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December 3, 2012 - 3B
The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom December 3, 2012 - 3B
MICHIGAN
ATHLETICS
SCOREBOARD
L A S T W E E K
T UES DAY (NOV. 27).
Men's basketball:Michigan79, North Carolina
State 72
WE DN E SDAY (N OV. 28)
Women'sbasketball:Duke71,Michigan 54
T H U RSDAY ( N OV. 29),.
Volleyball: Michigan3,Tennessee 2
Men'sswiming: HawkeyeInvitational:1st
Women's swimming: Hawkeye Invitational: 1st
Volleyball:Michigan3,Louisvillel
Wresting:CiffKeen Invitational: 12th
Icehockey: FerrisState5, Michigan 0
Men'sswimmig: Hakeye Invitational:lst
Women's swimming: Hawkeye Invitational: 1st
Ice hockey: Michigan3, Ferris State 3
Men's basketball: Michigan 74, Bradley 66
Women's basketball: Michigan 59, Florida 53
Wrestling: Cliff Keen Invitational: 12th
SUNDAY (DEC. 2 )h
Women's swimRming:Purdue Invitational:7th
Men's swimming: Purdue Invitational: 7th.
T H I S W E E K
TUESDAY (DEC. 4)
Men's basketball: Michigan vs Western Michigan,
WEDNESDAY (DEC. 5)
Women's basketball: Michigan at Illinois State,
8:00 P.n.
F R IDAY (DEC. 7)
Woren's volleyball: Michigan vs. Michigan State
at Berkeley, Cali. 8:UD Dp.
p m
Women's Gymnastics: Michigan vs. Michigan
State,7:00 p.m.())
SATURDAY (DEC. 8)
Men's Basketball: Michigan vs. Arkansas, noon(')
Wresting: Michigan vs. Duke, 2:00 p.m. )
Wrestling: Michigan Ys. Eastern Michigan, 4:00
pi.( )
Women's Volleyball: Michigan vs. TBA (NCAA
Regional inal at Berkeley, Calt),1130 p.m.
- () All home events are eligible to eaR points for
the Athletic Department's H.A.).L program.
BIG TEN
STANDINGS
FOOTBALL
Legends Division Big Ten Overall
Nebraska 7 1 10 3
Michigan 6 2 8 4
Northwestern 5 3 9 3
Michigan State 3 5 6 6
Iowa 2 6 4 8
M innesota 2 6 6 6
Leaders Division Big Ten Overall
Ohio State 8 0 12 0
Penn State 6 2 8 4
Wisconsin 4 4 8 5
Purdue 3 5 6 6
Indiana 2 6 4 8
Illinois 0 8 2 10
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Team BigTen Overall
Illinois 0 0 8 0
Indiana 0 0 8 0
Michigan 0 0 7 0
Minnesota 0 0 8 1
Nebraska 0 0 5 1
Ohio State 0 0 5 1
Iowa 0 0 6 2
S Michigan State 0 0 6 2
Northwestern 0 0 6 2
Wisconsin 0 0 5 3
Penn State 0 0 4 3
Purdue 0 0 3 4
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Team Big Ten Overall
Michigan State 0 0 7 0
Purdue 0 0 7 1
Penn State 0 0 6 1
Northwestern 0 0 6 1
Nehraska 0 0 6 2
Michigan 0 0 6 2
Indiana 0 0 6 2
Ohio State 0 0 6 2
Minnesota 0 0 6 3
Iowa 0 0 6 3
Illinois 0 0 4 3
Wsconsin 0 0 4 3
ICE HOCKEY
Teams CCHA Overall
Miawi 6 22 923
Notre Dame 7 1 0 1140
Ohio State 6 2 2 7 4 3
Ferris State 6 3 1 7 4 3
Western Michigan 5 2 1 8 3 1
Alaska 4 6 2 6 7 3
Michigan 3 6 2 5 8 2
Lake Superior 4 6 0 7 90
Michigan State 3 6 1 4 8 2
Northern Michigan 2 7 3 5 8 3
Bowling Green 1 6 2 2 9 3
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Michigan chomps Gators
By GLENN MILLER
Daily Sports Writer
After tradingleads throughout
Saturday's game, the Michigan
women's basketball team pulled
away in the second half to defeat
Florida, 59-53. Led by senior
guard Kate
Thomp- FLORIDA 53
son's 21 MICHIGAN 59
points, the
Wolverines shot 42.9 percent
from the field to complete a five-
game home stand.
