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…The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 16, 1987 - Page 9 Frieder voices opinions -After Thursday's first-round afternoon games ended, Michigan guard Gary Grant took the floor with Wolverine strength…

…'s Garde Thompson Daily Photo by JOHN MUNSON North Carolina's Steve Bucknall goes to the hoop against Michigan's Garde Thompson during the Wolverines' 109-97 second round loss to the Tar Heels on Saturday…

…. pReid, Ta Wl write final chapter in Wolverine setasont Michigan's coach Bill Frieder had something to say the entire weekend. struggled in the locker room. It took him several hours to produce a…

…. Compounding Michigan's misery, Tar Heel senior Joe Wolf, a starting forward who played 20 minutes despite a sprained ankle, banged in a three-pointer from the top of the key after a Wolverine turnover. "Wow, 12…

… three-point play on a 16-foot jumper, cutting North Carolina's lead to 22-21. The defensive matchups proved too much for the Wolverines, though. After containing Navy's one-dimensional offense in Thursday…

… national championships, after the Wolverines placed first in the Mideast regionals last weekend at Illinois- Chicago Circle. Sophomore Kathy Beckwith won the individual all-around title with a score of 35…

…," she said. The meet Hyatt does believe they ca win will be this weekend as th Wolverines travel to Ohio State for thi AIAW r h 1- 't it n ie e SECONDC CHyatt 994-5350 516E. Libertyg .k gymnasts were…

…4 Men's Swimming Wolverine Invitational Today Matt Mann Pool SPORTS Basketball vs. Villanova NCAA Tournament Sunday, March 17, 12:11 p.m. University of Dayton Arena The Michigan Daily Saturday…

… Building. The Wolverines, who shut out Calvin College last week 9-0 to open their spring season increased their overall record to 3-1. Michigan was even after the singles competition, winning three matches…

… and losing three. The Wolverines were paced by Junior Paula Reichert's easy 6-2, 6-1 victory in the top singles contest. As a sophomore, Reichert was selected to the All-Big Ten team and should be a…

… sophomore Tricia Horn's 6-3, 6-1 fifth position vic- toty. While the Wolverines scored im- pressive victories among the upper classmen singles players, the three freshmen struggled in their singles' ef- forts…

… in the three doubles matches, the Wolverines secured a team triumph by winning five of nine individual contests. Paula Reichert and freshman Leslie Mackey teamed for first doubles and lost a long…

… last year and led the Wolverines to an easy season-opener Thursday. Junior Barry Larkin started off the Wolverines' hitting spree in the second inning with a three-run homerun. Larkin, the Wolverine…

… Wolverines were paced by Senior C.J. Beshke with three hits and Mike Watters who led the team in RBI's with three. Jerry Wolf added a homerun for the Wolverines. Michigan, last year's Big Ten Cham- pions…

…Club Sports Roundup VOLLE YBALL Much to the chagrin of the Michigan volleyball club, the hometown favorite won again last Saturday. Calvin College defeated the Wolverines, 15-7, 7-15, 15-13, at its…

… as a whole played really well," said club member Walt Jones. "Especially Anmar (Sarasa) and Martin (McFadden)." Sarasa's hitting and McFadden's blocking keyed the attack for the Wolverine spikers…

…Kay and Eric Klasson, the three Wolverine com- petitors, each lost, however their paths towards elimination took three dif- ferent directions. For sophomore All-American Joe McFarland a national…

…, after a 7-4 loss to Nebraska yesterday, the team finds it- elf in the midst of a two-game losing id. The Wolverines fell behind the Cor- nhuskers -;quickly yesterday as Nebraska jumped on Michigan pitcher…

… season. THE WOLVERINES missed an ex- cellent scoring opportunity in the first inning of the contest when they put run- ners on first and second bases with none out. Sabo, however, ripped a sharp grounder…

… Sunday's game, the Wolverines jumped out to a 1-0 lead at Houston but were then buried by the Cougars, 6-2. Paciorek opened the scoring for the Wolverines with a home run in the second inning. Michigan…

… Cougars runs were unearned, resulting from two Michigan errors. The win raised Houston's record to 14-3- 1 and avenged an earlier, 5-3, setback to the Wolverines. Michigan, now 3-2, will play Mor- ningside…

…, "not just that we won 9-0, but with the way we competed." EISNER SAID HE had been concer- ned about his team's emotional level during the Texas trip but that playing at home helped raise the Wolverines…

… shortage of emotion in the number-four singlesbmatch either. Wolverine Rodd Schreiber beat Phil Harrington in a hotly-contested, hard- hitting match between two power players. Schreiber and Harrington ex…

