ACROSS
1 Family
nickname
5 Religion with Five
Pillars
10 NCO rank
14 Word with man or
horse
15 Black Panthers
co-founder
16 Gillette product
17 Stub __
18 Strains
19 Go fast
20 Concerning
22 Postgame
postmortem
24 Baby seal
25 Oahu resident,
for example
27 Wake
29 AAA suggestion
30 Source of a
nutritious oil
31 Sorted
homogeneously
33 Rearward
35 Dirty money
36 Patrick Creadon
documentary
about
SpongeBob ...
and what’s found
in this puzzle’s
circles
39 “¿Cómo está
__?”
40 Emergency room
concern
43 Supposed
46 What -ess may
denote: Abbr.
47 Spoiled
48 Licorice-flavored
seed
49 Animals that fight
by necking
51 V x CCXXI
52 Bemused states
55 Mineo and
Maglie
56 It may be caught
in the flue
58 2014 Olympics
city
60 Carry
62 Uffizi hangings
63 Where to find a
full house
64 Past its prime
65 Rural agreement
66 Long-legged
wader
67 Yank who
missed the 2014
season

DOWN
1 Hamm with a
kick
2 Recording 
pros
3 Saturn ring
components
4 End of __
5 Real end
6 Scorched
7 More lenient
8 Knighted
Guinness
9 Plateau cousin
10 1960 Pirate
World Series
hero, familiarly
11 Clog
12 Complain
13 Packed tightly
21 Covered with a
hard coating
23 Projected
financial
statements
25 Author Levin
26 Give
28 Word in a home
run call
31 Watchdog
warning
32 Mob member
34 Top-of-the-line
Hyundai whose
name means
“horse” in Latin

35 H.S. equivalency
test
37 Arizona Cardinal
mascot Big __
38 It’s under the
hardwood
41 Baton user
42 They can be
classified
43 “Kitchen
Nightmares” host
Gordon
44 “Play it again,
Sam!”

45 Dance turns
46 Toy company co-
founder Herman
49 Insurance
spokeslizard
50 Islamic ruling
53 Lethal snakes
54 Type of baggy
’40s suit
57 President pro __
59 Annoy
61 Apt answer for
this puzzle
location

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Michigan wins WNIT opener

By LELAND MITCHINSON 

Daily Sports Writer

In its first action in nearly two 

weeks, the Michigan women’s 
basketball 
team 
needed 
time to get 
back into the rhythm of things. 
But after a lackluster first half in 
the Wolverines’ WNIT opener 
Wednesday against Wright State, 
they found their usual high-
scoring form and beat the Raiders 
handily, 81-53.

Michigan (9-9 Big Ten, 18-13 

overall) 
struggled 
with 
foul 

trouble all season, and it looked 
like that wouldn’t change for 
the start of postseason play. 
The Wolverines committed six 
team fouls in the first quarter, 
including two from senior guard 
Madison Ristovski, who made a 
record-tying 133rd appearance 
for Michigan and moved into 10th 
place on the program’s career 
made 3-pointers list. However, 
Michigan 
kept 
things 
under 

control the rest of the game, 
committing just four fouls.

Much of the game flow in the 

first half depended on the post 
players from each team. The 
Wolverines began their offensive 
attack with a concentrated effort 
to get the ball to freshman center 
Hallie Thome in the post, but it 
was largely unsuccessful due to 
the back-side help from Wright 
State (12-6 Horizon League, 24-11 
overall) that took away the lob 
pass opportunities for Michigan.

“I think we talked about ‘Hey, 

if they’re fronting her and there 
is help from the backside, let’s 
not throw her the ball. And if we 
do throw her the ball, we’re just 
trying to get the defense to sink in, 
so let’s throw it in and kick it out,’ 
” said Michigan coach Kim Barnes 
Arico. “I thought we did a much 
better job of that in the second 
half, making extra passes and 

then our shots were open shots.”

The primary matchup in the 

post pitted Thome against a fellow 
6-foot-5 center, Wright State’s 
Richelle van der Keijl, who did 
her best to limit the freshman. For 
the most part, Keijl was successful 
and held Thome to three first-half 
points. Keijl finished the game 
with a double-double, scoring 19 
points and collecting 10 boards.