"I thought we definitely had
to grind it out," said Michigan
coach Kim Barnes Arico. "We
struggled in the first half on
things we are typically good at,
like making free throws and hit-
ting open shots.
"Part of it was due to the Flor-
ida defense and their pressure, so
we missed a bunch of things in
the first half that we would nor-
mally make. I was happy to see us
finish a game that we didn't play
exceptionally well in."
The Gatorsscored 32 points on
41.4 percent shooting in the first
half, but Michigan locked down
on defense to hold their oppo-
nents to 21.6 percent from the
field in the second half. Florida
did, however, win the battle for
rebounds, grabbing two more
than the Wolverines' 38 total.
Senior forward Rachel Shef-
fer, who appeared in her 100th
career game, provided 13 points
on 7-for-9 shooting. In her second
consecutive start, senior forward
Nya Jordan secured a season-
high 11 rebounds, followed by
senior guard Jenny Ryan's nine
boards. Ryan, who also dished
out five assists against the Gators,
scored all nine of her points in
the second half.
Florida capitalized on Michi-
gan's first-half woes, scoring 12
points off the Wolverines' eight
turnovers. Michigan struggled
early on to find their offensive
rhythm-and allowed the Gators
to carry out an 11-2 run midway
through the period. Thompson
halted Florida's run by hitting
consecutive baskets from beyond
the arc to kick-start a 9-2 scoring
stretch for the Wolverines.
Despite shooting 1-for-5 from
the free-throw line and giving
up nine second-chance points,
Michigan battled to close the def-
icit before halftime. The Gators,
however, received 15 points off
the bench and relied on defensive
pressure to earn a 32-27 advan-
tage going into the break.
"We weren't really playing like
ourselves the first half," Sheffer
said. "We just got together and
said, 'Come on.' We need to focus
on us and do what we do well."
The Wolverines came out fir-
ing to open the second half, exe-
cuting a 10-0 run generated by
Ryan and Jordan nailing a pair
of 3-pointers. Jordan's 3-pointer,
her first basket from beyond the
arcthisseason, gave Michiganits
first lead of the half.
With dominant interior
defense, the Wolverines refused
to give up their lead for the
remainder of the game. When
foul trouble forced Sheffer to
the bench, senior forward Sam
Arnold stepped in as a valuable
replacement. Michigan then
broke the lead open with a 12-5
run to earn a comfortable seven-
point advantage.
"I thought Sam gave us great
minutes," BarnesAricosaid. "She
did a tremendous job of keeping
thingstogether when Rachel was
out for a long stretch there, so I
was really proud of the minutes
that she gave tonight."
When it appeared the Wolver-
ines had the game under control,
Florida continued to battle back.
With less than three minutes
remaining, the Gators buried a
3-pointer to trim the lead to four,
but it was already too late. Michi-
gan redeemed itself at the char-
ity stripe to close the game, going
4-for-6 at the line to secure a six-
point victory.
"I think that we're getting
better and better at (handling
pressure) each and every time
we play," Barnes Arico said. "The
more that you face something,
obviously the more experience
you have against it, the better
you're hopefully going to attack
it."
. After struggling against No.
4 Duke's full-court press, the
Wolverines effectively handled
Florida's defensive pressure.
Thompson was an offensive
dynamo within the paint, but
also demonstrated her shooting
abilities from the perimeter. In
her fifth-straight game scoring
in double figures, Thompson has
proven to be key for Michigan,
as it has won four of five games
when she scores at least 10 points
this season.
"It all comes back to my team-
mates, they were setting really
good screens," Thompson said.
"Florida is a very aggressive
team within passing lanes, so
they were recognizing when the
switch would come and get me
open."
