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… the NIT title, followed by Purdue and Michigan. The Wolverines, with odds of 9-2, are ahead of even Syracuse, the team that plays host to them tonight. .:. The Big Ten has rolled up an impressive 8…

… Eric.Turner, who will be suiting up to play for the Wolverines next year, has been named to the Parade Magazine All- American second team. Lansing Eastern's Sam Vincent, who will follow brother Jay at…

…' main strengths lies in their pitching. The majority of last year's pitchers are returning, led by senior Mark Clinton. In addition to Clinton, the Wolverine pitching staff includes sophomores Scott…

… could consistently get the batters out." JIM PACIOREK, WHO led the team in home runs and RBIs, will once again lead the hitting attack. The Wolverines will be hurt by the graduation of shor- tstop George…

…, according to Mid- daugh. THE WOLVERINES' annual spring trip to Florida begins tomorrow with a doubleheader against New York Tech. The 14-game exhibition excursion in- cludes contests against the University…

… of Miami, Bowling Green, and Glassboro State. The Wolverines' first regular season game4 is a home doubleheader against Grand Valley State on March 31. Unlike the Wolverine line-up, the Big Ten…

…, because the winner of the division does not receive an automatic berth into the Regionals," Middaugh explained. The Wolverines, who are ranked eleventh nationally by one press agen- cy, had a good…

… Minnesota output. McGEE, WHO LAST night became the Big Ten's all-time leading scorer, led the Wolverine attack with 36 points. The offensive assistance McGee had lacked in recent games was finally provided…

… the rebounding of his crew. Anytime the Wolverine cagers can break even in the rebounding category, it's considered a plus, and last night they grabbed 28 caroms to the much taller Minnesota's 27. "Our…

… rebounding was definitely a key," said Frieder. DUTCHER HAD A different perspective, however, "They (the Wolverines) were just quicker g the ball," he said. "We were moving awfully slow, and that made…

…. decisive when it put the Wolverines ahead 65-56 witk seven-and-a-half minutes left. "in the first ten minutes of the second half it was-, anybody's ball game," said Frieder. "ONCE WE GOT in the lead, though…

… of short jumpers by- McGee provided the Wolverines with a cushion they never relinquished. MINNESOTA MICHIGAN Min Min McGee.......... Garner ............ Heuerman......... Johnson…

… Illinois State. "THIS IS THE best finish in Michigan womens' gymnastics history," said Wolverine head coach Sheri Hyatt. "We, went into competition ranked sixth and hoping just to hold that position. Not…

… the tour- nament with 142.55. Michigan State and Illinois Chicago-Circle took second and. third, respectively, scoring 141.55 and 139.40. The Wolverines, who have been plagued by falls and imperfect…

… fifth place with a layout double twist. Beckwith captured first place for the Wolverines in an identical vault with a mark of 9.15. Beckwith then followed with a nearly- flawless 9.15 performance on the…

… the Wolverines' depth that proved to be Miami's undoing. After their victories .in the top two spots, Michigan did not net another win until the number six singles contest. Juliet Naft banged her way to…

… lopsided one of the Wolverines' singles defeats. The third singles match went three sets, as Michigan's Sue Weber Sunmer Jobs We've completely rvised Martha's Vineyard's only summer employment guide…

… lead the Michigan baseball team to an 11-6 victory over Florida International yesterday. The victory gave the Wolverines the cham- pionship of the sixth annual Sunblazer Classic Tournament in Miami. The…

… win was the third in five tour- nament games for the Wolverines, as they overcame Bowling Green and Glassboro State in addition to Florida International. FOR HIS EFFORTS, Paciorek was named the…

…,000. Freshman hurler Gary Wayne took the loss, giving up four runs. Catcher Gerry Hool collected two singles in the losing effort, which made the Wolverines' final record 6-7 for the spring trip. a .4 .a 6…

… with them-to Crisler Arena only to see their team lose to the Wolverines, 80-68. The win advances Michigan to the third round of the tournament. The Wolverines' next opponent and the site of the game…

… will be announced today by the NIT committee, which decides the pairings after the results of each round are known. UNLIKE LAST Thursday's opening round 74-58 win over Duquesne, the Wolverines had a…

