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October 8, 2012 - 3B

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MICHIGAN
ATHLETICS
SCOREBOARD

L A S T W E E K
WE DNESDAY (OCT. 3)
Volleyball; Minnesota3, Michigan 1(Minneapolis)
THURSDAY (OCT. 4) M
Softball: Michigan3, NPF All-Stars2 (Ann Arbor)
FRIDAY (OCT. 5) M
Field hockey: Northwestern 4, Michigan 1(Ann
Arbor)
Men's swimming and diving: Michigan 170, Min-
nesota 124 (Ann Arbor)
WoRen' sRwming and diving:Minnesota196'
SATURDAY (OCT. 6))
Football: Michigan 44, Purdue 13 (West
Men Soccer: Michigan1, Penn State1 (Ann
Arbor)
Women's Soccer: Michigan 2, Northwestern, 0
(Evanston)
Lacrosse: Marist16, Michigan 8 (Folsom, Pa.)
Lacrosse: MountSt.Mary's19, Michigan 10
(Folsom, Pa.)
SU NDAY (O CT. 7)
Volleyball: Wisconsin 3, Michigan1(Madison)
Men's Golf: Fightin'Irish Gridiron Classic:9th
after Day 1
N E X T W E E K
MON DAY (OC T. 8)
Men's golf:Fightin'Irish Classic - DayTwo(South
Bend)
Men's go: FEhtin' rish Classic -Day Three
(South Bend)
Baseball: Michigan vs. Ontario Blue Jays, 4 p.m. (*)
Men's soccer: Michigan vs. Oakland, 7 p.m..(')
Hockey: Michigan vs. Windsor, 7:35 p.m. (*)
WEDNESDAY (OCT. 10)
Women's Soccer: Michigan vs. Michigan State,
7 p.m. (*)
Volleyball: Michiganvs. Illinois,8 p.m. (*)
Hockey: Michiganvs. RochesterInstituteof Tech-
nology, 7:35 p.m. (*)
FRIDAY (OC T. 12)
Men's XC: Wisconsin Adidas Invitational
(Madison)
Field Hockey: Michigan vs. Michigan State, 3
RA. (*)
Hockey: Michiganvs. RochesterInstituteof Tech-
nology, 7:35 p.m. (*)
Woren'sgolf: Tar Heel Invitational (Chapel
Hill, N.C.)
SATU URDAY (OC T. 13)M
Womens xC: NCAA Pre-Nationals (Louisville, Ky.)
Men's swimming: Alumni Meet, 10:30 a.m. (*)
* Women's swimming: Alumni Meet,10:30 a.m. (
Football: Michigan vs. inois, 3:30 (*)
Men's soccer: Michigan at Wisconsin (Madison)
Volleyball: Michigan vs. Northwestern, 7:30 (*)
Women'sgolf:TarHeel nvitational(Chapel Hill,
N.C.)
fSUNDAY (OCT.14>
Field Hockey: Michigan vs.Ohio State,1 p.m.t*)
WARmTenRocer: MichgRan. PurdueR.2 ARTS'S*
Wmensgolf Tar Heel nvitaonal(Chapel HiSS
N.C.)
- (*) All home eventsare eligible toearn points for
the Athletic Department's H.A..L program.

ROBINSON
From Page 1B
On the other side of the ball,
the Michigan defense played
remarkably, shutting down Pur-
due's offense from start to finish.
Following Toussaint's second
score at the beginning of the sec-
ond quarter, sophomore corner-
back Raymon Taylor picked off
Purdue quarterback Caleb Ter-
Bush on a pass that was tipped
by the receiver, and he returned
it 63 yards down the sideline for
the score. It was the defense's
first touchdown of the season and
Taylor's second interception in as
many games.
"He ran a curl," Taylor said.
"He missed it - itwas high, and it
just fell in my hand. I saw it, I took
off with it."
Added Hoke: "I know one thing
about Raymon: Raymon's aggres-
sive. And I'd rather have guys
who are aggressive, and they're
going to run the hitches and the
rockets and the screens and that
kind of thing ... Obviously he did
a nice job with the ball. He didn't
have to make anybody miss - he
just ran up the sideline, which I
could've done."
GUPTILL
From Page1B
locked out NHL players - on
each team. Most notable was the
presence of Columbus Blue Jack-
ets defenseman Jack Johnson on
the Blue team.
Along with Johnson, former
Capitals forward Mike Knuble
made an appearance, and was
able to tally a goal for the White
Team. They were joined by Colo-
rado Avalanche defenseman Matt
Hunwick, New York Islanders
forward Andy Hilbert and alum-
nus Matt Rust.
Michigan coach Red Berenson
said playing with the the profes-
sional players was a good oppor-
tunity for the Wolverines to see
what it takes to play in the NHL.
Guptill agreed with Berenson
concerning the former Wolverine
players.
"It's pretty cool," he said. "You

