… men’s basketball team is on the outside looking in to the NCAA Tournament. According to bracketmatrix. com — a database that compiles bracket projections from across the Internet — the Wolverines…
… that it belongs in the field of 68. With that in mind, the Daily breaks down what the Wolverines have done and what they will have to do in order to improve their NCAA Tournament résumé…
… flaws — had worked well enough for Michigan. The seventh-ranked Wolverines would struggle to find their groove — usually due to multiple questionable mistakes — but they would find…
…. Against Michigan State, as heavy rain turned into a torrential downpour, Michigan’s ship didn’t just sink. It capsized. The Wolverines had faced halftime deficits before. In their season…
…Monday Column, Page 2B Senior moment The Wolverines’ Evan Allen is playing the best hockey of his career in the final weeks of his senior season. » Page 4B LINCOLN — With just over five minutes…
… remaining, senior wing Zak Irvin pulled up from beyond the arc and nailed a 3-pointer. Irvin’s shot didn’t matter. It put the Wolverines up by 30 in a game that had long been over. But who Irvin…
… final match of the day, with the two teams tied at three, Lin propelled the 18th-ranked Wolverines to a 4-3 victory in a thrilling third-set tiebreaker over the 15th-ranked Wildcats on Saturday…
… fought like crazy.” Sophomore Myles Schalet and junior Alex Knight also added singles points for the Wolverines. The afternoon’s narrative of resilience and endurance was representative in both…
…8 — Friday, November 17, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wolverines look to stay on a roll Senior forward Tony Calderone fired a shot last Friday night that found the back…
… of the net and fans leaped out of their seats in a deafening uproar of cheers and applause. The Wolverines would go on to notch their first win against a top-10 team in the nation. They won…
… is coming off a loss to Michigan State and is looking to avenge the defeat, but the question is whether the Badgers will be able to stop the inertia of a Wolverine squad fresh off a momentous…
… shooting has seemed like the distance is closer to 50 feet. After a lackluster 10-for-34 showing from beyond the arc against Central Michigan on Monday, the Wolverines (3-0) followed it up on…
… that.” Lights-out long-range shooting is typically a mainstay of Beilein’s offense. During the Wolverines’ weak non-conference slate, however, it evidently hasn’t been a significant factor for…
… finally managed to flip the switch after Robinson drained a three at the 11:37 mark to give the Wolverines a 41-40 lead, one it would never relinquish. At that point, though, the game could only be…
… matches against teams that qualified for the NCAA Tournament last season, and 22 games against teams that ranked in the Top 70 in RPI. While the Wolverines opened last season in the friendly…
… matches against Albany, USC and Loyola Marymount to begin its campaign. The season-opening trip to the West Coast is almost triple the distance of the Wolverines’ longest road trip…
… Fighting Illini opened up a “can of whooping” on the Wolverines, as it was the only Big Ten game that they were really out of by the halftime break this year. Illinois’s trio of big men…
… Zak Irvin approached the team equipment manager and asked if the Wolverines could don their blue away jerseys instead of their traditional home white. While redshirt sophomore forward DJ Wilson…
…B Before tip-off Saturday afternoon, before senior guard Derrick Walton Jr. carried his team down the stretch and before Michigan earned the win it so desperately needed, the Wolverines had…
… the Wolverines didn’t have the necessary “bounce” they would need against Nebraska. Walton, in his own right, wanted his team to know that the time to play up to their maximum potential was…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, March 16, 2017 — 7A Wolverines rolling into Big Ten Tournament The Michigan hockey team’s change in mentality was wholly apparent from the…
… moment it began around a month ago. The Wolverines started to come to terms with an unpleasant reality: with a record well below .500, Michigan would not be securing a bid to the NCAA…
… Michigan field hockey team proved it was up to the challenge. The Wolverines dispatched Syracuse and Northwestern to advance to the semifinals. Michigan is coming in hot — not allowing a…
… single goal in the postseason so far — but the Final Four will be its biggest test yet. The Daily broke down potential matchups for the Wolverines this weekend in Louisville. No. 3 Michigan vs. No. 9…
…, one step back. That described the state of Michigan’s offensive line this season. The Wolverines’ running game blossomed, featuring as the clear focal point of the offense. At times, if…
