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October 28, 1991 (vol. 102, iss. 21) • Page Image 16

… blew away the Michigan field hockey team's thoughts of revenge and its glimering hopes of an NCCA tournament bid this week- end in Iowa City. The Wolverines dropped their weekend matches to No. 4 Iowa…

…:24 left in the game. Goalie Donna Barg turned away four Wolverine shots to record the shutout for the Wildcats. "We had a couple of good indi- vidual performances, but we didn't play well as a team today…

… Hawkeyes' 2-0 over- time victory in Ann Arbor two weeks ago. During that game the Wolverines had three goals disal- lowed. The match's extremely close nature left a bad taste with the highly ranked Hawkeyes…

…. "I think revenge was a definite factor for Iowa," Michigan assis- tant coach Meri Demrow said. "Iowa is a very tough place to play with 400 fans yelling 'Go Hawks' for the entire game." The Wolverines

… were able to stay with the Hawkeyes for most of the first half, gaining hope of an up- set. Lisa Sweeny gave the Hawkeyes a 1-0 lead six minutes into the game. However, the Wolverines' defense tightened…

… Fowler broke the tie for the Hawkeyes with eight minutes to play in first half, giving them a 2-1 halftime advantage. Goalie Nicole Hoover was able to keep the Wolverines in the game with 18 saves, but the…

… Hawkeyes outshot the Wolverines, 15-0, in the second half. In the end, Iowa's of- fensive pressure proved to be too much as Heather Bryant and Jamie Rofrano recorded second half goals, giving the Hawkeyes…

… represent the state of Michigan in regional play. However, an experienced Wolverine squad held on for the victory, improving its record to 6-4. "We played a spectacular game," captain John Swis said. "Six…

… guys went to a camp for the 'M' select side, so a lot of players had to fill in." The Wolverines scored oneach of their first three trys, opening up a twelve-point advantage. However, " 1 a victory the…

October 14, 1991 (vol. 102, iss. 11) • Page Image 13

… most of its first home-pool advantage in 12 years by winning the Wolverine Invitational in convincing fashion. No game was affected more by the partisan Michigan crowd of nearly 300 than Friday's 14…

… playing on the road." The Wolverines continued their romp with victories of 16-3 over Indiana, 8-7 over Northwestern, and 12-6 over Purdue Saturday. The Northwestern match, Michigan's closest of the tourna…

…- ment, provided the Wolverines with a chance to avenge their one- point loss to the Wildcats in last weekend's tournament in Madison. Michigan did not squander the op- portunity, despite narrowly avoid…

… relatively large, as far aswater polo venues are con- cerned, and the Wolverines com- bined this with superb condition- ing to wear down their opponents throughout the tournament. The Wolverines were led in…

… The Michigan women's golf team has been battling consistency problems all year. This weekend, Michigan played very consistently. Unfortunately for the Wolverines, though they played consistently…

… mediocre. The Wolverines 980 (329-327- 324) earned them a distant third among 10 teams behind Longwood's 963 (312-322-329) and champion Penn State's 930 (309-302-319) in the Lady Lion Fall Invitational. "I…

… think we will finish way up on top somewhere," Wolverine coach Sue LeClair said going into the tournament, "at least in the top three." While the Wolverines did indeed finish in the top three, they did…

… not come close to posting the team scores they have come to expect from themselves. Kristin Beilstein's 238 (83-78- 77) paced the Wolverines as she fin- ished eighth in the individual stand- ings…

… them the thirteenth and twenty-eighth positions, respec- tively. The Wolverines' leaders at the season's start, Erica Zonder (85-87- 82) and Wendy Bigler (85-83-86), both also shot 254, their worst…

… place, the Wolverines came back with a 316 and a 325 to drop to fourth and then finish in ninth place. Michigan vowed it wouldn't happen again and went to the Lady Northern and claimed sixth place among…

October 18, 1991 (vol. 102, iss. 15) • Page Image 13

… possibility. Minnesota (1-1 in the Big Ten, 2-3 overall) at Michigan State (oh-fer) Every true Michigan fan hopes for two things when the season starts. j" hey hope for the Wolverines to go undefeated and the…