Though 
the 
Wolverines’ 

top two scorers, Thome and 
sophomore 
guard 
Katelynn 

Flaherty, struggled to get things 
going in the first half, the rest 
of the team picked up the slack. 
Thome and Flaherty combined for 
10 points, but Michigan still went 
into halftime with a 37-32 lead.

“I think we all have the ability 

to step up when others are not 
at their best or are struggling a 
little bit,” said junior guard Siera 
Thompson. “I think all our guards 
and all our posts have the ability 

to do that. I just try to do whatever 
is needed of me.”

Thompson, usually the player 

charged with getting the ball in 
the hands of the scorers, led the 
team with 13 first-half points. 
Junior guard Danielle Williams 
scored a career-high 10 points in 
the opening frame and finished 12 
total in just her third start of the 
season.

“I was just excited to play 

again,” Williams said. “I feel like 
every day is exciting when it’s 
gameday. My teammates and my 
coaches instill a lot of confidence 
in me and they were finding me.”

Added Barnes Arico: “I think 

she has a great knowledge, but she 
plays incredibly hard and has a 
great toughness about her, and she 

showed that this week in practice.”

Michigan showed just how 

dangerous it can be coming out 
of 
halftime. 
The 
Wolverines 

outscored Wright State, 23-7, in 
the third quater and jumped to a 
60-39 lead with one frame to play.

With the team’s turnaround 

came a personal turnaround for 
Flaherty, who finished the game 
with a team-high 22 points. 
Thompson finished with 19 points, 
five rebounds and six assists.

Michigan cruised through the 

fourth quarter to kickstart its 
postseason run with a victory. 
The Wolverines will look to keep 
the momentum going when they 
play their WNIT second-round 
game against either Bucknell or 
Akron on Saturday. 

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Thursday, March 17, 2016 — 5A

‘M’ dominates

By TED JANES 

Daily Sports Writer

Thursday, 
the 
Michigan 

women’s basketball team won by 
28 points, a benchmark it hasn’t 
accomplished since Dec. 19.

Against Wright State in the 

first round of the Women’s 
National Invitation Tournament, 
the Wolverines (9-9 Big Ten, 
18-13 overall) cruised to victory, 
dominating in the second half en 
route to an 81-53 win.

It has been a while since the 

Wolverines looked this good, 
but it has also been a while since 
they’ve played a team that knew 
this little about them.

“Our players were surprised 

at times that they were open for 
shots — so open — whereas our 
conference 
opponents 
really 

test those shots and really know 
what we do inside and out and 
take those things away,” said 
Michigan coach Kim Barnes 
Arico. “Tonight, we had some 
really good looks when we 
executed 
our 
stuff, 
because 

they didn’t have a ton of time to 
prepare for us.”

Unlike opponents such as 

Iowa, which has seen Michigan 
three times already this season, 
the Raiders had just four days 
to prepare after falling in the 
Horizon 
League 
Women’s 

Basketball 
Tournament 

semifinal.

Wright 
State 
would 
have 

known that sophomore guard 
Katelynn Flaherty is as good 
as advertised, and that 6-foot-5 
freshman center Hallie Thome is 
tough to stop in the post. But the 
Raiders didn’t know about junior 
guard Siera Thompson, junior 

guard 
Danielle 
Williams 
or 

senior guard Madison Ristovski, 
who combined for 39 points 
Thursday.

While the bracket was just 

released Monday, the Wolverines 
had at least ample time to rest, 
having last played in the Big Ten 
Tournament on March 3.

In fact, the Wolverines hadn’t 

played in so long they actually 
felt like it was the preseason 
again. It reminded them of a time 
before they had to meet Big Ten 
opponents, a time when Michigan 
rolled past defenses in a similar 
fashion to the way it did Thursday.

“They felt like tonight was the 

first game of the year,” Barnes 
Arico said. “I think that’s an 
incredible feeling, because they 
had that drive, that passion, that 
energy level back. They were 
rested and ready to go.”

Added Thompson: “It had 

the first game jitters, I think 
that’s why we came out off, kind 
of rusty, but it was definitely 
exciting to get out there.”

Thompson scored 19 points 

along with five rebounds and six 
assists, and provided Michigan 
with 
consistent 
scoring 

throughout the night. But as 
Thompson mentioned, the rest of 
the team was not so hot getting 
out of the gate.

