wF 6 - Tuesday, February 7, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Former Michigan wide receiver Mario Manningham (82) made this 38-yard catch late in the fouth quarter to set up the Giants' game-winn g scari ng drie ManninghamMichigan Men shine in Super Bowl Freshmen pick up the missing pieces By MICHAEL LAURILA by the experienced Boylan. Har- DailySports Writer ris looked cool and collected, tallying just one turnover in her During the Michigan women's 14 minutes, but only scoring two basketball team's loss to Michi- points. On multiple plays, she gan State on Sunday, freshman had an open look, and instead of guard Nicole Elmblad received a taking the shot or driving to the pass from senior guard Courtney basket, she passed it. Boylan, spotted up and knocked "Where Courtney is kind of down a 3-pointer from the corner a savvy, strong point guard and of the floor. takes care of the ball, Brenae Elmblad had an air of con- plays at a faster pace," Borseth fidence in her shot, which is said. "She's quick and explosive. something that hasn't been there She can guard you one-on-one, often this season. Prior to the she can press the ball, and she beginning of conference play on can get you moving in transition, Dec. 30, Elmblad started every but we haven't really given her an game in frontcof junior guard Nya opportunity yet to do it." Jordan, who suffered a season- ending knee injury the previ- ous year and hadn't seemed 100-percent healthy. But as the "(Elmblad) Wolverines entered the heart of their Big Ten schedule, Michi- understands the gan coach Kevin Borseth was looking for more experience rivalry." and decided to move Jordan into the starting five. This change in the line-up reduced Elmblad's playing time The freshmen also allow by five minutes per game. Michigan to give opposing And though Elmblad didn't teams looks that they haven't start the game against the Spar- seen before. Both games against tans, the freshman tallied a Northwestern and Michigan season-high 35 minutes. Elm- State were second encounters for blad also made the most of her the Wolverines this season, and increased playing time, going Sheffer said it's nice to throw in 2-for-2 from behind the are and people who match up differently. finishing with 8 points, a season- As the Wolverines go into the high. final leg of their season, the two "I put (Jordan) in there and freshmen will continue to play an they just sat off of her," Borseth important role. But no one knows said. "We just didn't feel com- what specific role that will be. fortable offensively because (Jor- Borseth has shown all season dan's) man was kind of sitting on that he will change the line-up (junior forward Rachel Sheffer's) at any point during a game if the backside the entire while. situation calls for it. "I didn't know that we had With the experience that Elm- enough things for Nya to do blad and Harris continue to get, offensively when somebody Borseth should continue to feel wasn't guarding her ... but Nicole more and more comfortable put- came in and they had to guard ting them on the court. Though her because she made a couple of neither has been anywhere near threes. It was a big game for her, a scoring leader for Michigan obviously. She understands the this season, they've shown the rivalry, so I thought she played potential that they can be. really well." While they aren't the flashi- Along with Elmblad, fresh- est players on the court, they man Brenae Harris has also seen could be important down the an increase in playing time as of line, when the Wolverines con- late. When Michigan defeated tinue to look for their first NCAA Northwestern on Feb. 2, the Ohio Tournament berth in more than native played 14 minutes against 10 years. the Wildcats - six more than her "I think having younger peo- season average. ple in there and giving them Harris was given the task of experience for even later in the runningthe point against North- season is awesome," said senior western, which is usually done guard Carmen Reynolds. 0 Mic ed at Sr napolis former Mariol heroics Giants over th New each he on their center] and quo punter Patriot Brad has bee his No magazi racks.T champi minute onship the sho With Giantst ham lir line, th By ALEX LEVINE of New York quarterback Eli For the Daily Manning. He angled toward the sideline higan was well-represent- and made a beeline downfield. uper Bowl XLVI in India- Manningham quickly beat the on Sunday, and it was cornerback and saw the safety Wolverine wide receiver coming across the field to help. Manningham's late-game Manning lofted the pass between that helped the New York the defenders and onto Manning- seal their 21-17 victory ham's fingertips. He cradled the t New England Patriots. ball and tap-danced his way up York and New England the sideline for - ave two Michigan alumni a 38-yard catch r roster: Manningham and - the longest David Baas for the Giants, play of the day "I knee arterback Tom Brady and - before being Zoltan Mesko for the forced out of COuldn 1 s. bounds. 1ball y'dilusrrious NFL career Manning to n well-documented, with Manningham. . 12 jersey splashed on "I knew I ne covers and filling store had to freeze the three-time Super Bowl my feet when the ball touched my on was less than four fingertips," Manningham said in s from his fourth champi- the post-game press conference. when Manningham stole "Wherever I was at when the ball w - and the ring. hit my fingertips, I just froze my 3:46 remaining and the feet and fell. trailing by two, Manning- "I knew I was either going to ned up at his own 12-yard get hit or hit the ground. I knew e lone receiver'to the left something was going to happen, but I knew that I couldn't let that ball go." Just like that, a player that used to represent the Maize and Blue was standing out for another kind of blue - Big Blue. "For the next50 years,you'llbe watching replays of that catch if the Giants come back to win this game," NBC color commentator Chris Collinsworth said during the broadcast. New York did win the w that I game. Man- ningham's t let that catch brought the Giants to go. midfield and set up their game-winning score that came with just under a minute remaining. Manningham might never make another catch like it, but he secured a spot in Super Bowl lore because he made one catch at just the right time. . "Good thing I wear its," Man- ningham said of his shoe size. "Because if I wore eleven-and-a- halves, I don't think I'd have been in." Manningham, a third-round Giants' draft pick in 2008, was slotted at third on the depth chart at wide receiver, but his quarterback believed Manning- ham would be the unsung hero. "I had a feeling he would have a good day," Manning told NFL. com on Monday. "I talked to him all week, saying 'if teams want to double Hakeem (Nicks) and Vic- tor Cruz and if that leaves you singled up, you're going to have to play well.'" Manningham finished with five catches for 73 yards, with. 56 of those yards coming on the winning fourth-quarter drive. Brady finished with 276 pass- ing yards on 27-for-41 passing and a pair of touchdowns in the Super Bowl. But it was a split decision for the Michigan Men. 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