… the season, during which Michigan seemed to run an equal amount of gap-blocking and zone schemes, the Wolverines hit their stride midway through the year. It wasn’t very nuanced…
… Indiana on Oct. 14, when Michigan gashed the Hoosiers for 271 rushing yards on 44 carries with three touchdowns. That day, Karan Higdon became the first Wolverine since Denard Robinson in 2012 to…
… run for 200 yards — and the first running back since Mike Hart in 2007 to reach that mark. Against Rutgers, Michigan totaled 334 rushing yards and four touchdowns. The Wolverines…
… Ohio State racked up five sacks and seven tackles-for- loss. The ground game couldn’t get going against any of the Wolverines’ tougher opponents, either. Michigan ran the ball 39 times for 102…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday October 9, 2017 — 3B Wolverines split weekend in upstate New York The resourcefulness of Michigan hockey’s special teams Friday night earned…
… it a victory in its season opener against St. Lawrence. Finding the net on two of five power plays, the Wolverines’ performance mimicked last season’s dynamic power-play offense that finished 17…
… the Wolverines’ performance from the free-throw line. It was also how both redshirt sophomore forward DJ Wilson and senior guard Derrick Walton Jr. described it. It was that kind of night for…
…-throw shooting team — the Wolverines are ranked No. 4 in the NCAA with a 78.9 percent conversion rate — as Michigan was dealt a crushing 83-78 overtime loss to Minnesota (8-6, 20-7) Sunday afternoon at…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, February 22, 2017 — 7A Lewis shines in Wolverine debut Miles Lewis may be new to the Michigan baseball team, but he isn’t new to college…
… baseball. After transferring from the University of North Dakota, the redshirt sophomore left fielder wasted no time in making his mark for the Wolverines. As a Fighting Hawk, Lewis finished…
… the 2016 season as the Western Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year and a freshman All-American. At the end of the season he had a .360 batting average and 63 hits. The Wolverines’ new left…
… weekend is any indication, he will earn a lot more as a Wolverine. This weekend, Michigan traveled to Port St. Lucie, Fla. to battle Seton Hall, and though the Wolverines split the four…
… had the hot bat, leading the team with four hits and driving in his game-deciding run. His experience showed as he spearheaded the Wolverines’ comeback late in the game. He began Michigan…
…’ best day was Saturday, he proved once again Sunday that he could come in clutch when the Wolverines needed it the most. With Michigan down by a run in the bottom of the third, Lewis led the…
… fancy, but it did the job, bringing Thomas home. After that, the runs just kept coming, with the Wolverines scoring three more times. “Main thing is falling back on the training this fall, a lot…
… reliant on its offense in order to win. The Wolverines’ 91-85 win over Nebraska on Jan. 14 showcased what many thought would be the strategy Michigan would have to take to pick up any future wins…
…. Even Michigan head coach John Beilein, knew to a degree, that the Wolverines had to rely solely on their ability to outscore opponents to find any success in the conference schedule. But Beilein…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday February 6, 2017 — 3B After trailing the entire game, Wolverines eke out victory Nicole Munger was the fourth option. The final play was…
…, a sophomore guard, had the best matchup of the five Wolverines on the court. Flaherty knew that if she couldn’t make it, Munger was going to be the kickback. With 20 seconds to go, Munger…
… wrestling team began its dual meet against Illinois in a hole before it even had a wrestler on the mat. And the night hardly improved from there for the Wolverines, whose 34-6 defeat at the hands…
… of the 12th-ranked Fighting Illini (2-2 Big Ten, 4-2 overall) matched Michigan’s worst dual meet loss since the 2009-2010 season. The loss dropped the 15th-ranked Wolverines to 1-4 in the…
… with No. 1 Isaiah Martinez figured to be the marquee event, and potentially the key to a Michigan victory. Instead, it was just another Wolverine loss to pile on to the cakewalk Illinois had…
… end of the first period and that was the difference in the match.” Fortunately for the Wolverines, they may not be forced to overcome an early deficit due to forfeit much longer. They have…
… return to competition shortly. While McFarland was hesitant to provide an exact timetable for Youtsey’s return, he said the Wolverines have to take a cautious approach. “We’re excited to have…
… capable body in the 125-pound class but also some much- needed veteran experience for the rest of the season. Wolverines roll Northwestern Redshirt sophomore Malik Amine stepped onto the mat for his…
… team prevailed over Northwestern, 38-10, as the Wolverines racked up two pins by Amine and redshirt senior Conor Youtsey, and four technical falls. Michigan was coming off a two-game losing…
