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After appearing in all 20 of the Wolverines’ games her sophomore season, the redshirt junior defensive midfielder missed her entire junior year with a knee injury. Now that she has a clean bill of health and has been awarded a redshirt year, she is ready to start helping her team on the field again. “Being off for a year and then coming back, my first game I remember the pregame jitters were incredible,” Chromik said. “It made me realize that my opportunity to play here is something very valuable, and not everyone gets the chance, so it made me feel very fortunate and it put things in perspective.” Though she started her career as an outright defender, Chromik will see more time at midfield this year. She wants to be able to anticipate plays and be a more aggressive player this season, though her role on the team is still mainly a defensive one. “Sitting out for an entire year makes me realize my skills are rusty,” Chromik said. “But there are things I can control regardless of how good a field hockey player I am, like work ethic, so intercepting balls and being a really aggressive player is something I think I’ve become even more (since) sitting out.” Chromik’s position on the field is not the only change in her contributions to the team. Voted captain by her teammates for the 2014 season, she matured into a more vocal leader on the team because her injury kept her from helping her teammates on the field. “I think it’s always hard for anyone as a competitor in college to have such a serious injury and have to sit on the sidelines,” said Michigan coach Marcia Pankratz. “Their role abruptly changes from being an important player on the field to their role being someone who is now in a support role on the sideline and that’s really hard. … It gives you a different perspective and has made her a better player and a better leader.” Added Chromik: “I had to be vocal even when I didn’t want to. I didn’t know that role, but I had to break out of my shell in that way. It’s good, because it has translated over onto the field now and I’m not afraid to speak what I think, and I think the team respects a lot of what I say now that I have experience both on and off the field.” Chromik’s return adds one more key piece to an already strong defense. The unit — with senior Lauren Thomas and redshirt senior Mackenzie Ellis starting on the back line — looks to be one of the foundations of the team this season. However, Pankratz admits the season is still young and the team is in the process of finding its identity after five games. As the season progresses, Chromik will be looking to take the lessons she learned from her time on the sidelines and make an impact on the field once again. By LEV FACHER Managing Editor Junior guard Zak Irvin is set to undergo a back procedure at the University of Michigan Hospital and will miss six to eight weeks, the Michigan men’s basketball program announced Wednesday. “We expect a 100 percent recovery for Zak after this procedure,” said Michigan basketball coach John Beilein in a statement. “We will not rush his return, but given Zak’s work habits and determined attitude we anticipate he will be back on the court and at full speed sometime near the beginning of our season.” Irvin was a key piece in Michigan’s offense throughout the 2014-15 season, averaging 14.3 points per game. He shared team MVP honors with senior guard Spike Albrecht. The Wolverines return a dearth of experience this year after losing only senior forward Max Bielfeldt following the 2014- 15 campaign. Irvin, with two years of consistent play under his belt, again figures prominently into Michigan’s offensive outlook after leading the team in 3-pointers last year and posting double-digit scoring figures 27 times. Irvin out 6 to 8 weeks MEN’S BASKETBALL FIELD HOCKEY “I remember the pregame jitters were incredible.” Harbaugh downplaying homecoming, wants win By ZACH SHAW Daily Sports Editor To those who have experienced it, there can be something truly magical about Michigan Stadium on a fall Saturday. The band, food, cheering and 110,000 football fans create an event experience few can match. But just days before the Michigan football team’s home opener against Oregon State, the Wolverines’ coaching staff has something else on its mind: winning. “There’s a time and a place for nostalgia,” said Michigan tight ends coach Jay Harbaugh. “When you’re in the thick of it week to week, and you have meetings, practice, you don’t think about that kind of stuff. I don’t know if that’s hard to believe, but it really is true. … You just really want to