…The Michigan Daily-Friday, January 9, 1981-Page 7 -ENGSTROM 1. Wolverine Coach Bo Schembechler defends his bowl record at a pre-game press conference. 2. Actor Lorne Greene, the Rose Parade's Grand…
… Marshal, waves from his horse-drawn float on Colorado Blvd. 3. Television cameras move in close to cover the Wolverine Marching Band at halftime. 4. Tailback Butch Woolfolk, the game's Most Valuable Player…
… Michigan wrestling team played host to Morgan State, Eastern Michigan and Lehigh for a series of dual meets at Cliff Keen Arena. Just when it seemed that the No.20 Wolverines would garner three victo- ries…
… and put the exclamation point on an otherwise perfect day, Lehigh spoiled the moment. After trouncing Morgan State and Eastern, Michigan fell to the No. 17 Engineers. With the Wolverines trail- ing 15…
…. One in particular taunted the Wolverines with chants such as "Crush that Wolverine like a jelly bean!" The taunting did little to disrupt Michigan as it went on to win the meet 45-4. The Bears forfeited…
… in the 118, 150 and 158 weight classes, handing the Wolverines 18 unearned points. Michigan registered two pins by Chad Biggert(177) and Jehad Hamdan (190) along with three shutouts by Drew Pullen (142…
… wrestled the Lehigh match," Catrabone said after the match. "It was just for the team." The Wolverines defeated Eastern 42-3 after moving Catrabone and Biggert back to their usual positiori* and inserting…
… three more wins, including a thrilling 18- 13 verdict over the Wolverines. The last time the Engineers won at Michigan, Ronald Reagan was in the White House. During the 1985-86 season, Lehigh beat the…
… Wolverines, 26-16. Over the last eight seasons, Michigan has won all eight meetings between the two schools. During that span, the Wolverines have outscored the Engineers, 227-97, including a 36-11 trouncing…
… first five matches." Against Illinois on December 10, Michigan suffered the same results. Excluding MattStoutin the 118-pound class, the Wolverines lost all of its lower weight matches, putting the team…
… behind 14-3. IT'S A SIUE THING: Before facing Lehigh Saturday night, Michigan hosted Eastern Michigan University and Morgan State University, and the Wolverines beat the two schools 42- 3 and 45…
…-2 at Yost Ice Arena. The Wolverines were clearly the ominant force in the first period as the majority of the play was in Flame territory. The scoring began early as the game's first goal was netted…
… board. The fir- st 20 minutes ended with the Wolverines on top 2-1. Michigan's Jim McCauley opened the second period with another Wolverine goal as he picked up a blocked Speers slapshot and rifled it…
… past Blakey. SPEERS THEN scored the fourth Michigan goal at 5:52 by making an in- credible off-balance, back-handed shot that slipped past the Flames goalie. The Wolverine scoring barrage con- tinued as…
… McCauley netted yet another goal, making use of a Michigan power play opportunity as Flame Dave Cronin was in the penalty box for holding. Wolverine goalie Elliottwas able to hold Illinois…
…Intyre sailed over Elliott's shoulder and caught the upper right corner of the net. The game ended with a 5-2 Michigan victory and, accompanied by the over- time win Friday night, gave the ninth- place Wolverine…
… 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…
… big weekend ahead of itself. And everyone is ready for battle. The 10th-ranked Wolverines (2-0) host Central Michigan on Saturday and No. 4 Penn State on Sunday. "This is a situation where we will be…
…."' This week- end's matches are important This not only from a team per- chance. . spective, but from an indi- be a clam. vidual stand- point for some of the Wolverines as well. Junior co-captain Jeff…
…Farland for pushing him this week to get ready for the weekend's matches. But Catrabone isn't the only , r, Wolverine practicing hard this week. "We all have really picked up the intensity this week," Bahr…
… season, the Wolverines lost to the Nittany Lions, 22-14. For the first time this year, the Wolverines will have the services of redshirt freshman Teya Hill (142), who had been sidelined with knee problems…
… winter break, the No. 4 Michigan men's swimming and diving team was hardly on vacation, despite its sunny Australian destina- tion. The Wolverines spent 2 1/2 weeks training in Perth and also visited the…
… site of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. On its way home from the other side of the world, the Wolverines will stop in California, where they will face No. 2 Stanford tomorrow and No. 7 Cal- Berkeley…
… confidence going into No. 2 on the way back from the Christmas trip." The Wolverines (2-0) last saw action Nov. 23 when they beat Texas, 129- 114. In defeating the defending national champions, Michigan was…
… aided by notable performances from senior cap- tain John Piersma, junior Owen von Richter and freshman Mike McWha. The Wolverines will need strong performances out of all their swim- mers if they hope to…
… active team with a winning record against Michigan. The two squads last met in 1995, with the Cardinal prevailing, 150-146. It was the Wolverines' only loss before they went on to win the national…
… championship. The Wolverines have lost four in a row to Stanford, their last win coming in 1991. The Wolverines have faired slightj better in their series against Cal, h ing won all five meetings betweer2the two…
…The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, January 9, 1995 - Wouda returns to Wolverine lineup MARK FRIEDMAN/Daily Royce Sharp and his Michigan teammates trounced South Carolina at Canham…