…, the Wolverine faithful put forward a performance which I could only describe in one word - spellbinding. I have long been one of many critics of Michigan's basketball fans. Their lethargic approach to…

… Daily DENVER - The Michigan hockey team was leading Denver, 3-2, after two periods last night at DU Arena. The Wolverines held a four-goal ad- vantage in their total-goals first-round playoff series after…

… Milburn and Mark Perry assisted Mars' second goal of the night. The Wolverines upped the score to 3-1 at 10:18 when Mars took a shot which was stopped by Robinson and Ted Speers lifted the rebound past the…

… Hampson collected three assists. The victory was a bit marred, however, as a bench-clearing brawl en- sued after Denver's Ed Beers clob- bered Michigan's Joe Milburn, causing the Wolverine to slump to the…

… points to the Wolverines' 104. Michigan State claimed third place with 70.5 points, Wisconsin took fourth with 51, and the defending champion Indiana Hoosiers dropped to fifth in 1981 with 47. ANDREW BRUCE…

…, the former Trinidad Olympian, led the Michigan cause with a.4ouble victory, taking the 55-meter dash in 6.25 seconds and the 300-meter run in 33.8. Wolverine distance runner Dan Heikkenen won the 3…

…,000-meter run on Friday night, but his time of 3:50.03 in the 1,500 yesterday was not sufficient to catch the Big Ten record-setting pace (3:49.9) of Iowa's Ed DeLashmutt. Several Wolverines gave less…

… won the dual meet," coach Sheri Hyatt said afterwards. "That won't help us at regionals. Our real goal today was to get 135." KATHY BECKWITH stood out for the Wolverines by finishing first in two events…

… the floor exercise. The Wolverines entered the com- petition minus the services of Marian Lingstrom, who. injured her knee on Thursday but is expected to be back in action when the tumblers travel to In…

… two teams met was in Ann Arbor when the Wolverines swept the then first place Pioneers, 9-4 and 7-5. BOTH TEAMS thought at that time that they wouldn't see each other again, but as fate would have it…

…, Denver finished fourth in the WCHA (23-13-2 overall, 15-11-2 in the WCHA) and Michigan fifth (21-15 overall, 15-13 WCHA) to bring the Wolverines to Den- ver for another two game series, this time for the…

…-not in sumy Pasadena, but in the serene set- tih$ of the Rocky Mountains-against the Denver Pioneers. THIS WILL BE the second meeting between fourth-place Denver and the fifth-place Wolverines. Michigan…

… Andy Hill to provide the scoring punch. And tlie-Wolverines must contend with net- minder Scott Robinson, one of the top goalkeepers in the WCHA. O0uluth at Minnesota The Golden Gophers will be playing…

… in power play scoring, capitalized on only one of six power play opportunities on Friday night. But thanks to 13 Wolverine penalties the ' ollowing evening, the Pioneers scored hree of their five goals…

… with a one-man advantage. Paul Fricker and Rudy Varvari each picked up a win in the series. Then the Huskies came to town, but they weren't the least bit intimidated by the red-hot Wolverines. On Friday…

… night, Tech was down 4-2 in the third period, but it wasn't out, as the prover- bial roof caved in on the Wolverines vith a little more than 13 minutes left in the game. The Huskies scored three straight…

… largest in Yost Arena history. But it was the Huskies' fans who went home happy, as Tech scored five unanswered goals after the Wolverines had taken a 2-0 first period lead, to knock Michigan into fifth…

… 74-70 home loss against Northwestern, the league's poorest team, and one which Michigan whipped easily in Evanston several weeks earlier. In fact, the only possible explanation behind the Wolverines…

… fans and other observers. Instead of being 8-8 and in the throes of merely a two-game string of set- backs, the Wolverines are 7-9 and in danger of losing seven in a row. Frieder is well aware of these…

…SPORTS Page 12- Tuesday, March 3, 1981 Wolverine drought reaches six The Michigan Daily By JON MORELAND It has happened against the to p teams of the league as well as the bottom, at home and on…

… most of the slump. In the second half of the Iowa game, McGee hit 12 of 16 shots from the floor, including a stretch of eight in a row. He scored 25 of the Wolverines' 38 points after the intermission…

