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The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom November 17, 2014-3B

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Edinboro pulls
away in duals
By ALEX PODGES Wolverines lost 6-3, 15-0 and
For the Daily 5-3, respectively. In addition,
freshman Alec Pantaleo lost on
YPiSILANTI - The No. 8 a pin, bringing the loss tally up
Michigan wrestling team knew to four.
it needed a spark to get the team "I felt we were capable of
going from the beginning of the winning," McFarland said. "But
EMU dual meet. (Edinboro) got momentum."
And though the Wolverines Sophomore Brian Murphy
topped No. 24 Ohio in the came close to seizing the
morning by a considerable Wolverines' first win of the
margin of 28-3, the momentum afternoon, but wasn't awarded
fizzled and died in the a takedown.
afternoon, ending with a Despite trailing 13th-ranked
disappointing 23-16 loss to No. Austin Matthews by five points
14 Edinboro. late in the match, Murphy was
"I thought we dug down deep able to execute two takedowns
and won some tough matches (in to come within two points.
the morning)," said Michigan With seconds left, Matthews
coach Joe McFarland. "We beat went down on his back while
some good individuals in that Murphy remained standing,
duel, so I'm happy about that. It pinning the Edinboro wrestler
was a good start to the day." ° to the ground with his leg while
Nine Wolverines' emerged holding his opponent's feet well
victorious in 10 bouts with above his head. As the seconds
Bobcat wrestlers. In the first ran out, Matthews remained
matchup of the day, junior on his back, but Murphy didn't
redshirt Conor Youtsey set the receive the call and the needed
tone for Michigan in a 9-1 major two points to tie before the
decision over KeVon Powell. whistle, and lost, 8-6.
In another matchup, Then 165-pound redshirt
freshman Davonte Mahomes sophomore Taylor Massa
topped ninth-ranked Cody stepped into the ring.
Walters - an All American and Fifty-eight seconds after
two-time MAC champion - Edinboro wrestler Casey
in a close 5-3 decision despite Miller shook hands with the
frequent stall calls directed at Wolverine, he was pinned. The
both sides. Michigan bench and spectators
Co-captain Max Huntley alike erupted into cheers. Massa
made his bread and butter said he believed the win is what
through counter-takedowns. the Wolverines needed to get
After four counters, the senior going again.
came out on top, 8-1, over "I really wanted to go out
eighth-ranked Phil Wellington. there and get the momentum
Huntley's success continued back on our side," Massa said.
into the afternoon, earning a "So when I saw the opportunity
major decision over the Fighting to end the match real quick, I
Scots' Vince Pickett, 19-5, after knew I had to do it."
completing six takedowns. And it worked, as Michigan
Most of Michigan's other won three of the remaining four
performances weren't nearly matches, but it was too little,
as strong. The first three too late.

'M' breaks out of scoring slump

By JEREMY SUMMITT
Daily Sports Editor
With its back against the wall
after a 2-5 start to the season,
the Michigan hockey team
needed a stellar weekend against
American International.
After struggling to put the,
puck in the net all year, the
Wolverines (4-5) scored 11 goals
in two games and added a pair of
tallies to the win column. With
the wins, questions surrounding
offensive-zone potency were
answered, including when Copp
and sophomore forward JT
Compher would start rolling like
they had last season.
The duo - Michigan's two
leading scorers from a year ago
- combined for seven points
this weekend. However, even
Copp admitted the defensive
issues that have victimized the
Wolverines in their five losses are
still lingering.
What happened Friday:
Sophomore defenseman
Kevin 'Lohan netted the first
goal of his career and added an
assist en route to a 5-2 win in the
Wolverines' first home contest in
nearly a month.
"You dream of your first goal
and playing for Michigan as a
little kid," Lohan said. "To be
honest, I didn't really do much....
I just had to make sure I get the
puck in the net when I get the
opportunity."
The Wolverines' newest top
line, one featuring sophomore
forward Tyler Motte, junior
forward Andrew Copp and
senior forward Andrew Sinelli
combined for five points.
"I thought they were the line
that seemed to lead the way
offensively whenever we needed
them," said Michigan coach Red
Berenson. "It just seemed when
our team started to go into a little
bit of a hump, Copp's line seemed
to generate energy."
Copp, who, along with his
teammates, struggled to produce

SAM MOU
The Michigan hockey team recorded a pair of blowout victories over American International at Yost Ice Arena.

in October, tallied three points
in the game. In the third period,
a shot that was originally called
as sophomore defenseman Nolan
De Jong's first career goal was
later credited to Copp, his third
goal in three games.
The Wolverines came out
slowly in the second period and
were burned just three minutes
later. On a breakaway, American
International forward David
Norris put a shot from the blue
line past sophomore goaltender
Zach Nagelvoort to tie the score
at one.
Nagelvoort made several
strong saves to preserve the tie
before Motte tallied his third
goal of the season. Minutes later,
Compher, who had struggled in
five games on the wing, found
sophomore Max Shuart for his
second goal in two games.
What happened Saturday:
After lighting up American
International's first-string goalie
Alex Murray for 41 shots and
five goals Friday, Michigan did
even worse to substitute Hunter
Leisner on Saturday, tallying 46
shots as five different Wolverines
combined for six goals en route to

a 6-3 win.
"I think our responses to
their shifts in momentum were
very good," Copp said. "Every
time they scored, we scored
within two or three minutes.
Even tonight, when our back was
against the wall, we responded
the rightway and playedthe right
way."
Despite Michigan's scoring
barrage, itwas theYellowJackets
who struck first when forward
Carson Grolla snuck a long-range
shot past Nagelvoort for a power-
play goal.
The Wolverines found their
groove shortly afterward,
though, when senior forward
Zach Hyman finally put Michigan
on the board 9:05 into the game.
Over the next 3:30, senior
forward Travis Lynch and
sophomore forward Alex Kile
added tip-in goals of their own,
giving the Wolverines a lead they
would never relinquish.
The second period began
equally dominant for Michigan,
as it continued to pepper Leisner
with quick, mostly short-range
shots. Things looked just about
wrapped up when junior forward

Boo Nieves notched his first
goal since March 8, 2013 on a
one-timer feed from Compher,
extending the lead to three:
Yet defensive miscues by the
suddenly offensively charged
Wolverines allowed the Yellow
Jackets to notch two transition
goals, narrowing the gap to one
goal by the second intermission.
"The second period was a bad
period for us," Berenson said.
"You can't just blame the defense
- it was a team thing.
"Nagelvoort has to stop a
couple of those shots, but our
defense has to do moreto get
those guys at abad angle."
Playing back-and-forth hockey
for much of the third period, the
game looked as if it may have
had a chance to go down to the
wire. That all changed with
8:20 remaining, when Lynch
tallied his second goal of the
night from the left faceoff circle,
re-extending the lead.
The rout became official less
than a minute later when Copp
scored a power-play goal - his
third goal of the weekend and
team-high fourth of the season --
giving Michigan its 6-3 final.

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