… Natatorium Saturday, 114-81. Illue . ies by Su th Carolina Wolverine semiors shine in win over Gamecocks By MICHELLE LEE THOMPSON Daily Sports Writer Senior - n. One who is older, of igher rank, in one's last…
… times in their events, but the Wolverines took no points for their efforts. "(The Gamecocks')coach isafriend of Alex (Braunfield)," Urbanchek ex- plained. Braunfield is the Wolverines' assistant coach…
… Telford, a sophomore All-American, placed sec- ond behind Wolverine Chris Rumley in the 1000 freestyle, and first in the 500 freestyle. Gamecock backstroker Charles Girdlestone placed second in the 200 IM…
…," Buyukuncu said. By NICHOLAS J. COTSONIKA Daily Sports Writer Marcel Wouda is back. The seven-timeAll-American, four- time Big Ten Champion and three- time NCAA Champion has rejoined the Wolverines' run for…
…:30 The Wolverines then return home Sunday to take on Illinois at 2 p.m. at Cjsler Arena. You would think Michigan coach Sue Guevara would be concerned about her siuad's lack of competition the past few…
… days. Not quite. "We needed the week off after com- home;' Guevara said. "I'm not con- Trned at all." Prior to last Friday's 97-90 victory over Northwestern, the Wolverines had- n't played in Crisler…
…8 — Tuesday, January 9, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan set to take on No. 5 Purdue Tuesday The Michigan men’s basketball team has found a groove. The Wolverines (3…
… guards Charles Matthews and Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman continuing the productivity that led the Wolverines early on, the team has started to take form. But there’s no shortage of looming danger…
… Saving grace MARGARET MYERS/Daily Robert Traylor's interior play was a big reason Michigan was able to beat Duke last month, and the Wolverines will need him inside tomorrow against Michigan State as well…
… Duke with an 89-83 overtime loss to Eastern Michigan. His, and the rest of the coaching staff's problem all season: to get the Wolverines to play with the same intensity, the same kind they showed…
…MICHIGAN STAYS UNBEATEN, TAKES CARE OF IU As Zavier Simpson converted a hook shot, extending the Wolverines’ lead to 16 with 14:35 to go in the game, Indiana coach Archie Miller shouted and…
… shots, exasperation open — putting on display just how far ahead Michigan is of his team. If there was a game for the Wolverines to lose, this was it. Sophomore forward Isaiah Livers missed his…
… backyard last December. That backyard held 110,000-plus fans who filled Michigan Stadium to the brim. The Wolverines trounced the Spartans, 5-0, in the Big Chill at the Big House. Carl Hagelin, the…
… Michigan might miss out - all because nobody can score a one-on-one goal. The Wolverines failed to con- vert on their last five shootout opportunities on Saturday, losing to Lake Superior State, 2…
… five Wolverines couldn't convert. Janecyk finally let in the win- ning goal on Lake Superior State's sixth attempt, but he shouldn't shoulder any of the blame for the shootout loss. The Wolverine skaters…
…, and a part of the game that is a concern for the Wolverines. "I can't say that tonight is a step forward for us," said senior forward Luke Glendening. "We threw that one away. "We have to have those…
… at the Crisler Center. The Wolverines (2-1, 13-3), who boast the second-best scoring defense in the Big Ten, kept Ohio State's two leading scorers silent for most of the game, stalling the conference…
… the two Buck- eye guards was Michigan's main priority, and the Wolverine defense stepped up to the task. "We were trying to do every- thing we could to contain Praha- lis and Hill," said Michigan coach…
… the boards, but the Wolverines limited Ohio State's second-chance points and narrowed the rebounding mar- gin. Michigangrabbed more defen- sive boards than the Buckeyes while only being outrebounded by…
… people and getting the ball." The Wolverines have been espe- cially weak on the defensive glass, and Minnesota senior Dusty Rychart is among the nation's best rebounders, posting more than three Minnesota…
…'s top five scorers are each at least 6-foot-7, and that size advantage could shed a bright light on some of Michigan's shortcom- ings this season. The Wolverines (2-0 Big Ten, 6-5 overall) have beaten…
… going to be a key for us throughout this whole year." After the academic suspension of 7-foot-2 center Josh Moore, Young is the only Wolverine over 6-foot-7 that has seen significant playing time this…
… season. But regardless of the opponent, Michigan must shoot well to sur- vive. The Wolverines have shot 52.8 percent from the field in their victo- ries and just 39.7 percent in their losses. Michigan…
…. Cardplaying, gag gifts help M' swimmers gain team chemistry By Courtney Lewis Daily Sports Writer The Michigan men's swimming team took a two-week trip to Arizona during winter break and while the Wolverines…
… points and grabbed five rebounds. Wolverine duo shoulders load Cold touch continues in'M'loss By DAN FELDMAN Daily Sports Writer Slow doesn't even begin to describe Michigan's Big Ten start - both in the…
… standings and within games. The Wolverines moved to 0-3 in conference play after last night's 78-64 home loss to No. 10 Indiana. It's Michigan's slowest Big Ten start since it lost its INDIANA 78 first four…
… conference games MICHIGAN 64 in the 1990-91 season. Like in its other two league games, the Wolverines had a lengthy field-goal drought in the first half. Last night it was 9:07. At Purdue: 9:37. And at…
… continue to experiment. But I can't put my finger on it right now." It's understandable Beilein has trouble solving the Wolverines' miscues, In those spans, they've missed easy shots, forced tough shots…
