2B- Monday, February 10, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com A familiar fate:'M' falls to Boilermakers You an( pla Nev perspi lighth team's six ga Then seriou Michi 65-56 up the for consec "(PI experi stretcl "Being years lose you're two av Ins talent the w is ther experi yet to the n th, inexperience Barnes Arico has been frank d inconsistency in her prognoses for her team all season long, and Sunday's gue Wolverines postgame musings were no different.Playingwitharotation that's seven deep at best, By LEV FACHER contending with the best teams Daily Sports Writer the Big Ten has to offer and coping with one of the league's 'er one to lose toughest travel schedules seem ective, Kim Barnes Arico to have finallytaken their toll on eartedly blamed her the inexperienced Wolverines. fourth defeat in its last For the second time in three mes on its pink sleeves. tries, Michigan failed to take she paused and took a care of business at home against s stab at analyzing the a conference opponent it had gan women's basketball's previously beaten on the road. loss to Purdue, offering The lone pair of wins came only rational explanation against Wisconsin, the current the Wolverines' third owner of a 3-8 Big Ten record. cutive home loss. "Nobody likesgetting swept," urdue) played like a more said junior forward Cyesha ienced team down the Goree. "That makes them want h," Barnes Arico said. to come out and play harder ... at g a coach with a lot of the same time, we have to take of experience, when you care of business at home." tough games like that, Goree did her best to make a year or sure business way." was taken short: the "(Purdue) played care of, is there, pulling ork ethic like a more down seven e, and the offensive ence is experienced team." rebounds come. In and scoring neantime, 12 points in something that comes about with age, seasoning and experience, Barnes Arico said. With the prospect of an NCAA Tournament at-large bid gone, Barnes Arico seems content to play the waiting game. She knows the odd carelessturnover fromsophomore guard Madison Ristovski and the rare shot clock violation when Thompson doesn't realize she only has two seconds left to shoot will be largely a thing of the past when she and the Wolverines give the Big Ten a third go-round. Even Driscoll and Goree - veterans by class but still relative newcomers in terms of in-game experience - made the relatively non-veteran mistake of getting into major foul trouble early in the second half. With both forwards burdened with three personal fouls and- no size on the bench to give them a break, Michigan's ability to play aggressive defense in the low post was gote, and, the Wolverines' prospects of a comeback vanished with it. Senior forward Val Driscoll scored 10 points, but the Wolverines dropped their third of four games in a loss to Purdue. Michigan falters late again, suffers home loss to Purdue 3- hell pul Ash shot r bench on perim Knife On posseE releas same 56 se Dagge Aft match pulled victor womei Wolve held Purdu 3-poin but th timeli lifted Boiler to vict Pur clutch secon' 3-poin came i finish Ten,1 which than s minut up or Morri the lif the fin "At1 got ti point shooting counts," said Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico. ps Boilermakers The other key pair of treys ,r, gave the Boilermakers their 1 away from iM first lead. With Purdue down two with 13 minutes to go, By MAX COHEN Boilermaker guard Dee Dee Daily SportsEditor Williams pulled up from beyond the arc and drained a 3-pointer aley Morrissette made her togive herteam a40-39 lead. On ight in front of Purdue's Purdue's next possession, guard Hayden Hamby made another the MICHIGAN 56 one, and the Boilermakers never eter. PURDUE 65 trailed again. Michigan fought back from the next Boilermakers the first pair of 3-pointers, but ssion, April Wilson the Wolverines didn't make ed it from deep on the enough shots to pull off one side of the court with final run. Michigan cut the lead conds left in the game. to one with 5:18 left when senior r. forward Val Driscoll battled er 38 minutes of evenly Boilermaker defenders in the ted basketball, Purdue interior to grab an offensive I away late in the 65-56 rebound and lay it back in. But y over the Michigan the Wolverines failed to score n's basketball team. The on their next possessions, and rines the deficit held No. 25 at one until e to five Morrissette iters, "You think and Wilson ie shots' broke things ness we'd win, right? open. theI Early on, a makera That's what combination ory. '. of improved due's thought, too. Michigan Idefense and d-half lackluster iters shooting in pairs. The latter group stifled Purdue. The ed off Michigan (6-5 Big Boilermakers didn't make a 5-9 overall) in a half in field goal in the first 8:30 of the neither team led by more game, starting 0-for-11 from ix points until the final the field before guard April e. With Purdue (7-5, 17-7) Wilson drilled a 3-pointer. The ne, Boilermaker guards Wolverines held Purdue star ssette and Wilson took Courtney Moses without a field e out of the Wolverines in goal for the entire game. tal two minutes. "You'dthinkwe'dwin, right?" the end of the day, you've Barnes Arico said. "That's what o make plays when it I thought, too. That was the game plan." Michigan's offense slowly built a lead with a balanced scoring effort that featured seven Wolverines scoring between two and six points in the first half. Michigan extended its