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… to win the 1996 title," Wolverine coach Carol Hutchins said. "Our whole philosophy is to go out and win (this year's title)." Ninth-ranked Michigan (20-4 Big Ten, 43-12 overall) heads into the…

… conference tourney on a roll, having won two of last weekend's three-game series at Minnesota (17-6, 42-14). The Wolverines were able to clinch the title with a win in the first game of that series, slamming…

… the door on the second-place Gophers' title hopes with a 3-0 victory. Three victories in as many tries against Ohio State the pre- vious weekend had put the Wolverines in a spot to lock down the regular…

… Wolverines pound out ten hits on the way to a 7-0 victory. Griffin helped out her own cause in that game, garnering two hits in four trips to the plate. Senior third baseman Tracy Carr also went 2-for-4, knock…

…, ing in a pair of runs. Over the course of the series, Carr became Michigan's career RBI leader, bringing her total to 127. Not coincidentally, Carr is also the Wolverines' all-time doubles leader. A two…

… conference tournament this weekend. "To be at home is huge," Hutchins said. "It's one of the prizes of winning the regular season.' The Wolverines will be the top seed in the four-team toff- nament, followed…

…/S Sophomore pitcher Sara Griffin and the Michigan softball team host the Big Ten tournament this weekend. The top-seeded Wolverines face Indiana Friday. 'Ven's tennis wins conference title, heads for NCAAs…

… Michigan men's tennis team entered April with a 7-7 record after opening the spring season with three consecutive victories. An undefeated month and an 11-match winning streak propelled the Wolverines to…

… South Bend, Ind. The Wolverines clinched the Big Ten title by defeating Ohio State, 4-0, in the first round and avenged a regular season loss to Northwestern in the sec- ond round, winning 4-3. Michigan…

… then bested third-seeded Illinois, 5-2, in the final totake the con- ference crown. The title marked the 36th title for the Wolverines and the 18th for Michigan coach Brian Eisner. The past two seasons…

… advance to the semifinals of today's Big Ten tournament, the Wolverines will ave to do something that they haven't one in two years - beat Penn State. While this may not sound like a tough task for a…

… Michigan team that has improved all season, consider this: t In the previous eight meetings between Penn State and Michigan, the Lady Lions hold a 7-1 edge, most recently, beating the Wolverines, 7-3, on Oct…

…. The Crimson Tide finished with a score of 198.025. The Wolverines came in sixth, less than two points behind with a tally of 196.375. Georgia led the Crimson Tide by five-hundredths of a point after…

… this, ladies,"' Crimson Tide head coach Sarah Patterson said. "At that moment, I saw incredible spirit in this team. We knew what it took to win," she said. Leading the Wolverines was senior Wendy…

… break- even mark ever since. On that same date, the Wolverines were 12-4 in the Big Ten, good enough for first place. Now, Michigan finds its overall record at 20-28, and is just 13-11 in league play. The…

… Wolverines have dropped into sixth place after being swept by the defending champion Ohio State Buckeyes. Over a rainy three-day weekend in Columbus, the host squad defeated Michigan 6-2, 15-2, and 3-2 twice…

… defense is what will make or break them. Meet the Michigan baseball team, the leaders of the Big Ten. The Wolverines are now 9-3 in the *nference, two games in front of Ohio State and Indiana, after taking…

… games. New Michigan coach Geoff Zahn haspreached an aggressive style, both the plate and on the basepaths. And it has worked. 'The Wolverines make music at the plate, chiming base-hits left and right from…

… the catcher. In the first S victory in the opening game of the twinbill. With Wolverine pinch-hitter Bobby Scales on third base, Kirk Beermann popped to short-center field; the short- stop retreated…

…. And that's what the Wolverine are as a team. Michigan took advantage any time it had a chance to run. This could make it much easier for the Wolver- ines to get runs on the board. And this aggressive…

… cjre imgrn &iilg olverines shut down idats on ond y Mark Snyder Daily Sports Writer It was cold and windy with a hint of snow but the Wolverines were in a mood for spring cleaning. So they brought…