…, turned the ball over and generally taken themselves out of rhythm. After nine minutes without a field goal last night, the Wolverines scored 18 points in the first half's final six minutes, including a…
… half-courtbank shot by DeShawn Sims at the buzzer. Still, Michigan trailed by six. "It can get discouraging at times," said freshman guard Manny Harris, who led the Wolverines with 19 points. "Sometimes…
… whenthings aren't going your way, people get frustrated. It's something you've got to learn - keep your confidence no matter what hap- pens." Like in their other two conference games, the Wolverines never led…
… last night, Sims and Harris were at it again, combining for 35 points in the Wolverines' 78- 64 loss. Through 15 games, the pair has accounted for more than 46 percent of the team's total points. Harris…
… Wolverines' woes on the interior continued last night. White dominated with a career-high 22 rebounds, helping to give the Hoosiers a 51-33 advantage on the glass. Many of those rebounds led to Indiana's 34…
… points in the paint. Michigan had just 16. 9 Exhibition gives glimpse of future Wolverines MAX COLLINS/Daily Freshman Bryan Hogan rejected all 14 shots he faced in two periods before fellow freshman…
… this check list is longer than a DC-20 aircraft. Reality Check No. 1: Michi- gan must win with defense. The days of the Wolverines out- running and outgunning their oppo- nents is over, and the reason is…
… Jackson and Jimmy King, the young Wolverines make the opposition beat them with tough shots every game. But the defense has to get even tougher. Games like yesterday's could have been won, despite their…
… face the Hawkeyes in Iowa City, Hunter made his first appearance in a Wolverine uniform after joining the team as a walk-on. Today, Hunter will play his first game as a scholarship player, when Michigan…
…, if we can't win a couple, then we'll be at the point where we have to win just to get back in the race." Making matters worse for the relatively untested Wolverines tonight will be Iowa's full…
…, despite its youth, has improved tremendously in that area. Early on, the Wolverines were turn- ing the ball over with regularity. But against top-ranked Duke, the first-year players were able to han- dle…
… Tuesday. James Voskuil injured an ankle over win ter break but will also play tonight. KRISIOFFEH GILLEI T/Daily Chris Webber and the rest of the 8-1 Wolverines will be put to the test in their Big Ten…
… opener at Iowa tonight. -AOCKEYNTEBK-A HOCKEY NOTEBOOK Lineup change leads to rookie openings . by Josh Dubow Daily Hockey Writer This weekend's hockey series against Notre Dame should have Wolverine…
… Sacka on the Wolverines' fourth line, replacing the line of Mike Stone, Mike Knuble and Rick Willis tomorrow. "We want to see what these guys can do to help the team," Berenson said. "We want to see what…
… potential contributions they can make to the team. We're going to need our depth some time this season." Berenson has not decided whether the trio will play in Saturday's game. Also tomorrow, the Wolverines…
…-Fairbanks would join the conference next season as an affiliate member. However, the Wolverines are not certain whether the Nanooks will appear on their schedule next season. NCAA legislation limits the number of…
… Amphitheater tails, call: 936-4327 "The coast has the most." This rhyme best summarizes the.' Michigan women's swimming team's holiday excursion to Cali- fornia. The Wolverines were,, thumped in dual…
…' Michigan's only victories - in the 200-meter butterfly and the 400- meter individual medley, respec- tively. The Bruins jumped on the Wolverines early, taking the top two places in the meet's .initial event…
… Champion Brigham Young is old news - 18 days old to be precise. But the fact remains that the game itself was one of the most exciting in Wolverine grid history. The Michigan defense performed heroically…
… against the prolific BYU Cougar offense. The Wolverines forced six turnovers - three interceptions and three fumble recoveries and blocked a field goal attempt. "IF YOU HAD told me before the game that we…
… what he witnessed in the fourth quarter. BYU quarterback Robbie Bosco led touch- down-scoring drives of 80 and 83 yards to overcome a 17-10 Wolverine lead. BRIGHAM YOUNG's fourth quarter blitz sent…
… Michigan to its second con- secutive excruciating bowl game defeat. Last January 2, the Wolverines fell to Auburn, 9-7 on a last minute field goal. Schembechler's record in bowl games thus dropped to a…
…. For the game, Smith caught 10 passes for 88 yards. BYU's top receiver was tight end David Mills who made 11 grabs for 103 yards. THE WOLVERINES had 1:15 to march 70 yards for the score, but Chris…
… significance - one a highlight, the other a lowlight. THE HIGHLIGHT came in the second quarter and was registered by the defense. The Wolverines had fallen behind, 7-0 and were forced to punt on their next…
… Wolverines first down at the 20. Michigan took advantage of that turnover, going 80 yards to tie the game. Had the Cougars scored for the 14-0 lead, the contest would have been finito. Now the lowlight and the…
…AThe Michigan Daily ( michigandailycom January 9, 2012 BADGER BEATDOWN MARISSA MCCLAIN/Daily Wolverines maul Badgers from start to finish By NEAL ROTHSCHILD Daily Sports Editor On Sunday, alumni of…
… the Michigan men's basketball team congregated at the Crisler Cen- ter for the dedication of the new practice building, the Player Development Center. Wolverine great Cazzie Russell challenged the team…
… speech that any coach can ever give. Because (the current players are) looking at tradition, they're looking at history, pride." The Wolverines out-Wiscon- sined Wisconsin by playing stin- gy defense…