…'s tennis, the pressure will be on both teams. The Wolverines are 2-6 and need a win to get their seven-match road trip started on a winning note. Eastern, 4-0 after a rain-soaked Florida trip, will feel…

…," Mactaggart said. "She's a good player." Horton is 3-1 this year and Mactaggart is 8-5. At No. 2 singles, the Wolverines' Paula Reichert (5-8) will meet un- defeated junior, Stacy Lightvoet, sister of former…

… Wolverine, Stephanie Light- voet. Tomorrow's match against Calvin College has been cancelled and is being rescheduled. -PHIL NUSSEL IT'S THE CHOICE OF THE COACHES .f, JERRY ERICKSON'S Personal & Distinctive…

… considered, probably the best 35 teams in the nation reach the NCAA. Even the most ardent Wolverine fan would have to agree that Michigan does not lie safely within that margin. But it was a good season for…

… Michigan, nonetheless. The Wolverines defeated every team in the Big Ten ex- cept Purdue, losing in overtime to the Boilermakers at Ann Arbor and in the final seconds at West Lafayette. They were 4-5 against…

…- conference schedule, 'but there were also victories over good teams like Georgia, Dayton and Toledo. BUT THERE were dark moments, too. At times it looked like the young Wolverines would not mature fast enough…

… to even make the NIT, much less the NCAA tourney. But when the Wolverines were not hitting on all cylinders, junior guard Eric Turner and sophomore center Roy Tarpley gave them the spark they needed…

… game, leading the team in scoring in every battle. Even though the Wolverines won just two of those five games, the knowledge that their two-time leading scorer was back on track gave Wolverine fans…

… favorites. THE WOLVERINES, who finished in sixth place last season, return six wrestlers with NCAA tournament experience. Four of the six earned All-American recognition, leaving Michigan with the most…

… returning NCAA points in the country. But the Wolverines will have to put forth a better effort than they did at the Big Ten Championships, where they placed third behind Iowa and Minnesota. "We had some good…

… Associated Press third team All-Big Ten honors and United Press International All-Big Ten honorable mention. BUT MORE than personal accomplishments, Vaught covets a national championship. He and the Wolverines…

… enter the tournament to- morrow realizing that past Michigan teams have not satisfied post-season expectations. The Wolverines have been plagued by average or sub-par performances. "In the past, instead…

… the NCAA basketball tournament. But the Wolverines found out that FDU was no joke before getting the last laugh in last night's 59-55 win. "(ESPN commentator Dick) Vitale put us in the same breath as…

… WOLVERINES could not cut Fairleigh Dickinson's lead below five until Michigan center Roy Tarpley picked off a pass at half court, drove to the basket and rebounded his own missed layup to get , the Wolverines…

… trip to Dayton tourney By STEVEN E. HERZ Some Wolverine fans will pay any price, make any concession, and travel any distance to cheer on the basketball team, but many more are staying away from the…

… by DAN HABIB Antoine Joubert looks for an outside shot as FDU senior Larry 11am pton towers over him. Joubert scored three points as the Wolverines edged out FDU in the first round. S. Quad student…

… were a different structure (less automatic bids). " Rellford scored 10 of the Wolverines' first 18 points to give Frieder's club a 10-point lead with 11:46 remaining in the first half. From that point on…

… it was the Tarpley show as the center from Detroit Cooley went into the locker room with an astounding 23 points. The Wolverines shot 60 percent in the first half and built a 49-28 lead. ON DEFENSE…

… psyched Shocker treatment 1-70 up," said Dan Pelekoudas. "We got th people who really wanted to be here." THE WOLVERINE victory means that Michigan will host a second-round contest Monday night at 8:00 p…

….m. The opponent will be the Marquette Warriors who beat Johnny Orr's Iowa State club, 73-53, last night at Ames. Tickets go on sale this morning. The Wolverines will be looking for their 20th win of the…

… ....................... 49 45 94 Wichita State .......................... 28 42 70 Te m cudown Daily Photo by DAN HABIB Antoine Joubert throws up one of several Michigan shots during last night's 94-70 Wolverine victory, as…

… North Carolina center J. R. Reid goes around Michigan's Mark Hughes for two of his 27 points. The Tar Heels ended the Wolverines' season with a 109-97 win on Saturday. Carolina ousts 'M' from tour nament…

… Michigan Saturday; however, was won before intermission. North Carolina led 60-43 at the half, and held off several Wolverine comeback attempts to advance to next week's regional in East Rutherford, N. J…

…., where the Tar Heels will play Notre Dame. Playing before a home-state crowd just 150 miles from their Chapel Hill campus, the Tar Heels' talent advantage and depth overwhelmed the Wolverines (20…

