6A - Thursday, November 14, 2013
The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com
Wolverines can't finish in
overtime against Xavier
Cyesha Goree
making a big
impression early
By LEV FACHER
Daily Sports Writer
After hitting a buzzer-beating
jumper to send the Michigan
women's basketball team into
overtime against Arizona on
Saturday, junior forward Cye-
sha Goree had the chance to do
it again with 3.4 seconds on the
clock, tied at 69 against Xavier.
But her luck didn't last -
her jumper from the top of the
key rimmed out and the game
went to
overtime, XAVIER 79
where MICHIGAN 75
Michigan
blew a four-point lead, eventu-
ally losing its home opener at
Crisler Center, 79-75.
It was clear from the start
that the matchup wouldn't be a
defensive battle. Just eight sec-
onds in, Xavier guard Ashley
Wanninger calmly drained a
straightaway 3-pointer, setting
the tone for a game that would
have been a barnburner had the
two teams shot better than a
combined 7-for-27 from 3-point
range in the first half.
But the game wasn't lacking
in shots. Junior guard Shannon
Smith came right back with a
mid-range jumper to make the
score 3-2, and the Wolverines
and Musketeers kept pace with
one another for the next 14
minutes, which saw Xavier fre-
quently hoist shots early in the
shot clock, most of which found
glass and iron, but not net.
The scoring picked up mid-
way through the half, when
three Musketeer 3-pointers
within a span of 78 seconds gave
them an eight-point lead. The
Wolverines, who'd been hanging
tough with Xavier offensively
for the first 12 minutes, turned
the ball over twice to leave the
Musketeers' scoring outburst
unanswered, but eventually
recovered to send the game to
halftime tied at 32.
Junior guard Nicole Elmblad
was dominant in the final min-
utes of the half, but Goree was
impactful throughout, putting
game-changer for the second
time in five days, but couldn't
convert, sending the Wolverines
into overtime for the second
time in as many games.
"She wanted it, she had a
great look, she had an open
look," Barnes Arico said. "That's
what we went with, and we had
a good look. We just didn't get it
to fall."
Despite failing to beat the
buzzer, Goree played the best
game of her career for Michi-
gan, putting up 16 points and
14 rebounds, to tally her first
career double-double.
Elmblad was equally impres-
sive. Her 19 points - also a
career high - and five assists
paced the Wolverines, and she
was a much-needed force on
the glass, as well, recording 12
boards of her own.
"We really stressed getting
three people to the glass and
trying to crash the boards,"
Elmblad said. "I think we did
a pretty good job with that at
times, but we still need to get
better."
Added Barnes Arico: "Nicole
and Cyesha are doing a great
job on the boards. My concern is
everyone else."
But the rebounding game
picked up as the game wore on
-'several Michigan offensive
rebounds early gave the Wol-
verines ample opportunity to
extend their 73-69 lead early in
the overtime period, but Mus-
keteers bounced back to take a
77-75 lead with less than a min-
ute left.
Barnes Arico took a time-
out after a kicked ball with 7.8
seconds remaining, and had a
second opportunity to draw up
a last-second play. But the Wol-
verines turned the ball over
on the inbounds pass, giving
Hawkes her second chance to
put the game out of reach from
the free-throw line.
After missing two just sec-
onds earlier, Hawkes regained
her composure and drained both
the second time around, sending
the Musketeers home happy.
By SHANNON LYNCH
Daily Sports Writer
After spending the first two
years of her Michigan career on
the bench, the 2013-14 season is
the time for junior forward Cye-
sha Goree to prove herself. In
her first start at Crisler Center
for the women's basketball team
Wednesday night, she didn't
waste any time showing Xavier,
or head coach Kim Barnes Arico,
what she has been working on.
While junior transfer guard
Shannon Smith earned the spot-
light for the first two regular-
season games, Goree was the
surprise playmaker early on in
minutes in her first two years
as a Wolverine, and in just three
games this season, she's got 97
minutes under her belt. For a
player who's had virtually no
playing time since her collegiate
career began, she showed confi-
dence in her shooting ability, as
well as leadership on defense.
