… 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…
… season's first five .games, the Michigan women's basketball team got off to its best start in six years. Then came the holiday break. Nine games later, the Wolverines found themselves on the other, less…
…-important conference season kicks into full gear. Nebraska 70, Michigan 59 After falling behind by 11 in the first half, the visiting Wolverines played even with the Corhuskers the rest of the way, but were unable to…
… opponents are tonighterris contrasting, a tOmorOwiH be at t in how 7 have Where: Yost ce d the Arena o verines. La$t time: The was near- Wolverines went three Up North to beat ths ago Alaska, 6-4, on thi…
… the #olverines. On New Year's Eve, Michigan trounced the Bulldogs, l1-1, in its most impressive victory of the sea- son. Thirteen Wolverines scored in the contest, and Michigan left a lasting impression…
… over Arizona State, but had to leave the state on a sour note after Michigan's two-meet winning streak was ended by Arizona this past weekend. The Wolverines entered the weekend ranked 10th in the nation…
… dominant in Tempe with seven first place finishes than the next day in Tucson with just four. In the Wolverines first meet against the Sun Devils last Friday, the seven first place efforts came from six…
… different swimmers. With every Wolverine that came in first, another one was often close behind as Michigan had three 1-2- 3 finishes. Sophomore all-American Tim Siciliano had two of the first place fin…
…Wha following. Sophomore Chuck Kennedy was right behind to make the race a 1-2-3-4 finish for the Wolverines. Siciliano's other fr t pla'e finish was in the 200-yard individual medlcy with a time of 1…
… came in the 1,000-yard freestyle with Thompson's time of 8:57.56 ahead of McWha and freshman Justin Drake. Three standout freshmen took the other first-place finishes for the Wolverines, each coming in a…
… 200-yard swim. Garrett Mangieri's 1:38.55 in freestyle, Paul Ely's 1:51.14 for the but- terfly, and Ryan Earhart's 1:48.18 in the backstroke helped the Wolverines coast to victort In Tucson, the races…
… were measured in meters rather than yards. The Wolverines did not have the same kind of all-around success as they had the day before. Instead of six diffcr nt Wolverines hav- ing first place finihes…
… first appearance togeth- er as a doubles team, seniors Brad McFarlane and John Long led the Wolverines in the individual meet. McFarlane and Long advanced to the round of 16, after defeating some stiff…
… Kosta Zinchanka. "For John and I to come together and play like this is pretty encouraging," McFarlane said. The most impressive match for the Wolverines came in their loss to West Viginia's Mike Dektas…
… at the tournament. He defeated Marquette's Kent Davies in his first match of the consolation round. For Rolfand Edelson. the tournament was their first compeuition for the Wolverines. Held and Shaya…
… night marked the first multigame regular season- series sweep the Wolverines have ever had against the Lakers. The dominant force in college hockey over the last decade, the Lak- ers may have symbolically…
… handed over their crown this weekend to the No. 1 Wolverines. At the very least, Michigan proved once and for all those days of Laker mastery of the Wolverines are over. "They've been a tough team ever…
… added that "Wiseman's no slouch either." Perhaps Laker goalie Blaine Lacher knows which- Wolverine is best. Lacher certainly saw enough of them this weekend. Please, Blaine, tell us. Who is better…
…- energize the Wolverines for lon- ines, Goree does just that quite ger in each game. Thursday, she often. In Michigan's victory didn't pick up her first personal Thursday night over Wisconsin, foul until…
… playing time for giving the Wolverines a distinct Goree was somewhat inevitable advantage in terms of rebound- - she knew she'd have ample on- ing and helping to mitigate the court opportunities on a roster…
… missed the game >ecause of a shoulder injury. "Garris is the leader of that team," Wolverine coach Steve Fisher said. "We all know that. Obviously, they are not as good without him." Michigan (2-1 Big Ten…
…, 12-4 overall) has now won nine in a row over the No. 21 Illini (0-3, 11-4) and 12 of 14 in the Traylor s 18 points and 11 boards lead Wolverines Garris certainly would have helped coach Lou Henson…
…'s squad last night, but it's a stretch to say that his absence was the difference in the game. The No. 23 Wolverines won this one by pounding Illinois on the boards, 45- 33, and shooting .581 (18 for 31…
… the half, 40-39, but the Wolverines quickly wiped that out with a 13-4 run to begin the final 20 minutes. Albert White's 3-pointer forced Illinois coach Lou Henson to call time with 14:59 left in the…
… game and Michigan up, 52-44. A couple of minutes later, Henson had to call time again. A Maurice Taylor jumper gave the Wolverines a 56-46 advantage with 12:34 left and Crisler was rocking for the first…
…'s lead grew to as many as 19 before the final gun. "The way (the Wolverines) played in the second half, I don't know if there is a team in the nation that can beat (them)," Henson said. Illinois' one…
… his face doesn't deter Michigan freshman center Robert Traylor from slamming home two of his 18 points last night. The Wolverines ran their Big Ten record to 2-1 with an 83-68 triumph, to which Traylor…
… Wolverines in the Builders Square Alamo Bowl Dec. 28. The game was played in front of an Alamo Bowl and Alamodome record crowd of 64,597, predominantly Aggie fans. Biakabutuka set an Alamo Bowl record with 94…
…'s kind of hard to block nine players when y 've only got seven linemen." Wiakabutuka wasn't the only Wolverine to have problems with the Texas A&M defense, though. Griese was consis- tently hurried and hit…
… game. The 37- yarder made the score 22-13 and put the contest out of reach * he Wolverines. e just didn't win the game," Griese said. "That's partly due to not picking up blitzes and not getting the ball…
… the Wolverines, 70-69. “I was thinking I was just gonna make an easy hook,” Haas said. “When he fouled, he made it a harder game and I pulled it through for our guys.” That matchup was a focal…
…, adjustments were made which helped keep the Wolverines close despite a multitude of Purdue runs. Struggling to finish, Haas went 2-for-6 in the second half. “After halftime, we said if he gets the ball…