…. converted anc The visiting Shockers tried to press the bigger Wolverines TARPLEY but failed from the outset as Michigan scored the first 10 the occasion. points of the game and was never threatened. The lead…

… leaders to was the best I've ever played," said the 6-10 ad a great first half, the last 15 minutes he was nal," said Wolverine coach Bill Frieder, now 3-1 "He had a lot of easy baskets in there, but he d…

… Wichita State coach Gene Smithson was by the Wolverines' strength.. ey're probably more physical than any team this year," said Smithson whose team has played Se BLUE, Page 10 By KAREN TENSA University…

… got some unexpected rebounds," said Wilson. "We were worried about Tarpley and Wade and he surprised us." THE KNIGHTS, however, had one surprise left for the Wolverines. Tar- pley's dunk, and a…

… ten seconds left before Tarpley iced the victory with two free throws. "We got a little sloppy down the stretch," said Wolverine coach Bill Frieder. "That's the sign of a young team that hasn't been in…

… this situation for a long time.'' The situation midway through the second half looked anything but promising for Michigan. According to Hampton, the Knights could see defeat in the Wolverines' faces…

…." The way they played in the first half was atrocious. The Wolverines hit eight of 26 from the floor, not quite 31 per- cent, and featured such lowlights as Joubert's zero for five shooting, Tar- pley…

…." In the very physical sport of rugby, size is a definite asset, but Michigan, one of the smaller clubs in the region, does extremely well. In+ place of a lot of.. horsepower, the Wolverines are a group…

… men- tally sharp near the end of the game if for title a visiting English team, the Sherwood Forest Club, on April 1, offering the Wolverines another fine test. Once through with the home stint…

… Sherbrooke after meeting with 524. Winnipeg general manager John ctc Ferguson on Saturday. "I'm going to get a lot of ice time." Tippett will rejoin former Wolverine star Murray Eaves, currently the Jets' r…

… takes a closer look at the highlights and disappointments of the Wolverines' season, and previews both the NCAA and NIT match- ups. Cover photo by Brian Masck, courtesy of a Maize- 'n Blue Magazine. "NCAA…

…: Kentucky, N. Carolina NCAA CHAMPION: Georgetown NCAA CHAMPION: Kentucky NIT CHAMPION: New Mexico NIT CHAMPION: New Mexico The Wolverines in the NIT 1984 NCAA Basketball Championship Playoffs First Round…

…C 0 Cagers And it was Tarpley who led the charge when things looked bleakest. The Big Ten season was two-thirds over and Michigan's tournament outlook did not look rosey. The Wolverines had just lost…

… budding star put on a one-man decimation act. Tarpley finished with 24 points and 12 rebounds and the Wolverines went on to win, 62-59. The loss effectively knocked Ohio State out of the NCAA and into the…

…I Page 10-Wednesday, March 16, 1983-The Michigan Daily Frieder sees bright Wolverine future After suffering through one of its worst seasons in history in 1981-81, the Michigan basketball team…

… weapon - Anthony Carter. If the USFL's Michigan Panthers had not signed the three-time Wolverine grid All-American, he might have been shooting the ball instead of catching it following the Rose Bowl. "Bo…

… sweet as a Hershey's candy bar. The Wolverines broke out to an early lead by capturing the two first singles matches. Michigan however, had to fight hard for this advantage. Ed Nagel, ranked seventh in…

…, the Wolverines shifted into high gear and took all three matches in two sets. Although coach Eisner was very pleased with the ratch, he feels his team has a long way to go before they reach their…

…." In other matches, Michigan's Leslie Mackey fell to Deneice Ka:rcher 6-3, 6-4, and Alison Miller lost by the same score to the Hurons' Rhonda Brown. Wolverine victories were turned in by Susie Patlovich…

… going to happen. You have a gut feeling," she said. At Michigan, Frieder became Michigan's second-winningest coach with 191 victories to go with 87 losses. He led the Wolverines to back-to-back Big Ten…

… consecutive season. Steve Fisher. After spending seven years under Frieder, Fisher will guide the Wolverines into the NCAA tournament. * SAINT PATRICK'S DAY CELEBRATION ,Ia at -r AVAIABLE IMMEDIATELY. Large…

… Athletic Director Bo Schembechler, new basketball coach Steve Fisher is the "Michigan man" that he wants to lead the Wolverines through the upcoming NCAA basketball tournament. Party vows to increase…

…. Dayton, which finished with a record identical to Michigan's-18-10-and lost to the Wolverines by 22 points this year, got a bid. Alabama, Virginia, West Virginia,. Villanova and St. John's all got bids…