"It feels pretty good just to
know that my coaches and my
teammates trust me," Goree said.
"Just knowing that we had a big
chunk of our program that left -
it made me want to work harder
and be ready to play however
many minutes coach plays me."
Barnes Arico knows she has
asked for quite a lot from her
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Junior guard Nicole Elmblad set a career high with 19 poiots.
up 10 points to go along with five
rebounds and two assists.
Despite scoring only one
point in the first half, Michi-
gan coach Kim Barnes Arico
had Thompson - who came off
the bench for the first time this
season - on the floor to begin
the second in place of Ristovs-
ki. But the decision turned out
to be inconsequential as both
guards put up big numbers. Ris-
tovski finished with 12 points,
while Thompson added 11 in the
half to finish with 12 total, to
go along with seven assists and
seven rebounds.
"It was nice to see Madi-
son shoot the ball well again,"
Barnes Arico said. "She didn't
shoot the ball well when we
were on the road, so I think she
put some time into that."
Another small burst of scor-
ing from Elmblad put the Wol-
verines in front, 51-47, a lead that
Thompson quickly extended on
a difficult reverse layup, snaking
behind the basket and around
multiple Xavier defenders.
The game stayed relatively
even throughout the rest of
the second half, with Michi-
gan holding a slim lead that the
Musketeers chipped away at
consistently, finally making it
disappear on a Brianna Glover
layup that tied the game at 69
with just seconds remaining.
After a video review that
reversed an out-of-bounds call,
giving Michigan possession,
Goree got the ball at the top of
the key with a chance to be a
TRACY KO/Daily
Junior forward Cyesha Goree finished the game with her first career double-
double, with a career-high 16 points and 14 rebounds in 39 minutes.
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the Wolverines' 79-75 loss to
the Musketeers. In the first nine
minutes of play, Goree scored
eight points with two rebounds
and by the end of the first half,
led the team with 10 points, five
rebounds and an assist.
This past weekend, Michi-
gan earned its first win against
Arizona, a victory that wouldn't
have been possible without a
last-second attempt by Goree.
As time expired, she hit a turn-
around jumper, tying the game at
65 and sendingthe Wolverines to
overtime. Michigan was able to
pull out the 73-71 win, the team's
first overtime victory since 2008.
When Michigan trailed in the
last few seconds against Xavier,
Barnes Arico drew up the final
play for Goree, giving her the
responsibility to come through
for the Wolverines once again.
Unfortunately for Michigan, her
efforts weren't enough for a win
this time.
"I tell her to try and not get
too high or too low, because the
other day she was on top of the
world making the shot to send
us into overtime, and today she
misses the one to win the game,"
Barnes Arico said. "But she
wants to continue to work, and
I think her confidence is com-
ing from her working extremely
hard."
Goree played a total of 43
returning players, especially
those who hadn't seen much of
time last year. The team is in
transition; coping with the loss
of five seniors, preseason injuries
and considerable inexperience.
But so far, Goree in particular
has stepped up to Barnes Arico's
challenge of protecting the block
'M.'
Much of Goree's success can
be attributed to her dedication
to fitness during the offseason.
Barnes Arico has pointed out
more than once that her increas-
ing ability to make a difference is
clear, due in part to the fact that
she dropped 30 pounds over the
summer.
The Wolverines couldn't pull
out the win over Xavier, but
Goree racked up some personal
victories, finishing the game
with her first career double-dou-
ble - a career-high 16 points and
14 rebounds in 39 minutes. Her
early offensive contributions and
effort under pressure sent the
message that she's not to be a for-
gotten name this season.
Note: Barnes Arico announced
the Wolverines signed four
players to letters of intent on
Wedensday - guard Maria Back-
man, forward Jillian Dunston,
point guard Katelynn Flaherty
and forward Emoni Jackson. All
four are ranked in the top 120 of
the All-Star Girls Report.
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