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…01 Page 8-Sunday, February 1, 1981-The Michigan Daily Wolverines bump Badgers, 74-67 By JON MORELAND Special to the Daily MAI)ISON -- It began to look like the s Aold story. The Michigan basket…

… to a 74-67 victory. THE WIN RAISED Michigan's r ecord to 5-3 in the Big Ten (14-3 I,",0all) and dropped Wisconsin to 2-6 * -3 overall). lr'iiing 31-28 at halftime, the Wolverines came out of the locker…

… Wolverine in double figures, finishing with 16. Bailey added 21 points for the Badgers and center Larry Petty chip- ped in 11. Wisconsin was only able to get eight points out of the rest of its players…

… what some Michigan fans at Northwestern labeled a "gravy" road trip, the Wolverines disposed of Northwestern and Wisconsin to raise their conference mark to 5-3. An easy road trip, right? Don't tell head…

… coach Bill Frieder that. "If we're to be competitors, we've got to beat the teams near the bottom," he said after the Wolverines' 74-67 victory yesterday. "Last year we were 3-3 at this stage and faced a…

… :find itself involved in a tight conference race; the Wolverine women cagers are alsso involved in a closely-bunched Big Ten field. Unlike Bill Frieder's outfit, however, the women find themselves looking…

… Wolverines, vw3ich the Bulldogs are hosting. pULUTH HAS been in a slump of te, losing five of its last six WCHA ontests. The Wolverines, on the other 1hnd, have won three in a row, in- Ten Championship at…

… Northwestern's McGaw Memorial Hall. The Wolverines (7-13 overall, 1-4 in the Big Ten) face the Purdue Boiler- makers (7-13, 1-4) today in their opening round match. The winner of this game takes on the two…

… players a big boost, knowing they don't have to face the top seed (Minnesota) if they win their opening round match." The Wolverines will once again start with a line-up of forwards Diane Dietz (19.9 ppg…

… climb forwards, Laura Newcomb and Sue Bartz. Should the Wolverines be successful against Purdue today they will come right back and battle the Wildcats tonight. But Soluk was not overly concerned about…

… Wildcats, who are currently second in the conference. In the previous matchup between the two teams, the Wildcats routed a cold- shooting Wolverine attack, 66-46. "Northwestern's goal is to win another Big…

… deficiencies. Michigan's offense has come to life in the last two weeks, as well. The Wolverines have scored 31 goals in the last four games, including 12 against the Irish last Friday night, the biggest one…

… of Hen- drickson will be tested on the ice tonight and tomorrow in a series that could move the Wolverines from sixth place into a tie for fourth in the conference and assure them a playoff berth…

… court. It always seems that when the state bragging rights are up for grabs, the Spa'rtans and Wolverines both play to their full potential.' It was only two seasons ago that the high and mighty Spartans…

… in the Big Ten. But when the game was over, it was the Wolverines who were celebrating. A Keith Smith free throw with no time left on the clock sent the Spartans back to East Lansing on the losing end…

… Ten opponent scored more than 100 points on a Wolverine team. Just for the record, Ohio State reached the century mark 8 years ago, handing the Wolverines a 102-87 loss. The main thing concerning…

… game. WOLVERINE TALES-McGee needs 144 points in his last seven games to become leader in most points in Big Ten career, a title currently held by ex- Minnesota Gopher Mychal Thompson . Today's game is…

… significant, except that it represented his lackluster showing, as he gave up three Michigan goals in the opening five minutes of last night's 12-5 Wolverine rout of the Irish. "Their goaltender was not…

….very sharp tonight," remarked Coach John Gior- dano appropriately. McNAMARA'S replacement in the third period had an even tougher time with the Wolverines. At 5:16 of the period, Michigan's John Blum raced…

…, crouched in the goal. 3lum teased the three before flipping it past them into the net. Roger Bourne led the Wolverine at- tack, as he earned Michigan's first hat trick of the season with one goal in each…

… penalties and ,Michigan's aggressiveness set the tone from the start as the Wolverines came out knocking the Irish off the puck in the own end, setting up three unanswered goals. The Irish spent half of the…

… first period in the penalty box while Michigan spent the other half shooting pucks into the Notre Dame net. Four Irish penalties and an un- believable first period performance by *the Wolverines gave…

… Michigan a 5-1 By SCOTT M. LEWIS He's neither flashy nor particularly quick. He can't shoot on the fiun, or so it is believed. In last-second situations, however, there is no one the Michigan Wolverines…

… fourth occasion in his college career-that he has made a game- winning shot. To a man, the Wolverines now look for. Bodnar in the clutch, a situation which he has long relished. He thrives on the pressure…

…, Bodnar was one of three Wolverines designated to take the decisive shot. Thad Garner was supposed to set a screen for McGee, who would then spring loose in lead at the end of the stanza. Goals by Bourne…