…-20. Women link sters to wrap up season by Dan Linna Daily Sports Writer A season filled with highs and lows will come to an end for the Michigan women's golf team this Sunday. The Wolverines venture to…

…- spectively. Beilstein's consistency has been one of the strengths of the Wolverine team this season. "I'm not surprised by her play at all," LeClair said. "She had a very poor spring, so I know she played a…

… season, the Wolverines still want to end on a high note. "It's not as big as the Lady Northern," Bigler said. "It's kind of something to keep us playing an- other weekend. It's only 18 holes and it won…

…'t be any of the top schools, but it would be really nice to have a good round to end up the season." Bowling Green has been a partic- ipant in all of the tournaments in which the Wolverines have been in…

…- volved. Michigan outdistanced the Falcons by margins of 15, 11, 39, and 3 strokes at Penn State. Ferris State competed in the Lady Wolverine Invitational, the Spartan Invitational and the Lady Northern…

October 07, 1991 (vol. 102, iss. 6) • Page Image 14

…'s cross country team came back strong this weekend to defeat Michigan State. The Wolverines captured the top six places, racing to a 15-49 victory in their only home dual meet of the season. Michigan also…

… defeated MSU in the teams' first matchup this year at the Michigan State Invitational. The Wolverines were expecting tougher competition because of the Spartans' improvement in their last few meets. If we…

… hit the mile marks, and when we had a mile to go." The dual meet took place on the Michigan Golf Course early Satur- day afternoon in ' front of parents and friends of the Wolverine run- ners, who were…

…' cross-country Harvey runner Following a disappointing loss to Georgetown, the Wolverines bounced back, with junior Amy Buchholz capturing first place with a time of 18:28, nearly a minute faster than…

… of current Wolverine Fiona Davidson) and moved into third place on the all-time Michigan assist list. "I have never really focused on (the assists)," Thompson said. "That hasn't been my main focus this…

October 03, 1991 (vol. 102, iss. 4) • Page Image 10

…, the Wolverines played in 80-degree temperatures Sunday. "This time of the year, the weather is so unpredictable that you can't let it bother you," rookie Jenny Zimmerman said. "You have to take…

… everything from shorts to long underwear and turtlenecks with you, and hope you don't have to use the latter" Although the Wolverines will be flying into Chicago, they will not have time for a practice round…

… second half when he broke away from Wolverine midfielder Rindfusz, who lost his footing and fell to the ground. Rindfusz argued with the referee to no avail that Consigney should have received a yellow…

…, thought the Wolverines played very well. "He told us he was proud that we played 90 minutes of intense soccer," forward Jonas Saunders said. "But if you don't put the ball in the net, you obviously donS win…

…." The loss drops the Wolverines to 5-5-1. They square off against the Butler University junior varsity team Saturday at Mitchell Field. i will be the first meeting between the Wolverines and the Butler JV…

… squad. Game time is 4 p.m. JENNIFEH DUNELI/Daily Kelly Kuehne concentrates on the ball in first half action from Michigan's game yesterday. The Wolverines were shut out by Michigan State, 2-0. Harriers…

… no-holds-barred attitude for the first time this season. All season long, the Wolverines have ap- proached their meets conserva- tively; this meet promises to be different. After a big victory last…

… season. "We don't have to be cautious anymore," Michigan coach Ron Warhurst said. "Everyone's going to run hard Saturday." The big question of the weekend just may be who places first for the Wolverines

October 28, 1991 (vol. 102, iss. 21) • Page Image 14

… Aaron Ward was cross-checked from behind into the boards by Spartan Bryan Smolinski. With a penalty imminent and the Wolverines in possession of the puck, referee Steve Piotrowski delayed whistling the…

… strap off for the rest of the game to improve his mobility. He even con- tributed to the Wolverine cause, scoring Michigan's third goal of the game. When asked if his goal was revenge, Ward replied: "It…

… worry about the future for the Wolverines. Why did Michigan start so poorly? There are many convenient excuses people can look at to explain this inauspicious beginning. First, it was the opening weekend…