…, 13-3 overall) held the Badgers to just 31-percent shooting and forced their lowest output of the season - 13 points fewer than the previous low. At the half, the Wolverines led 25-19 behind a balanced…
… down from no one. So great job on his part." Burke also took it to the Bad- gers offensively. He pulled off two crafty drives in the second half to extend the Wolverine lead to 17 with 10 minutes…
… at the Crisler Center, dejected Wisconsin point guard Jordan Taylor fielded questions fol- lowing his team's 59-41 loss to Michigan on Sunday. The Wolverines' fresh- man point guard Trey Burke had just…
… Hunwick was ejected from the Northern Michigan game. By the time Janecyk made his first career start for the Wolverines on Sat- urday, though, he was ready. He anchored the team well, despite PAULSHERMAN…
… using Michigan Stadium for the 2013 Winter Classic. Page 2B BUCKEYE BEATING The Wolverines dropped Ohio State for the third consecutive time on Friday, improving to 13-3 this season. Page 2B …
…Page 12 - The Michigan Daily - Red's By ADAM SCHEFTER The Michigan hockey squad has the opportunity this weekend to seek vengeance and move up in the standings at the same time. The Wolverines face…
…. After the second loss, UIC players skated around the ice with brooms, making fun of their opponents' condition. That was the last time, though, and this time the Wolverines have shown signs of coming to…
… camp in Miami. The Wolverine's took t three places in the 100 back as Mike Creaser, Brent Lan Dave Goch all finished wi second of each other. Creas Lang also took the gold in t back and 200 individual m…
… Wolverines, last year's Big ng in Ten champions, head into the heart Olsen of the season with a 4-0 record. -n had Junior Dave Goch echoed id 200 Urbanchek's words. "The 57.14 determination of the team was led…
… decade as coach of the Wolverines, he would miss something about Michigan. But does he? "Nothing. I mean, Ann Arbor is a great town, but I love it down here," he said. "If you put Ann Ar- bor out here with…
… after the five years, he probably won't move on, but instead "I'll get another five year contract." JOSE JUAREZI*1 Ohio State's Jim Jackson drives against Wolverine guard Michael Talley Saturday. Jackson…
…/Daily Eric Riley stuffs a Marquette shooter in the Wolverines' 89-81 victory at Crisler Arena Dec. 22. A A R ^ 4% R %- 1%*% A a J 0 BASKETBALL NOT by Albert Lin Daily Basketball Writer TEMPE, Ariz. - Arizona…
…-year Wolverine forward Rich McIver was Texas Class 4A player-of-the-year in 1990, and this year Steve Fisher has commitments from two of Texas' best guards, Jimmy King and Ray Jackson. Coach Tom Penders recruited…
… liked Calip's quickness and leadership abilities. But the Wolverine that Weitzman took most notice of was first-year forward Sam Mitchell. He was impressed with Mitchell's combination of size and skills…
…. "He's still raw," he said, "but he's gonna be a player." After Michigan State's 85-70 trouncing of Michigan last Thursday night, Wolverine forward Sam Mitchell came out of the lockerroom and stood…
…8 - Friday, January 9, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com a Wolverines aim to avenge only back-to-back losses this season a Aft Mia By Two on the record team's The also the V turnin Six…
… AUERBACH State and cruised to its second- Daily Sports Editor straight Great Lakes Invitational title. L's stand next to each other The Wolverines have won five Michigan hockey team's of their last six games…
… twenty minutes for two exactly staunch, came up with reach Goalie Jie Keough, mo of Duluth offense for five goals. Bu The Wolverine hockey fortunes tallies to gain the victory. The the big play when needed…
… Icers dropped both of their con- gan's four goals in the two crucial of the Wolverines, came up with net, goals. tests in Detroit's G r e a t Lakes games. most of those "big plays" and was. But the…
… Michigan of fense pres- The Wolverines, however, wil Hockey tournament. Examinations knueivened and named the Most Valuable Player sured Duluth the entire night for have a tough time continuing their But…
… season was played this The first two Wolverine goals in conference play. Denver has a first six outings was scoring goals, of the holiday hockey conclave past weekend before just a few were of this…
…. Wolverines pounded the Duluth If Michigan continues to play as by Paul Oamsby managed a n y "We played well against Tech But most of the offense was pro- goal unmercifully. they have for the past two week…
…- kind of sustained spark the first night, but we were not vided by the Wolverines as they The next night's game was much ends they will have less than min- lack of hard skating and fore- at all satisfied…
…. for exams hurt us," he continued, nluth was probably the Wolverines Aftr slitingwit Wiconin n'We had only one practice ses-i finest game to date. Both the of- After splitting with Wvisconsin in "ehdol n…
… inspired ::a might bring victory to the Spar- Michigan hockey contingent. The tans. offense finally got off the ground But the Wolverines roared in and exploded for fourteen goals to Co-Recreation in the I…
…. M. rock the rest of the Big Ten. Sports Building will begin again The Wolverines drew a bye the Friday, January 10, 1969 from first night of the tourney and 7:30-10:00 p.m. No charge. Ac- then…
… the Wolverines trouble at 160 program. . On the way to his first place and heavyweight. Otto Zeman de- With the performance of tie finish, Cech, an Illinois state cisioned Chuck Reilly, 6-2, and matmen…