… streak against No. 6 Nebraska and No. 12 Illinois, and though Northwestern is not currently ranked in the top 25 (NCAA), the Wolverines clearly flipped a switch on Sunday. “The coaches sat us down…
… season, and there are already questions swirling about the Wolverines’ (1-2 Big Ten, 11-5 overall) conference fate this season. Projected to be a relatively average team before the year began…
… Tech and at then-No. 2 UCLA, the Wolverines combined a recalibrated defense with emerging offensive options to notch a double-digit win tally — a majority of which were decided by at least…
…’s pressure. And it’s been like that all season long.” If one saw those quotes without attribution, they might immediately assign them to Michigan. But neither statement was uttered by a Wolverine…
… games. It’s not only that the second-seeded Wolverines suffered two straight upset losses. Superior teams are sometimes defeated. That’s the nature of sports, and especially postseason play. But…
… Michigan was eliminated in a fashion few could have predicted. The Wolverines never forgot their collapse at the end of last season which knocked them out of NCAA Tournament contention. In the…
… believed it would have a potent offense and a deep pitching staff. Both of those assumptions turned out to be true, as the Wolverines scored more and allowed fewer runs than anyone else in the Big Ten…
… most dedicated observer can say that the Wolverines’ success in the face of adversity has come solely because they are tougher or more motivated than their opponents. But for 55 games, Michigan…
…’s results under pressure backed up this idea of resiliency. Coming into the Big Ten Tournament, the Wolverines had won six games in the ninth inning or later, as opposed to just two such games a year…
… team used to dominating in clutch scenarios — the same ones it faced against Northwestern and Indiana. Wednesday’s Big Ten Tournament opener was the exact type of game the Wolverines pride…
… is postseason baseball. An ugly win is still a win. And it looked like the Wolverines were going to get one, with Lamb taking the mound in the ninth inning. But to the surprise of everyone…
… record two quick outs, but three straight base hits delivered Indiana the lead. The Wolverines staged their own two-out rally to send the game to extras in the ninth inning. But it was clear they…
… postseason play into account. Maybe we overlooked the fact that Michigan, despite a 16-8 Big Ten record, was just 2-4 against the conference’s top six teams. Maybe fatigue had caught up to the Wolverines…
…8A — Thursday, March 30, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wolverines defeat Villanova, 65-61, advance to finals of Women’s National Invitation Tournament “Woo-whee!” Michigan…
… night. It was the emotion of a coach whose team has been put through the wringer, but is inches from getting a taste of salvation. The Wolverines’ WNIT semifinal matchup against Villanova was…
… had some success early in the season, it has done so with goaltending. Then, the Wolverines relied on a rotation of goaltenders — freshman Hayden Lavigne earned two shutouts in the first…
…. Unfortunately for the Wolverines, the netminders could not sustain their level of play, especially with the volume of shots they began to face. Immediately after Michigan’s series against the Lakers, it…
… Michigan men’s basketball team played its worst game of the season — a lopsided, 86-71 loss at No. 13 North Carolina. But to open the Big Ten slate Saturday, the Wolverines looked far different…
… freshman guard Jordan Poole, the Wolverines (1-0 Big Ten, 7-2 overall) led the entire way, as Michigan built a double-digit lead just five minutes in. But early into the second half, the Hoosiers…
… early 3-pointers off strong ball movement and a willingness to make the extra pass. Poole — the first Wolverine to come off the bench — was again fearless shooting the basketball and found nylon on…
… led all scorers with 24 points — would allow Indiana to remain within striking distance, trailing 34-21 at the half. Eventually, though, Poole had his day — leading the Wolverines past the…
… Wolverines. “I hope (you’ve seen) over that last 10 years that Michigan bounces back,” Beilein said. “We’re going to bounce back because you’re not going to win every game.” MARK CALCAGNO Daily Sports…
… farther — while Townsend averaged 47.9 yards per punt with 27 downed inside the 20-yard line. The Wolverines, meanwhile, had lost Kenny Allen, who doubled as their kicker and punter. Before Saturday…
… the field. It would have been understandable if redshirt freshman kicker Quinn Nordin and sophomore punter Will Hart couldn’t compete with the Gators in that phase of the game. The Wolverines…
… fumble at the Florida 16-yard line. The latter made him the first Wolverine ever to hit two field goals from 50-plus yards in a single game. For a Michigan team whose ability has continually been…