… second-place slot in the Big Ten standings. The first game started out with Michi- an spotting the Wildcats two runs. The Wolverines' flawed defense was high- lighted in the second inning as senior o…

… at- empting to score on Kellyn Tate's ingle to left. With the heart of Michigan's order ue up in the bottom half of the fifth inning, pitcher Sara Griffin set down he Wildcats in order. The Wolverine…

…) we played a ood game, but that inning was hor- ble." The second game of Saturday's oubleheader was the Wolverines' hance to be the road team in their home ark. 'he second game was Michigan's urn to get…

… the heavens, too, courtesy of the Michigan baseball team. In a four- game homestand against Minnesota, the Wolverines (9-3 Big Ten, 12-16 overall) clocked five dingers, helping them take three of the…

… wall. Thereafter, though, the only balls the kids outside the fences were chasing got there off of Wolverine bats. Shortstop Kelly Dransfeldt and third baseman Mike Cervenak each hit two homers for…

… Michigan, while right fielder Derek Besco added one of his own. Dransfeldt's first of the weekend - fourth overall - was the highlight of Saturday's first game, in which the Wolverines downed the virtually…

…48 - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, April 8, 1996 - ----SOFTBALL Pair o freshgive Wolverines a lift over weekend. By Mark Snyder Daily Sports Writer In "My Cousin Vinny," Joe Pesci…

… to the Wolverines' "utes." Michigan played three games and had two heroes, neither of which had played college softball before this season. Freshmen standouts Cathy Davie andq Traci Conrad put on a…

… keep it in most games. It's the Wolverine bats, however, that have kept opponents out ofmost games and lifted Michigan to a fast start in the conference. Michigan (7-1 Big Ten, 28-9 overall) ranks No. 15…

… in the nation in batting with a .329 team average. Lead-off hitter and outfielder Kellyn Tate has proved she deserved an earlier move to the top of the order. The sophomore leads Wolverine starters…

… batting. And quickly moving toward the top 20 is the Wolverines' hottest hitter oflatejunior catcher Jennifer Smith. In her last SOfa 12 games, Smith is 18-for-34 (.529) with 11 RBI. WHERE ARE THE DINGERS…

… team captured first place at the Colonial Relays. The Wolverines paced the field with 42 points. Seton Hall followed in sec- ond with 31 points, Virginia Com- monwealth in third with 26, Rutgers in…

… fourth with 24, and Eastern Ken- *tucky in fifth with 22 points. Again, the weather was not the best for the Wolverines, but despite the cold and rainy conditions, the team prevailed. The relay teams and…

…- day afternoon to win the discus contest with a toss of 159-feet-7. Other individual Wolverine finish- ers were Stan Johanning, fourth in the javelin, and John Mortimer fifth in the 3,000 steeplechase…

… Everywhere the Michigan women's track team went, rain was sure to follow. For the second time in as many weeks nature proved the biggest hurdle for the Wolverines. However, this time, the com- petition…

… the discus Witnas of 147-feet-1.r Sophomore Michel i1er fnished fifth in the open 3000 at 1 0:0 while sophomore Tiffin Godan pled ses enth overall in the open 5000 (1 16.2$ The Wolverines complemented…

… 'higan as- sistant Mike Mct urr s' "Thev did a nice job considerina the conditions." "It was raining and it was freezing," Longe said. "We just tried to keep our clothes dry." This week the Wolverines trek…

… were looking for." TONYA BROAD/Daily Tearza Johnson's time of 12.45 in the 100 meters was good enough for first place and helped lead the Wolverines to victory at the Colonial Relays In Williamsburg, Va…

…, along with Joe Duda's 9.9 on the parallel bars and 57.5 in the all- around are all Michigan State records. The biggest "last" ofthe meet, for the Wolverines at least, was the last meet for Darden as head…