The Boilermakers' only touch-
down of the first half came after
a Michigan fumble on a botched
handoff. Robinson attempted to
hand the ball to senior running
back Vincent Smith in the back-
field when Purdue defensive end
Robert Maci broke through the
line and blew up the play. The
Boilermakers took over posses-
sion in Michigan territory with
just under two minutes left in the
half, and TerBush led his team to
the end zone with just10 seconds
left. Even with the hiccup, the
Wolverines entered the locker
room at the half with a command-
ing 28-10 lead.
About midway through the
third quarter, following a Purdue
punt, Robinson broke the pocket
on a first down and rushed 46
yards down into the Boilermak-
er red zone. The play led to an
easy field goal for redshirt junior
placekicker Brendan Gibbons,
who redeemed himself after
missing a 44-yarder off the cross-
bar in the second quarter.
Following a Purdue field goal
in the early minutes of the fourth
quarter, Robinson worked his
magic again, escaping linemen
and dashing down the left side-
line for 59 yards - his longest
get to compare yourself to where
you are with those guys. Jack
Johnson can fly and Knuble is just
huge and big and strong. You get
to see what you need to do to get
there."
Besides the opportunity to
skate with professionals, the
intrasquad competition also
allowed the new freshmen to get
some ice time with the rest of the
team in a game setting. Though
they only played two periods and
the officiating was less strict than
in a regulation game, Berenson
was able to mix up the lines.
"I thought (the freshmen) all
held their own," Berenson said.
"None of them were out of place.
On the flipside, I thought they all
had glimpses of why we recruited
them."
The most notable debuts were
that of the two freshmen in goal
- Jared Rutledge and Steve
Racine - one of which is likely
to start the season. When Shawn

run of the night. The Wolverine
offense settled for a field goal
again, as Gibbons booted one
through to give Michigan a 34-13
lead.
On the following Boilermaker
drive, Purdue quarterback Rob-
ert Marve was under center in
place of a struggling TerBush, and
threw an interception on a pass
tipped by the receiver, this time
to redshirt junior safety Thomas
Gordon. Gibbons was called on
yet again, chipping one through
the uprights from 28 yards.
And to put an exclamation
point on the afternoon, sopho-
more running back Thomas
Rawls scored a touchdown with
just over two minutes left in the
game on a 7-yard scamper to add
to the Michigan lead.
Following the Big Ten-opening
victory, the players spoke confi-
dently and consistently restated
their objective of winning the Big
Ten Championship.
"We want to go to the Rose
Bowl," said fifth-year senior
Kenny Demens. "(Hoke) treats
every game in the Big Ten like it's
the Big Ten Championship. And
we understand it, he understands
it and he puts a lot of emphasis on
it."
Hunwick graduated last year, he
left a gaping hole at goaltender,
which is still a question mark
for Michigan. Sunday was also
the first appearance of highly
touted freshman defenseman
Jacob Trouba in a Michigan uni-
form. He didn't have any standout
plays, but he notched a solid first
performance, holding his own
against some of the upperclass-
men and the professionals.
"(Trouba) got me with a nice
elbow in the side of the head
in the first shift, so I was really
happy with him," Guptill said.
"The guys looked good. They let
me score a couple, but other than
that they played pretty good."
Though there are still some
question marks before Michi-
gan's season-opening exhibition
against the University of Windsor
on Tuesday, the Wolverines seem
ready for Thursday when the
Rochester Institute of Technol-
ogy comes to Ann Arbor.

