October 23, 1992 (vol. 103, iss. 19) • Page Image 11
… concludes at North- western tomorrow. The Illini, who hold a 15-4 series lead versus the Wolverines , enjoy a No. 8 national ranking, and are sec- ond in the Big Ten to Penn State. Led by junior Kirsten Gleis…
… and sophomore Tina Rodgers, Illinois boasts a 7-1 record in conference play and is 17-3 overall,. The Wolverines, however, hold a vivid recollection in their minds of the last two seasons, when highly…
… pulverizing the Illini by scores of 15- 11, 15-6, and 15-2. "I think Illinois must be a little wary of playing Michigan, since the last two years we have upset them," Wolverine sophomore middle block- er Aimee…
… Smith said. "We've just got to go down there and play our kind of volleyball." In last year's game against the Illini in Ann Arbor, several new Wolverine faces got into the rotation and saw considerable…
… Hawkeyes, the Wolverines blew a one-game lead against the Gophers and dropped that contest. In his post- game analysis, Giovanazzi said that Michigan's record wasn't the only aspect of its game…
… to come out and play defense out of our mind at Illinois." But the Wolverines will have more than the Illini team to contend with tonight. One year ago, after Michigan's upset victory in Ann Arbor, the…
… Wolverines played in front of 1,300 angry Illini fans in Champaign, boosted by one of the country's few volleyball pep bands. "This has got to be one of the hardest places to play in the coun- try," Smith said…
… intimidating for us as playing Penn State." Tomorrow, the Wolverines will drive just up the road to duke it out with the Wildcats, a team in the throes of a four-match losing streak. Northwestern (1-7, 6…
…-13) finished in eighth place in the conference last season, and has dropped a place since then. The Wolverines trounced the Wildcats twice in three games last season, and expect similar fortune this time around…
… pair of Indiana blockers earlier this you never know." year. The Wolverines take to the road to face Ilinois and Northwestern. -< - MATCHUPS Continued from page 10 f..LINEBACKERS: Marcus Walker - and…