… Standings now." THE WOLVERINES followed with its sixth consecutive "nice" loss two days later in Bloomington. Michigan played an inspired first half as it held the lead for most of the stanza. The Wolverines…

… responsible for fouling out the Wolverines' Paul Heuermann, Thad Garner and McGee. RECRUITING NOTES: Frieder has landed a third recruit to the list of hopefuls that will join the squad next fall. His most…

… qualified to compete in the AIAW National Championships, to be held in Palo Alto, Michigan's synchronized swimming team has garnered first place finishes in meet after meet this season. The Wolverines…

… was very pleased with our performan- ce. We have better facilities here (at Michigan) and that makes the differen- ce," Lindemen continued. SUNDAY, THE WOLVERINE women hosted the Michigan Open and again…

…, however. As Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim noted, "Once we got into our running game, they couldn't do much with us." The Wolverines never got closer than nine for the rest of the game and fell behind by…

… just as it ended as Syracuse broke out to an early 4-0 lead. Behind an effective full-court zone press and seven points from Bruin, the Orangemen reeled off a 9-1 spurt on the Wolverines midway through…

… middle portion of the season, when the Wolverines were rolling over Northwestern, Michigan State, and Wisconsin (twice) to surge into a first place tie at 7-3, Frieder was asked whether his team really…

… talented Buckeyes saving Frieder their best effort of the season for Crisler ... doubts well-founded Arena as they scored 105 points. (In- cidentally, they haven't won a game since.) And when the Wolverines…

… in the contest, the Hoosiers were able to win by a comfortable 15-point margin. 'Last year, many Wolverine fans would have been satisfied with such grit- t, yeomanlike efforts. It was felt that simply…

…. They forget that the current unit is essentially the same one which finished 8-10 in 1980. (If the Wolverines split their final two games, that's exactly where they'll wind up this year.) They assume…

…, Indiana, and Illinois, how far could one realistically expect the Wolverines to go? Fifth place, perhaps fourth? Absolutely-in the middle of the pack, just as Frieder insisted five weeks ago when the…

… NCAA's, Predictably, the topic of past Hoosier-Wolverine classics arose and verbal barbs passed between the two, bringing sheepish grins on both faces. Michigan was good to Indiana, Grote recalled in…

… to today's seniors who migrated to the Ann Arbor campus in 1977-78, the tradition and excellence associated with Wolverine basketball in the early and mid-seventies must seem far away, as evidenced by…

… percent shooter also irks fans at times, as does the number of shots he attempts. As Mary Albert mentioned before the Syracuse game, McGee has taken more shots than any other two Wolverines combined. The…

… knocked in one run to lead a 14-hit at- tack. THE WOLVERINES, who are now 3-3 this trip, were also paced by right fielder Tim Paciorek (double, single, 1 RBI), left fielder Randy Wroten (two singles, 2 RBIs…

… Wolverine starter and Bill Schuta suf- fered the loss. NCAA hockey The teams from the Eastgot a hockey lesson from the western teams last weekend in the NCAA quarterfinals. All four seeds from the Western…

…The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, March 31, 1981- Pocai: SPORTS OF THE DAILY , . r c tt rc..+c °c Ross leads tracksters to third clo tui~e FLOWERS AND GIFTS By JOE CHAPELLE The Wolverine men's track…

…:Michigan with 93. Wolverine long jumper James Ross toak one of Michigan's two first place finishes with a leap of 25' 31/4". High jumper Dave Lugin had the Wolverines other first place performance with his jump…

… of 7'0". WOLVERINE SPRINTER Shelby Johnson turned in two second place finishes with times of 14.19 seconds in the 110 meter hurdles and 51.9 in the 400 meter event. Andrew Bruce took Michigan's only…

… Bays led the way with three goals, Bill Kalbfleish netted two goals and assisted on five others. Saturday, Notre Dame invaded Fuller Field and defeated the Wolverines -8. Ed Anderson scored three goals…

…: STEVE ULSETH Minnesota t The sophomore Wolverine left-winger didn't finish among the top 50 scorers in the WCHA, was never named Player of the Week, and wasn't hounded by the media for interviews. But…

… North Dakota at home, 7-4 and 4-1, while Michigan defeated Denver, 5-2 and 5-4 at Denver. THE WOLVERINES met the Huskies two weeks ago in Ann Arbor in the final series of the season. Tech beat Michigan by…