… young team, 100 percent, but youth isn’t always a bad thing,” Nordin said. “Youth brings energy, and I think moving on we’re going to continue to grow as a team.” On Saturday, the Wolverines…
… @betelhem_ashame. KATELYN MULCAHY/Daily Redshirt freshman Quinn Nordin hit four of his six field goals Saturday, helping the Wolverines win a phase of the game they were never expected to. BETELHEM ASHAME…
…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | March 13, 2017 Next tourney up The Wolverines earned a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament and a Friday matchup against Oklahoma State in…
… month ago, Michigan hit rock bottom. The Wolverines had just lost to Big Ten bottom-dweller Ohio State, and looked completely shook while doing so. But following the game, senior guard Derrick…
… Illinois. » Page 4B Livin’ on a prayer Andrew Robinson and Dymonte Thomas united in prayer before every game of 2016 season. » SportsMonday Column, Page 2B Wolverines’ offense sputters against…
… Ohio State, Michigan fails to maintain perfect conference record in Columbus Michigan’s ninth inning comeback effort falls short, Wolverines’ nine-game winning streak is snapped by the Fighting…
… Wolverines’ team plane slid off the runway amid turbulent winds. Though no one faced serious injury, Michigan faced a long delay in reaching Washington, D.C. The Wolverines didn’t arrive at the…
….m. flight from Detroit courtesy of the NBA’s Pistons. With their game uniforms still on the plane that crashed in Ann Arbor, the Wolverines took the court in their practice attire of maize…
… beginning of the long road to a national championship began for the Wolverines when they opened up the first two rounds of NCAA Tournament play over the weekend. After a swift 4-0 win over Youngstown…
… State on Friday, Michigan took on Kentucky and came away with a 4-2 victory. The Penguins didn’t pose much of a threat to the Wolverines. After clinching the doubles point with a win at No. 1 and…
… Lackova. With Fahey swiftly off the court and freshman Chiara Lommer not far behind with a 6-2, 6-1 victory at No. 4 doubles, it was a race to see which Wolverine could punch Michigan’s ticket to the…
…’s offensive shot sailed wide, giving the Wolverines their fourth point. Saturday’s matchup was sure to be a bigger test for Michigan as they faced the 17th-ranked Wildcats. The doubles point was highly…
… match point, but Minor approached the net and volleyed it long. The Wolverines didn’t seem worried, though, until Kentucky stormed back and won the next five games. Minor had to serve the deuce…
…, winning 6-2, 6-1, and 6-0, 6-4, respectively. While the Wolverines had won four of the six first sets, it wasn’t guaranteed that the matches were going to stay that way. Minor fell into a hole early…
…, Michigan needed one more win to advance. It seemed as if Najarian was going to close her match out easily — but faltered and was forced into a tiebreaker. Fortunately for the Wolverines, Najarian…
… Najarian scored the point that clinched Michigan’s advancement to the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen. PAIGE VOEFFRAY Daily Sports Writer Wolverines advance to Sweet Sixteen BASEBALL Michigan ends regular…
… season against Spartans “Pleased, but not satisfied.” For Michigan baseball coach Erik Bakich, that’s been the theme all season. And with the 16th-ranked Wolverines (40-12 overall, 14-7 Big Ten…
….” And there aren’t too many teams more likely than Michigan to heed the call for continued improvement, even as the Wolverines prepare to finish off one of the most successful regular seasons in…
… ball in their hands for the shot, you were better off picking a name out of a hat. First came the game against Virginia Tech at Crisler Center. The Wolverines surrendered a 15-point lead to fall…
… to let it fly from deep. Waltonwatched from the opposite wing as it rimmed out. In the final five minutes of the game, Michigan was 2-for- 9 from the field. That night, the Wolverines needed an…
… Wolverines were a possession away from stealing a conference road win. But an offensive rebound and putback could have been prevented, or at least made more difficult, by having a big box-out below the…
… forward Lamar Simmons and Terrapin forward Demonte Dodd were both key to their teams building substantial leads against the Wolverines in their own building. With those performances in the past week…
… attacked the Wolverines at the post early and often. Fighting Illini forwards Maverick Morgan and Leron Black scored Illinois’ first 10 points jumpers and hook shots that Wolverine defenders allowed…
….” Physicality has also been an element of the Wolverines’ struggles down low, especially in the case of Wagner and senior forward Mark Donnal. Wagner has been timid in using his body and frame to box out…