… forward’s absence is likely to leave a devastating impact on Michigan’s offense. Lockwood has tallied 11 points this season so far — the sixth-most of any Wolverine. Just a year ago, during…
… little over halfway through the Wolverines’ regular season, it appears that they have finally selected a starter. Following Michigan’s home-and- home series against Notre Dame, Pearson stated that…
… need.” Lavigne played a crucial role for the Wolverines, making 59 saves throughout the weekend’s two full games. The goaltender allowed just four pucks past him when facing the Fighting Irish…
… are riding a 15-game win streak following their sweep of the Wolverines. Notre Dame has demonstrated the ability to shake up a conference it only joined this season, with the strongest team…
… were forecasted in at the beginning of the season. However, the Wolverines rank second overall in team offense, thanks to ample contributions from senior forward Tony Calderone, as the…
… Wolverines. Or so they thought. In what seemed like an eternity, the referees deliberated at the replay monitor. Then the call came in: Matthews had touched the ball last. The Boilermakers would get…
… night’s contest. From the get-go, sniffing victory appeared to be a Sisyphean task for the Wolverines. So in the first half when Beilein paced the sidelines, gesticulating furiously at a referee…
… continue the trend of Sta4pm breaking old habits, the Wolverines Latest:After V climbed back from a seemingly insur- emotional vict mountable 15-point deficit with less consin, Michig than six minutes…
… joined the Wolverines last year. The winning streak is the program's longest since the 1996-97 season, the same year that Michi- gan captured the NIT Championship. The winning streak and Wednesday's win…
… elbowed by Michigan's Ta'Shia Walker YESTERDAY'S SCORE PLAYERS OF THE GAME Michigan Purdue 43 60 Ta'Shia Walker (Michigan) With the Wolverines struggling offensively, Walker stepped up her game…
… penetrating and making the next pass." With the backcourt driving to the hoop, Michigan (-- produced easy scoring opportunities for freshman for- ward Ta'Shia Walker. Walker led the Wolverines with - 20 points…
…The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday,_January 10, 1994 - 5 t:bal Presv fw Wolverines look to ease growing pains Roberts searches for positives despite inexperience, lack of depth By BRENT Mc…
… is about as negative as it comes. Need an example? How about this one: the Wolverines tallied only two victo- ries during the entire 1992-93 season. Or how's this: only two current Wolverines had any…
… they face this season. Still not deterred? What do you make of the fact that the Wolverine roster now consists of a paltry seven players - yes, seven, as in more than six and less than eight? You…
…'re still not discouraged? Nei- ther is Michigan coach Trish Roberts. "We're going to have to wait and see, but I'm optimistic," Roberts said at the beginning of the season, before her Wolverine squad beat…
… this year, only one has a losing series record against the Wolverines:Eastern Michigan is only 6-11 all-time against Michigan. Of course, few current Wolverines have participated in any Michigan history…
… minds, more center Angie Mustonen. With- out Mustonen, the tallest Wolverines are Gray, Brzezinski and freshman Catherine DiGiacinto;all 6-foot-1. Mustonen and Jokish's departures, along with those of…
… sophomore Tannisha Stevens and freshman Sonya Mays, leave only seven Wolverines. And while Roberts maintains that a team needs only five players, a small roster has certain drawbacks. Injuries and foul…
…- ited roster, though: she says the lack of numbers will force the freshmen to learn fast, a bonus in future seasons. The Wolverines are led by Gray, who averaged 7.9 rebounds and 7.8 points per game last…
… year. A natural small forward, Gray has been forced by the Wolverines' rebounding prob- lems to play at power forward. "Shimmy has kind of been forced into that role[of captain]," Roberts said. "She…
… Country to play the Michi- gan Tech Huskies at Houghton this weekend. The Wolverines -.are just two points behind Tech in the WCHA standings, and saying that the series is cru- cial is an understatement…
…. The Wolverines have played the Huskies three times this season, winning twice at home by 7-5 and 4-3 scores, and losing a cliffhanger at the Olympia in the Great Lakes Invitational Tournament by a score…
… shots and kept the Wolverines in the game. Harvard scored twice on Moore in the first two periods, but an inspired Wolverine hockey team came back in the third period to score three unanswer- ed goals…
… Wolverines. All three had re- ceived 'suspensions from the NCAA and the WCHA for fight- ing in a game against Michigan State. 'U I This wee end in Sports TODAY I HOCKEY-Michigan Tech at Houghton…
… scored four goals in the third period to rout the MOORE IS regaining his All- Wolverines. Final scores: 6-1 American form, as demonstrat- and 8-3. ed in the tournament games The State series raised the and…
… into this series, saying: "We're always up for the games against Tech." As coach Farrell pointed out, his team has played too incon- sistently for him to be sure of the outcome. The Wolverines have…
… proven they can beat the best teams in the country- Harvard, Minnesota and Michi- gan Tech-and yet are sixth in the WCHA standings. The questions is this: Will the real Wolverine team please stand up…
…?" SCORES II NHL Boston 5, Vancouveri CN.Y. Islanders 3, Philadelphia 1 Los Angeles 5, Buffalo 2 NBA IBoston 108, Buffalo 100 "1 V. TOKJ U A I- .RV/ 1 I J i ASIDE from tournament play, r the Wolverines have…
… sent the Wolverines into overtime against the Jay- hawks - it was the first time the score was tied since tipoff. "Coach drew up a play and we ran it and they countered it, kind of stopped it for a…
… little bit, coun- tered it," Morris said on Sunday. "And I was blessed enough to hit a shot." Carrying a lot of momentum from the end of the second half, the Wolverines took their first lead all afternoon…
… wanted the Michigan offense. As a sopho- more, Morris has played with the ability of an upperclassman, pacing the Wolverine offense in points and assists along the way. But there's no getting around it…