lead to a high of 14 with 5:41 left before the break when junior guard Shannon Smith fought through contact in the paint for a layup. The tide turned when Purdue began to speed up its tempo. Michigan's familiar habit of letting teams back into games after taking leads reared its head once again. The Boilermaker offense emerged from its slumber, closing the first half on a 13-2 run and cutting the Wolverines' lead to two by the half. "I think that has to do with our mental lapses," Driscoll said. "Kind of our lack of focus at points. We need to be checked in and focused." Notes: Though Michigan lost the game, the day had a greater meaning for many Wolverines. The game marked Michigan's annual "pink" game to honorthe life of former North Carolina State coach Kay Yow and all breast cancer survivors. The team, coaches and many fans wore pink to show their support for the cause. Leading up to the game, the Wolverines heard the stories of breast cancer survivors, including Barnes Arico's mother, in what was a memorable moment for the coach. "For her to be here for a special day like that - our kids got to hear her story and go through that today - was really nice for me," Barnes Arico said. the Wolverines aren't opposed to enjoying a silver lining or two. "I actually thought we did a great job of taking them out of what they wanted to do," Barnes Arico said, praising her team's ability to limit the Boilermakers' ability to execute their half-court offense. The Wolverine defense showed encouragingsigns oflife early in the second half, holding the Boilermakers without a field goal through the game's first eight minutes. But Barnes Arico also cited Michigan's inability to stop Purdue's transition game as one of the game's deciding factors. the losing effort. Senior forward Val Driscoll and freshman guard Siera Thompson contributed 10 points each, giving the Wolverines the scoring balance they're used to. But in the end, as has been the case in the last month, the various pieces didn't come together for the Wolverines. And as has been the case in the majority of Michigan's losses, an extended run by the opposition, this time late in the first half, cost the Wolverines both their lead and the game. The ability to stop those extended stretches of helplessness might be 13 Straight games in which senior forward Val Driscoll hastwoblocked shots. 3 Number of losses in the last four games after startine the season 14-6 TRACY KO/Daily Michigan women's basketball coach Kim Barnes Arico has had few answers for her team's inconsistency of late. Study ID: HUM00058635 IRB:IRBMED Date Approved:1/6/2014 Expiration Date: 1/5/2015 EVER HAD A CONCUSSION?? 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Junior Kevin Bain and butterfly, beating his Spartan highest-ranked recruiting class roared through Canham senior James Ross rounded out opponent by nearly two seconds. in the country, it's no doubt the Natatorium on Saturday the top spots in the three-meter Hughes wasn't the only seniors have left the younger afternoon as its seniors prepared dive by takingsecond (313.65) and underclassman to showcase swimmers with the challenge for their final regular-season third (312.30), respectively. some of the talent Bottom can of living up to their success - a meet. They didn't disappoint. But a few switches in the expect in the coming years. success that has encompassed The undefeated Wolverines event lineups may have left fans Jason Chen, a fellow freshman three Big Ten Championships (6-0 Big Ten, 9-0 overall) snagged wondering why sophomore and Hughes' high school and one NCAA championship a first-place finish in every Dylan Bosch, undefeated in the teammate, stole first in the 100- over the last four years. event, dominating in-state rival 200-yard butterfly this season, yard backstroke. Both Whitaker and Duckitt Michigan State 172-103. and senior Connor Jaeger, 7-0 In some of the lengthier races, can testify to the fact that the Among the top marks was in the 500-yard freestyle, didn't the Wolverines again prevailed. seniors have grown just as much that of senior Kyle Whitaker, compete in their respective races. Junior Justin Glanda won the through their interaction with an eight-time NCAA All- Instead, Jaeger, who normally 500-yard freestyle and freshman the younger swimmers. American, who earned a first- finds himself in distance races, Cameron Stitt was victorious in "We've established a place standing in the 100-yard landed a first-place finish in the the 400-yard individual medley culture with (the seniors), breaststroke and the 100-yard 500-yard freestyle, while Bosch with a time of 4:00.37. Bottom said. "They've come in, butterfly. Senior Kyle Duckitt won the 200-yard backstroke As the seniors signed posters and they were determined as a also swam his way to a top finish with a time of 1:50.36. and T-shirts for fans after group." in the 200-yard breaststroke, Michigan coach Mike Bottom the meet, the underclassmen But the seniors aren't quite a first for him this season. said he believes that letting his quickly came together for a small done yet. They're prepared Fifth-year senior Hasaan Abdel team try out different events will meeting in the corner of a pool led to defend their Big Ten Khalik contributed nine of the help them understand that they by Bottom. Championship and perfectrecord team's 172 points with a top- are athletes, and more than just "This is the team of the future," at home beginning Feb. 26.