… 5-4 and 5-2 scores. Giordano was very displeased with the Wolverines' defensive performances during that series and thinks the Huskies will see a new Michigan defense. "I think they (the Huskies…

… to 3.22 Michigan, which played over several nagging in- juries at Denver, is relatively healthy as well. The big question mark for the Wolverines is Brad Tippett, who played injured last weekend…

… play. Blue-liners Steve Richmond and John Blum still lead the team in scoring with 53 and 51 points respectively. The Wolverines and Huskies will take the ice at 8 o'clock tonight and 7:30 tomorrow night…

… Indiana was going to be tough," she said. "But we gave them a run for it." The Hoosiers ,won the meet, while the Wolverines finished second. Going into the AIAW meet, Stunzner says that she feels most…

…- michigan border, less than an hour away from Ann Arbor. 2) University of Toledo fans love to go watch their team play basketball. These two factors add upto a sellout crowd for tonight's Wolverine…

… , of the Toldeo backers. "They're amazing." At least they're amazing compared to Wolverine fans, who filled only 7,200 of the Arena's 13,609 seats for Thursday's first round game against Duquesne, which…

… Michigan won in unexciting fashion, 74-58. Frieder said his team was "super defensively" in that game, but the Wolverines will need more than just defense to get past Toledo.' THE ROCKETS, WHO ended the…

… victory over American University on Wednesday night. And lately Toledo hasn't- been any more friendly to Michigan than they were to American. The Rockets have knocked off the Wolverines two out of two…

… preparation, coun- seling, and co-directing summer basketball camp. All of this work easily keeps the two full-time Wolverine assistants, Don Sicko and Mike Boyd, and the part-time assistant, Tom Kempf, busy…

… a victory in a dual meet at Indiana State University yesterday. Michigan garnered 135.95 points, the highest team score ever in Wolverine women's gymnastics history, to ISU's 134.85. Beckwith led the…

… of 8.9, the uneven bars with 8.8, and the balance beam. with 9.35. Her mark in the balance beam was a new Wolverine team high. "They proved to themselves that they can do a good job at the regionals…

…. Following a McGee layup, the Boilermakers failed'to take advantage of a scoring opportunity and the Wolverines had the ball and a one-point lead, 50-49, with just over three minutes to go. Then Purdue…

… the first part of his one-and-one oppor- tunity to give the Wolverines their two point lead, 51-49, with only 1:10 remaining, setting the stage for Ed- monson's game-saver. Frieder credited the defeat…

… expressed by Wolverine coach Bill Frieder, was more one of fatalism. "We're hot very good," Frieder would say in a low voice after a 73-58 loss to Iowa early in the Big Ten season dropped his "not very good…

… setback. "But they've got to remember how hard they've worked to get where they are, and not dwell on wins." In all fairness, here Frieder was probably just trying to get the Wolverines up for the rest of…

…-that spell the difference. At any rate, Michigan began to fall after the Buckeye blowout. And fall. And when it was all over the Wolverine cagers had fallen from 7-3 conference and 16-3 overall to 8-10 and 17…

…SPORTS The Michigan Daily Saturday, March 7, 1981 Page 7 Wolverines' last stand icers Denver, i leading 4-1 1 By DREW SHARP Michigan's NCAA basketball tour- nament hopes are down to its last…

… breath, but a Wolverine victory over Purdue today and a Minnesota defeat at the hands of Wisconsin, would revive those fading hopes. If the above happens, there would be a 1hree-way tie for fourth place in…

… of their non- conference schedule." The NIT will be making their bids af- ter the NCAA makes its announcement and it is virtually certain that if the NCAA passes by the Wolverines, the NIT probably…

… pair of games. The Wolverines broke a 1-1 tie at 7:01 of the second period. Dennis may scored on his own rebound when Denver goalie Scott Robison didn't get back to the net in time. Gordie Hampson and…

… Roger Bourne assisted on the goal. THE WOLVERINES scored again just before the close of the period at 19:06 when Bourne flipped a wrist shot past Robinson on passes from Ham- pson and Tim Manning. THe…

… Pioneers displayed their penalty-killing prowess as they effectively squelched a five-on-three Michigan powerplay. The Wolverines' defense was also tough on the Denver powerplay, however, killing two Pioneer…