… overtime victory at home on Fri- Daily Sports Editor day night while the Wolverines bounced back and trounced Michi- A hockey observer looking at gan State, 4-0, at Yost Ice Arena on the CCHA standings might…
… Berenson knew the Wolverines' in- with a 3-1 lead heading down the state rival would be a "better team" stretch, Michigan State looked to in the latter part of conference play. be in control. And the 27-year…
… head coach was That was until the Wolverines' right - at least for the first week- special teams and David Wohlberg end in January - as Michigan and emerged. Michigan State split their weekend After…
… Moffatt tallied the Wolverines' second power play goal, tipping in a wrist shot with just under three minutes left in the game to bring Michigan within one goal. Looking for the equalizer with less than a…
…-4-1-0, CCHA, 13-6-4 over- all) had the opportunity to bounce back and secure a series split. And prior to the second game on Satur- day, the Wolverines had their cus- tomary morning meeting in which Berenson…
… Nebraska, en route to a three Wolverine victories. PAGE 6B SPORTS D January 10, 2005 1B - - - - - - - - - - - iJbE 1Nhrbtgan Dai~id All-American Shazor to leave Wolverines for NFL draft By Sharad…
… my fam- ily," Shazor said yesterday. Shazor, who led the Wolverines with 84 tackles - and also had 10 tackles for loss, two intercep- tions and two forced fumbles - became a game- changer this season…
… did in his four years with the Wolverines. During his time in Ann Arbor, Shazor went from redshirt- ing, to playing special teams, to start- ing, to being an All-American. Shazor was a finalist this…
… year for the Jim Thorpe Award given to the country's best defensive back. With his departure, the Wolverines will be without two All-American defensive backs next season. In addition to Shazor, Michigan…
… to be a big-time con- tender for next season's national championship. But all of the record-high four Wolverines who made the Associated Press All-American first-team - Shazor, Jackson, senior receiver…
…-0-0 record, 63 saves, 9 goals allowed Kevin Porter - 3 shots, 4 blocked shotsy JEFF LEHNERT/Daily Michigan junior Brandon Kalenieki (14) netted a hat trick for the Wolverines on Saturday, including the game…
… great." son, But Kaleniecki wasn't the only Wolverine to put Aside from the obvious impact of the game-win- See INDIVIDUALS, page 4B Harris, Coleman lead Blue in win over Fairfield WOMEWS BASKETBALL…
…. 24 Purdue, the Wolverines were down 45-40 and looking to cut the lead. Instead, Michigan freshman Jessica Starling threw an errant pass that was stolen by Boilermaker Emily Heike. After Heieiss n edt i…
… to mount a comeback against Purdue. The Wolverines fell behind by 12 points midway through the second half, but then began to fight back, led by freshmen Ta'Shia Walker and Krista Clement. After both…
… women's basketball team had a five- game winning streak snapped last night, as Ohio State defeated the Wolverines, 80-64. The loss dropped Michigan's record to 9-3 (1-1 in the Big Ten). Ohio State now…
… and 22 seconds, the Wolverines stormed back by outscoring Ohio State, 14-2. Leading the way during this spurt were- Diane Dietz and Peg Harte, with four points each. With 8:07 left in the contest…
…. Michigan's next contest will be Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. against Oakland University at Crisler Arena. Woman gymnasts 2nd special to the Daily COLUMBUS- The Wolverine women tumblers took second place, with…
… of 129.7. Kathy Beckwith led the Wolverines by taking the top spot in the all-around event with a 35.2 total. Beckwith took second in three different events, with an 8.6 in the vault, 9.1 on the uneven…
… Wolverines are now 6-2 on the year and continue their season against Illinois next Saturday at Crisler Arena. Tumblers first Special to the Daily EAST LANSING - The Wolverine men's gymnastics team garnered…
…ri' Swimmers, Wrestlers Capture Close Deci ong Finish Powers Wolverines Michigan Wrestlers Upset I Big Ten Relays Victory over IU In Last-Minute Mat Thrille By HAL APPLEBAUM Special to The Daily…
… EAST LANSING - Michigan's swim team retained their unof- ficial Big Ten Relay championship here today, but the verdict was in doubt until the next to the last event as Indiana battled the Wolverines down…
…, butterfly relay the Wolverine quintet of breaststrokers Ken Ware and Ron Clark and but- terfly specialists Dave Gillanders and Tony Tashnick raced to a 15-yard victory, setting a relays and pool record in the…
… competition. Their near- est rivals were the Michigan 'B' team, of Ernie Meissner and Ron Jaco, diving for exhibition, who finished 44 behind. The Wolverines' other victories, in the 200-yard relay and the 400…
… thriller and 5-2 Saturday. With their first-ever season-series sweep of Lake Superior, the Wolverines (15-0-1,20-1-1) expanded their lead to an unheard-of 13 points over the Lakers in the CCHA standings. The…
… the same level as Lake State. The crowd belted the Lakers with chants of "overrated" in the third period, slander that was sweet music to the ears of at least one Wolverine. "It made us feel great…
…'s shot with his glove on its ascent to the top left corner of the goal. A mob celebration followed in the stands and on the ice. A mere seven minutes earlier in See HOCKEY, Page 6 _i Wolverine captain…
… Coast By RACHEL BACHMAN DAILY BASKETBALL WRITER IOWA CITY - Iowa's single- digit temperatures seeped through the walls of Carver-Hawkeye Arena Sat- urday, infecting the cold-shooting Wolverines. But the…
…, Wolverine sophomore Dugan Fife swatted it, caus- ing it to bounce off the head of Skillett and out of bounds. With 27 seconds left, Michigan took possession. King drove to the hole and was fouled, and then…
…nii d Rick Pitino faces on a stick - Mifhigan's success brought about a notable change in crowd tone to sup- portive, and by game's end, to enthralled. 1whe Wolverines (1-1 Big Ten, 7-6 ovdal. notched…
… the wall." =1ichigan's best game may still lie -adbut the team displayed improved (brt Tnd avoided many of the pitfalls 1t doomed the Wolverines against Purdue last week. aMost notably, Michigan netted…
