SOCCER- The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, September 25, 1995 - 5 Women dug up by Gophers, trounce Longhorns at home By Dan Stillman Daily Sports Writer It could be a long season for the Michigan women's soccer team if its early-season per- formances against Big Ten opponents are in- dicative of what's to come. On Sept. 15, Michigan fell to Ohio State, 2- 0, in its first conference game of the season, despite mustering 25 shots. The Wolverines (0-2 Big Ten, 2-5-1 over- all) could do no better against a solid Minne- sota team yesterday, losing 5-0. Like the Buffalo game a week ago, Michi- gan failed to capitalize on several scoring opportunities in the first half. While the Michigan offense struggled, the defense broke down against an aggressive and fast Golden Gopher team. "We gave them too much respect defen- sively," junior midfielder Kim Phillips said. "We didn't put enough pressure on them and they had time to receive the ball and turn." Minnesota virtually shut down Michigan's offense in the second half. "(The Gophers have) real dominant players all overthe field," Michigan coach Debbie Belkin said. "Their center-midfielder is especially good." After junior goaltender Jori Welchans al- lowed two first-half goals, Belkin replaced her with freshman Jessica Jones to start the second half. Jones was no brick wall herself, however, allowing three Minnesota goals. Belkin says she will continue to alternate between Welchans and Jones as she has throughout the season. The weekend began on a positive note when the Wolverines defeated Texas (3-5), 2-1, Friday at'a blustery Michigan Soccer Field. Playing with the wind, Michigan struck early when junior midfielder Kim Phillips nailed a rebound shot in the lower left corner past the diving Texas goaltender at 9:18. Phillips now leads Wolverine goal scorers with two. Just 3:15 later, the Wolverine offense oper- ated with precision as sophomore Ruth Poulin headed in a well placed cross from sophomore midfielder Debbie Flaherty. The Longhorns had only two first-halfshots to Michigan's 10, partly due to the wind fac- tor. "We took the wind in the first half to get early goals and we did just that," Belkin said. "We were more composed and found differ- ent ways to put the ball in the net." With the wind in their favor, the Longhorns put increased pressure on the Michigan de- fense in the second half with five shots. The only shot that made it past Welchans deflected off a Wolverine defender. At 60:30, Texas's Carol Firnch launched a corner kick which hit a Wolverine in front of the goal and bounced in. Martin helps win Davis Cup semis LAS VEGAS (AP) - With a shirtless, bandaged .Andre Agassi watching from courtside, Todd Martin stepped in to beat Sweden's Thomas Enqvist in straight sets Sunday to win the Davis Cup semifinal for the United States. Martin, who found out he would play. only 90 minutes before the match, clinched a berth against Russia in the Davis Cup finals for the U.S. team with a 7-5, 7-5, 7- 6 (7-2) win before a flag-waving crowd at the outdoor court at Caesars Palace. "It's the best feeling I've had in the game of tennis," Martin said after becoming the unlikely hero on a team stacked with the top two players in the world. The win put the United States in the finals beginning Dec. 1 in Moscow against Russia, which came back from a 2-0 deficit to win the final three matches and stun Germany in the other semifinal. It is the first Davis Cup final for the United States since 1992, when Agassi, Pete Sampras and John McEnroe teamed to beat Switzerland in the final. Agassi, who had hoped to provide the deciding win .before his hometown fans; had to be content instead with a courtside seat and tender hugs from girlfriend Brooke, Shields as Martin gave the U.S. team an insurmountable 3-1 lead.. Agassi, who pulled a chest muscle in, Friday'stwin over Mats Wilander, woke up' Sunday to find the injury worse and del- cided he could not play. "It's disappointing because you want to go out there and play," Agassi said. "We all felt confident in Todd. He's a great backup singles player." I- t f MARK FRIEDMAN/Daily Michigan freshman Jessica Lilmauro and the Wolverines couldn't get by Minnesota yesterday. _ ., .._ . , . Men's soccer club grabs 3 wins this weekend By Chaim Hyman Daily Sports Writer For the Michigan men's soccer team, the good days are getting better. Open- ing the Big Ten season this weekend, the Wolverines were unbeaten in three games Saturday and Sunday. In both games Saturday, Michigan shut out its opponents. Iowa was de- feated, 1-0, and Indiana State fell by the score of 5-0. Against Iowa, junior Dave Colliver scored the game's only goal from 25 yards out on the left side with two minutes left in the first half. In the second half, Iowa pressured the Wol- verines' defense, but was unable to come away with a score. Another game controlled throughout by Michigan also came Saturday; this time against Indiana State. By the end of the first half, the Wolverines were up, 3-0, with two goals from freshman Blake Novotny and one from sopho- more Eric Frickel. In the second half ofthe Indiana State game, Michigan looked like a whole new team and for good reason. As the Wolverines were dominating their op- ponent in virtually every aspect of the game, coach Steve Burns emptied his bench. Senior Adam Carriere was able to tack on another goal, as was senior Ian Kurth, playing forward instead of his usual sweeper position. Although happy with their own per- formance, the Wolverines were unim- pressed with their seemingly easy op- ponent. "ISU is a really weak team," Kurth said. "They have a decent goalie, but he's about their only player." The fact that many of the Wolverines saw more playing time than usual was a pleasing aspect of the Indiana State game for Burns. "A lot of guys got a good deal of playing time and this is really important as the season progresses," Burns said. "These guys will become a lot more comfortable, and I'll be more comfort- able with them out there." Although the Wolverines were able to shut out Iowa in their first game, the victory was not as pleasing for the team. The reason for this was the new point system institutedby the Big Ten. Under this system, the top three teams will get automatic bids to regionals. Also, rankings are not decided by wins and losses alone, but also by the amount of points a team earns in each game. Six points are awarded for a win, three for a tie and none for a loss. One point is awarded for each goal with a maximum of three in a game as well. A shutout is rewarded by an extra point. While Michigan was able to amass the maximum number of points against Indiana State, it fell short with only eight against Iowa, a statistic that Burns is upset with. "Our emphasis should be on win- ning," Burns said. "We were emotion- ally down after winning against Iowa because we didn't get a lot of points." The Wolverines were able to win and amass the maximum points in their third game played Sunday, against a sub- stantially stronger team. Michigan de- feated Purdue, 4-0, with three goals coming in the first half. "Purdue is definitely one of the better teams in the conference," Kurth said. "We feel pretty good about this week- end." "BUILDING DEMOCRATIC, INSTITUTIONS IN Michigan freshman Blake Novotny scored two goals against Indiana State Saturday. Eric Frickel, looking on, also netted a goal for the Wolverines. 1958 S. IndustrIv You've heard of HIV, but do you know about H13V? 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