play well, and the other stuff takes care of itself.” As much as fans want to build up and romanticize the idea of Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh — who quarterbacked the team from 1984 to 1986 — making his way down the tunnel for his first game back at Michigan Stadium, the coach refused to let nostalgia take priority when discussing his thoughts on the moment. “(It’s the) same as the thoughts were last week — to win our next game,” the elder Harbaugh said Monday. Though plenty of coverage has surrounded the head coach’s return to Michigan Stadium (SportsCenter will even broacast live from Ann Arbor to cover the homecoming), the coach downplayed the emotions and excitement of his return again in a teleconference Tuesday. “It will be the thrill of preparing for a ballgame and watching the players compete,” Harbaugh said. “I know exactly what (I want) the emotions to be — the thrill of competition.” Michigan running backs coach Tyrone Wheatley — a star running back himself for the team from 1991 to 1994 — can empathize with Harbaugh’s sentiments about returning to the Big House. He hasn’t forgotten his time at Michigan Stadium, but knows his experience is different from those in the stands. “You have to understand, when I was a player, I was running those stadium stairs,” Wheatley said in August. “So most of my memories (of Michigan Stadium) are of running those stairs thinking, ‘Oh god.’ “My focus (since I got here) has always been, ‘I’m here for a reason, let’s get to work.’ ” Since the new coaching staff has arrived, much of that work has surrounded recruiting. Michigan has a top-10 recruiting class by most rankings, and will show at least a half-dozen recruits around Ann Arbor this weekend. But as much fun as Michigan Stadium can be, the coaches know the best way to make a lasting impression. “It’s exciting for the young guys to see 110,000 people fill the stadium, but I tell the guys that no matter how many fans are in the stadium, the dimensions of a football field never change,” said defensive backs coach Greg Jackson. “So when our guys go out on the field, we’re all excited to play, but we can’t get caught up in the fans in the stands. The dimensions of the football field stay the same, and when that whistle blows, we’ll be ready to play.” Added Jim Harbaugh: “There’s a bad taste in our mouth when you lose a football game, and there’s only one mouthwash for that, and that is winning a football game, so that’s what we’re going to make darn sure on what we’re going to focus on.” RUBY WALLAU/Daily Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh cares only about winning his home opener, despite all of the hype surrounding the game. By KATIE CONKLIN Daily Sports Writer After dropping the back end of the Husky Nike Invitational in Seattle this past weekend, the Michigan women’s soccer team is looking to revive its winning ways. The Wolverines (4-2) will face their first ranked opponent on Sunday in No. 13 Notre Dame, but before heading to South Bend, they have one team in their way. Michigan will host in-state competitor Central Michigan this Thursday night. The Chippewas (1-2-1) are coming off a 2-0 win against Youngstown State, their first victory of the season. Central Michigan goalie Zoie Reed posted her first career shutout in the match. “She had a really good confidence-building performance,” Central Michigan coach Peter McGahey told Central Michigan’s athletic website. To fully take control of the match, the Wolverines must handle the ball with finesse near the goal and exploit any free space given by Reed. Sophomore forward Taylor Timko continues to be an influential force up top, recording five goals already this year. But Timko is not the only contributing factor — 13 other players have tallied points in just six games. Leading the Big Ten in shots per game with an average of 21.5, Michigan will look to continue its offensive dominance and exploit its opponent’s defense as it continues into the rest of its schedule. The Wolverines completed a triumphant 3-0 victory at their last meeting with Central Michigan in 2014. To repeat this outcome, though, they’ll have to convert on their plethora of scoring opportunities. “The main thing is just that we’ve got to finish our chances,” said Michigan coach Greg Ryan after Sunday’s loss against Washington. “This has been the thing that we’ve been trying to develop so far, because we’re getting enough chances to win games.” WOMEN’S SOCCER CMU at Michigan Matchup: CMU 1-2-1; Michigan 4-2 When: Thurs- day 7:30 P.M. Where: U-M Soccer Stadium ‘M’ hosts CMU Thursday night “We’ve got to finish our chances.”