… seven seconds later, the Wolverines had their second goal. Mars flipped it past McNamara during the two-man advan- tage. Notre Dame ripped off three unan- swered scores, two of which were powerplay goals…

… inspired Wolverines, 20-15 in a match that was up for grabs until Iowa State's John Forshee and Michigan's Pat McKay battled to a 5-5 draw in the 190-pound match. The draw gave the Cyclones an insurmountable…

…, the Wolverines jumped out to a quick 9- 0 lead in the team score by winning the first three matches of the evening. After a ; scoreless first period, Michigan's 118-pounder Joe McFarland jumped to a 4…

…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…

… that mattered, as it broke a 5-5 tie and lifted the Michigan Wolverines past the Univer- sity of Minnesota-Duluth, 6-5, last night before 4,552 at Duluth Arena. THE, VICTORY GAVE the Wolverines a sweep…

… and 29 seconds later, Tom Kurvers was whistled for cross-checking and the Wolverines has a five-on-three power play for 31 seconds. IT WAS LONG enough for Roger Bourne to capitalize, thanks to perfect…

… goals. BRIAN LUNDBERG began the Wolverine scoring parade when, in a four-on-four situation, he took a slap- shot from the blue line that passed through the crowd in front of the net and goalie Ron…

… assist on the goal, which came at 12:27. At 13:36 the freshmen paired up to score the Wolverines' third goal. Kelly McCrimmon drew Erickson out with a shot, backhanded the rebound to Enzo Augimeri, who had…

… fights between the two teams broke out.. WITH UMD IN a power play situation for almost the entire period, all the ac- tion took place in the Wolverines' end: Both of Cleveland's goals were scored on power…

… at Matt Mann Pool by the score of 66-47. "We swam really well as a team," said Wolverine coach Bill Farley. "We had a lot of really good times today." This meet was an oddity because the diving portion…

…-7. The Wolverines next hit the water ,against Michigan State February 21 In: East Lansing. &xton A Wducatona1 ente rs For More Information - Call or Write: 32466 Olde Franklin Drive Farmington Hills…

…, Mich. 48018, (313) 851-2969 MOEN Daily Photo by PAUL ENGSTROM MICHIGAN BUTTERFLY swimmer Victor Lopez cruises home with a victory during yesterday's swim meet against Ohio State. The Wolverines swamped…

…-contact sport. But last night the Broncos of Western Michigan dispelled that myth, as they muscled their way to a 64-63 vic- tory over the Michigan Wolverines at Crisler Arena. "Our inside game was the decisive…

… factor in this win," said Broncos' coach Fran Ebert, who upped her career Dietz record against Michigan to an im- ... scoreless down stretch pressive 14-2. ges wo Diane Dietz was the Wolverines' main…

…." Both coaches agreed it was a sloppy game as Michigan committed 30 tur- novers to Western's 26. many of the Wolverine miscues came on the Wolverines' fast-break. These blown chances proved to be…

… advantageous to the Broncos as they converted the Blue errors into points. "I guess we kind of slopped this vic- tory, " said Ebert. The Wolverines, who are now 7-12, take to the road against Miami of Ohio in…

… Photo by BRIAN MASCK MICHIGAN'S TAMMY SANDERS looks for some way out of the Western Michigan forest underneath the basket in last night's frustrating 64-63 Wolverine loss to the physical Broncos. Totals…

… trait: neither have been kept. Despite the fact that team scores have not been kept in any of the Wolverines' meets thus far, an analysis can be made as to how the individual runners have been performing…

…. The following are the early returns on Michigan Track '81. FIELD EVENTS: The Wolverines' James Ross (with a jump of 25'0"), Vincent Bean (23'11") and Derek Har- per (23'10") swept the first three places…

… this time," said Wolverine head coach Jack Harvey. Michigan is well-represented in the shot put by freshman John Nielsen, whose longest toss of 58'10%" leaves Shea makes NCAA's in half-mile at M' Relays…

… 15'6" this year. "He's really going to have to improve to help us in the Big Ten meet," Harvey cautioned. SPRINTERS AND HURDLERS: The Wolverine sprinters are Andrew Bruce, Butch Woolfolk and Chris…

…-meter dash in 6.5 seconds and doubled in the 55-meter high hurdles, finishing in a time of 7.8. In addition to Fitzpatrick, other members of the Wolverines' hurdling contingent are Shelby Johnson, Mar…

… Wolverines took a whopping 17 more shots from the floor than Michigan State, 57 to 40, outrebounded the Spartans, 23 to 15, and committed fewer turnovers, 22 to 19. The numbers never lie. It should have been a…