…, and the Wolverines were a little out of sync - especially on the power play. But, Michigan State also was playing its season openers, and the Spartans had had one less week of practice than Michigan. Or…

… of the slowest and choppiest surfaces the Wolverines will encounter for quite sonie time. That is until Saturday's fiasco at Yost. While the ice was a little smoother, it was so soft that it resembled…

Wolverines did not want to use the'poor ice surfaces as excuses for their poor play. "The ice was soft, and all that fog made it difficult," Michigan defenseman Chris Tamer said. "But there's no sense in…

… little time by which to judge a team. Even though the Wolverines did not play well, it was not because of lack of ability, but rather a lack of a maximum effort throughout the game. "Individually, I…

… thought I could have done more things than I did," Michigan center Brian Wiseman said after Friday's loss. "We've got to do it for 60 minutes." Also, the Wolverines admitted that maybe they were looking too…

… like its our last game." Even though the Wolverines' mood is down right now, they are look- ing to use this series as a springboard for the remainder of the season. "While morale for the team is pretty…

… out of four points against MSU is a bad weekend, it has taught the Wolverines that press clippings and predictions don't win. games. Hopefully this lesson will teach Michigan that a championship…

October 25, 1991 (vol. 102, iss. 20) • Page Image 13

…. With Michigan's top five out of action today, the Wolverines should still post a strong showing. The momentum this team carries right now is at a peak. The biggest asset Michigan pos- sesses this year is…

… Mich- an women's soccer team. The Wolverines played two very different halves of soccer against Michigan State, a preventive ap- proach in the first half and a more aggressive style in the second half…

… defin- itely more concerned with keeping them from scoring than with scoring ourselves." The second half saw a new, of- fensive-minded Wolverine squad. Michigan managed 12 shots$on goal, including several…

… that just missed the Spartan net. But Mich- igan State continued to put pres- sure on the Wolverine defense, adding its second and final goal near the end of the game. "We finally got into the game in…

… Available Blue lacrosse embarks on 4mast Coast mission of pride by David Cushard 7The Michigan men's lacrosset club will face its toughest test of the fall season this weekend. Thel Wolverines (2-0) travel…

October 18, 1991 (vol. 102, iss. 15) • Page Image 12

…- game sweep of its first home tour- nament in 12 years, the Michigan men's water polo team hopes to ex- tend its six-game winning streak at this weekend's tournament in Columbus. The Wolverines will play…

… four matches in two days, squaring off against Indiana, Purdue, Michigan State, and host Ohio State. Despite the big names, Michigan's oppo- nents are not powerhouse squads. The Wolverines crushed all…

… four opponents in last weekend's Wolverine Invitational by a com- bined score of 53-24. "We're taking all of our top players," Michigan head coach Scott Russell said. "We're usually miss- ing a couple of…

… to Michigan in the last couple of weeks is Northwestern. The Wildcats and the Wolverines have split their last two matches, each decided by a sin- gle goal. Unfortunately, there will prob- ably be no…

…." Of the four teams at the tourna- ment, the Buckeyes gave the Wolverines the hardest time last Sunday, dropping the match, 11-6, to the home squad. "They (the Buckeyes) have the home-pool (advantage…

…-White game. While last year's Wolverine squad finished second in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and skated into the NCAA Champion- ships' Final Eight round, greater things are anticipated. Already…

… Sorenson - this year's team remains largely intact. For the Wolverines, this game represents the first chance to gain experience that the coaches cannot simulate in practice. "We want our team to get into a…

… THE MICHIGAN DAILY Denny Felsner and the rest of the Wolverines will play in the annual Blue- White scrimmage tonight at Yost Ice Arena. [ Ma eyc is good )u've heard the best enough. of our best…

…W Peggy Bradley-Doppes said. "There are a lot of excuses that can b.; made." To counter such a let down, the 0 Wolverines (3-3 in the Big Ten, 11; overall) have been making adjust- p ments in practice to…