… to Mike Comrie who drops it off to Andy Hilbert (right) on the breakHilbert" slap-shot goal put the Wolverines up 2-0 and solidified the win. Michigan State 0 Back from Team USA, Hilbert and Jillson…
… Michigan State's Adam Hall. The Wolverines returned to Ann Arbor Thursday morning after a month overseas with Team USA at the World Junior Championship in Sweden. Fans in East Lansing were eager to see Hall…
… the Lehigh Engi- neers. The Wolverines also had to overcome a team illness as three of the players caught the flu upon their return to school after Christmas. Michigan (4-0) conquered the ad- versity…
… Wolverine on the sick list, coming down with the flu yesterday morning. Though Yaffai fell to cott Hill, 14-7, he impressed Bahr with his determination to wrestle through his illness. "I was proud of Salem…
… over half of the match, scoring four points. Both Lanny Green and James Rawls also added to the Wolverines' success with easy victories. Michigan's Brian Harper lost a close match as he fell 3-2 to Joe…
… happy with the way he wrestled. He wrestled smart and tough." The other Wolverine loss came from frosh Kevin Williams. Williams fell to first-year wrestler Adam Smith, 13-5. This may be Williams' last…
… and that's why I'm cautious." Whether or not Davis is worried, the Wolverines (7-5 overall, 0-2 Big Ten) are taking the Hawkeyes (12-2, 1-1) very seriously entering tonight's 8 p.m. matchup in Iowa City…
… is high. Inwaddition, Iowa's strength - its pressing game - gave Michigan fits against Ohio State. The young Wolverines - captain Demetrius Calip is the only senior - have had a tendency this season to…
… should be eligible to play against North- western Jan. 17. JOSE JUAREZ/Daiiy Demetrius Calip skies for a shot against Marquette. The senior captain leads the Wolverines into Iowa City for their third Big…
… Michigan. But MADISON-In a close action-packed Michigan goalie Paul Fricker answered hockey contest in which Dave Fardig with some sparkling saves and the O 7-6 IN WCHA PLAY Wolverine icers, 8-5 and Billy…
… period, when Wisconsin tallied four consecutive goals. The goal that put the game out of reach for the Wolverines came at 16:54 when Badger right winger Jon Morgan fired the last of many clean slapshots…
… cracked by both teams past Paul Fricker. See more sports, p.8 Wolverine defense remained adamen- tly strong. But the excitement of a 2-2 tie for such evenly matched teams picked up at around the 9 minute…
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…. "Minnesota is playing excellent basketball and they're going to give us trouble," said the Wolverine skip- per. "You take their first seven players and they average over 6-8; this is going to give us problems…
… WOLVERINES have beenl following the Hoosier wake in a comfortable runner-up spot sincet 1963. But when Ohio State and Michigan State splash into t h e pool this afternoon, Michigan may get more than Just a…
… way they should, we'll give Indiana a run for their money." When asked if he was worried about Ohio State beating Michi- gan, Wolverine Swimming Coach Gus Stager replied, "Not really, because we* have…
…-conference visitor Southern Illinois who faced the Wolverines in a dual meet last night. Only Minnesota and South- ern Illinois h a v e a chance of cracking the top four places and their opportunity is limited to the…
… freestyle relays. THE MICHIGAN mentor de- clined to pick a Wolverine victory in any event observing, "When! you look at Indiana, it's hard to see how anybody else can win an event." It's difficult to disagree…
… team could eas- ily be a star swimmer for any oth- er team in the country. Wildcats attempt to end '1M' jinx By ALAN KAUFMAN Out in the wilds, wolverines and wildcats rarelytangle. But when they do…
…, it seems. Last year, the Wolverines beat Northwest- ern 21-10 in the meet which counted in the Big Ten records. Kraft was not satisfied w i t h .< > this result, and managed to ob- Stain a rematch at…
…I , 1941 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Wolverine Pucksters Blast Miners, 6-2, For Initial Win Gillis, Kemp, Bahrych Set Pace As Sextet Overwhelms Huskies sr11 Dearborn A.C. Offers Threat…
… the net. The game was almost half over before the Wolverines were able to tie the score. Paul Goldsmith turned the trick at 9:18 of the second period with Kemp and Charley Ross, receiv- ing credit for…
… assists on the play. A few seconds later, center Dave Wilson of Tech was sent to the pen- alty box for interference and the Wolverines swarmed down the ice to take advantage of the break. Goalie Meyers…
… turned in some sen- sational saves but Gillis finally put the Wolverines in the lead at 12:35 on passes from Bahrych and Stod- den. Bert Stodden tallied the third Wol- verine goal early in the thirdtperiod…
… appears in Four Lettermen To Lead arstore for Coach Bennie Oosterbaan's Varsity cagers tomorrow night when Varsity Wrestling Team the Wolverines engage Purdue's de- Iii Initial Meet Here fending Big Ten…
… Champions at La- D D t et erefayette, Ind. A squad of 10 men has been named, If comparative data means any- by Oosterbaan to leave Ann Arbor at! thing, the Wolverine wrestlers should noon today for a= three…
…- Joseph's. 42-35; Western Illinois other veteran, Jack Smuck, who also State Teachers, 65-41; Wayne, 50- wrestled against the Wolverines last1 19; Wabash, 67-28; Loyola of Chi-' yearsbut found the going too…
… this sea- Althouigh the Wolverines are not son, Purdue has used 19 men, 15 of expected to be defeated in what whom stand six feet or better. ....,. I -~~ _ _4 _ . . __ T b...i don wirtchafter's DAILY…
… closely- fought game full of back-and- forth runs between the two teams. Sunday’s game was a tough loss for the Wolverines, as they had multiple opportunities to win in the last few minutes of the…
… Barnes Arico said in a radio interview on WTKA. “Sometimes you get over defeats quickly, but this one is going to take a little bit of time.” Time, however, is a luxury the Wolverines don’t have…
…-2 non- conference record, a surprise to many who had downgraded the Wolverines from the very beginning. TO FURTHER enhance the cause for Help Develop Tomorrow's Energy Business Today! See more sports…
… Minnesota and Iowa in two conference games at Crisler Arena last week. The sweep placed the Wolverines atop the Big Ten along with Wisconsin and Ohio State. More importantly, it gave them added confidence…
