10- The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 29, 1995 Rose Bowl bid has Northwestern students talking tickets The Associated Press EVANSTON-There's only aweek to go until final exams at Northwestern, the school known for having the brains cf the Big Ten. The buzz on campus, lowever, isn't about tests, it's about Rose Bowl tickets. And how to get them. With the once hapless Wildcats head- ing to Pasadena for the first time in over 40 years, pigskin fever has hit with a vengeance. "Students are talking about football. That hasn't happened in nearly 50 years," said John Paynter, the school's director of bands who, as a student, cheered on the Wildcats at their last bowl appearance - the 1949 Rose Bowl. The campus bookstore had to add more cash registers to handle all the sales of Northwestern sweatshirts, hats, pompons and T-shirts. Vases of roses are plentiful around suburban Evanston. University flags flap in store windows. Former students, including Charlton Heston, Cindy Crawford and Ann-Margret, have voiced their support for the Wildcats on televi- sion. And on Monday, so many Califor- nia-dreaming fans jammed the phone lines to inquire about bowl tickets that the university's voice mail system broke. That was the first day the univer- sity was open after Michigan's victory over Ohio State handed the Wildcats the Rose Bowl bid. Mary Doi, asenior andself-described fair-weather fan, was among those try- ing to get tickets. "It's a once in a half- century chance," she said. Until this season, when the Wildcats became the nation's favorite underdogs, racking up a 10-1 record and capturing the Big Ten championship, the average SAT scores of Northwestern freshmen was more often a source of pride than the football team - especially during a 34-game losing streak between 1979 and 1982. But this year's team was different, and students started attending games in droves - although this was the first season they had to pay for tick- ets. Dyche Stadium, which seats 49,256, sold out three times this year; the school's last sellout was in 1983. In six home games this season, 229,380 seats were sold, compared to 171,909 last year Charles Chun, a senior, remembers his reaction last spring when told he'd have to pay for his tickets. "I thought, 'Why should I have to pay to go see us lose?"' he said, smiling. "But it all worked out all right." As for those much-desired Rose Bowl tickets, Northwestern will be allotted 21,904 at $80 each. Priority will be given to season-ticket holders, including student and faculty season-ticket holders, as well as certain university donors. Amid the Rose Bowl rush, signs of the old Northwestern were still evident on campus. After all, this school of 7,400 undergraduates - the only pri- vate university in a conference of giant state schools - didn't earn the reputa- tion as the brains of the Big Ten for nothing. Desks were filled at the campus li- brary this week, and a sign announcing late-night study hours in the student center partially blocked a banner fea- turing a giant red rose and the words: "Expect Victory: Northwestern Foot- ball." "Students won't be forgetting their studies. You can't do that at Northwest- ern," said Paynter. STATE Continued from Page 9 Michigan shots including a beautiful glove save on a point-blank slap shot by John Madden. The sophomore also stopped Bobby Hayes on the doorstep during an odd- man rush in the second. He finished with 27 saves. Michigan State went ahead, 3-2, when Spartan left wing Taylor Clark picked up a rebound and snuck the puck under Turco, who was lying on his back and trying to lift himself off the ice. Brendan Morrison thought he put the Wolverines on top, 3-2, three minutes into the second period but referee Jeff Schell ruled that Morrison touched the puck with his hand and waved off the goal. "Michigan is an explosive hockey team," said Michigan State center Anson Carter, who scored two goals on the night. "If they get the jump on early, there's no way you can stop them. So we all got together and put our heads to it and we just stuck with it. We played well defensively." Carter started off the scoring, pick. ing up a loose puck in the Michigan zone and sliding it between Turco's pads on a Spartan power play for a 1-0 lead in the first period. Freshman Sean Ritchlin tiedthe score up, taking Legg's pass in the crease, whirling around and sending a back- handed shot past Alban at 13:59 of the first period. Michigan took a one-goal lead a minute and a half later on Dale Rominski's first collegiate goal. The freshman picked up Harold Schock's rebound in the slot and flipped a wrist shot over Alban's left shoulder on a delayed penalty to Michigan State. Carter evened the score up with 15 seconds left in the period, racing down the right side and beating Turco be- tween his pads again. MICHIGAN STATE 4, MICHIGAN 3 Michigan 2 0 1-3 Michigan State 2 1 x1-4 First Period - 1, MSU, Carter 10 (Tuzzolino, Alban), 5:26 (pp). 2, UM, Ritchlin 2 (Legg), 13:42. 3, Rominski 1(Schock, Morrison),.15:07.4, MSU, Carter 11(Bogas, Watt), 19:45. Penalties - Tuzzolino, MSU (roughing), :39;Madden.MSU (roughing), :39; Keyes,.MSU (tripping), 2:26; Morrison, UM (interference), 3:50; Frescoin, UM (holding), 7:09; Bogas, MSU (holding), 20:00 Second Period - 5, MSU, Clarke 4 (Kozakowski, Slater);14:16 (pp). Penalties- Morrison, UM (tripping). 3:25, Watt. MSU (elbowing), 8:24; Harlton, MSU (roughing), 9:06; Turco, UM (roughing), 12:58; Hayes, MSU (high-sticking). Third period-g6.UM, Morrison 6 (Luhning, Crozier), 1:59.7, MSU, Ferranti 6(ClarkeBogas),14:47. Penalties - Tuzzolino, MSU (charging), 1:59; Fox, UM (tripping), 18:02. Shots on goat - UM 14-6-10-30. MSU 5-5-9-19. Power plays - UM 0 of 5; MSU 2 of 6 . Goalie saves - UM, Turco 3-4-8-15. MSU, Alban 12- 6-9-27. Referee - Jeff Schell Unesnen - John Dobrelewski, John LaDuke. At: Munn Ice Arena. A: 6,729. CARTER Continued from Page 9 The Spartans' senior captain single- handidly kept his squad alive in the lopsided first period and was probably the reason that the game's outcome swung in their direction. "When you talk about Anson Carter, you talk about everything," Michigan State coach Ron Mason said. "He's a great all-around player in terms of what he does in the lockerroom, in the community and on the ice. He's just a pleasure to have on a team. Tonight, he did it on the ice in every way." Carter jumped out of the starting blocks after the first faceoff and made sure that the game was tied when both teams entered the lockerroom at the end of the first period. He notched the first score of the game on a power-play goal. He dumped the puck past Michigan goalie Marty Turco, assisted by Tony Tuzzolino and Spar- tan netminder Chad Alban. That goal was his 10th of the season "I'm a senior leader and captain of this team," Carter said. "It's my job, and all the other seniors on the team, to get all the other guys going." Carter's team was outplayed in the first and found itself down 2-1 after Dale Rominski notched the Wolver- ines' second goal. Carter took over, responding by racing down the right side and drilling a shot past Turco with 15 seconds remaining in the period to tie the score. "He's an elite player," Michigan coach Red Berenson said. "He's going to have an impact on any game he plays in. I don't think we underestimated his speed, but maybe we didn't respect it. He just blew by Steven Halko on (his second) goal." The second and third periods were nothing like the first. The game became more of an even battle because Carter's play in the first got the ball rolling. Taylor Clarke put Michigan State up 3- 2 at 14:16 of the second with a power play goal and after that, the Spartans never really looked back. You not a Imoo But when are a hole in your pocket renders you Ch'L angel esS, you relu ctan t ly call the folks collect. You dial 1 800 CALL ATT. Your pangs of guilt mini mal are Know the Code. 1800 CALL ATT. That's Your Tue Choice"