… to just go into practice and think only about volleyball," junir Hayley Lorenzen said. Lorenzen and the rest of the Wolverines will be thinking about the Badgers tonight. Last year's Big Ten champions…

October 21, 1991 (vol. 102, iss. 16) • Page Image 13

Wolverines lost only four players from that squad - forwards Jim Ballantine, Kent Brothers, and Don Stone, and de- fenseman Mark Sorensen - and with the addition of a solid recruiting class, expectations for…

…- ation will not be as easy as improving on some of the Wolverines' past sea- sons. How much does Michigan need to improve in order to win the confer- ence or the NCAA Tournament? Last season, the…

… falling to Boston University in the round of eight. Felsner similarly posted re- markable numbers, leading the CCHA with 75 points (40 goals, 35 assists) in becoming the fifth Wolverine to reach the 40-goal…

… plateau. Felsner earned first-team all-CCHA and second-team, all- American status. Yet for all the glory the Wolverines and Felsner have achieved thus far, keep in mind the final chapter has only begun. And…

October 04, 1991 (vol. 102, iss. 5) • Page Image 12

Wolverines held to Columbus for the Fall Buekeye Classic. The 54-hole tournament (36 Saturday, 18 Sunday) will be held on the par 72 Scarlet Golf Course. Tlfe Big Ten teams in the field in- clude Ohio State…

…," Carras said. "The scores now should be lower than the ones shot in the spring." Denny Sikkila and Anthony Dietz, the two top scorers at the last tournament, will lead the Wolverines into Columbus. Sikkila…

… weekend). However, we have placed it as a challenge to see if we can go at it one more time." Stone's team knows that it will be facing a different Wolverine team than in the past. "Michigan is doing a…

Wolverines (1-1, 9-3) must come right back tomorrow and face,, an unpredictable Indiana squad. The Hoosiers (0-2, 3-10) got their feet,; wet in the Big Ten last week by I playing league favorites Ohio State…

… also affected Indiana's big gun, senior outside hitter Colleen Jordan. Michigan volleyball coach Peggy Bradley-Doppes discusses strategy during a time out in a match last fall. The Wolverines host Ohio…

… to Michigan State in the back of its mind. It has no time to dwell on the past. asmorrow, the Wolverines will try to improve their 5-5-1 record when they play host to the Butler junior varsity squad at…

… very comfortable during the game." The JV Butler Bulldogs are 1-1 after playing against two St. Louis area community colleges. For the past twoweeks, they have been preparing for the Wolverines. "We…

… never completed. "I think it's going to be a very competitive game," Butler fullback Bryan Kumler said. "I also predict it to be a low scoring game." However, the Wolverines hope to makesit a landslide…

…- beaten streak. The Wolverines currently boast an 11-0- 2 record. Michigan was scheduled to face Central Michigan at Mt. Pleasant yesterday, but the match was cancelled and rescheduled for Oct. 22. The…

… defeat defending national soccer club champs Minnesota, 4-0. In Saturday's two games, the Wolverines outshot their opponents, 29-4. However, they could manage only one goal in the two games. Michigan…

October 28, 1991 (vol. 102, iss. 21) • Page Image 15

…, the Wolverines bounced back to go 2-1 over the weekend in a tournament held at Ohio State. Michigan suffered its second consecutive loss and only its second *oss of the season Saturday, falling to…

… Kentucky 3-2. Junior Jenny Stein- hebel and Sophomore Lisa Ashton provided the scoring for the Wolverines, with Junior Chrissy Rice guarding the Michigan net. Sophomore Carrie Taylor said that Kentucky was…

October 25, 1991 (vol. 102, iss. 20) • Page Image 12

… it appears to be a two-team race," Fisher said. However, Michigan basketball has made a stir of its own. Some of the names of the Wolverine's fabu- lous five frosh were bantered about. "I think…

… past four weekends, the Wolverines (4-4 in the Big Ten, 12-6 overall) have gone 1-1 in their weekend matches. And considering their next two matches are against Big Ten second-place squad Illinois (7…