… cagers hung onto a precariously small lead in the last five minutes to win, 71-67. The 3 OT LOSS TO TECH lcers 2nd in GLIT surprising Wolverine defense turner the trick again, as it held the shar…
…. The Wolverines were leading 66-65 when. guard Keith Smith hit both ends of a one-and-one situation with only three seconds showing on the clock, icing the victory. McGee once again toppe* Michigan…
… college hockey game witnessed Michigan Tech edge the Wolverines 5-4 in the third overtime period to claim its fourth consecutive GLIT champion- ship. It was the ninth straight time that Tech has beaten…
…, many of the 17,642 fans started to head for the exits. Thirty-two seconds later Blue defen- seman John Blum let a slapshot go that sailed past Tech goalie Frank Krieber to bring the Wolverines to within…
… two goals. The never-say-die Michigan team scored again less than two minutes later when GLIT MVP Murray Eaves slapped in a rebound off the pads of Krieber, and suddenly, the Wolverines were back in…
…, but found Illinois' halftime 32-6 margin a little too much for them as they succumbed to the defending Big- Ten champs to- night, 47.-34. The Wolverines scored just three baskets through the entire…
… began to consider the games with Illinois as breath- ers. But in the fall of 1939 Illinois en- gaged Vic Heyliger, who starred on the ice for the Wolverines from 1935 to 1939, as its nev puck mentor. Im…
… victory over Chicago's hapless Maroons. The Wolverine cagers wind up their current trip by playing Northwestern tomorrow night at Evanston. r , to shoot .rom a distance. The Illini gathered in…
…-6, the Wolverines began to serve notice that this would be no complete rout. They took more than their share of the re- bounds and couldn't miss at any angle, while Illinois play was listless and shoddy…
… alive for Michi- gan men's basketball when the Wolverines faced off against No. 3 Kansas on Sun- day. It was the NOTEBOOK second time this season Michigan has played in front of a soldout crowd. The first…
… really good." In Beilein's previous three sea- sons, he's brought in a national powerhouse to compete in Ann Arbor. During the 2007-08 sea- son, the Wolverines lost, 69-54, to then-No. 8 UCLA. But in the…
… points scored in a first half for Michi- gan this season. With 3:27 left in the second half and the Wolverine's down by six points, Novak hit a 3-pointer that got the Maize and Blue faithful on their feet…
… defenseman Mac Bennett scored his first goal of the season to put the Wolverines up by four. "Tonight was huge. It was an opportunity to climb back in the standings," Hunwick said on Satur- day. "We knew Notre…
… Michigan scored on three con- Secutive offensive possessions - the Wolverines shot just 33-percent from the field. But down just two points with 53 seconds remaining, the Wolverines knew they couldn…
… Schembechler was being greeted by a repre- sentative of the governor's office, the team members signed autographs, took snapshots and were interviewed by the hostile Los Angeles press corps. Wolverine fans who…
… game. As the No. 1 Michigan hockey team won its 12th GLI crown, the lone Swede in Wolverine history became the 12th Michigan player to win a championship medal in the World Junior Championship. "It was…
… possession Tuesday against Indiana, which gave the Wolverines their only lead, red- shirt junior C. J. Lee made a rare immediate impact. Lee went from a bench player in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference…
…: alone atop the Big Ten - a feat few saw coming. But to dothat, Michigan will have to exorcise some old demons. Michiganis12-45 all-time against Purdue. The Wolverines were blown out last year in West…
… Lafayette, 79- 35, and lost at home, 59-54. To top it off, Purdue has a 17-game winning streak against the Wolverines, dat- ing back to the 1999-2000 season. This game seems like a great chance for Michigan…
… to break the streak. The Wolverines are playing their best basketball in years, and the Boilermakers (2-1, 6-8) are coming off a devastating 100-50 loss to No.1 Connecticut. But the Boilermakers…
…'re very aggressive and attack the offensive glass. When they get it they score it." If the Wolverines can stall Pur- due's fast break, it will force the Boilermakers to play more in the half-court set and…
…-to-turnover ratio in the conference, so Michigan plans to pressure Purdue's ballhandlers. The Wolverines will have to pay special attention to Purdue's two talented post players - junior for- ward Lakisha Freeman and…
… floor mat in Morgantown, W.Va., clutching her ankle in pain. Moments before, duringthe sec- ond tumbling pass of her floor rou- tine in the Wolverines' first meet of the 2007 season, Bruck attempted a…
…, on the eve of the Wolverines' first meet of the 2008 season, Bruck reflected on last year's injury. "At first, when I did it, I was just mad that I fell," Bruck said. "Then I realized that I was…
… Michigan coach Beverly Plocki saw Bruck land, she knew it was a severe injury. Bruck was taken back to the training room, but returned on crutches by the final rotation to cheer on her team. The Wolverines…
…, the Wolverines' 22 pen- alty minutes led to their defeat. "It's always tough to play these guys," senior forward Carl Hagelin said after Friday's game. "They try to get in your head, get in your face…
… Wolverines took seven penal- ties in Detroit, allowing Colorado College to score four times with the man advantage - that's six power play goals allowed in two games. With the penalty kill well off its top-10…
… Corrigan leads 'M' to third in the Windy City MIKE HULSEBUS/Daily Michigan's Jennifer Deiley scored a 9.90 on vault to help lead the Wolverines over the Cornhuskers. for improvement." The minor technical…
… bars. "We did a team bar set Monday in the gym and we struggled," Kroll said. "To come out of it today and everyone hit their bar set, that was a really big victory." The Wolverines got things started on…
… State 6-5 last night. , ' Trailing 6-4 with only 5:58 left,: Wolverine defenseman Punch Car- NIGHT EDITOR: tier drew a double minor for trip- BOB ANDREWSf ping and roughing and it looked f like the…
… and then take the lead on Lee Oler's jumper, 89-88. When the Wolverines put the ball in play after Oler's bucket 1:18 remained in the game. Eight seconds later they the remainder of the game but failed…
