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…SPORTS The Michigan Daily Sunday, February 8, 1981 Page 9 Icers complete sweep, drub Irish 8-4 By GREG DeGULIS Four quick unanswered goals by the Wolverine icers busted open a tight 3-3 deadlock…

… Wolverines an 11-11 WCHA record and one step closer to the league playoffs in March. "After tonight, we have enough wins to make the playoffs," confidently, -n stated Michigan coach John Giordano in a post…

… left out of the playoff picture. In the early going last night, though, i. i. the rest of the Michigan icers may not have been so confident. After Friday night's 12-5 Wolverine massacre of Notre Dame…

… scorer, defenseman Steve Richmond, recorded the first of two perfectly executed power play goals. With the Wolverines patiently awaiting an opportunity to crack the Notre Dame penalty killing defense…

… don't they destroy three years of progress? Frieder, people forget, led the Wolverines to a 15-13 record last year after finishing 7-20 in 1981-82. Picking up eight extra wins in a season is quite an…

… about the upward trend in Michigan victories over the last few years. Instead they're obsessed with this year's seven Wolverine defeats. They want to find someone to blame for the losses and Frieder…

…. Rich Rellford and Roy Tarpley did. Michigan's players are as much to blame for the defeats as Frieder. With few exceptions, the individual Wolverines have not performed up to anyone's expectations. Tim…

… McCormick immediately comes to mind. It's not that the 6-11 senior has performed poorly. He leads the team in scoring. The Wolverine defense toughens up when he plays, too. But after an outstanding pre…

… performs head-and-shoulders better than last year. The Wolverines play their best basketball when he and McCormick line up together. They suffer when Tarpley runs into foul trouble and Frieder pulls him off…

… substitutions come at the end of the game when the Wolverines trail. Frieder replaces offensive-oriented players like Joubert with defensive-oriented ones like Wade when the opponents have the ball. If people…

… want to criticize Frieder, they should point to his team's inability to score against a zone defense. If every Big Ten team played 40 minutes of 2-3 zone against the Wolverines, Michigan would struggle…

… basketball season is far from over. Three wins should earn the Wolverines a berth in the NIT. Six will place them in the first division of the Big Ten and, most likely, in the NCAA tournament.- In order to…

… accomplish this, Michigan needs continued strong play from Tarpley and the recently revived duo of Eric Turner and Rich Rellford. More importantly, the Wolverines could use some caffeine to awaken the…

… slumbering McCormick, Joubert and Rockymore. If these three players perform as originally as expected, then maybe Frieder could take a break of his own. Grading the Wolverines " ROY TARPLEY-Scores almost…

…." This was the tune that Michigan's hockey team sung after Saturday night's 5-1 victory over Western Michigan, giving the Wolverines a weekend split and a' three-point lead over the Broncos inj the Central…

… Collegiate Hockey' Association. Senior winger Brad McCaughey recorded a hat trick and linemate' Mike Moes scored one goal and - recorded four assists to help the Wolverines rebound from Friday night's 4…

… as a Wolverine. "We've been working hard, but things hadn't been coming through for us. A lot of things started happening tonight." MOES, who had been having a difficult time getting the puck in the…

… play. As 4 Wolverine defenseman Myles O'Connor took the puck behind the Michigan net, Armstrong's stick got caught in O'Connor's jersey, pulling him down and allowing Armstrong to shoot and score. "That…

… look even more like a penalty. I guess I just got lucky that it wasn't called." Don Stone led the way for the Wolverines with two goals in the losing effort. 4<, 'Western is usually my team, but I had…

… turned a 17-14 Boilermaker lead into a 39-31 Wolverine advantage. VAUGHT'S vicious two-hand slam dunk underneath gave the Wolverines their first lead of the contest, 20-19. Crisler Arena erupted. On…

… the ball backwards between his legs to a trailing No. 35, who did what he does best - dunk. Even more cheers. That point marked the Wolverines' biggest lead of the game, 39- 31, and it also marked…

… play. Without any timeouts left, the Wolverines weren't able to set up a play, and Vaught became the best option when Glen Rice found him open underneath the basket. "We wanted Glen or Gary (Grant), and…

… winning at every Big Ten school." As for last year's loss, head coach Gene Keady said, "That's all erased now. This takes care of that." In the first half, it looked like the Wolverines were ready for a…

… half, with Grant .keeping the Wolverines in the game with clutch shots in the final minutes. The senior guard hit a three-point shot; from the corner to tie the game at 82 with 3:39 remaining. The…

… learned why in resounding fashion, with an 89-54 thrashing to the Hawkeyes last night at Crisler Arena. The loss ended the Wolverines' (11-8 overall, 4-5 Big Ten) three- game winning streak, which included…

