhurst and Western Ontario, respectively, the coaching staff finally had the oppor- tunity to skate for the entire length of practice instead of the shortened two-hour-a-week pre-season limit. And after the team's collapse on Saturday night and its lacklus- ter win on Sunday, all of the play- ers would agree having coach Red Berenson on the ice will hopefully correlate with better results. "The tempo out there for the first three or four drills is obviously a lit- tle bit better," senior forward Matt Rust said after practice on Wednes- day. "Sometimes it's hard to keep the same intensity level without the coaches out there regardless of what the team or the captains are trying to do." In Michigan's first full week of practice there has been a range of "11 fo. cha cution o the hope sweep to "If w tion) a li and a lit we'll belf having s and I thi After paign in All-Rook Chris Br overed, from working on couldpotentiallyimprove his execu- eams and breakouts to fig- tion in the offensive end. Last year, ut defensive-zone assign- the Flower Mound, Texas native led the Wolverines with seven power n't be until a few more games play goals along with total assists year thatBerensoncanfinal- (15) and points (28). her what specific areas to But after tallying just one lone -ate his time and energy. assist in the Wolverines' first two ow, in preparation for this games this past weekend, Berenson 's games against the Fal- moved Brown to a line with seniors renson has emphasized exe- Carl Hagelin and Matt Rust in prac- tice early this week. "They're the best players on the his ar we ice every night," Brown said. "Carl's got great speed and Rust's got great are going vision, and when you have both of those guys on the same line, I'm just r a national trying to keep up," Brown joked. With the move, Berenson looks to am pionship." surround the underclassman with a few of the most talented Wolver- ines. And while it is still too early to speculate whether the move will n both ends of the ice, with benefit Michigan, the coachingstaff of securing a road-weekend hopes Brown will carry last year's start conference play. success - and even more - into the e just improve (our execu- 2010 season. ttle bit on the defensive side "They want me to continue to tle bit on the offensive side, improve upon last year," Brown ine," he said. "I think we are said. "I did have a really strong ome pretty good practices, freshman year, and that was last nk our team is focused." year. We didn't finish where we a stellar freshman cam- wanted to. But this year we are which he earned CCHA going for a national championship, ke team honors, sophomore and we want to get back to the Fro- own is one such player who zen Four." 0 o-z ,,. J y (/1 ARIEL BOND/Daily Michigan ice hockey sophomore forward Chris Brown was a finalist for the CCHA Rookie of the Year award last season. This year, he'll look to build on that success. MEN'S SOCCER Minus Saads, Blue upends Cincy By JOHN EPPLER for off For the Daily what t courag The Michigan men's soccer team literally fought its way to victory against Cincinnati last night. The CINCINNATI 0 Wol- MICHIGAN 2 verines proved to be too much for Cincin- nati, frustrating the Bearcats to the point of a brawl in the penalty box, before going on to win, 2-0. After the Wolverines' second goal, the Bearcats were flustered. Michigan dominated possession, but yellow cards were pulled left and right as the game grew increasingly physical. Toward the end of the game, senior forward Justin Meram found himself in the middle of a scuffle. "My buddy Dylan (Mencia) was in a headlock and I wanted to separate it," Meram said after the game. "As a senior, I wanted to break it up. "I tried to take him off the guy, and all of a sudden, they were attacking me. But it's all just part of the game." Further showing their frustra- tion, Cincinnati began to fire shots over the goal. As the clock wound down, the Bearcats saw their best offensive opportunity called back Due Michig out the brothe verines ers tos Cincin Play Pareir to the( verines atta it's - Bearca In t game, strong. manys on defe tunitie In t Meram beautif what w targetf 'sides, telling the story of The pace of play quickly urned out to be a very dis- changed as the Bearcats began to ing night for the visitors. control possesion, racking up six to a red card and an injury, quick shots after going 15 minutes tan was forced to play with- without one. eir dynamic duo, the Saad "After we scored, we kind of rs. Consequently, the Wol- took our foot off of the gas and s (6-2-3) needed other play- suddenly they were out-working step up their game against us," Michigan coach Steve Burns nati. said. ers such as Meram, Fabio The Wolverines' experienced a and Dylan Mencia rose back four was up to the challenge occasion, leading the Wol- though, keeping the ball out of the s past the fourth-ranked net, despite the constant pressure. Toward the end of the half, Michigan regained momentum .theywand took control of the game, ywere earning another corner and gar- cking me. But nering several more opportuni- ties. all just part of The half ended with the score 1-0 and the Bearcats outshooting the game." the Wolverines,6-2. Michigan showed renewed energy to start the second half, with a lot of pressure from their t defense. forwards. This resulted in several he first 25 minutes of the opportunities, including a 60th- the Wolverines came out minute goal by redshirt senior Although they didn't tally forward Matt Schmitt. shots, they kept Cincinnati "This is another win for a team rnse and had several oppor- that's a good team," Burns said. s near the box. "However, if you know what good he 15th minute of the game, soccer is, we didn't see it out here netted a header off of a tonight." ful set piece from Pereira on Read more analysis on the game vas Michigan's lone shot on R l for the half. at MichiganDailyDcm The only restaurant serving dishes from allover Latin America1 WEEKLY SPECIALS - Margarita Monday: $3 Margaritas rocks and frozen all day. WE CA TER! " Taco Tuesday: $1 Tacos all day. " To go Wednesdays: after 5 pm 30% off on all carry out orders. 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