TURNOVERS
From Page 1B
way to the end z
the defense mig
a chance to catc
Taylor, nat
about to sacrific
touchdown fora
the sideline.
"(Purdue qua
TerBush) misse
and it fell in m
said, wearing a
saw it, and I too
I'm happy for m
feeling."
It can be diff
exactly why de
to force turnovc
aspect of the
nothing more1
domness, at leas
to recovering fu
But random o
thing teams u
do to keep
opposing
offenses
grounded.
Hoke is well
aware of
that, which
explains why
he empha-
sizes running
to the ball
in practice
- the more
people around t
ory goes, the gr
of it ending up
hands.
Though the u
there for the WA
son, for somer
clicked against
diately after
down, in fact, I
and recovered
ensuing kickoff
And in the
with the Boiler
desperately to t
team produced
aways.
First, redshi
Thomas Gordo
flutter into his l
due quarterbac
ve's pass was de
Later, provin
igan defensev

rest, freshman safety Jarrod
Wilson pounced on a Brandon
Cotton fumble with just 55 sec-
onds remaining in the game.
one - that way, Redshirt senior linebacker
ht have more of Kenny Demens was succinct in
h its breath. summing up the Wolverines'
urally, wasn't best day turnover-wise of the
e his first career season, calling it "awesome."
a longer blow on But as active as the defense
was in generating miscues,
arterback Caleb Robinson was more impressive
d it, it was high, for breaking his recent streak
y hand," Taylor of mistakes. When faced with
a wide grin. "I pressure on Saturday, he threw
k off running. ... the ball away or ran out of trou-
yself. It's a great ble instead of panicking and
forcing a pass into coverage,
icult to pinpoint which he has been wont to do
fenses struggle previously.
ers. In fact, that Robinson, too, was secure
game is often with the ball on 23 of his 24
than pure ran- rushing attempts. His one fum-
st when it comes ble came on a play that Purdue
imbles. had scouted perfectly - line-
Er not, it's some- backer Robert Maci struck both
sually need to Robinson and fifth-year senior
running
back Vin-
cent Smith
"(Robinson) right when
the option
really went to exchange was
.occurring.
work, and I think (The quarter-
back called it
that showed." a "lose-lose
situation,"
though he
lamented the
he ball, the the- fact that he didn't hold on to the
eater likelihood ball.)
in the defense's Coming off a five-turnover
night in his last game, Satur-
.rgency has been day's performance from Robin-
olverines all sea- son was a welcome sight.
reason it finally "He's a great kid," Kovacs
Purdue. Imme- said.
Taylor's touch- "Obviously he played much
Michigan forced better today and I'm proud of
a fumble on the him for it, and I think that he
really handled himself well
fourth quarter, over the last couple of weeks.
makers clinging He really went to work, and I
he game, Hoke's think it showed."
two more take- As Robinson exited the lock-
er room and made his way to
rt junior safety the team bus, Hoke was waiting
n saw the ball in the doorway for his senior
hands after Pur- quarterback, greeting him with
:k Robert Mar- a firm handshake.
'flected. It was no slight reward for
g that the Mich- his day spent taking care of the
wasn't about to ball.

M I C H I G A N F 0 0 T B A L L

Team Stats
Points
First Downs
Rush Yrds
Passing Yards
Offensive Plays
Total Offense
Kik rerns/Yds
PunretuSrns/ Yds
Comp/Att/Int
Punts/Avg
FuRTlsRR/Lost
Penalties/Yards
TimeofPoss

MICH
44
19
304
45
4/AS
/SD
8/16/0
2/42
/1
4/36
36:11

PUR
13
14
157
61
213
8/18
/7
23/35/2
5/41
3/2
3/30
23:49

PASSING CA SD
Robinson, D. 8-16 105
Totals 8-16 105

TD

RUSHING
Player
Robinson, D.
Rawls
Toussaint
Gallon
Smith
Totals
RECEIVING
Player
Gallon
Gardner
Roundtree
Funchess
Totals

act Yds
24 235
4 33
17 19
3 13
3 8
54 304

Avg
9.8
4.3
2.7
5.6
Avg
123
15.5
115
14.0
13.