…,'" Blanchard said. But while Blanchard's hot streak pulled Michigan back within striking distance, it was freshman Daniel Horton who took the Wolverines over the top. After two Kirk Penney free throws pushed…
… call against Wisconsin (0-1 Big Ten, 10-3 overall) with 18 seconds remaining, Michigan got the ball back facing a one- point deficit. The Wolverines again put the ball in the hands of Horton, and the…
… Wolverines are 2-for- 30 with the advantage. SATURDAY'S SCORING SUMMARY Alaska-Fairbanks 4, Michigan 2 Alaska-Fairbanks .................................... 3 1 0 - 4 Michigan.....................0 1 1-2 FIRST…
… is a true Wolverine who should never be messed with. "We're not here to win a fight," said Berenson of the entire ordeal. "Otherwise, we'd start a boxing team." Lost in the commotion was goalie Billy…
… defenseman David Rohlfs got a mouthful during Friday night's fight. The Wolverines got the final laugh, winning 4-2. - was hurting him. He was even able to notch an assist on Michigan's first goal. "I thought…
… third and skate a couple hard laps to see if I could go, but I just couldn't do it. It was too awkward and painful." THE PRODIGAL SONs: The Wolverines' spirits were lifted Friday when four of their…
… In a system named for legendary coach Red Beren- son, the Daily hockey writers grade the Wolverines on their performance in each of four areas. (Graded out of 4 pucks) The feeling of familiarity was…
… World Junior Championships, the Wolverines were cer- tainly not at full strength this weekend. Heading into Friday night's game, I recalled the season- series opener Oct. 29 in Fairbanks, where a travel…
…-weary Michigan team was out-hustled to every puck and sent back to the hotel with a 4-2 loss. Needless to say, I was wary of JA a repeat. But it wasn't to be. The Wolverines notched a 4-0 Z shutout victory in…
… Friday's game. Si At that point, Michigan had taken two in a row from the Nanooks, beginning with a 4-0 win Oct. 30 and the visions of the conference-opening October loss faded fast. The Wolverines are a…
… Michigan blanked Alaska-Fairbanks on the 30th, dominating much like the Wolverines did this past Friday. But it took just eight minutes for the Nanooks to revive October's frustration on Saturday. Before…
… Sauer out of a chance for vic- tory before it shored up its holes later in the game. Because the Wolverines have experienced the disappointment o traveling 3,000 miles for a Friday night loss, they must…
… continue when 9 P.M. the Wolverines Where: take on Nebras- Pinnacle ka on Thursday Bank Arena night. TV/Radio: Michigan ESPN2 (2-0 Big Ten, 10-4 overall) hopes to hand the Cornhuskers their first-ever loss…
… at Pinnacle Bank Arena, which opened September 2013. Nebraska is a perfect 7-0 there, but the Wolverines will be the Cornhuskers' first real challenge in defending their home-court advantage after…
….1 points a game. She also became the first Wolverine to score more than 30 points in a game since the 2005-06 season when she recorded 32 points against Detroit Mercy in November. Michigan (1-0, 10-4) looks…
…-throw line," Barnes Arico said. "We had to handle some pressure and need to con- tinue to get better at that, but we did what we needed to do to be successful." The Wolverines' offensive success has stemmed…
… last season, the Wolverines are averaging 73.7 points per game, an increase of 13.6 points from last season. Additionally, Michigan leads the Big Ten with a 47.3-percent field-goal mark, good enough…
… everyone's mind. "The best way to prepare for Indiana," Michigan assistant Bill Frieder commented earlier in the week, "is to beat Wis- consin." And that is just what the Wolverines did here last night. Any…
… win against the physical Badgers would have im- proved the outlook for tomorrow's clash with top-ranked In- diana, but this 106-81 rout was especially encouraging. The Wolverines could not capitalize on…
… our- selves too damn deep in the bole." The Wolverine defense haras- sed the Badgers, who had dif- ficulty making their shots. "WE DID a pretty good job as a team on defense," Hubbard said. Wayman Britt…
… hand. Tim Paterick add- ed 15 points. Wisconsin outrebounded Mich- iffan 43-38, but the Wolverines kept the taller and huskier Badgers off the boards in the first half, when Michigan built its lead…
… Wolverines By HERB RUSKIN Aiming for their fifth game without a defeat, Michigan's hockey team will take the ice to- night in the first of a two game series against the University of North Dakota at 8:30 in…
… the Coli- seum. This will be the first puck meeting between North Dakota and the Wolverines who have won three games and tied one since the beginning 'of the sea- son. The Michigan squad boasts…
… usual, make up the Wolverine sextet's first line, with Bob Marshall, "Ted Greer and Bill Jacobson as the second forward wall. On the - Three Teams 'ie for First In Pin League The race for the lead in the…
…-Hards ........... 9 39 third line, Wolverine Coach Vic Heyliger will have Sam Sted- man, Owen McArdle and Paul Fontana available for duty. Heyliger indicated that there would be some shifts between the second and…
… for Matzka’s ALS foundation (MyTurn), the event also reunited former Wolverines, some of whom have lost touch with each other over the years. Josh Langfeld is only one example. They…
… hockey, but it’s especially great when you can take that and turn it into helping someone and their family.” The game itself featured 17 goals, with the Wolverines’ alumni holding off…
… Wolverine forward Matt Herr. “It was great to see everybody. Whenever there’s a cause or a teammate needs you, nothing ever changes, the guys are there. “It was fun tonight to get out there, put…