…," setter-middle blocker Tarnisha Thompson said. "It's been a progressive year." The Wolverines hope to continue that progress against the highly-re- garded Fighting Illini tonight. A slew of players have…

…, though. Chris White wile move to the middle, and Aimee Smith will shift to the right side of the court. Thompson will also r; tate in and out with Julie Scherer. The Wolverines will have to re- gard…

… averaging 2.98 kills per game. Saturday night will be "Special" night of volleyball for the Wolverine fans. Ann Arbor Special Olympic athletes will be' awarded special designated seats and' will have an…

October 07, 1991 (vol. 102, iss. 6) • Page Image 15

… weekend, de- feating Eastern Kentucky, 1-0, but dropping its second game to Ohio State, 2-1. Saturday afternoon in Columbus, the 17th-ranked Wolverines com- pletely dominated the Colonels for their fifth…

… Marotti said. "Unfortun- ately, we just couldn't finish our drives. We kept hitting the posts and the back and sides of the net." The Wolverines' lone goal came at the 17:34 mark of the first period from…

…- ble the normal distances, Wolverine coach Jim Richardson's women''s team touched first six times in the event slate, sweeping first through third place in each victory. x Headlining the Wolverine tri…

October 23, 1991 (vol. 102, iss. 18) • Page Image 10

… LEADERS: The Wolverines, sixth in the Big Ten with a 4-4 record, have a number of players atop the Big Ten statistical charts. Sophomores Fiona Davidson (.348) and Michelle Horrigan (.318) are first and…

Wolverines' middle blocker. team. "Every game was a high- light." As a junior, Smith joined the elite San Diego Volleyball Club (SDVC), though the club is nearly an hour drive from Escondido. "Club volleyball…

… thought I would success never go that far," she said. Bradley-Doppes must have done a good selling job, though. Because when she called Smith and asked her to be a Michigan Wolverine, th reaction was…

… All-Tournament team after the Wolverines swept the Michigan Volleyball Classic. "Michigan State was my fa- vorite match," she said. "But at the Michigan Classic, I knew I playe"' well, but I didn…

…'t play collegiate sides often," Howard said, in reference to the fact that the schedule has been full of veteran club teams. This weekend, Central MichiganW will provide the Wolverines with their final…

… weekend, the Wolverines defeated the Midland Rugby Club, 10-3, improving the squad's record to 5-4. "Our game this weekend was an open kind of game," senior Brian Williamson said. "We started off the game…

October 21, 1991 (vol. 102, iss. 16) • Page Image 12

… Central Collegiate Hockey Association's playoffs for the third consecutive year, and earning its first trip to the NCAA playoffs since 1977, the Michigan hockey team has arrived. Almost. The Wolverines set…

… Berenson has coached in his tenure at Michigan, and this year's squad pos- sesses the potential to be the best- ever at Michigan. As a result, the Wolverines have tabbed as the pre- season favorite in both…

… talented cast. One of the key players is Denny Felsner. The senior right wing, a first-team all-CCHA selection last season, comes back this year to anchor an potent Wolverine offense. Teamed with Felsner…

… mmmmmm m mmi harder than the other teams so that we can be the strongest at the end." Helber sees the Wolverines' suc- cess not based on individual efforts but on the team as a whole. "Any team can do…

… to the blue line as captain of the Wolverines. With the graduation of Don Stone, last year's other co-captain, Harlock as- sumes the head leadership role. "A leader is someone who's go- ing to put…

…." O FILE PHOTO/Daily Michigan junior defenseman Patrick Neaton (above) will once again team with David Harlock this season to help anchor the Wolverine defense. .mm.mmmm 1991-92 MICHIGAN HOCKEY…

October 07, 1991 (vol. 102, iss. 6) • Page Image 16

… fielded a combination of varsity starters with their reserves and stunned the Wolverine green- horns, 4-0. Despite the loss, Smith was not entirely disappointed. "During the first half, we let them walk…

… four Michigan defenders to the center, and shot it past Michigan goal- keeper Knut Pederson. Whenever the Wolverines looked like they were going to score, the Butler defense broke up the rush. "I found…

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