… Writer The Michigan women's golf team found itself in familiar surroundings this weekend at the Lady Buckeye Invita- tional in Columbus. The Wolverines' home course has yet to host a practice session due…

… Throughout the month of March, the ball just wasn't bouncing the Michigan tennis team's way. The Wolverines had played tough competition in many of those matches, but came up short at times when perhaps they…

… Purdue. The Wolverines found ways to win in places they hadn't looked before, maybe because they just hadn't searched hard enough yet. Sophomore Sora Moon had been strug- gling in her singles game as of…

… Pusztai defeated Derek Myers in two sets, 6-3, 6-4, at No. 1 singles. In the battle of the ranked doubles teams, the Wolverine duo of Pusztai and John Costanzo, ranked No. 24, defeated the 20th…

… against a veteran Illinois team boosted the confidence of the Wolverines and their coaches, Eisner said. The Illini entered the match at 4-1 in the Big Ten and figured to be the toughest challenge thus far…

…. I'm sure everybody else in the Big Ten will notice this win." Several Michigan players bounced back after dropping the first set. The Wolverines' Arvid Swan, Jake Raiton and William Farah each posted…

… for the Wolverines, but the combina- tion of Raiton and Farah at that position pleased Eisner. "No. 3 doubles been a question mark forus," Eisnersaid. "Totry to figure out which twosome is going to give…

… us the best performance there has been very difficult. Even thoughthey lost, Raiton and Farah played a very good match." The victories against key opponents come at a good time for the Wolverines, who…

… Vice President. He never pictured he would get to say "hello" one-on-one. He never ever imagined himself hugging the trophy at a ceremony honoring the NCAA hockey champions. Until Monday, many Wolverines…

…." The players listened. They nodded, with their sweaty hands ded in front ofthem, and took in every word with more concentration than they would at ed Berenson chalk talk session. These Wolverines, who…

… of team is forgotten. This is not the case with the Michi- gan women's track and field team. This weekend the Wolverines are head- ing to Champaign to compete in the Illinois Invitational, which will…

… starting to come together. This year the Wolverines have four strong re- turning members in Babcock, senior sprinter Tearza Johnson, senior high jumper Monika Black and sophomore Tania Longe. But it should…

… cruised past Michigan State and Mercyhurst this weekend in a tune-up for next weekend's Big Ten championships. The Wolverines won nine out of the * races Saturday on the Huron River. Michigan's women swept…

…- feated Mercyhurst and the Spartans, who finished second and third, re- spectively, in both races. The closest race of the day went to Wolverines' men's junior varsity lightweight eight. Michigan edged the…

… always, Wolverine Party ran clean race TO THE DAILY: This letter is to all the Wolverine Party candidates that ran in the MSA and LSA-SG election. I thank you for all your effort and hard work. I could…

… good. Once again, thank you all for everything. You have made this a campaign to be proud of. ANDY SCHOR WOLVERINE PARTY LSA JUNIOR M-Party will make LSA-SG for students TO THE DAILY: My name is Eve…

… PIMCHIGAN A Who: No. 9 Michigan at Purdue ere: ass-Ade Stadium,' West Lafayette When: Tomorrow, 12:30 p.m.: Television: ESPN 2, Channel 32 Series history: The Wolverines lead the series against Purdue, 35…

… Shabbat Meals," spon- sored by Hillel, Hillel, 1429 Hill J "Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Presents Huges Aircraft," sponsored by SHP E, Michigan Union, Wolverine Room, 5 p.m. J "Student Open…

… time someone has begin. The fire of a warrior can be seen in each Wolverine's eyes. downplayed the seriousness of women playing ice hockey. Kate Game time. Winder, as well asjuniordefenseman Jen…

… watch," she said. "The game truely is a game of speed, agility and skill, and that's what women's hockey is all about." With losses in the first two games of the season, the Wolverines are learning to…

… are sending mixed signals about whether MSA can function properly over the next few weeks. The other major parties - Michigan and Wolverine - have stated they have no intention to announce their candi…