… always good.” 28 players took the ice for the Wolverines, but Herr believes many more could have participated. Numerous alumni reached out to Chris Frescoln and L.J. Scarpace, who helped…
….” AVI SHOLKOFF Daily Sports Writer COURTESY OF JAMES COLLER Former Wolverine Scott Matzka, who has ALS, was honored with an alumni game between his old Michigan teammates and former Red Wings players…
… be really really good,” he said. “We need more of those kind of efforts. We’ve got a lot of work ahead of us.” SOPHIE CLOHERTY Daily Sports Writer Wolverines dominated by Iowa As soon as…
…-1. After a locked-hands call against the Wolverines and an escape from Meyer, the score was tied at five. With Amine’s riding time dwindling, he needed to act fast in order to secure the win. Amine…
… delivered with a late reversal, winning 6-5. Massa and Amine cut Iowa’s lead to 10, but Michigan proceeded to drop the next three matches. The Wolverines lost too many matches that could have easily…
… and seeing mistakes I make now and fixing them for later.” With an 18-point deficit heading into the final match, Michigan’s hopes for a win were impossible. The only thing the Wolverines…
… could hope for was to try to cut the Hawkeye lead by as much possible. Unfortunately for the Wolverines, freshman heavyweight Dan Perry couldn’t overcome his inexperience against No. 6 Sam…
…6A - Wednesday, January 9, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wolverines hounded in blowout defeat to lowly Bowling Green By LIZ VUKELICH Daily Sports Editor The Michigan hockey team…
…-7-1 CCHA, 6-10-5 overall) took an early lead in the first period when Janeyck's blocked shot rebounded off to the side and was tapped in at the edge of the crease. And the Wolverines barely had time to…
… JOSE JUAREZ/DaIly Michigan's Nikki Beaudry (30) works inside for two of her eight points in the Wolverines'75-74 victory over Toledo Dec. 22. Captain sinks the win Szczechowski's free throws give 'M…
… clutch baskets in close games, I've never seen anyone like her." Michigan improved its record to 7-4, and LaSalle fell to 6-5. Szczechowski led the Wolverines with team- highs of 25 points, 10 rebounds…
…, and five steals. Despite Szczechowski's big game, the brightest star on the court was LaSalle's offensive machine, Mary Greybush. The 5-11 forward scored at will within the Wolverine paint. She tallied…
… dominating game at EMU, where she collected a ca- reer-high 34 points. She also hit 18 of 20 free throws, a Michigan team record. Szczechowski is the first Wolverine to receive such Big Ten accolades in more…
… than four years. Szczechowski now leads Michigan in four statistical categories: scoring (15.7 ppg), rebounding (6.7 rpg), assists (4.5 apg), and steals (4.1 spg). DEFENSIVE DROUGHT: The Wolverines non…
…." SHOT BLOCKER SUPREME: Ronald Reagan would love the way Michigan sophomore Trish Andrew plays basketball. The 6-2 center serves as the Wolverines' version of the Star Wars defense system. Anytime an…
…Tuesday, January 9, 1973' THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Nine r pMichi ,0 e t f - a' t *F TWO-TIME ALL-AMERICA Hen gets set to let go for two of hi Wolverine win over Iowa at 1 LaPrince tries in vain…
… and came away, with jumbled results. For the record, the Wolverines won four and dropped two, but if your last recollection of Coach John Orr's club is the sputtering Crisler Arena wins over Notre Dame…
…, many of which were forced or from extremely long range. The Wolverines did play some hardnosed defense in the game, which prompted Orr to comment afterward, "I'm sick and tired of reading that we don…
… Minnesota, FRANK LONGO found the Wolverines' sticky zone and ball control game too unset- tling and fell to Michigan by a tured the Maize and Blue with 71-59 count. 15 first half points, could man- After…
… least three Wolverines. Ken them to take shots which were un- Brady always shadowed the Iowa favorable. The statistics revealed big man and Ernie Johnson front- how well the Wolverine defensive ed the…
…1971 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven 1971 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven ''I I 0-111001111--ow Spartan icers slash Wolverines, 5-4 Harkness moves up; replaces Abel as GM By RICK CORNFELD…
… Special To The Daily EAST LANSING - Michigan, icers screened goalie Karl Bagnell, once too often last night and the 5-6 Wolverine netminder was un- able to prevent Michigan State from recording a 5…
… Don Thompson rack up four assists. The loss drops the Wolverines into eighth place in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association with a 2-5 conference record and a 6-7. mark over all. The Wolverines, who…
… from Thompson on the left, and all alone 15 feet in front of the net, put it in. The Wolverines gained one of those goals back with five minutes to go when Merle Falk skated around Boid behind the MSU…
… goal, then passed the puck to Rick Mallette just in front of the crease. From there Mallette scoredd easily. Toward the end of the game, the Wolverines played a frustratedN game of catch-up. In the last…
… early min-E utes of the period. One minute The Wolverines held MSU off into the frame, with the score for the rest of the period and tied tied, 2-2. Thompson, State's lead- the score with five minutes…
…, executive direc- tor, were to join Harkness to "crystalize our thinking," Hark- ness said. side of the goal, who pushed it into the unguarded net. Two min- utes later, with the Wolverines enjoying a man…
… for the parallel bars event, in which' the Wolverines posted a score of 25.45, the team averaged above the 27 point mark. In the all-around competition, Rick McCurdy led the Wolverines with a 52…
