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University of Michigan stu-
dents had a lot to celebrate over
the past weekend, but for Medi-
cal School students, St. Patrick’s
Day festivities and the Michigan
Men’s Basketball team’s stun-
ning win against Houston were
just icing on the cake after they
learned where they would be
completing their residencies
in the annual Match Day event
Friday.
On this year’s Match Day,
162 Medical School students
found out where they would be
continuing their training along
with students from other medi-
cal schools nationwide. At the
University’s Match Day event,
graduating students were sur-
rounded by friends, family and
peers as they tore open enve-
lopes containing the letters that
foretold their futures.
According to a Crain’s Detroit
article, the National Resident
Matching Program, which facili-
tates matches between senior
Medical School students and
residency programs, projected
there would be 43,000 appli-
cants vying for 33,000 available
residency spots in 2018. The
University graduated a particu-
larly strong class with 99.4 per-
cent of graduates being matched
with a residency program
despite growing competition for
these spots.
In addition, out of these 162
graduating seniors, about one-
third applied and matched with
programs in highly competi-
tive specialties. Twenty-eight
students are graduating with
both a medical degree and an
additional advanced degree from
either the University or another
equally challenging graduate
program.
Rajesh Mangrulkar, the as-
sociate dean for medical student
education, said the University
encourages students and pro-
vides them with the resources
to strive for their top-choice
residency programs. Mangrulkar
called Match Day exciting not
only for students, but also for
faculty who get the chance to
see their students succeed.
“Every year, our students
strive to reach their goals in the
match, and every year this day
is such an important moment,”
Mangrulkar told Michigan
Medicine. “Match Day gives us a
chance to celebrate their aspira-
tions as we prepare to send them
off to the next phase of their
career.”
University students will finish
their medical school careers
with graduation on May 11,
after which they will be sent off
across the nation to start their
residencies.
-RACHEL LEUNG
6-1, having missed their first
seven shots including six
threes.
Robinson broke the seal
nearly six minutes in, nailing
a deep three with a hand in
his face. He did it again on
the next possession, pumping
up his bench on the gallop
back down the court.
That was the tone all night,
on both sides — a tough,
physical street fight. It’s a
style Michigan has come to
relish this season.
For all the talk about
Cougars
guard
Rob
Gray
offensively
—
coming
off
a
39-point
performance
against San Diego State — it
was the defense on both ends
that controlled the game.
Gray,
the
alpha
and
omega of Houston’s offense,
couldn’t find his rhythm in
the first half, thanks to a
swarming defensive effort
from
Michigan
guards
Zavier Simpson and Abdur-
Rahkman. Gray finished with
23, but on 8-of-22 shooting.
“We just tried to limit his
threes, make him score tough
twos,” Abdur-Rahkman said.
“He made a lot of them, but
that’s all you can really do, is
try to force him into contested
shots.”
On the flip side, a physical
Houston man defense held
the
Wolverines
in
check,
stifling Michigan’s pick-and-
roll action with athleticism,
holding it so just 30 percent
from the field. By the end
of
the
game,
a
dejected
Wolverines
bench
thought
that would be the culprit of its
dying season.
“They were down because
we did some things that aren’t
winning basketball today —
just a few, but just enough,”
said Michigan coach John
Beilein. “But credit Houston.
They made us make some of
those plays.”
At half, the game was tied at
28, those struggles leaving
the game back where it
started, just with a few more
bumps and bruises.
And while the bumps and
bruises didn’t subside, the
lid on the buckets slowly did.
Then, it was game on.
With
17
lead
changes
and 12 ties in total, neither
team took firm control until
Gray began to come to life
midway through the half. He
scored eight of his team’s 10
points at one point, nabbing
a six point lead with 10:43
left on an inexplicably wide-
open three.
But the see-saw swung
right back. Michigan fought
through recurring offensive
demons,
finishing
the
game with just 36 percent
shooting.
And it has more than just
one fortuitous bounce to
thank for the escape.
Down
51-46
with
just over five
minutes
left,
Matthews shot
a
3-pointer
off the back
of the rim. It
careened high
into
the
air
and
through
the hoop just
as a Houston
forward
was
whistled
for
a foul. Teske
made
both
free
throws,
and suddenly a 51-46 game
became 51-51 in only a single
possession.
The teams traded blows
from
there,
with
the
Cougars
grabbing
what
seemed to be the final lead
with 44 seconds left on two
free-throws from forward
Devin Davis.
But that wasn’t the last
of Michigan’s season. It
just couldn’t be. There was
a little more than a strong
breeze
flowing
through
Intrust
Bank
Arena
on
Saturday night. Sophomore
center Jon Teske could just
feel it.
“I
actually
told
CJ
(Baird), I didn’t think we
were gonna go home,” Teske
said.
“I
felt
something
special
was
going
to
happen and I’m just glad
he knocked that down. …
It’s something I will always
remember.”
And
in
a
wild
back
and
forth
affair,
it
all
came down to a howling
freshman,
with
the
confidence to belt “Ham”
— the team’s nickname for
Abdur-Rahkman
—
with
the season on the line. The
call was “Tennessee,” the
same
full-court
inbound
play run to beat Maryland
early in the season as time
expired. The senior caught
the pass at midcourt and
then put his season and
career in the hands of
Poole, who answered the
faith with one of the most
historic shots in program
history.
“I knew they were not
going to let
me
shoot
the
ball.
So
I
was
looking for
JP,” Abdur-
Rahkman
said.
“I
knew
he
could
knock
it
down.
“Literally, he makes it all
the time in practice.”
And as the entire team
piled on Poole under the
hoop,
cheers
reigned
down from the traveling
Michigan crowd and band.
“It’s
great
to
be
a
Michigan Wolverine.”
For all the talk about Cougars
guard Rob Gray offensively, it
was the defense on both ends that
controlled the game.
“I actually told
CJ, I didn’t think
we were gonna
go home.”