… and take on opponents crashing the boards, while, at 6-foot-9, Donnal is undersized at the position. Michigan’s pair playing the ‘5’ had no rebounds in the first half and as a team the Wolverines…
… been made of Michigan’s struggles defending the perimeter the past couple games. The Wolverines are last in the conference in 3-point defense and had another concerning outing, allowing Illinois…
… Wolverine perimeter defenders inside to play help defense, leaving guards open on the outside to make shots. Morgan, again, was the one making this happen, and earned four assists on the night. It…
…’s been holding back the Wolverines’ defense the most. And now it’s solely up to John Beilein and his assistants to solve a problem that is so simple to identify yet so hard to fix in the middle of…
…’t get there and guard people and effect people’s shots. It’s that simple.” Carney can be reached at @becarney@umich.edu and on Twitter @br_carney Wolverines blown out by Illinois in Champaign…
… CHAMPAIGN — After Illinois guard Te’Jon Lucas nailed a wide open floater — made possible by three Wolverines all guarding one man — to put the Fighting Illini up by 20 with 8:57 left in the game…
…’s soccer coach Greg Ryan. Fortunately for the Wolverines, it didn’t. The freshman midfielder’s shot found the back of the net with just 10 seconds left in regulation, salvaging a 2-2 draw for…
… Gophers (0-1-1, 4-2-3) could rightfully say they dominated the match. Against a shorthanded Wolverine squad missing five regular starters, Minnesota went on the attack early and often. The…
… particular, the absences of defenders Brooke Cilley and Sura Yekka forced the Wolverines to adjust. Redshirt junior Taylor Timko, the usual starter at left back, had to move to centerback instead, which…
… because she’s so good getting forward wide.” For all its ammunition, however, Minnesota failed to seriously challenge Sarah Jackson early on. The Wolverines’ senior keeper had to make just three…
… routine saves in the first half. Meanwhile, the Wolverines’ two attempts were the two best chances of the first half. Just six minutes in, junior midfielder Reilly Martin sent a corner into the…
… forward April Bockin’s wide-open effort in the box — one of five saves she recorded in the first 20 minutes of the half alone. Despite the best efforts of Jackson and the Wolverines’ back line…
…. The Golden Gophers continued to attack, looking to put away the scrappy Wolverines once and for all. And they very nearly did — with just over four minutes remaining, Gernes scored her second goal…
… down completely, resulting in one last gasp for the Wolverines. Foug launched a ball downfield, Stratigakis caught up to it, and Michigan had new life. “Just a great effort from Sarah,” Ryan said…
… Wolverines a tie aggainst Minnesota. Coming into this weekend, the Michigan volleyball team knew it would be in for a tough test — one that would require truly tremendous play to pass. After losing in…
… four sets at No. 1 Minnesota (1-1 Big Ten, 12-1 overall) on Friday, the Wolverines (0-2, 10-4) hoped to rebound in a nationally televised game against No. 5 Wisconsin in Madison. With the second…
…LINCOLN — By tip-off Sunday night, the Michigan men’s basketball team already knew its postseason fate. After Iowa’s victory earlier that day, the Wolverines knew a matchup…
… Wolverines had one last task to attend to — a road contest with Nebraska (6-12 Big Ten, 12-18 overall) in Pinnacle Bank Arena. While Michigan had more games to look forward to, the Cornhuskers had…
…. Unfortunately for the Wolverines, his shot went wide left. Though Michigan may not have realized it at the time, Warren’s miss may have cost it a win. About a minute later, senior forward Evan Allen…
… through the whole 60 minutes tonight is what gave us the opportunity in the last couple minutes to maybe tie it up.” For the first two periods, the Wolverines (1-5-0, 8-11-1) simply couldn’t find the…
…7 TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com Breakdown: Michigan vs. Cincy Edge: Michigan Special teams The Wolverines have finally seen an inexperienced special teams unit in action, and they…
… — could put on a show. On top of that, the Wolverines recovered a fumble on the opening kickoff of the second half against the Gators, and while a blocked punt was a blemish at AT&T Stadium…
… year, so we weren’t sure where the goals were going to come from.” The Wolverines, who failed to score over six goals in a single game last year, proved that nervousness futile in a 10-1 win that…
… high slot.” Western Ontario’s frustrations with the unrelenting Wolverine offense came to fruition when Mitchell Brooks ripped the helmet off Martin, resulting in an immediate ejection from…
… the game and a five-minute major penalty. The Wolverines entered the locker room up on Western Ontario, 2-0, leaving no spectator in doubt that the era under Pearson looks promising. The second…