… competitors in t h a t event. Rounding out the Wolverine high bar attack were Marti with an 8.85 and Gura with an 8.75. One of the more pleasant sur- prises was the performance of freshman, Monty Falb who equal…
… other occasions, and they've probably beaten teams with better talent than Ohio State. But for reasons that don't show up in any stat sheet, the Wolverines' 107- 92 victory over the Buckeyes last night…
…, and Garde Thompson got their points, 70 of them in fact, as they usually do, but in this game Michigan's frontcourt fayed the way it has to play for the Wolverines to stay brmpetitive in the Big Ten…
… the program’s win- ningest coach a few days earlier against Wiscon- sin. Over the next few hours, the Wolverines lost a back-and-forth overtime game to the Buckeyes. To throw salt in the…
… isn’t exclusive to Ohio State. When looking at her career against Michigan State, it’s not much better. The Wolverines have won just three of their 14 matchups against the Spartans, boasting a…
… into their next matchup against Michigan State as the Spartans lost their all-time leading scorer in Tori Jankoska to the WNBA. Still, nobody on the current Wolverine roster has much…
… those two teams are Michigan State and the Buck- eyes, consistently two of the nation’s toughest teams, it’s slightly easier to digest. Eventually, though, for the Wolverines to get to where they…
… Wolverine hockey team committed to upping its intensity and effort of play. “That’s how we’ve wanted to do it all year is play with that pace and that energy and that speed,” said Michigan coach Mel…
… going in the opposite direction.” But, if the Wolverines were generating so many scoring opportunities — letting 70 total shots fly — why couldn’t they break the one-goal barrier that plagued…
… Wolverines were visibly trying to increase their pace of play, sending defensemen like freshman Quinn Hughes — who only played Sunday — and junior Nick Boka flying past the blue line into the offensive…
… Wolverines pushed the puck up the ice with an unprecedented amount of urgency, Notre Dame was ready to pounce back decisively and, as a result, the Fighting Irish created numerous fast-breaks, and…
…- most a month ago, Michigan has been very predictable - winning ev- ery game it was expected to win, and losing every game it was predicted to lose. The Wolverines (7-5 overall, 0-2 in the Big Ten) also…
… kicked off their Big Ten season with losses to two of the league's strongest teams, Michigan State and Ohio State. Home teams are in caps. MICHIGAN 102, Chicago State 78 The Wolverines got off to a fast…
…-70 victory at Breslin Arena Thursday. sponded, scoring a career-high 25 points and grabbing nine rebounds. MICHIGAN 89, Marquette 81 Michigan took a 22-10 lead as the Wolverine guards were hitting from the…
… outside. Paced by Calip's 15 first-half points, the Wolverines took control from the outset. But the second half was a differ- ent story as both Riley and forward Sam Mitchell fouled out allowing Marquette…
… tip-off as Michigan State dominated the whole game. Within the first two minutes, Taylor shot an -airball, and matters never improved for Michigan as the Wolverines never held the lead. Center Mike…
… Voskuil to the Wolverine rotation. The junior hurt his ankle and had not seen action up until last Thursday. "It's been a long wait but I hope I can get back into the flow quickly," Voskuil said. Blks: 4…
… Michigan escapes, 61-59 (Continued from Page 1) Norman canning two field goals to bring Illinois to within four, but then the Wolverines took over. MICHIGAN took a 26-18 score and turned it into a 38…
… away six easy points to Illinois. The tone was set for the second half. Illinois guards Bruce Douglas and Glynn Blackwell simply ate the Wolverines (Grant and Joubert in particular) alive. Nine Illinois…
… Wolverine lead in the final minutes of the first half. Again, the 6-3 195-pounder had a steal or tip leading to four of Illinois' five hoops, taking the last one in himself. "It all started in the last three…
…. The Wolverines netminding this season has been inconsistent and has cost the team many games. Recruiting a goaltender has been a major priority for Berenson and his staff. From the urgency in the two…
… make a mistake? Berenson's recruiting philosophy is simple. "I make it clear to recruits if they are not really interested in an academic challenge don't come to school at Michigan," said the Wolverine…
… Quintet in Big Ten Tilt; LOCAL BOYS VS. STATE CHAMPS: Wrestlers Face Detroit YMCA Even the Wolverine swimmers can- not drown the affects of wartime transportation difficulties. For they have, for the…
… receive the usual dampening admin- istered by the Maize and Blue mer- men. The shortage of space on the rails just makes it that much easier for squads to escape inundation by the Wolverines. After the…
… season's opener next Sat- urday, the Michigan A.A.U. meet, the dual meet season will start for Matt Mann's proteges. The first of two bit- ter struggles with Ohio State, the only other threat to Wolverine…
… while the Wolverines aim to make it mighty tough for their opponents and at the same time climb a few rungs nearer the top of the ladder themselves. Thus far both teams have busied themselves pushing…
…'s chief vic- tims have been Selfridge Field and Michigan State but neither can be classed in the same category with Stanford and Great Lakes. In the matter of rivalry between the two teams the Wolverines…
