Ice Hockey NCAA First Round vs. Cornell Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Yost Arena The Michigan Daily Thursday, March 14, 1991 Women's Gymnastics vs. Michigan State and Central Michigan Saturday, 2:00 p.m. Keen Arena Page 9 S Buffaloes trample Michigan, 71-( First-round NIT loss gives Blue first losing season in 10 years 54 I Name Salem Yaffai, Joey Gilbert, James Rawls, Sean Bormet, Lanny Green, Fritz Lehrke, Phil Tomek, Weight 118 pounds 134 pounds 142 pounds 158 pounds 177 pounds 190 pounds HWT Eligib. Jr. So. So. F r. So. Jr. Jr. a' Wrestlers hit NCAA tourney by Josh Dubow Daily Sports Writer The collegiate wrestling season comes to a close this weekend at the NCAA Championships in Iowa City, and Michigan coach Dale Bahr is looking for a dramatic improvement from last year's 31st place finish. The Wolverines qualified seven wrestlers this year - three more than in 1990. "Sending seven wrestlers gives us a lot more op- portunities to score than we had last year," Bahr said. "Our guys are a little inexperienced, but they are much more enthusiastic than some of the other * teams we've had." The Wolverines are sending five first- and second- year wrestlers to Iowa, and only two of their wrestlers, Joey Gilbert (134 pounds, second place at Big Tens) and Fritz Lehrke (190, second), have pre- viously qualified for nationals. Amateur Wrestling News' Tournament Rankings lists Michigan 14th, but three Big Ten schools which are ranked higher than the Wolverines - Ohio State (8), Minnesota (11) and Wisconsin (13) - placed behind Michigan at Big Tens earlier this month. * Michigan's other qualifiers are Salem Yaffai (118, second), James Rawls (142, fourth), Sean Bormet (158, second), Lanny Green (177, third), and Phil Tomek (HWT, fourth). Controversial officiating hurt both Bormet and Gilbert in their championship matches at Big Tens, and the two are looking for rematches with their Hawkeye adversaries, Tom Ryan and Tom Brands, respectively. "My goal is to be national champion," Gilbert 'said. "I've worked hard since Big Tens, and hope- fully I'll get a chance to get (Brands) again and maybe I can intimidate him a little this time." Bormet is confident about his chances in a possi- ble rematch. "I know I'm better than (Ryan)," Bormet said. "I'm looking forward to a rematch, and I'm confident I can beat him." However, Bahr warns against looking ahead to po- tential matchups. "You never know what is going to happen," Bahr said. "If you look ahead to wrestle a certain guy, either one of the guys could lose before they wrestle, and that usually leads to a letdown." While both wrestlers had techniques they wanted to work on before nationals, it is nearly impossible to change the technical style of wrestling in such a short period. "You can't erase years of technique in only two weeks," Bahr said. "You've got to wrestle with what got you there." At Big Tens, Rawls was penalized numerous times for stalling and vowed to be more aggressive come NCAAs. Bahr feels that Rawls' work during the past two weeks will help him this weekend. "James has worked on becoming more aggres- sive," Bahr said. "While technique is harder to adapt, aggressiveness is much easier. If James wres- tles like he's capable of, he can beat anyone in the nation." From a team standpoint, Iowa is the clear cut fa- vorite, finishing the dual meet season undefeated and running away with its 18th consecutive Big Ten title. The Hawkeyes' toughest competition should come from two-time defending national champion Okla- homa State, as well as Penn State, who tied Iowa earlier this season. "I really don't see any one beating Iowa in their home arena," Bahr said. "They have been dominat- ing since the National Duals." by Theodore Cox Daily Basketball Writer BOULDER, Colo. - Last night's 71-64 Michigan loss to Colorado in the NIT was typical of this year's season for the Wolver- ines. The team began strong, only to fade in the end, and suffer a{ heart-breaking loss before 8,177 people at the Coors Events Center. With 15:30 left in the game, Michigan forward James Voskuil drove the lane, dunked the ball, and to add an exclamation point, hung from the rim. The effort gave the Wolverines a 10 point edge and everything seemed to be going right. But the rim didn't vibrate back to its normal height. Instead, it was stuck at a 10 degree downward an- gle. To restart the game, 6-foot-10 Colorado center Shaun Vandiver was forced to walk over and fix it. The embarrassment of the situa- tion disgusted Buffalo coach Joe