… to capitalize. The loss, combined with Minne- sota's 3-1 triumph over Minneso- ta-Duluth, drops the Wolverines into last place in the nine team Western Collegiate Hockey Associ- ation, with a…
… stanza, State continued its' erocious forechecking which tied he score 3-3 at intermission. Larry Jakinovich intercepted an rrant Michigan pass deep in the Wolverine zone and quickly flip- ped the puck…
… Gagnon at 8:20. It all seemed over until Bernie agnon began Michigan's come- ack 22 seconds later to bring the Wolverines within two, -Daily--Terry McCarthy DAVE ROBERTS of Michigan State celebrates the…
… on Jan. 3, Hughes stepped onto the mat with a game plan and nothing to lose and shocked everybody in attendance with a third period pin, highlighting a 33-8 victory for the Wolverines (4…
…, embracing any opportunity to wrestle for the Wolverines, even if that means his record might take a hit. In the end, despite the weight difference, it was Hughes’ preparation and training that led…
…-Chicago 6-4, Michigan Tech 1-6 Ferris State 4-7, Western Michigan 4-3 Ohio State 8-5, Lake Superior 2-4 Daily Photo by DAN HABIB Wolverine's goaltender Mark Chiamp did an admirable job in the Michigan net…
… during Saturday night's win over top- ranked Bowling Green. The junior stopped 46 of 51 shots in the game, including six in overtime, to keep the Wolverines within striking distance. SCORES NBA New York…
… be the motto of this season's Michigan hockey team. The Wolverines may be young, they may be somewhat inexperienced, and they definitely are suffering from injuries. But no one will ever accuse…
… Michigan of giving up. All season long the Wolverines have demonstrated their determination to continue in the face of seemingly insurmountable deficits. Never, however, has their struggle been as dramatic…
… con- test, the hustling Wolverines fought back and tied the game on two beautiful goals from Bruce Macnab and Pat Goff. Michigan then won it in overtime when senior co-captian Jim Mc- Cauley slammed…
… understatement to,~ say there have been a few close ones. Saturday night marked the eighth time this season that Michigan has participated in over- time action. Of the eight games, the M qule Wolverines have won…
… of Northern Michigan. Both figured they had easy sweeps of Michigan, but instead wit- nessed the Wolverines storm back and knock them off on their home ice on respective Saturdays in November. Ask…
… Michigan Tech, which narrowly escaped with a 5-4 overtime victory against an injury-riddled Wolverine squad at the Great Lakes Invitational in Detroit. Better yet, ask Bowling Green, the nation's top…
…-ranked team. Each team will tell the same story: Michigan cannot be taken lightly. Realistically the Wolverines can probably finish no higher than fourth place this season. That would still represent quite an…
…-electric affair, two struggling offens- es played a game of, ‘Who can play the sloppiest game of basketball in a win?’ Thursday, that just so happened to be the Wolverines. Michigan (11-4 overall, 2-2 Big Ten…
… first half, those efforts were spent in vain with the first 20 minutes of play shrouded by turnovers. The Wolverines went just 3-for-12 in the first half, and Simpson attempted just two shots himself…
… Wolverines. Zaret stated during his report of Mitchell's phone call that the story was unconfirmed. "I tried to say on the air that it was an unpublished and unsubstantiated report," Zaret said. I i DOUGLAS…
… defensive pairings because they weren't effective. That same strength, however, is the entire defensive unit's lone weakness. Despite having five other defensemen, the Wolverines have been unable to find a…
… play- let's reiterate that the Michigan power play is good - very good. One reason for this success is the number of explosive forwards that comprise the Wolverine power play. In extra-man situations…
… attack- ers, including Morrison and Hilton. For the Wolverines, the only problematic element of the man- advantage situation is the five for- wards which often play at one time. One Michigan defenseman…
…, opponents have scored four shorthanded goals (not including Saturday's by Team Canada) this season whereas the Wolverines did not give up a single one all of last year. A number of defensemen and senior…
… netted four shorthanded goals. Grade: A- GOALTENDING This is one area in which the Wolverines figured to suffer a big dropoff from a year ago. After all, they lost Steve Shields, the NCAA recordholder for…
…-foot jumper. The game was never in doubt after- wards. THE BOILERMAKERS, who entered Crisler Arena yesterday riding a six- game losing streak, easily manhandled the Wolverines, 88-69, to extend Michigan…
… were hungry." LUCKILY FOR Purdue the main course was the hapless Wolverines out- fit making a number of Boilermakers salivate. Keith Edmonson gorged himself in the first half with 22 points, two less…
… from us," Wolverine coach Bill Frieder commented. "That will happen a lot this year.". ALTHOUGH the 6-10 Cross was shut down in the opening stanza, he managed to free himself for 10 points and five…
… opening week of the conference schedule, Frieder and the Wolverines face the unenviable task of traveling to Indiana and Minnesota after failing to register a victory at home. HOWEVER, the game was not…
… Rockymore's heroics could bring the Wolverines no closer than 13 points in the second half, as Purdue upped its record to 1-1 in the conference and 4-8 overall. Meanwhile, the Wolverines fell to 0-2 in the…
… when the game's in contention.., we let it slip away from us at the end of the half with those turnovers." Along with their high propensity to commit turnovers this season, the Wolverines' other achilles…
… heel has been their rebounding. Yesterday's performance was no exception, as the Boilers easily outrebounded the Wolverines, 37-24. Scearce led the ef- fort with 10 boards. Ike Person, the other…
… Wolverine bright spot, grabbed eight rebounds while scoring a career-high 14 points. Other Wolverines in double digits were Turner with (14) and Garner (13). TURNER, WHO has been plagued by in- consistent…
… (Continued from Page 1) Shemky and Don Holman, recovered from colds and intestinal infections, went through their paces at full steam. The Wolverines, who have already dropped two conference tilts, will be…