… Wolverine victory, right? .Wrong. As coaches are so fond of saying, "Stats are for losers," and in this case it couldn't be more true. It doesn't matter how many shots you take from the floor if you can't put…

… turnovers the other guys make if you cai't capitalize on them. Time after time in last Saturday's 70-66 Michigan loss, ithe Spartans would turn the ball over to the Wolverines, whereas Michigan would respond…

… with a turnover of its own. And don't think that the Wolverines fell to two games behind the leaders in the Big Ten because Michigan State played a stellar game. They didn't. True, Spartan guard Kevin…

… over 22 times, it can hardly be called a good effort. 1 Why, then, did the Wolverines lose? The most obvious reason is their lack of offensive production. "Our problems today were on offense," Blue coach…

… Illinois; Iowa and Indiana in the next two weeks. The Wolverines are going to need a win in one of those contests, plus a sweep of their remaining home contests against North- western, Minnesota and Purdue…

… for Madison Square Garden just yet. The Wolverines have already beaten Illinois and Indiana, and with a little luck, they could overcome the screaming crowds in Champaign and Bloomington and come away…

… entire team, Bertoncin will surely be missed when the Wolverines begin the 1981-82 season. "She has been a positive and en- thusiastic force on the tean while she's been here," said junior Cindy Shearon…

… Building records in a triangular meet with Eastern Michigan and Bowling Green last night. Eastern also set two cords, but the similarities ended ere as the Wolverine distance runners left the Hurons and…

… of the race. Frederick, like Larsen, was running in an event that is not her true specialty. She normally competes in the 880 for the Wolverines, an event in which she earned second-place honors at…

… Wolverine to modify the record books, finishing with a long jump of 19'10", but Eastern's Ann Me achum stole the thunder by leaping an inch further to grab the fieldhouse mark for herself. That marked only…

… dash (7.02). Larsen ... sets mile record Wolverine Renee Turner dashed to a new team record in the 60-yard hurdles with a time of 8.0 seconds, but it was none other than Meachum who gave her a sprint…

… Michigan 67-64 before 16,492 fans at Assembly Hall last night. The Wolverines, who fell to 7-6 in the conference, held a 62-58 edge with 1:33 left in the game. But the Fighting Illini, playing tenacious…

… two successful free throws, pulling the Wolverines back to within one. McGee then stole the in- bounds pass, but failed to capitalize on the opportunity to put his team back on top as he was called for…

… and hit on a high arching left-handed lay up with 2 seconds left in overtime to give the Wolverines a thrilling 79-77 victory, before a sellout crowd at Crisler Arena last night. ' It was Bodnar…

… was that open." For a while, though, it looked like there would be no need for overtime. The Wolverines led by eight points with 1:23 left in regulation, and looked like they were going to send their…

… what his national powerhouse Hawkeye wrestling squad hopes to get out of its weekend road trip to the Wolverine state. "We'll use these matches (tonight's meet against the Wolverines and tomorrow's match…

… dynasty and have every right to take Michigan lightly. But that doesn't mean that the Wolverines won't be looking to post an impressive showing against Gable's grapplers. "This will be a fun meet for us…

…," said Wolverine coach Dale Bahr. "All the pressure will be on Iowa. None of their guys are unbeatable." But Bahr is also realistic in his feelings on tonight's meet. "We're not, at this time, on the level…

… they are," he admitted. "But our kids are on an up tempo right now and they are ready to wrestle," he said. The Wolverines' best hopes for vic- tory are Joe McFarland at 118 pounds and heavyweight Eric…

… 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…

…, they have what they believe to be the best forward in the conference." "They are a sound basketball team which concerns me very much," conluded the Wolverine skipper. Yet in response to Frieder's high…

…-3 Wolverines. "I know we'll go in as underdogs but we have the feeling that we can go in and win," Heathcote said. "It'll be a close, hard fought game like most of the ones these two teams have had in the past…

… nipped the Wolverines in overtime, 59-58, on a Jay Vincent free throw. And two years ago at Crisler, Michigan's Keith Smith sank a charity toss after time had expired to lead his team to a 49-48 victory…

… would probably press the case of Mike McGee, the second leading scorer in Wolverine history whose 22.0 average trails only Vincent's 22.9. The two seniors will be squared against each other this evening…

… shooting touch from intermediate range, make him one of the conferen- ce's most respected players. No one dares doubt McGee's impor- tance to his team. The Wolverines wouldn't be near the top without his…

…- dance with NCAA rules, and competed during 1979-80, but was ruled ineligible for the 1980-81 season just a week before the Wolverines' first meet. Instead of losing faith, Machemer worked out with the…

… dedicated hours per day practicing. a _: Bachman ... top diver Wolverine gymnasts pi tumble with Western With practicing every day and going away for meets, Bachman knows that causes problems with her…