… period started much like the first, with the Wolverines dominating the shot count and possession. Five minutes into resuming play, though, the Mustangs seemingly found a new leg to stand on…
…. Following a brawl behind the Western Ontario net, sophomore forward Will Lockwood deked the Mustangs’ goaltender, Luke Peressini, on a penalty shot to put the Wolverines up by four. From there…
…, Michigan exerted its dominance, as the Wolverines let 27 shots fly resulting in two more goals. Marody kicked off the third period in similar fashion to the first and second after just 53 seconds…
…--chance effort to avoid the shutout, center Ray Huether put in the Mustangs’ first goal off a scrum in front of the net, limiting the Wolverines’ lead to nine. Nine different Michigan players found the…
… net in a statement that the new fast-paced, eclectic and gritty Wolverines are taking steps to reverse last year’s storyline. ROBERT HEFTER Daily Sports Writer MELCOME BACK The Wolverines…
… fifth- year senior quarterback John O’Korn, the eighth- ranked Wolverines (1-0 Big Ten, 4-0 overall) rallied for a 28-10 win. With Speight out, O’Korn completely took over. He…
… to redshirt sophomore tight end Zach Gentry. And each drive, O’Korn continued to improve in the pocket. On the Wolverines’ second scoring drive, O’Korn went 5-for-9 with 73 passing…
… the Wolverines dominated the shot and possession battles. Unfortunately for Michigan, though, the game lasted until the 83rd minute, and that’s when Purdue (1-0, 6-2) scored the game…
…-winning goal. During its impressive first half, Michigan managed seven shots — but its most impressive work came in the buildup to those shots. The Wolverines had good movement around the box and put…
… forward Ani Sarkisian had a breakaway, where the goalkeeper was all that stood in the way of a potential Wolverine lead. A Boilermaker defender was right on her heels, and Sarkisian couldn’t get the…
… and rattled off 11 shots in the second half alone — one of those being the late goal. Taking advantage of the Wolverines’ young defense, Purdue midfielder Kylie Hase found herself…
… the Wolverines had chances in the second half — including a shot from Timko that hit the crossbar — as soon as the Boilermakers went up a goal, Michigan clearly looked deflated. The loss marks…
… the second straight game where the Wolverines have been shut out at home — something that hasn’t happened since 2013. “To win Big Ten games, your seniors and your juniors, they gotta step…
… midfielder Abby Kastroll — which may be contributing to its goal shortage. Kastroll scored five goals for the Wolverines last season and had already scored two this season prior to her injury in the…
… game. The Wolverines didn’t start conference play the way they hoped, but Ryan will now look to the upperclassman to pick up the rest of the team and prepare for Indiana on Sunday. “If you want to…
… get after and get at, and it just didn’t happen for us tonight.” ZOEY HOLMSTROM/Daily Redshirt junior Taylor Timko struggled to convert for the Wolverines. PAIGE VOEFFRAY Daily Sports Writer …
…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | February 20, 2017 Not good enough The Michigan hockey team traveled to Madison and showed improvement, but the Wolverines still returned to Ann…
… in.” But what may have been dubbed the “Miracle in Minnesota” wasn’t to be, as the Golden Gophers outscored the Wolverines 11-6 in the extra period to pull out the 83-78 win. “Time and time…
… guard Katelynn Flaherty was 0-for-3 on 3-point shots, and the Wolverines were down by 10. That didn’t change much. The Wolverines’ outcome did. By the end of the day, Michigan recovered to notch a…
… helped off the court — all while the Wolverines held their breath awaiting her fate. Immediately after Thome was taken out, Kent State scored twice and began to take the lead. They continued to score…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, September 19, 2017 — 7 Wolverines top Hoosiers, 2-1, in Sunday matchup It was a day of relief for the Michigan women’s soccer team. After…
… a 4-0-1 start to their 2017 campaign, the Wolverines (1-1 Big Ten, 4-2-3 overall) had been winless in their previous four games and had been shutout in their last two games coming into Sunday…
… thanks to a header from Chandra Davidson off a corner kick in the 40th minute, and they pressed the Wolverine defense near the end of the game. At one point, Indiana appeared to have tied the game…
….” The Wolverines will continue Big Ten play next weekend when they travel to Minnesota and Wisconsin. And with a good feeling for the first time in a few games, they believe Sunday was simply a sign…
… matchup Sunday against Indiana, but once the defense and offense clicked, the Wolverines prevailed over the Hoosiers, 2-1. Indiana outshot Michigan in the first half, 14-9, but the Wolverines…