Michigan trailed by two points 

at the end of the first quarter, as 
Wright State took advantage of a 
lackluster, ugly performance in 
the opening 10 minutes.

But as the game went on, 

Michigan took control against 
the inferior opponent — shooting 
57 percent in the second half 
compared to 35 in the first — and 
ended the Raiders’ season.

Wolverines pound 
Eastern Michigan

By ORION SANG 

Daily Sports Writer

Sara Driesenga lined up in the 

circle.

Eastern Michigan’s leadoff hitter 

dug 
into 

her 
stance, 

the 
infield 

readied themselves and the fifth-
year senior right-hander uncorked 
the first pitch of the game.

Softball was back in Ann Arbor.
No. 2 Michigan (21-2 overall) 

played its first home game of the 
season Wednesday, notching a 
14-1 run-rule victory over Eastern 
Michigan backed by its potent 
offense and a strong performance 
from Driesenga.

“I thought we were locked 

in,” said Michigan coach Carol 
Hutchins. “Honestly, the first 
day at home is sometimes very 
distracting. We’ve been on the road 
(for) 22 games. These kids have not 
had a day where they have had a 
home routine, where they go to 
class (and) ride the MGoBlue bus. 
It’s a change in format.”

Michigan began its offensive 

onslaught early, scoring three runs 
in the first inning. After senior 
second baseman Sierra Romero and 
junior left fielder Kelly Christner 
were both walked, senior right 
fielder Kelsey Susalla cleared the 
bases with a three-run home run.

Eastern Michigan got one run 

back in the second inning, when 
right fielder Michelle Kriegshauser 
blasted a pitch onto the adjacent 
baseball field.

But the Wolverines came right 

back in the bottom of the inning.

Freshman 
infielder 
Faith 

Canfield — who started at second 
with Abby Ramirez out due to 
a sprained ankle — was hit by a 
pitch, senior centerfielder Sierra 
Lawrence walked and Romero 
singled up the middle to bring 
Canfield home.

If not for good defense by the 

Eagles, the Wolverines could’ve 
broken the game open that same 
inning. After a Christner walk 
loaded the bases, Susalla ripped a 

ball toward first base. But Eagles 
first baseman Olivia Logan was up 
to the task, corralling the ball to get 
the force out. Though a Michigan 
run crossed home plate, Eastern 
Michigan 
escaped 
the 
inning 

having given up just two runs.

In the third inning, though, 

Michigan 
scored 
four 
more 

runs to increase its lead to eight. 
Junior third baseman Lindsey 
Montemarano crushed a two-run 
homer over the left-center-field 
fence, while Lawrence and Romero 
also crossed the plate in the inning.

With Michigan cruising, the 

fourth inning was much of the 
same.

Driesenga gave up a leadoff 

double, but was able to escape the 
inning unscathed. Montemarano 
continued her production in the 
bottom of the inning, when she hit 
a long double to add another run 
to Michigan’s lead. Canfield got in 
on the action in the fourth as well, 
hitting a three-run shot to left field 
for her first career homer.

Driesenga returned to the circle 

for the fifth inning, inducing three 
quick outs to clinch the 14-1 run-
rule victory.

The right-hander’s win pushed 

her record to 11-0 and continued a 
streak of impressive outings. She 
gave up just two hits on the day, 
while striking out five.

Driesenga was quick to credit 

her teammates when asked what 
was critical to her success.

“Trusting 
myself, 
trusting 

whatever pitch is called, trusting 
the defense, and even trusting the 
offense that they’re going to score 
runs,” Driesenga said. “Trust in 
general is all-encompassing.”

It was the type of complete 

performance that Hutchins is 
looking for from her team.

“It was great that we got a lot 

of runs,” Hutchins said. “But I 
thought 
everybody 
contributed 

and did their part. Sara (Driesenga) 
did a fantastic job. Gave up the 
early home run but (it) didn’t faze 
her. She was a great leader for 
everybody, and it was fun to get all 
the young kids in.”

SOFTBALL

WRIGHT ST.
MICHIGAN 

53
81

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

DELANEY RYAN/Daily

Freshman center Hallie Thome scored just seven points, but Michigan cruised past Wright State in the WNIT first round

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