… will be a great experience for the men and give them exposure to some of the western competition." And the western competition willbe tough. The Wolverine gymnasts will face Arizona, a team with a high…

…'s opinion, is ready for any challenge. For the Wolverines, Al Berger will be making his first all-around start since his knee surgery last March. The Michigan gymnasts are at the University of Arizona tonight…

…-79 season, and in accordance with NCAA rules sat out that season, competed during 1979-80 but was ruled ineligible ~or the 1980-81 season just a week before e Wolverines were to swim in their first meet. FOR…

… telephone con- ference call, maybe 10 or 15 minutes, with insufficient time for full con- sideration of the matter." The committee ruled on Machemer's behalf and allowed the Wolverine diver to finish the 1979…

… weeks remain in regular season play giving the Wolverines the opportunity to cripple the Irish's chan- ces for a playoff berth and to boost themselves closer to post-season play. Coach John Giordano…

… place now in the WCHA and is log jammed with CC and Duluth, all with 19 points. As it stands, the Wolverines are within the top eight division of the conference which receives invitations to the league…

… on the Wolverines to go up, 35-21, with seven minutes left in the half. The two teams basically traded baskets for the rest of the stanza (OSU leading, 50-35 at the half), but the damage had been done…

… points) and McGee capitalized on press-forced steals with three quick buckets each. That brough the Wolverines to within eight, 55-47, less than two-and-a-half minutes into the second stanza. Ohio State…

… in Wolverine immortality. But McGee wasn't finished. Before the evening had ended, he was to score 37 points - one short of his career high, set in 1978 - on 17 of 27 from the field and three of six…

…Gee knew from the long ovation that Wolverine ere proud of this soft-spoken maha. WAS PROUD, too. "It's a ng," he said. "Records are Folletts Bookstore 22 S. State. Ann Arbor, MI 48108 Keep i ____ trouble…

… game centers around 6-10 Buckeye pivotman Herb Williams. The first time these two teams met this season down in Columbus on January 24, the Wolverines managed to hold Williams to only six points in the…

… Cagers' Corner bined total of 47 points and rejected nine Wolverine shots. IT WAS THIS kind of display of talen- ted power whichprompted Frieder to assert that "we've got to play up to our potential 40…

… tonight. The Wolverines, who are tied for the league lead with Iowa *and Indiana, need a win almost as much in order to stay in contention. At any rate, it is doubtful that they have forgotten the defeat…

… national 21-under singles and 'doubles indoor titles to her credit, and was ranked tenth nationally in the 18- under division. The Wolverine netter narrowly defeated the Spartans, 5-4, last Novemeber in the…

…, "There is more animosity this year than even before." The Wolverines have never had a winning season under Soluk, who has compiled a 36-63 record during her four year tenure. THE MAJOR problem has been…

… FITZPATRICK A number of Michigan tracksters went up to Lansing last Saturday for the annual Spartan Relays, registering some solid performances in at somewhat-uncompetitive meet. Wolverine John Nielsen…

… leap of 23'8", and fellow Wolverine Derek Harper finished second with a jump of 23'3/2". The high jump was won by freshman Dave Lugin with a-leap of 7'3/4"r Placing in other events, were Wolverines…

… at the Track and Tennis Building on February 20 and 21, and, more importantly, the Big Ten meet at Columbus on March 6 and 7, where the Wolverines' main opposition for the crown is expected to come…

…'t surprised. It isn't like taking over at the very beginning in September. The newness of the job has all worn off." 0 GIORDANO IS only the seventh head coach the Wolverines have had in their 59 years of hockey…

… Wolverines will travel to Duluth to take on Minnesota-Duluth in a weekend series with the Bulldogs, who are seventh in the WCHA with a 9-13 record. BILLBOARD The women's basketball game scheduled for last…

…, but was ruled ineligible for the 1980- 81 season just a week before the Wolverines' first meet. - Ironically, it was not Michigan's diving team, but rather its computer engineering program, that lured…

…, "Managing the Tran- sition from School to Work," 4-5 p.m., Wolverine Rm., reception, 5-6 p.m., Executive Lounge. Alpha Phi - Sucker sale to benefit Heart Association, 12 p.m.-dusk, Diag. WCBN - On…

… disaster hits Madison, Wisconsin. The picture is also somewhat brighter for Michigan. The sweep of Notre Dame last weekend virtually assured John Giordano's icers of a playoff spot. The Wolverines are only…

…, has no. qualms about borrowing from a celebrated predecessor. The freshman Wolverine makes use of an unorthodox discus spin technique used by the unof- ficial world record-holder Brian 01- field. The…

… as the Wolverine gym- nasts led the whole way, easily defeating Wisconsin, 263.8-252.55, on Sunday. The gymnasts dominated every event, capturing first place in five of the six events plus the all…