… power play opportunities. The first period elapsed without a single penalty. With his goal, Bourne became the fourth Wolverine to score 20 or more goals this season, to join Steve Richmond, Ted Speers and…

… Jeff Mars. The first period saw Michigan and Denver battle to a 1-1 tie. The Wolverines scored first at 5:15 when Billy Reid took passes from Enzo Augimeri and Kelly McCrimmon and put the puck past…

… Garner had an exceptional all-around game for the Wolverines, scoring 15 points, hauling in a team-high six rebounds, and playing his usual hustling defense. Johnny Johnson also had 15 for Michigan. FOR…

… Photo by BRIAN MASCK MICHIGAN FORWARD Thad Garner slams it home despite heavy contact from two opponents. Garner finished the night with 15 points in the Wolverines' 74-58 victory. Johnson .15 points, 3…

… as ever" as his team heads into the Big Ten Champion- ships tonight in Columbus, Ohio. And well he should be. His Wolverine gymnasts, who have been an average team at best, will now have to over- come…

… front- runners. Although the Wolverines are not ex- pected to challenge for top, team honors, they are sure to have some fine individual showings. They will be led by team captain and two time Big Ten…

…," he said. "I also have three years of competition behind me. It will be a matter of me going out and hitting my routine." OTHER WOLVERINES who should perform well are John Rieckhoff on the pommel horse…

…SPORTS Page 8 Thursday, March 12, 1981 'M' FACES DUQUESNE IN NIT OPENER Wolverines set to 'Duke'it out The Michigan Daily Michigan 27-game statistics 0 By BUDDY MOOREHOUSE In case you're one of…

… Pittsburgh and play in the Eastern Eight conference. And third, they are a very good basketball team. "YEP, THEY'RE good," assessed Wolverine coach Bill Frieder. "They're the champs of their conference and…

… before, they did have two common foes in Detroit and Dayton. Detroit succum- bed to the Wolverines at Joe Louis Arena, 85-68, while Duquesne beat the Titans 72-70 in Pittsburgh. But while Michigan beat…

… Dayton 85-84, the Dukes suffered a triple-overtime loss to the Flyers, 109-100. According to Michigan's Sports In- formation Department, if the Wolverines win tonight they will host the winner of tonight…

… the second roudof the tournament against the winner of tonight's Michigan- Duquesne .game. The game is ten- tatively set for Michigan on Sunday if the Wolverines defeat the Dukes. Gem*gi 74s Oki…

… Purdue guard Drake Morris added up to a probable NIT bid for Michigan yesterday, as the Wolverines fell to the Boilermakers in overtime, 67-61. The defeat put to rest any Michigan (8-10 in the Big Ten, 17…

… it's the kind of tournament that these kids would do well in." MORRIS MADE sure that the Wolverines bid adieu to their NCAA hopes by notching six of his game-high total in the overtime to pull Purdue…

… many sessions. BUT PURDUE'S Morris and Brian Walker kept the ball away from Wolverine hands as time ran down and forced Michigan to foul. The Boiler- maker backcourt pair coolly converted the one…

… meant for Michael (Scearce)," said Keady. "It just broke down, but fortunately, we were able to get a second shot. That's how you win games, by getting second and third shots." THE WOLVERINES had trailed…

….2) ..... was on January 10, 1981, when the Wolverines bounced the Minnesota Golden Gophers in Minneapolis in double-overtime, 68-67. That win brought the Wolverines back to Ann Arbor in excellent shape and…

…." THE WOLVERINES, on the other hand, are in the midst of a six-game losing streak which has left them in a tie for sixth in the conference at 7-9. In the last three weeks, Michigan has shown little of the…

… Mark Light Stadium. The Wolverines, who boosted their record to 2-i, tallied 19 hits, including -- -- - Action Sporfs Wear seven doubles and two home runs. Maine (1-5) collected only six hits, good…

… Sfor six runs. Michigan sophomore Scott Elam collected his first win of the Florida rtrip. He pitched the first six innings and allowed only five hits and two earned runs. WOLVERINE catcher Gerry Hool…

… struck early with three runs in the second inning, when they received six walks. The Wolverines notched two in the sixth in- ning with two walks, two steals and two sacrifice flies. The winning pitcher in…