'M' showcases new talent in Iowa City
By ERIN LENNON
Daily Sports Writer
In a repeat win of the Hawk-
eye Invitational this weekend,
No. 22 Michigan women's swim-
ming and diving team swam like
it had somethingto prove.
After three days in the pool,
the Wolverines finished first out
of 10 teams with 876.5 points to
win the competition for the sec-
ond straight year.
Veterans and new faces alike
had strong performances for the
Wolverines-to open the meet on
Friday, finishing the day with a
66-point lead over second-place
Nebraska and Iowa. Seniors
Ashley Cohagen and Deirdre
Jones teamed up with freshmen
Zoe Mattingly and Ali DeLoof in
a second-place finish in the 200-
yard freestyle relay.
"The freshmen are a big part
of what we're trying to do here,"
said Michigan coach Mike Bot-
tom. "In most cases, freshmen
don't really have to be a huge
part of a team. Our freshmen
need to step up. It looks they're
knocking on the door and will be
ready to do that and replace our
seniors next year."
But the highlight of the after-
noon was a first-place finish from
freshman Marni Oldershaw in
OUTBACK BOWL
From'Page1B
Year's Day," Brandon said. "We
are honored to represent the Big
Ten in Tampa. Our team worked
very hard this season and this is
a reward for their effort. It's a
great way to send out the seniors
on Team 133.".
Michigan will be making its
fifth appearance at the Outback
Bowl, tying it with Georgia for
the most appearances of any
team, and it has gone 3-1 in its
four previous appearances.
The Wolverines last played
in the bowl after the 2002 sea-
son, when they defeated Florida,
38-30. Then-running back Chris
SPLIT
From Page 1B
2-1 in the Wolverines favor. And
just 29 seconds after the Nieves
tally, senior forward Lindsay
Sparks tipped in a senior for-
ward Kevin Lynch shot for the
third Michigan goal of the peri-
od.
The three Wolverine goals in
just two minutes and 49 seconds
were a pleasant surprise for a
team that has struggled as of late
to find the back of the net. Span-
ning back to a loss against Mich-
igan State on Nov. 10, Michigan
had posted a 1-5 record, scored
just eight goals and allowed 25.
"(It was) hard work going to
the net," said senior forward
Lindsay Sparks about the first
the 200-yard individual medley.
After she was plagued by injury
earlier in the season, the race
was Oldershaw's first victory of
her collegiate career and one of
her two wins on the day.
"(Oldershaw) had some grow-
ing pains earlier in the season,
but it's really great to see how
she has pushed past them to not
only get back in the pool, but to
swim the best she's ever swam,"
relay team. DeLo
the 100-yard ba
Mattingly won M
in both the 100
and backstroke.
"It's really spe
well (the freshm
ming," Bottom sa
As the Wolver
on Friday, they s
vidual medley an
backstroke on
Bottom said.
The team
of Older-
shaw, DeLoof, "It'S e)
Cohagen and
junior Ange- to be a
la Chokran
took first in the st2
the 400-yard
medley relay, new CL
extending
Michigan's
first-day total
to 237.5 points.
Though the freshmen weren't
present in Iowa City for Michi-
gan's victory at the invitational
last year, they proved important
contributors to the Wolverines'
continued dominance on Satur-
day. Oldershaw added a second
individual victory in as many
days during the 400-yard indi-
vidual medley and anchored the
first-place 800-yard freestyle
Perry was named MVP of the
game after he set the Outback
Bowl record with four rushing
touchdowns, a mark that still
stands. Coincidentally, that was
Hoke's final game as an assistant
coach at Michigan before he left
to become the head coach at Ball
State.
"They (Outback Bowl) made
my final game as an assistant
coach at Michigan (in 2002) a
very enjoyable and memorable
experience," Hoke said on the
team's Twitter aCcount.
The Wolverines will try to
help the reputation of the Big
Ten by topping a quality SEC
team in the Outback Bowl.
The Big Ten has been criti-
cized for the decreasing quality
period's productivity. "They
weren't really nice goals, so just
hard work."
