8A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 19, 1995
'M' plays Spartans to
By Donald Adamek
and Marc Ightdale
Daily Sports Writers
Overtime has not been kind to the
Michigan women's soccer team.
The Wolverines (0-5-1 Big Ten, 4-9-2
overall) came a step closer to picking up
their first Big Ten victory in an overtime
duel with Michigan State that ended up
tied, 2-2.
Michigan looked to reverse a disap-
pointing overtime trend after tying Buf-
falo, 1-1, and losing to No. 16 Wisconsin
in its first two overtime games.
Michigan State (1-1-3, 7-5-3), the Big
Ten's defending regular season champi-
ons, took the early lead on a pair of goals
by junior midfielder Becky Keto
Laterin the first half, Wolverine
Flaherty found the back of ther
Michigan sophomore's goal, her
the season, ties her with Kim Phi
the team lead.
The Wolverines knotted the sc
2 on Ashley Mark's boot wit]
minutes left in the game.
Michigan Goalkeeper Jori W
preserved the overtime tie by savi
shots in the extra stanza, increa
save total to 10 for the game.
HALFWAYDECENT: Michiganw
soccer hasn't played half bad this
The only problem is that it has
poorly the other half.
tough 2-2 tie
la. The Wolverines have outscored their
-Debbie opponents, 12-11, in the first half this
net. The season, but have been outscored, 16-14,
r fifth of in the second half. Excluding last week's
llips for games against Creighton and Valparasio,
the second half letdown is even clearer, a
ore at 2- 16-9 scoring defecit.
h seven Michigan coach Debbie Belkin has
substituted frequently to combat fatigue,
'elchans but it has only provided limited success.
ngthree In the Wolverines' two losses this week-
sing her end, four of the five opponent goals were
scored after the first half.
'omen's "In the second halfwe tend to think we
season. have it, and let off a little," defender
played Vanessa Lewis said. "That's the perfect
time for the other teams to come back."
Volleyball runs into
tough Big Ten teams
The Michigan women's volleyball
team has been cruising through its Big
Ten season.
But its next three opponents could
possibly put a stop to the Wolverines'
recent success.
- This weekend
Michigan will face
three teams ranked
in the top 15.
Notebook Contests against
No. 7 Penn State,
No. 13 Ohio State
and No. 5 Michi-
gan State will un-
doubtedly be the
Wolverines' toughest five-day stretch
of the season.
LOSING STREAKS: This weekend,
Michigan will be looking to end some
incredibly long losing streaks.
Penn State, an NCAA semi-finalist
in 1994, has beaten the Wolverines in
10 straight matches.
Michigan has not beaten Ohio State
since 1987, covering a span of 15
games.
WOLVERINE RECORDS: Several
records were broken in last weekend's
victory against Wisconsin.
As a team, Michigan attempted 242
kills, breaking the previous record of
231 attempts against Purdue in 1991.
Linnea Mendoza's record 73 assists
breaks the previous mark of 71, set by
Autumn Collins against Western
Michigan in 1988.
Shannon Brownlee's 30 kills is a
Michigan match record. The previous
mark of29 was reached by three former
players.
- by Chris Murphy
TRYOUTS
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basketball team are not good players
compared to most high school players
- they are amazing. They are the guys
who dunked over the great players who
dunked over the good players who
dunked over me.
Just the same, we're all there, dressed
to play. And once we're there, our
minds start to wander, we start to
think...
Hey, the rest of these guys aren't so
great. If I work hard and don't screw
up, just maybe...
So we all start to throw crisper
passes, work ourselves a little harder,
box out for rebounds; inside, we are
grinning at those who are committing
turnovers, not boxing out, getting beat
on defense. That's one less guy who we
don't have to beat out.
Rationally, you know you have no
chance - but there's always that
minuscule hope that when you come
home from class today, Dutcher will be
on your answering machine asking you
to come in and get fitted for your
uniform.
You gotta believe.
- Brent McIntosh can be reached at
mctosh@umich.edu.
Field hockey rests up
Not only does the Michigan field
hockey team have a full week to pre-
pare for its next game Sunday against
Michigan State, the Wolverines also
hada two-day vacation from theirprac-
tice.
The time offgives the team a chance
to contemplate its two losses to North-
western and Iowa this past weekend,
catch up on studies and get in some
extra practice.
With only four games left and no
hope for the Big Ten regular season
conference crown, Michigan is look-
ing forward to the Big Ten tournament
coming up in early November.
"The tournament is when we'll
have a chance to get our sweet re-
venge on teams like Northwestern
and Iowa," senior Gia Biagi said.
- by Mary Thewes
Michigan
blasted by
Division II
Oaklad
By Chaim Hyman
Daily Sports Writer
The Michigan men's club soccer team
participated in a high scoring game yes-
terday. Unfortunately, none of the scores
were tallied by the Wolverines.
In its first loss in nine games, Michigan
(10-4-3), was routed by Oakland, 6-0.