… true form Sunday due to a combination of factors. First was Indiana’s formation. The Hoosiers played a 4-1-4-1, leaving the top of the defense vulnerable. As soon as the Wolverines broke past the…
…. “Indiana is a great team.” Defensively, the Wolverines staved off 17 shots while letting in only one. However, the image from Sunday was not of an onslaught from Indiana’s front line, but scattered…
… losses, many would think that the Wolverines’ offense would not be able to gel enough to be productive. But Michigan proved that notion false Sunday by scoring two goals where the Wolverines showed…
… program’s conception four years ago. Saturday, the Wolverines had another opportunity to earn their first win over a ranked opponent against No. 1 Maryland. Michigan would have to wait a little…
… longer, though. The Terrapins (2-0 Big Ten, 11-0 overall) jumped on the Wolverines early, scoring the first three goals of the game in under just eight minutes. Michigan coach Jennifer Ulehla called…
… against No. 10 Penn — Michigan (8-1) was able to avoid a letdown and outlast the Retrievers (3-5). With a pair of early goals from senior midfielder Mikie Schlosser, the Wolverines took a…
… proud of the guys for doing what we needed to do to get the W and move on.” As has been the theme for much of the regular season, the Wolverines were led by their three-star offensive players…
… (0-3 Mid-American Conference, 5-19 overall) was just another day at the office for the starters, it was an eye-opening game for the Wolverine’s bench. “It’s two-fold,” said Michigan coach Erik…
… little bit of a breather … We want to be able to take advantage of that and keep those guys fresh for the entire year.” Once the Wolverines (1-2 Big Ten, 18-6 overall) took a substantial lead…
…, Keener notched his first hit as a Wolverine with a single through the right side, earning his first run batted in as well. Keener’s hit earned Michigan’s 10th run and propelled the Wolverines…
… 3.1 innings this season and almost doubled that in one outing by pitching 2.0 more Tuesday. With the last two innings approaching and Toledo unlikely to make a comeback, the Wolverines…
…. Wolverines survive against Central Michigan In its series finale against Penn State on Sunday, the Michigan softball team’s offense exploded, scoring a season-high 17 runs on 13 hits. Yet amidst…
… the ballooning production and excitement, Kelly Christner wasn’t herself at the plate, and hadn’t been for a while. Despite the Wolverines’ big game, the senior centerfielder had only one…
…, Wilson lined up the first one that would have given the Wolverines the lead. It wasn’t as big as the buzzer-beater, but it was critical. Everyone noticed that he missed. Not everyone noticed what he…
… empty possession, Walton had another chance to win the game and missed. The Wolverines took two 3-pointers in the final minute, earned two good looks and missed them both. Back to catching it on…
… played Michigan State in a home-and-home series that kicked off at Yost Ice Arena on a Friday, and the Wolverines fell to the Spartans, 3-0. The Friday before, Michigan lost to Minnesota, 5-2. And in…
… the Wolverines’ series against Wisconsin, the Wolverines lost the Friday opener to the Badgers. Friday wins haven’t come easily for Michigan (1-6-1 Big Ten, 8-12-2 overall.) The last time…
… Maryland’s lead to within a single possession multiple times. But the Terrapins took advantage of their depth and week-long break, finding the energy to overcome the Wolverines’ comeback attempts time…
… some fresh legs down the stretch.” The Wolverines used just three substitues the entire game, and the trio combined for 35 minutes — the lowest amount of bench minutes thus far in Michigan…
… into a powerful offensive front. However, this hasn’t happened recently, as evidenced by their forfeiture of eight goals against Ohio State last weekend. The Wolverines have one more chance this…
… Mel Pearson. “This is a huge weekend. If we can string together a couple real good games and we’re right in the thick of things in the Big Ten.” The Wolverines and Spartans face off at Yost Ice…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, March 30, 2017 — 7A BASEBALL WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Wolverines’ bats overpower Central Michigan For a moment, the air evaporated from Ray…
… team (1-2 Big Ten, 19-6 overall) in its 13-4 victory against Central Michigan (0-0 MAC, 10-14 overall). The Wolverines’ offense accumulated 15 hits and scored 13 runs – the team’s second…
… 10:32 left in the game, junior guard Muhammad-Ali Abdur- Rahkman drained an open three to cut the deficit to six. On the ensuing Michigan State possession, the Wolverines forced a turnover…
… forced the Wolverines to turn over the ball on three consecutive possessions in under a minute. And a minute after that, Spartan forward Miles Bridges slammed home a dunk to put Michigan State up…
