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 Continued from Page 5A 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 Religion. Secularism Or What? tudents Search for Meaning at the University' DAY OF DIALOGUE II, TUESDAY OCT. 24,1995 4-9 pm MICHIGAN LEAGUE 4:00 - 6:00 pm Student Panel (Mendelssohn Theater) 6:00 - 9:00 pm Dinner, Prof. Williams, and small group discussion (Ballroom) First 100 dinners complimentary, to register call 764-7442 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 TOMANCE * G2IEE6 O!3SESSiON V~u-rek JflG he) GhTS Presentations by: A DIVERSE STUDENT PANEL 1. How or through what do you arrive at meaning or truth in your life? 2. What is truth or meaning for you? 3. How do you respond when others arrive at a truth or meaning, different from your own? i; , i AmeCk AN pizEmieite Written by Emily Bronte Adapted by Michael Napier Brown Directed by John Neville-Andrews Power Center October 19-21 at 8 PM Ah'esr >2 Panel discussion moderated by Len Scott, Liaison for Ethics and Religion Resvonse by I - i II E7.-~J~ I :£ <