The fact that Oakland was the Division II
runneruplastyear, andperhapsthetough-
estcompetitiononthe Wolverines'sched-
ule, is little consolation for coach Steve
Bums. He is disappointed in how histeam
performed.
"Everybody lost the whole team con-
cept," Burns said. "We looked like 11
individuals taking care of individual
jobs."
Oakland scored its first goal 27 sec-
onds into the game, and was up 5-0 by
halftime. The margin of defeat is the
largest the Wolverines have experienced
this season.
"It was the longest half of our soccer
lives," Bums said.
"It was a frustrating night," senior Ian
Kurth said. "They basically had us on our
heels."
For sophomore Eric Frickel, who has
friends on the Oakland team, the loss isan
embarrassment.
"Its hard to take a loss like this in frot
of people you know," Frickel said.
Although the second hafwas not pro-
ductive for Michigan, the Oakland on-
slaught seemed to slow down. Bums con-
tributes the better half to his team's atti-
tude.
"We learned by halftimethat wehadto
get our attitudes in check," Burns said.
"We had the perspective that no game is
a gimme.
"Westarted offflat and leamed that our
name and presence alone do not equal a
win."
Although the loss comes close to the
end of Michigan's regular season, many
on the team do not feel the defeat hurts its
momentum.
"We learned a lot from the game,"
Kurth said. "We can't step on the field
without suitable preparation and expect
to win. As a good team, they took it to
us."
Although disappointed by the loss,
Burns admits that it could be expected
from experience.
"There are two games every year that
are a measure of where we are and how
far we've come," Burns said. "Our loss
to Detroit showed us where we were,
and this has showed us what we have to
do."
Injured Holt may return
Senior Rob Holt, absent from the
Michigan men's soccer lineup due to a
leg injury, is looking to make his re-
turn in time for the final games of the
regular season.
Holt has been traveling with the
team and is looking forward to making
an impact.
"I've been watching from the side-
lines," Holt said. "I've been learning
the timing, and who to go to with the
ball. I don't think we've been utilizing
the early cross from 30 yards out and
from the outside."
Holt hopes his return will make a
difference in the Wolverines' late-sea-
son surge toward regionals.
"I'm excited to put in the effort and
get the team going."
- by Susan Dann
Snyder loves his home
There's no place like home.
For athletes, the opportunity to com-
pete for a university in theirhome state
is thrilling. To compete for a univer-
sity in their home town is a dream
come true. Freshman Todd Snyder of
the men's cross country team is living
that dream.
Snyder ran for nearby Ann Arbor
Pioneer High School and now is a
major contributor for the Wolverines.
During high school, he was a two-time
cross country state champion and was
named the top track and field athlete in
Michigan last year.
Since running at Michigan, he has
shown his skills. Snyder placed eighth
at the Boston College Invitational in
mid-September. But the highlight of
his year so far has been his second-
place tie at the Michigan Open. His
performance (in which he tied fellow
Pioneer grad Don McLaughlin) was
remarkable, considering it came in the
first week of the year.
- by Mark Snyder
Add Herr to list of injured skaters
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By Nicholas . Cotsonika
and Alan Goldenbach
Daily Sports Writers
Matt Herr is hoping his hard hitting
won't hit him hard this weekend.
The sophomore center may have bro-
ken a bone in his
MMM 1 inner right wrist
while making a
AoCWk checkin Michigan's
8-0 rout of Guelph
Notebook Saturday.
Herr has skated
with a playing cast
covered by a large
glove since Mon-
.day. He will be
evaluated this morning to determine the
extent of his injury.
"(Playing with the cast) is tough on the
backhand, but the forehand is OK," Herr
said. "Stickhandling is hard, but it's just
something I'll have to get used to."
If x-rays are negative today, the cast
will be removed. If not, Herr will have to
wear the cast for 12 weeks. He will play
against Western Michigan Saturday and
Sunday regardless of the test's outcome.
Other players nursing injuries include
freshman Justin Clark (hip flexor) and
junior Brendan Morrison (knee).
Clark may make his Wolverine debut
this weekend against the Broncos; but
Morrison is unavailable.
Morrison will beexaminedbytheteam
doctor tomorrow and a decision on when
he can skate will be made at that time.
LINEUPCHANGEs: Don't be surprised if
Michigan hockey coach Red Berenson
juggles his lineup this weekend.
The shuffle could start on defense as
Mark Sakala and Chris Frescoln look
for their first action this season.
"Right now you'll see our top four
(Steven Halko, Bubba Berenzweig,
Harold Schock and Blake Sloan) to-
gether," Berenson said, "After that you'll
see any combination of (Chris) Fox, (P
ter) Bourke, Frescoln and Sakala"
Berenson also hopes to give Clark hi
first opportunity to don the maize anc
blue, if his injury doesn't keep him out.
WALKINGON: Berensonaddedtwone
players tohis rosteryesterday. Goaltend
James Kanary and Greg Dadario wil
join the Wolverines until at least Christ
mas, when they will be evaluated further
Forwards Keith Hinton and Cra
Assenmacher are skating with the t
but have yet to be added to the roster
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