Lg
59
7
8
59
Lg
28
23
13
14
28

No.
3
2
2
1
8

Yds
37
31
23
14

TD
0
1
2
0
0
3
TD
0
1
0
0
1
Lg
57
27

DEFENSE
From Page 1B
Purdue's lone tot
at the end of a drive
cover just 36 yards ft
ble by Michigan sen
Denard Robinson.
With the end zon
the Wolverines falt
that once. The Boile
register a gain of ov
any single offensive
day.
"We want to get
ing and win the gar
of the football," De
don't want to wait f
sit back and see wha
to do. We want to
ourselves and get it
side."
From the outset,1
the tone, forcing a th
Purdue's first poses
it did have to wait
on the offense.
Robinson and the
offense kept the
ball for 12:11 of
the first half.
"Your offense
is your best
defense," joked
fifth-year senior
safety Jor-
dan Kovacs. "If
they're out on the
field I don't think (P
any yards, can they
so. Maybe."
Michigan's def
headlined by defen
tor Greg Mattison,1
question again and
son: Is the Michigan
Back to basics. E
mentals. Back to rt
That team, 'Team
emphatically, prope
verines to a 10-2 seas
Bowl victory.
But early struggh
bama and Air Force
resurface.
Then the defen
Dame to 13 points h
The question return.
igan defense back?
"It's definitely
said redshirt juniorl
Ryan.
If the defense
admitted, it has ce
the corner.

"We played how a Michigan
defense would play," Ryan said.
"We played with good technique,
fundamentals."
uchdown came He paused as the defense's singu-
that needed to lar glaring weakness came to mind.
ollowing a fum- "Tackling," he added. "We had a
ior quarterback lot of missed tackles today and we
just need to improve on that."
e at their heels, Hoke echoed Ryan's words.
:ered. But just "I'd really be pleased with the
rmakers didn't defense if we tackled," Hoke said. "I
'er 20 yards on don't think we tackled worth a dog.
play on Satur- We've got to be much better there."
Improvement in tackling comes
the ball roll- with practice.
me on our side "Practice, practice, practice,"
mens said. "We Ryan said.
for the offense, Hats to the ball, wrap up, keep
at they're going the legs moving. Those are the
make plays for small details. The big picture looks
going from our much rosier.
The defense has allowed just
the defense set two touchdowns in the last three
free-and-out on outings. Michigan's secondary is
sion. And then allowing just 155 passing yards
per game - good
for No. 1 passing
defense in the
"We want to Big Ten - and
has more inter-
get the ball ceptions (4) than
w passing touch-
rolling and win downs allowed
the game." The improve-
ments couldn't
have come at a
better time as
urdue) can gain Michigan settles into conference
? I don't think play. Now two weeks out from a
tough rivalry loss to Notre Dame,
ensive corps, Kovacs said they traveled to West
sive coordina- Lafayette as a "focused team."
faced the same "I think it was a team that
again last sea- understood the magnitude of this
idefense back? game on the road, a Big Ten game,"
Back to funda- Kovacs said.
elentless domi- "I think we accepted the chal-
lenge and played pretty well."
132,' answered With one Big Ten road vic-
Aling the Wol- tory under their belt, the Wolver-
son and a Sugar ines will head home for matchups
against Illinois and Michigan State.
es against Ala- The 'Road Warriors' made a state-
saw the doubts ment in West Lafayette, but every
Saturday afternoon brings a new
se held Notre test.
n its last game. Three road games lie ahead on
ed: Is the Mich- Michigan's schedule before the Big
Ten champion is crowned.
a motivation," "We understand what's at stake
linebacker Jake this year," Demens said.
"We want to win the Big Ten
isn't back, he Championship and we know to do
rtainly turned that we have to win these games on
the road."

PUNTING
Player
Hagerup
Wile
Toas
KICKOFF RETURNS
Houma 1t
Toas 4

No. Yds Avg
1 57 57.0
1 27 27.0
2 84 42.0

9 9
85 2

3E
9

TD

PUNT RETURNS
Player No. Yds Avg
Dileo 1 10 10

Lg TD
10 0

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