… score of 12-3 in the evening. The losses drop the Wolverines' record to 5-6 on the season. Chris Sabo was certainly Michigan's most prolific performer of the day. The freshman from Detroit Catholic…

… pitcher, scat- tered the ten Wolverine hits and walked only four, while Michigan's hurlers, Mark Clinton (5 innings, eight hits, seven runs) and Dave Kopf (three in- nings, three hits, five runs) combined…

…. Northern Michigan will play Michigan Tech for the consolation game. Gymnasts finish fourth Special to the Daily EAST LANSING-The Michigan a e o .a r . atke double drubbing highest point total in Wolverine…

… AIAW national championships at Stanford University last night. Ruth Pickett had an outstanding day for the Wolverines taking third place in the solo event, ninth in the figure com- petition, and competed…

… Redskins to only one hit in the game, with Taylor garnering the victory and Reed the save. The Wolverines lone run came in the bottom of the 6th inning, following a Diane Hatch single. After Hatch stole…

… time and he feels only of the Michigan Wolverines and that his game wasn't given a chance to their second-round Western Collegiate develop to its potential. Then John Hockey Association playoff series…

… 36 games, good for sixth on the Wolverine scoring list. Like Blum said, the talent was there all the time. Mars is considered the best skater on the team and Jackson thinks he is one of if not the best…

… -Sports Information photo MICHIGAN HOCKEY PLAYER Jeff Mars fires a pass to a Wolverine, teammate. TRACK COACHES DISAGREE: Dispute over foreigners rages on ' f y, f f ,' i ='i E {. r , t i ;, # t s ,. I…

… was a high score and that's what we got," said Wolverine head coach Sheri Hyatt, who, despite not taking first place, was pleased with the meet's results. "It's scores that count when you are shooting…

… coach Bill Frieder hold the former Wolverine coach in high regard. "We haven't had a great season," said McCullough, "but we are 500 percent satisfied with coach Orr. We think he's the greatest." "HE…

… February 20, the Wolverine gymnasts finished in third; place with a 261.2, despite a career high 9.65 on the rings by captain Darrell Yee, and a season high 3s perfor-; mance by the pommel hors…

… placed third with a score of 264.1 while the Wolverines could only muster a score of 260.45. -THE BRIGHT SPOT of the meet for the team was Yee's first place perfor- mance that earned him the South- western…

… concluded their Southwest tour by facing powerful Oklahoma in a dual meet at Norman last Saturday. The Sooners, the top team in the defeats nation, had no trouble as they easily defeated the Wolverines by…

… the Michigan cagers. After six minutes of play, the Wolverines had scored a grand total of five points, and trailed the visiting Duquesne Dukes by six. But after calming down enough to take a one…

… night. The win moves the Wolverines into the second round of the tourney, where they will host the Toledo Rockets at 8 p.m. Sunday in Crisler. "Our kids did a good job of hanging in there tough when…

… Tournament in- vited Michigan to enter its post-season affair. The Wolverines will host Eastern Eight champion Duquesne (20- 9) ;at Crisler Arena this Thursday at 8 p.m. The surprise is that Purdue and…

… they have an outstanding player in (6-7 Bruce) Atkins. They're a very physical team." If the Wolverines beat the Dukes, there is a chance that Crisler could be the sight of Michigan's second-round game…

… the Wolverines were champion Arizona with 71 points and runner-up Ohio State (58 points) . Rounding out the top five were Stanford and California St. Long Beach. Three cagers honored Michigan basketball…

… compete against Michigan last year, claiming the Wolverine crew team was far too inferior to its own. FRISBEE Anyone interested in seeing one of the most exciting events around should make plans to attend…

…- test that this season has been a charac- ter-builder for the whole team. After a rocky start which included a hazing in- cident and a coaching change, the Wolverines, who were picked to finish last in…

… Chicago-bound Wolverine, which is slated for eliiination under rail subsidy cuts, pulled into the station. Lowell Peterson, First Ward candidate for City Council, said the Reagan administration is "robbing…

… the field and 18 points. Despite Syracuse's torrid pace, the Wolverines did manage to keep pace in the first half, as they' went into the locker room at halftime down by only four, 46-42. See RED…