…2B — January 23, 2017 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wolverines split exhibitions to open their season Senior goaltender Robbie Zenino set up for a shot from a Marquette…
… series of departures that shuffled the core of the Michigan men’s lacrosse team. But on this particular play, Zenino made the same save that Logan would have, as well. The Wolverines, surrounded by…
… job in front of them — a team primed to do the things that need to be done to compete at a high level.” AARON BAKER/Daily Freshman goaltender Matt Trowbridge is part of a Wolverine trio that will…
…’s basketball team, Zak Irvin has never hesitated to use any emotion as motivation. Two years ago, when Irvin stepped into his role as a go-to player for the Wolverines, the Fishers, Ind., native…
… then, after the Wolverines trounced Southern Methodist to win the 2K Sports Classic and avenged ugly defeats to the Mustangs in the previous two years, Irvin vowed: “The last loss we had to them…
… them and focus solely on gold medals. That is, unless you’re Michigan freshman Kristen Hayden. Hayden traveled to Columbus on Monday, Dec. 19 as the only Wolverine diver competing at the meet…
…. Wolverines travel to Columbus for a contentious encounter with Ohio State The Michigan women’s basketball team is heading to Columbus this weekend to face one of its fiercest competitors yet — Ohio…
… State. The Buckeyes (3-0 Big Ten, 13-4 overall) are ranked 11th in the Associated Press poll and 13th in the Coaches Poll, while the Wolverines (2-0 Big Ten, 13-3 overall) have failed to crack the…
… top 25 in either. Yet, the two teams have nearly identical records and Michigan sits six spots ahead of Ohio State in the NCAA RPI rankings. The Buckeyes are favored, but the Wolverines have an…
… country. She’s a guard averaging about 26 points a game.” While the Wolverines don’t quite have a scoring equivalent of Mitchell, they do boast one of the deepest teams in the country. Seasoned…
… junior guard and leading scorer Katelynn Flaherty averages 17.9 points per game, but it’s freshman guard Kysre Gondrezick who bolsters the depth. Gondrezick broke into the Wolverines’ starting…
… shows no sign of slowing down. She had 18 points and seven rebounds against Rutgers and another 16 points, including three 3-pointers, in the Wolverines’ latest matchup against Wisconsin…
… Gondrezick all perform at their peak, Ohio State will have to decide which Wolverine it needs to defend the most: the dangerous outside duo of Gondrezick and Flaherty or Thome’s long reach in the paint…
…. But, the Wolverines will need to return to their high- scoring ways from the start of the season if they want to keep up with the Buckeyes. Not only has Ohio State matched Michigan…
…’s record of three games in triple digits this season, but the Buckeyes have scored fewer than 80 points in a game just twice. The Wolverines have played nine games in which they haven’t cracked that…
…. He was sitting comfortably on the bench next to his teammates as he watched Michigan coach John Beilein substitute the end of his bench into the Wolverines’ 86-57 victory at Crisler…
… joined an elite group of past Michigan players in Jalen Rose and Gary Grant who have all recorded at least 1,000 points, 400 rebounds and 400 assists in their Wolverine careers. “It’s an honor…
…. It was Michigan’s first win over its in-state rival in over three years. Walton was just a freshman the last time the Wolverines celebrated a win over the Spartans. “It means a lot to me,” Walton…
… varied wildly from the Wolverines’ 30-point win over Indiana two weeks ago to Michigan’s lackluster performance on Saturday in its loss to Ohio State. It’s an alarming trend that has set the…
… Wolverines back multiple times this season, and Walton wanted a change. So, he has recently started to push his teammates harder than he ever has because he knows the potential of his team. And Tuesday…
… Michigan State, the schedule doesn’t get any easier. The Wolverines will have seven games left to improve their NCAA Tournament resume. However, five of the seven come on the road, where Michigan is…
… came off the court, he knew one thing for sure. He knew the score, and for just the third time in his Michigan career, the Wolverines had more points than the Spartans at the end of the game. And…
… for Walton, that’s all that matters. Wolverines rout Spartans in rivalry rematch DJ Wilson received the pass from senior guard Derrick Walton Jr. in the low post. The redshirt sophomore…
…-year stretch, the Wolverines went 3-1 against Michigan State, made it to two NCAA Tournament championships and filled Crisler Center with ease. But that was then, Tuesday night was now, and Michigan was in…
… dire need of a dose of that same swagger that electrified the program from 1991 – 1993. And by the time the final buzzer sounded, the black socks and black shoes fit, as the Wolverines brought a…