Harrington. "Coach yelled over to me, 'We need you to do more,"' Vandiver said. "That seemed to ignite me." The senior then went on a ter- ror, scoring 12 points in the paint down the stretch to pull Colorado ahead. "I knew I could get a lot of space down low," Vandiver said. "So I just kept my position." Michigan coach Steve Fisher blamed the breakdown on fatigue. "They were a little too strong for us," Fisher said. "We got tired and the stress wore us down." In the end, the Wolverines' only hope was their outside game. And even though captain Demetrius Calip made a valiant effort, he couldn't carry the load by himself. The senior guard scored 29 points in his final game for Michigan. The first half was all Michigan, as the Buffaloes forgot how to do one of the basic things in basket- ball - score. But maybe when a team hasn't played in a tourna- ment for 22 years, things like that happen. The Buffaloes had only three field goals the entire first half, shooting only 13.8 percent. More precisely, Vandiver was the only Colorado player to score from somewhere besides the free throw line. "We took a lot of bad shots," Harrington said. "It doesn't matter who scores if you get good shots." But even though the big center from Detroit was able to score, he wasn't able to outrebound Riley. The center had 11 first half re- bounds. The difference in the first half was the Wolverines' inside de- fense, which didn't allow the Buf- faloes an easy basket. The defense was so strong that Colorado was held scoreless for nearly four min- utes at the end of the half, allow- ing Michigan to build a 10 point lead. "In the first half we dictated the flow and we kept the crowd out of the game," Fisher said. "But the second half we couldn't control the rebounds. "Whenever Colorado didn't score, they were able to tip it in." U U Get out Demetrius Calip dunks over Colorado forward House Guest in the first half of Michigan's 71-64 loss. i . OTHER I S. Illinois 75, Boise State 74 - Cincinnati 82, Ball St. 55 " Wisconsin 87, Bowling Green 79 - Houston at Stanford- " Providence 98, James Madison 93 (Late Game) 2e sA stes sup pressure in sea.rch for World Cup bid here! What are you doing just sitting around? Ac- cording to our market survey, you students have $21,700,000 to spend on ravel this year. Where should you go? Who offers the best deals? Read IIJt Id jigfl t ittg. We've got the answers you've been looking for. by Ken Sugiura Daily Sports Writer The University of Michigan may not field a varsity soccer team, but if the 1994 World Cup Michigan Bid Committee hasits way, Ann Arbor may be able to do a bit better than that. The committee goes before the Board of Regents today in Dearborn to request per- mission to submit a bid to the United States Soccer Federation to host World Cup soccer matches in the summer of 1994. Monday, the committee met with Jack Weidenbach, interim athletic director, Wal- ter Harrison, executive director of University relations, and Richard Kennedy, vice presi- dent for government relations, to discuss plans for meeting with the University Board of Regents. The World Cup is the premier soccer event in the world. Held every four years, it pits the 24 best national teams of the world in a two-month long, 52-game tournament consisting of round-robin play followed by a championship round. If Michigan is chosen to host the four RED FRIDAY this WeekenD a games that the committee is hoping for, Malley believes it would "obviously gen- erate over $200 million for southeast Michigan." Before Monday, the committee was drowning in a sea of red tape. Problems included finding a way to grow grass in the then artificially-surfaced stadium, conflict- ing schedules, and cost to the University. However, it appears the committee has won over the school, or at least the athletic department. It promised "no costs whatsoever, it would not in any way interfere with the football program, and would generate reve- nues for the university," Malley said. If the committee is given the required permission, Malley is certain Ann Arbor will be one of the two Midwest sites for com- petition, along with Chicago. Over other competing cities Columbus, Minneapolis, and Buffalo, Ann Arbor boasts a large stadium as well as an airline hub, proper housing accommodations, and the capability to handle large crowds. You are invited- SCANDINAVIA and the New Europe 1992. A one day seminar with Nordic Council experts exploring the changes posed by the expanded Common Market... 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