The Wolverines couldn't
maintain that momentum in
the second period though. With
11:48 remaining and both teams
on another four-on-four, Ferris
State forward Kyle Bonis took
the puck from center ice, feigned
a shot, and adeptly skated
around the net to tally a wrap-
around goal before Racine could
recover in time to block it with
his pad. This made the score
3-2 in Michigan's favor and the
Bulldogs carried a new found
momentum.
Michigan coach Red Beren-
son had stressed earlier in the
week the importance of keeping
the crowd out of the game, and
the Wolverines were never able
xciting
part of
art of a
alture."
than 100 points
with 558.5 poin
the final heats on
Senior Adrienn
off the finals on
victory in the 1,
style while yet an
freshman, Jessic
third. Oldershawi
her impressivez
a third-place fini
yard backstroke
tof took first in Cohagen.
ckstroke while Having set the meet record
Michigan points in 2011, -Michigan's fifth-place
-yard butterfly finish in the 400-yard freestyle
relay wasn't outstanding, but it
cial to see how was certainly enough to earn the
en) are swim- Wolverines points.
id. "It was really good to see all of
ines had done the hard work that we've put in
(wept the indi- shown in the pool," Oldershaw
id the 100-yard said. "It's exciting to be a part of
Saturday with the start of the new culture that
outstanding we're bringing to the University
swims from of Michigan."
upperclass- The.freshmen proved a force
men Cohagen to be reckoned with, and the
and junior upperclassmen showed thatthey
Courtney could still swim with the best
Bielder. After in the nation this past week-
the second end. They proved it to the com-
day of com- petition and even to their own
petition, teammates. Most importantly,
Michigan had the Wolverines proved that they
extended its can still be a threat as the season
lead to more continues. It was by far the fast-
, finishing up est 'M' has swam to this point in
is headed into the season.
Sunday. "This meet is one of the best
ae Bicek started things that could have happened
Sunday with a to us at this point in the season,"
650-yard free- Oldershaw said. "It was a mental
other Michigan booster and a preview to what
a Wolf, placed we are capable of. We know that
improved upon we're capable of doing some
weekend with really greatthings in the Big Ten
sh in the 200- given our results from this week-
just behind end."
ROAD TEST
From Page 1B
First off the bench was guard
Nik Stauskas, who usually came
in with forward Mitch McGary.
When preseason All-American
point guard Trey Burke needed
a breather, Spike Albrecht would
take his place.
On Saturday, freshman guard
Caris LeVert entered less than five
minutes into the game, burning
his redshirt. Stauskas started his
firstgame oftheyear, and Albrecht
entered after an early Burke foul.
By the time McGary checked in a
little more than six minutes into
the game, all five freshman had
played.
The inexperience showed at
points, but Michigan righted the
ship after halftime en route to a
74-66 victoryover Bradley.
The nerves were evident early
on for the sharpshooting Staus-
kas. Coming off the bench in every
game this year, he has shota58-per-
cent from beyond the three-point
are - but was 3-for-8 from the
floor in the first half while playing
19 of the 20 minutes.
"I've been out there a lot in pres-
sure situations, so I just played the
game the same way I normally do
and didn't look at it any different-
ly," Stauskas said. "It was a little
bit exciting, but when the game
starts you just gotta do what you
gotta do."
As a team, Michigan (7-0) shot
41-percent from the floor in the
first half, which would have been
good for its worst percentage of
the season if that trend had con-
tinued the entire game.
But the more pressing concern
was turnovers. Michigan had
seven giveaways in the first half,
one more than they did in the
entire game against then-No.18
North CarolinaState last week.
The one saving grace in the
first half was rebounding, which
helped to mask the poor shooting
and giveaways. Michigan record-
ed 10 offensive rebounds, while
the Braves (5-2) had just nine
defensive rebounds. McGary, in
particular, was all over the glass,
pulling down five rebounds in 11
first-half minutes.
The Wolverines entered half-
time up by just four, and Hard-
away, the team's leading scorer at
almost 18 per game, didn't have a
point to go along with his three
turnovers.
And in the second half, Bradley
played like its crowd - roaring,
resilient and ready to go. Michi-
gan kept on attacking, but Brad-
ley wouldn't let the lead balloon.