… at one of the guard spots when the Wolverine cagers tangle with Illinois' fast-stepping quintet today in Yost Field House. This young sophomore has been in the!starting line-up since the season began…
… spike the mat guns of Capt. Jim Galles of the Wolverines. Jim is Big Ten 175 pound champion and was undefeated last year at this weight. The show will end with a ringing finale when Jack (Mike) Kerns…
… Wolverines here. Penn State's wrestling team and Illinois' basketball crew head the vanguard of inflowing athletes, each having arrived yesterday in order to become acclimated to Field House facilities and…
…-12 win over Coach Cliff Keen's Wolverine crew . . #, they won all but one match last year . . . likewise Point Edward is one of the fastest hockey teams in Canada, performing in the same fast Ontario…
… Showers," during which Jolson and his famous ges- tures were depicted. THE HEIGHTH OF the band duel was, of course, during half- time. The California band made several formations representing the Wolverines…
… marching band techniques were devised with the front rank of the Wolverine band acting as demonstrators. ALTHOUGH the big tour is over for the -bandsmen, who have set- tled down to the routine campus life…
… Rose Bowl trip, still has weeks ahead of him of adjusting unsettled matters and paying the bills. first, when Wolverines flocked tof . * *5 * IMichiganders Get .Praised By Trainman Train conductor Lewis…
… conductor claimed that despite outward appearances, the Wolverine group was very well- behaved. He admitted, however, that his judgment may have been tempered by several rides with convention-bound legion…
…-Drive-It" to see their team put California fans out of pocket money and into shame. The largest group of Michi- gan rooters to descend upon the coast came in a special train chartered by the Wolverine Club…
…-diminishing resources of the club cars. The train entered Los Ange- les through a dense fog, which brought forth brittle comments on "California sunshine." The Clark Hotel, Wolverine Club headquarters in Los Angeles, was…
… fare as well as Wolverine Club, .alumni and team the Michigan contestant. respectively. The remainder were With the help of "generous passed out at the grandstands hints from the audience," Rankin during…
…- on top of the front page, but not ments, which were stopped cold, noticing "The Michigan. Daily" however, by a Wolverine remark: thought it was a metropolitan "I don't see the U. of C. paper newspaper…
… Wolverines earlier in the season. Bowling Green's 19-5 record (17-3 in the CCHA) puts the team in first place n the CCHA and in the nation. ichigan coach Red Berenson has nothing but respect for the Falcons…
…' poll position. "I know what type of competition Bowling Green faces each week," commented the Wolverines' mentor. "There are no soft touches in this league .even though Miami of Ohio's record is not…
… an insurance policy for the Wolverines so far this season. It started as just a health policy - with Brandon Smith down and Brian Ellerbe in need of a starting forward, Blanchard was there. But as the…
… season wore on, Blanchard's coverage became com- prehensive. At Detroit, as the Wolverines mounted a second-half comeback, Blanchard was there on the defensive boards. At Georgia Tech, as Kevin Gaines…
… Blanchard is both. YOUNG GUN: Michigan's perimeter game ailing, the door was open Saturday for a larger-variety Wolverine to step up the inside game. Seemingly without warning, Chris Young found his touch…
… foresaw a resurgence in Michigan's inside play. "I told the kids, after (the Wolverines) got their butts kicked at Minnesota, they'll be focused," Keady said. "They'll go inside, because no one touched it…
… - they did everything for us tonight." DOUBLE FAULT: Turnovers have haunted the young Wolverines throughout the first half of the sea- son. And although the 22 give-aways against Purdue may be an inflated…
… pesky Kent saw the Wolverines commit only 14 turnovers in each game, their second-lowest total of the season. In every other; victory (save Colorado State), Michigan gave the ball away more than 15 times…
… Michigan in the first overtime, twice driving along the baseline for layups to give the Wolverines a four-point lead. FREE THROW PERCENTAGE Groninger 4-5 .800 Crawford 27-34 ,794 Smith 9-12 .750 Freshmen…
… the visiting team is supposed to lose in overtime, or that you pay for mental mistakes in the Big Ten. In the wildest of fashions, at the most crucial of times, the Wolverines went out and earned their…
… Wolverines. When he plays well, the Wolverines can win. But when he is off, they are in deep trouble. Sunday Jan. 16 /llinois at Michigan, Crisler Arena, 1 p.m. Michigan passed the test, winning one of two…
… conference road tests. Now the Wolverines begin their first conference homestand against the ltlini (1-1 Big Ten, 9-4 overal), last year's upstart team in the Big Ten. Can Gaines and Crawford handle lightning…
…PAG T -THIE MICHICGAM DAILY SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1931 ,x _ _ _ . _ , _ _. Wolverine Quintet 1il Tackle Wildcats Tonight POWERFL PURPYLE 1Wres tier CAGERS WILL TEST AI BI FACES PURPLE 's…
…, last year's win- Michigan will play the second tiners of the title,. were whipped by hockey game on its present trip in- the Wolverine five Tuesday night, to foreign territory this week when 29 - 22, and…
… the fighting Illini the Wolverines meet the Marquette j dropped its initial encounter to the puck-chasing team again tonight. Badgers, 32-9, in a hard-fought skirmish the preceding night. This contest…
… and the one played With the Wolverine-Wildcat clash last night are perhaps the hardest!, at Evanston as the feature of the on the Michigan schedule this year. evening, several other games of The…
… Wolverines put a severe kink in the hopes of Coach Lam- bert's Boilermakers in their -cam- paign toward a second Confer- e n c e champion- <' ?and the game tonight will be the most im- ' portant one stag- ed…
… schedule tonight at the Field House against West Virginia, the Wolverine wrest- lers. will display fthe talent that points toward another Conference championship. Coach Keen -has his entrants groomed to the…
