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THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Monday, January 29,2007
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Michigan coach Tommy Amaker looks down-and-out during a 76-61 defeat at the hands of Indiana. It was the Wolverines' second-straight road loss and fifth of the season.
MICHIGAN 61, INDIANA 76
NOT AGAIN
'M' gets
historic,
victory
By COLT ROSENSWEIG
Daily Sports Writer
It couldn't have been scripted any better.
With asellout crowd rockingthe cozy con-
fines of Cliff Keen Arena, the No. 1 Michigan
men's gymnastics
team pulled off one OKLAHOMA 218
of the biggest wins MICHIGAN 221.6
in the program's
50-plus-year history, beating two-time
defending national champion Oklahoma by a
decisive 3.6-point margin.
"After the first two events, I was think-
ing to myself, 'This is going to come down to
the wire. It's going to be within a couple of
tenths,' " Michigan coach Kurt Golder said.
"(After vault), I started feeling confident, but
you gotta close the door strong. You have to
put all the nails in the coffin. And between
(parallel) bars and high bar, we did that."
Freshman Mel Santander led off parallel
bars with a 9.3, and none of his subsequent
teammates posted below a 9.0. Meanwhile,
the Sooners notched just one score above 9.0
on the high bar.
The Wolverines sealed the deal with six
hit routines on high bar. The standing-room-
only crowd of nearly 2,000 people sent up a
deafening roar. Laughter mingled with the
cheers as senior co-captain Andrew Elkind
celebrated his 9.35 routine with a merry, cir-
cuitous dance. The noise peaked as senior
co-captain Justin Laury and sophomore Joe
Catrambone finished the night by tying for
the event title with identical 9.45 scores.
"I've never experienced anything like
this," Catrambone said. "They said this is the
most (Cliff Keen) has ever been packed. You
hear everyone cheering, (the team) hitting
routines, having the crowd stand up - it's
just an amazing feeling."
Laury was similarly cheerful after his
team's tremendous performance.
"It feels great," said Laury, who won the
pommelhorse competition with a record 9.25
score. "There are no words to describe it. It's
almost overwhelming. ... We just proved to
(our critics) that we're still a No.1 team."
The No. 3 Sooners swaggered into the
arena on Saturday, confident they could
knock off the top-ranked Wolverines. The
defending national champions had not lost
since Jan. 22, 2005.
Facing other No. 1teams, they had emerged
victorious three straight times since 2004.
And Oklahoma's total score of 218.0 would
have been enough for a win against most
other teams.
But not against this No.1 team.
In front of the maize-clad throng, Michi-
gan broke its record for overall teamscore for
the second week in a row, posting a spectacu-
lar 221.6 to vanquish its arch rival.
"I think the highlightcwasjust that we keep
See SOONERS, Page 3B
Road woes
,,.continue for
*..Wolverines
ByDANIEL BROMWICH
Daily Sports Editor
BLOOMINGTON - The
Michigan men's basketball
team came late and left
early on Saturday.
The Wolverines were
late getting into the game,
facing a double-digit deficit
before the game was even
three minutes old.
Thly were continuous-
ly late on their defensive
rotations, freeing Indiana
shooters for open 3-point
looks.
With Michigan trailing
big early, senior Brent Pet-
way tried to jump-start his
team with a blocked shot.
Alas, Petway's attempt
was tardy as well, and the
McDonough, Ga., native
was whistled for goaltend-
ing.
And three Wolverine
seniors - Petway, Court-
ney Sims and Lester Abram
- fouled out against the
Hoosiers, leaving before the
76-61 loss was official.
The fourth Michigan
See CAGERS, Page 3B
Lineup
should be
shuffled
BLOOMINGTON -
J tt wasn't surprising that Indiana
jumped out to an 11-
0 leadon Saturday.
The Hoosiers came
off a tough road loss
against Illinois, and the
best cure for the com-
mon road loss is a home
game the very next
contest. KJOSE
What's surprising B
was the utter shock
etched on the faces of
the Michigan men's bas- The Bosch
ketball team. The roster Watch
says four seniors are
starting, but it's hard to spot them with the
See BOSCH, Page 3B
ZACH MEISNER/Daily
Senior Courtney Sims and the Wolverines couldn't get over the hump
in Bloomington, stretching their winless streak there to12 years.