… with 10 unanswered points. This was followed by another six straight points in part of a 28-10 scoring streak the last 11 minutes of the first half. There were a few bright moments for the Wolverines…

… a win. The Wolverines held off a determined Wisconsin squad, 71-64, before 12,874 fans yesterday at Crisler Arena. The really important news came after the game, however, when Michigan found itself in…

… time all year that Michigan has been in first place. THE WOLVERINES relied on a blistering 63 percent success factor from the floor to carry themselves past ,the Badgers. That helped negate a less- than…

… had done well. Outside of Tim McCormick, freshman participation among Wolverine players has been rare during the Big Ten season. When the freshmen do see action, their every move raises the fans…

… this is seen whenever McCormick touches the ball. When the 6-10 forward receives a pass near the basket, the Wolverine partisans eagerly anticipate seeing McCormick make one of his power moves to the…

… Wolverines' grittiest road performance of the season, as 13th- ranked Ohio State escaped with a 66-63 victory at St. John's Arena last night. Michigan had control of the' ball for nearly all of the final 45…

… seconds and orked deliberately for a shot. Coach 'Johnny Orr called time out at :13 and when play was resumed, the Wolverines' Mark Lozier in-bounded the ball at mid-court. THE BALL came back to Lozier, who…

…'s win over Purdue, dropped the Wolverines into last place. MICHIGAN started strong in the first . half, leading by as many as seven poin- ts. Led by freshmen Wendy Bradetich and Sandy Svoboda, who…

… combined for 18 points and 10 rebounds in the first half, the Wolverines managed to hold a 31-28 lead at intermission. But the second half was all Michigan State. After the Spartans opened up with a 10-point…

…'S INDOOR TRACK MICHIGAN STATE DUAL MEET, Feb. 12 WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK WOLVERINE WOMEN'S VITATIONAL, Feb. 12, 11 aim. IN- "< -..'3 \ \ . _. Harte ... scores 16 off-the-bench Remember Your Valentine with…

… season, an 11-point win over a gutty Purdue club would have put Michigan coach Bill Frieder into a state of ecstacy. But last night's 95-84 Wolverine victory at Crisler Arena put Frieder in quite a…

… different mindset. Michigan never trailed in the contest, jumping out to a 13-0 lead which never got below -six. Led by a career-high 31 points from Roy Tarpley, the 17-3 Wolverines opened it up to 78-55 with…

… that he can do it and that's bullshit." Maybe it's a good sign when you're getting upset over your eighth straight win. THE Wolverines started out like they were trying to prove to the Associated Press…

… Saturday's Michigan State game. For the rest of the half, however, while the Wolverine offense remained steady (Michigan shot 61.2 percent in the first half, 63.3 for the game), their defense and rebounding…

…. At didn't last long. The Boilermakers fiad possession and a chance to chop it 4 four when a patented Grant steal and slam set the Wolverines off on a 26-10 run that gave the club ample margin with…

…-6, 5-5 in the Big Ten, joined the ranks of the Big Ten coaches who see a bright future for the first-place Wolverines. "You'd have to say that they're the best team we've played so far," said Keady…

… of his plethora of proteges - none other than current Wolverine head coach Dale Bahr, when he came to Bahr's home on a recruiting trip. Nichols visited Bahr several times, convin- cing him to attend…

… concert The concert starts at 8 pm. Con- cerns can be alleviated by calling 763-5460. WCBN Live-from the . Schorling Auditorium-it's Radio Free Wolverine! Come one, come all, and have your laughter…

…'s Wrestling Come one, come all. This Friday Crisler Arena is the place to be as Wolverine Coach, Bob Darden leads his massive grapplers to an intense match of physical strength against Iowa State. Tickets are…

… "cornerstone" of the Wolverine defense. His knee hurt too much to keep him on the ice, so he tried to stop a faceoff from occurring. While moving to alert the referee his stick accidentaly hit Bronco Tom Auge in…

… Berenson-type player. Playoff success hinges on home ice advantage The Daily Sports page welcomes Wolverine hockey co-captain Myles O'Connor as a new guest columnist. Myles will write his perspective of the…

… presentation, Paul Revere Insurance Co (fultime & intemships), 7-9 pm, Mich Union Wolverine Rms. Sch Music--Std recitals: Composers Forum, 8 pm, Sch Music Recital Hall; Saxophone Studio, 8 pm, McIntosh Theatre…

…-M-Deaborn--Film, Pick up Artist, 7:30 pm, Rec & Orgs Bldg. *Eclipse Jazz--Winter Lec Series, J LeDuff & J LoDuca, 7:30-9 pm, Mich Union Wolverine Rm. 763-0046. U-M-Flint--Std Coalition Film Series, Cuba and Fidel & Cuba…