… Hank W Veteran Wolverine will be seen in action western's powerful I Evanston tonight. LIST TIME I FOR CINDE Varsity Trackment Places at Fieh Varsity track me put through a stiff' trials this afternoon…
… Campbell and S shared honors in th Rod Cox, who appea way to a. good showi mer throw, will tal The Wolverine lineup is not the A trophy awarded by Commodore one expected at the beginning of Sorenson, former…
… meet gan stars on those former lineups in which the University of Michi- are missing. Langen, who was gan has entered a team. In addi- eiss counted on for the defense and his tion to the Wolverine…
…- 'Cu oosswownteaad TILS torily consistent to mend the tear Club polois who won the award aR TEAM in the Wolverine defense. last year, the Kronk Athletic Club, The other missing member of the the…
… was the (six) turnovers." Michigan held a slim lead for three-fourths of the game. The Wolverines drew five offensive fouls in the first half and picked up 15 steals overall. "I can't remember a game…
… where a team had that many steals," Amaker said. Despite allowing Minnesota to shoot better than 60 percent in the first half, the Wolverines took a 41- 38 lead into the lockerroom. After Robinson com…
… will be the only Wolverine making the trip to Wisconsin. season saw it moved before break, in an attempt to keep all individual meets together and have the majority of them completed in the fall. "I…
…WE AT 9ER TODAY Partly sunny and cold; High: 32, Low: 20. TOMORROW Partly sunny; High: 35, Low: 21. One hundred and one years of editorial freedom N E. Wolverines edge Iowa in Big Ten opener, 80…
… stages of revolution, because the United States does not have the necessary resources. However, Hopf stressed that Wolverine Video store owner out of business; Amer's adopts e Mike Wax sued last earby…
… studentsforaleged credit cani violations by Ben Deci Daily Crime Reporter Former Wolverine Video store owner Michael Wax, accused by customers last year of charging false late fees to their credit card ac- counts…
… about a class-action suit. This fall, amid allegations of similar misconduct, Wax allegedly filed for bankruptcy, according to ex-employees who refused to give their names. Wolverine Video was replaced by…
… them what Mike told me too, which was normally that he was out," said one former Wolverine Video employee. Other former employees of Wax describe him as "a playboy who would just stand and watch people…
…'s indif- ference as a reason for Wolverine Video's poor selection. "It's nice to work with somebody who cares about the store," one employee added. while a cooperative effort between the United States…
…'s second half collapse against Illinois Wednesday, Purdue basket- ball coach Gene Keady waxed philosophical about what happened to the Wolverines. "Basketball is a game of valleys and peaks," he said…
… make the 6-9, 235-pounder a Wolverine. "A YEAR ago Melvin McCants was our number one recruit," Frieder said. "We recruited him for two years and we didn't get him." McCants will face his greatest…
… overmatched. "I SEE every position has us out- matched because of experience," said Keady, "but coaches are paranoid." Seeing good reason for his own fear, Frieder downplays the Wolverines' experience advantage…
…*ritory." 'THE NINTH RANKED Wolverines ;irst opponent, Notre Dame (2-0), un- rier coach Fran McCann, has updated its program over the past few years. *According to Amateur Wrestling News, the Fighting Irish had…
… kids to good competition," he ad- ded. "It will be a good test to see if we can stand up against a team as physical as Michigan." The Wolverines' real test will come in the second meet against Clarion…
…-1), and Jim Beichiner (190, 14-0). THE WOLVERINE lineup will Ret aCar from Ecno - Cr We rent to 19 YR. OLD SWUDENTSI Choose from small economical cars to vans. Special WEEKEND rates Pick up services upon…
… Walker look on. Maentz came through with eleven points in a losing cause, however the Wolverines were never in the game following the opening few minutes, and fell, 89-58. -David Giltrow WHOA THERE…
… night too, sending the Wolverines off to their victory by firing the opening goal in the first period. Goalie Jim C oyle, hugging the post, turned aside 27 shots in another outstanding performance against…
…. -David Giltrow COMING THROUGH - Michigan Tech goalie George Cuculick is sent sprawling by high-flying Wolverine Pat Cushing, who caught the visiting net-minder roaming behind the cage. Referee Marty…
… Spartan Squad Hopeful of Breaking To Add Defensive Strength to Puck Squad Twenty-five Year Jinx Held by Wolverines Coach Ozzie Cowle man squad will leav _.___. £T _ _ __ .A .. ._ ... .A WY 4"Q*N' 4h s r.00…
…. The Wolverines won three contests while dropping one to Colorado to bring their record up to five games won and four defeats. Since tonight's encoun- ter is the midway game of the season, the pucksters…
… the story of Bob Harrison, high scor- ing guard who boasts the most playing time in a Wolverine bas- ketball suit despite being the youngest memo ber on the starting squad. Under the tutelage of Coach…
…! HIGHEST QUALITYI FASTESTSERWICE! * 1002 PONTIAC TR. U 994-1367 ' Walker), the Wolverines' biggest star was a player known for her defense. Senior co-captain Stacy Thozaas carved out a place in history when…
… Ingram, and Anne Thorius more than held their own against some of the nation's top teams. Unfortunately, the Wolverines' com- mittee of low-post players struggled to make a name for themselves while being…
…- maker defenders. They made it 4~ very hard for the Wolverines to get away a good shot, and were continually batting the ball. As Purdue tired, Michigan started to roll. Wildcats Next Gagnier Takes Five…
… the swimming team, placed sec- Gagnier, the Wolverines also plac- ond. Nick Wiese of the Wolver- ed Chico San Antonio and Norm ines was third. This, incidentally, Niedermeier in the top three. was the…
… Northwestern, .... 0 2 .000 Wisconsin........0 3 .000 By DAVE RORABACHER The valiant Wolverine grapplers, weakened by injuries and ineligi- bilities fell from their lofty heights with a resounding crash last…
… swift counter-move-were used to full effectiveness by the Panther star. John Heald's failure to make the 147 pound division automati- cally caused the Wolverines to forfeit five points. The losses of Jack…