* cers
alright'
* with
By IAN ROBINSON
Daily Sports Writer
Senior Tim Cook is a huge Elton
John fan.
Well, at least that's all he wants to
hear after
Saturday FERRIS STATE 2
games at MICHIGAN 6
Yost Ice
Arena.
The Michigan hockey team has a
tradition to listening to Elton John's
"Saturday Night's Alright for Fight-
ing" and singing "The Victors" in
the locker room following each
home sweep.
That's exactly what the Maize
and Blue did this weekend after dis-
patching Ferris State 9-4 on Friday
and 6-2 on Saturday to complete its
second weekend home sweep in five
chances this season.
Saturday nights haven't been all
right at home for the 11th-ranked
Wolverines this season. They have
lost Saturday night contests to a pair
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Blue comes
back for win
TREVOR CAMPBELL/Daly
The Michigan hockey team made life miserable for Ferris State goalie Mitch O'Keefe, scoring nine goals on Friday and six goals on
Saturday. The sweep put the Wolverines in third place and just one point back of second-place Miami in the CCHA standings.
of unranked teams (Northern Mich- me aside and said, 'Let's make sure Jack, kill" when he took the ice.
igan and Northeastern) that kept that everybody knows that we The Ann Arbor native tallied
Elton John on the shelf, expect to win these games,' " Cook eight points on the weekend, includ-
Michigan (14-6-0 CCHA, 19-9-0 said. "We're not happy, we're satis- ing his first career hat trick on Fri-
overall) turned in the type of per- fied." day and first career short-handed
formance Saturday that many have The Wolverines, especially goals (two). Three of his fivetallies
come to expect. But it has been its sophomore Jack Johnson, simply were the product of his menacing
inability to demonstrate this domi- overpowered the Bulldogs over the slapshot."
nance, even against some of the weekend. "It's great to see the puck go in
CCHA's bottom feeders, that makes The ferocity of Johnson's shot and (for him)," Berenson said. "Our
the wins over Ferris State (4-14-2, 7- his physical play inspired the student defense can be dangerous, and obvi-
18-3) noteworthy. section, which had one of its loudest ously Jack can be."
"(Senior Matt Hunwick) pulled games of the season, to cheer "Kill, See BULLDOGS, Page 38
By CHRIS HERRING
Daily Sports Writer
For much of the last month,
players onthe Michigan wom-
en's - - - - -
bas- INDIANA 63
ketball MICHIGAN 65
team
have preached the importance
of getting ahead in the early
stages of games.
And in nearly all of those
games, the Wolverines have
failed to practice what they
preach.
Yesterday's game against
Indiana was a perfect example
of this occurrence as well.
But unlike those other
times, Michigan didn't just
find its way back into the
game, it also rallied to beat
the Hoosiers, 65-63, at Crisler
Arena.
The Wolverines came back
from a 17-point deficit, tying a
programrecord with 12 triples
in the process.
Michigan's depth played a
key role in the victory. Indi-
ana dressed just eight players
- one of whom had to leave
the game with an injury.
On the other hand, the Wol-
verines used 12 players.
"They only had the eight
players," Michigan coach
CherylBurnettsaid. "Wewere
hoping that we could wear
them down a bit and get them
back on their heels by making
some great choices offensive-
ly. We hit some big shots."
Her last statement couldn't
have been more true.
The Wolverines caught fire
after halftime, hitting 8-of-15
from beyond the arc.
Due to Indiana's short
bench, the Hoosiers (2-7 Big
Ten, 13-9 overall) were forced
to play a compact zone at
times, often giving Michigan
(2-7, 9-13) open looks from the
outside.
"It definitely helped that
they were sagging off of us
a little bit," said sophomore
Carly Benson, who knocked
down three 3-pointers of her
own. "Being wide open gives
you a lot of confidence."
Indiana coach Felisha
Legette-Jack said her team's
gameplan was to allow the
Wolverines space to take
See HOOSIERS, Page 3B