Teams like Michigan don't play in
Bradley's Missouri Valley Confer-
ence, but the Bravedcountered tal-
ent with tenacity.
"The crowd came today and we
felt it," Burke said. "Every time
they went on a run, we felt it, but
I think we did a really good job of
just staying calm in those situa-
tions."
But that tenacity couldn't last
all game. Bradley finished the
game with 15 turnovers, and it
couldn't keep Michigan off the
glass. The Wolverines finished
with 32 rebounds, 13 of them on
the offensive end.
"They were definitely a really
physical team down low," Morgan
said. "It definitely was a battle,
probably close to ifnotcomparable
to what we will see inthe BigTen."
It wasn't until about 10 minutes
left in the game, when Burke fed
Hardaway for amassive fast break
dunk, that the crowd quieted
down a little bit.
That pushed the Wolverine lead
tlo, and the lead fluttered around
double-digits for the rest of the
game.
Stauskas, like the rest of the
Wolverines, had a much improved
second-half, finishing the game
with a game high 22 points while
shooting 53 percent from the floor.
Back-to-back turnovers by red-
shirt junior forward Jordan Mor-
gan and Hardaway cut Michigan's
lead to seven with a little over a
minute to play, but a Braves turn-
over cost them valuable time and
finished off the game.
Michigan finished the game
-shooting 49-percent from the
floor, but still had 13 turnovers -
tied for the most it's had all year.
Down in the pit, the Wolver-
ines finished off their first true
road game of the year undefeated
amongst the plungers and the
noise.
"Playing here was kind of like
playing on the road somewhere in
the Big Ten," Burke said. "We're
going to have a lot of road games
this year and we're young, but I
think we handled our first real
road game tonight."
of its teams in recent years and
has often struggled mightily in
bowl season, especially against
SEC teams. The conference went
just 4-6 in bowl games last sea-
son, though a Big Ten team won
the Outback Bowl as Michigan
State defeated Georgia.
Michigan hasn't had the
same struggles as its conference
brethren in the past against the
SEC, carrying a 23-7-1 all-time
record against the conference
and a 7-4 mark against it in bowl
games. The Wolverines were
defeated by Mississippi State in
the 2011 Gator Bowl, 52-14, in
their last bowl matchup with an
SEC team. Michigan also lost to
Alabama, 42-14, in the season-
opening Cowboys Classic this
to fully eliminate the rambunc-
tious Ferris State student sec-
tion.
It seemed that the puck con-
stantly ended up deep in Michi-
gan's defensive zone, and Racine
dangerously tested during the
final minutes of the second peri-
od.
With 13:33 remaining in the
third period, Ferris State tied
up the game at three a-piece
when Bonis rifled a wrist shot
past Racine's glove side into.
the top right corner of the net
for his second goal of the game.
This would conclude the scor-
ing for the remainder of regula-
tion. Though the Bulldogs had
the momentum during the final
frame, the Wolverines possessed
the puck and generated more
chances than they had done in
fall.
In South Carolina, Michi-
gan faces a team without its top
offensive player in Marcus Lat-
timore. The talented running
back severely injured his leg
against Tennessee Oct.27, which
knocked him out for the season.
The Gamecocks have managed
to win every game since the
injury though, including their
regular-season finale against
instate rival Clemson.
The Gamecocks are led by
star defensive end Jadeveon
Clowney. The likely future top-
10 NFL draft pick has accrued
13 sacks in his sophomore sea-
son, helping South Carolina rank
fifth nationally with 40 sacks as
a team.
the second period.
"Even though (Ferris State)
got some momentum at times
in the game, our team hung in
there," Berenson said. "Maybe
we didn't capitalize on a couple
of our chances that would have
separated us in the game but
nevertheless give them credit.
They're a good team at home and
they proved it."
The game was to be decided
by a shootout after neither team
generated much offense during
the overtime period.
With the score tied 2-2 after
the first three shooters, junior
forward Luke Moffatt juked
Motte and scored. Racine would
hold strong against the Bulldog's
last shooter, en route to Michi-
gan earning two points on the
weekend.