… trying for its first victory of the season, Michigan's hockey team will play host to a Port Dover sextet at 8 o'clock tonight at the Coliseum. The Wolverines will, go into the game as the underdog just as…
… the players have had ex- perience in senior leagues and in Al- len Cup competition. The Wolverines }will have one change from the team that started against Point Edward last week. Ed Reichert will start…
…- sota at Minneapolis next Thursday and Saturday, but will graduate be- fore the Wolverines again play in the Coliseum. In practices Coach Eddie Lowrey has concentrated on improving the Michigan defense…
…. Notably weak in the first two games, it has multiplied the pressure on Goalie Hank Loud, who has nevertheless turned in good performances. If it has improved, the Wolverines might possibly 'pull an upset…
…, wrestled with a severe shoulder injury. Things started off well for the Wolverines, when Joe McFarland decisioned Bob- by Weaver, the nation's seventh-ranked 118-pounder. However the next three weight…
… own tournament, the Wolverine Invitational, and a three week break, the Michigan men's gym- nastics team kicks off their 1981 season by travelling to East Lansing this weekend to participate in the Big…
… Ten Invitational. The Wolverine gymnasts will face stiff competition from Eastern and Western Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan State in a meet that will feature only indgvidual competition…
… and will be replaced by Mike McNelis. In the Wolverine Invitational, held-on December 13, the Wolverine gymnasts pulled up 10 points short of the first place Penn State team. Top performers for Michigan…
… and kept the Wolverines rolling to an 11-point win. “It’s a huge energy boost, for everyone, because he does so much,” Poole said. “He’ll get a tip deflection or he’ll go and he’ll get a steal…
… the Wolverines’ first 14 games as he acclimated to the college game. But for a Michigan team that struggled to find stability backing up junior Jon Teske, the 6-foot-8 Johns’ raw athletic ability…
… still remembersa raging debate over whether Michigan fans should have stormed the court after the Wolverines, who start- ed the season ranked 15th, beat No. 15 Connecticut at Crisler Arena. That was just…
…-0, has started this well only once before. The Wolverines face Big Ten basement-dweller Nebraska at Crisler Center tonight (7 p.m., Big Ten Network) vying to match the program's best start, set in 1985…
… physicality of Big Ten play. So LeVert, the other freshmen and the rest of the second-ranked Wolverine squad are prepared for the fast-paced offense that Nebraska (0-2 Big Ten, 9-6 over- all) will bring to…
… different team." For the Wolverines (2-0, 15-0), who rely heavily on their youth, Beilein is wary that this transition - three different styles of play from each Big Ten opponent in just a week - may be tough…
… wrestlers should be good. "I think our experience against tougher competition will give us the edge in the meet," Johannesen continued, "but there should be some good individual matches." The Wolverines can…
… Wolverine, despite a minor knee injury, and repeated his 1972 feat of capturing the 118-pound class at the Midlands. Bill Schuck, fourth at 142 pounds, was the only other Wolverine to place in a tournament…
…-4. This weekend the olverines travel to Houghton to face Michigan Tech. Just before vacation the Wolverines were bombed by Michigan tate twice by the scores of 6-1 and 8-3 in goalie Robbie Moore's ebut…
… Michigan a 3-2 win over previously undefeated Harvard and a chance to meet Michigan Tech in the finals. The Wolverines however had to settle for the runnerup spot s Tech came up with three goals in the, last…
… DEMING 0j wimining HE MICHIGAN swim team faces its stiffest challenge of the young season Friday night, when it entertains powerful isconsin at 7:30 p.m. in Matt Mann Pool. The Wolverines, who ran their…
…Nk Tuesday off, and yesterday started preparing for Saturday's game with Michigan State at East Lansing. The Wolverines emerged from the long weekend's flurry of' games with a pair of wins and one loss, Monday…
…-73. Two with fres days earlier, the Wolverines playingg needed two overtimes to top Britt, nor Illinois, 86-84. omore Ric But it's doubtful that even Joel Thom a rested Michigan team could wards. have…
… erased a 12-6 Wolverine lead white with hoo d .Baxter with two hooks and a jumper, Thompson and five minutes later the McGhee Hoosiers had a ten point lead schinnerer that grew relentlessly. Midway Conston…
… points, respective - ly. Overall, Indiana hit 62 per cent of its shots. The overtime win in Cham- paign was very important to the Wolverines for a couple of reasons. First, it gave the Blue bench just the…
… least eleven points, r So the big rematch between and claiming two straight tourn- NIGHT EDITOR. U of D and Michigan was off, ament championships along the LEBA HERTZ and the Wolverines had to settle v…
… the entire of the most surprising upsets of meet the young season yesterday as it Only two matches were decided downed the Boilermakers of Pur- on points, with the Wolverines due, 28-7. . taking both of…
…, 9-8. Wolverines are possibly on the At 167 pounds, Rodriguez pinned road to a Big Ten championship. Tony D'Amico in three minutes, 47 Purdue is the reignin!. Big Ten seconds. champion. Betzig Pleased…
…. Ron Wallingford, Wolverine 2- mile run specialist, is one of the hardest workers on the squad. Two years ago, as a freshman,-he set a mile run mark with a time of 4:48.0 in the Annual Kennedy Re- lays…
… in an unofficial 1:48.2. He was third in the National Championships last June. The Wolverines' best 440-yard run man is Grant Scruggs, a senior1 from Cleveland, O. His best per- formance came in the…
…-yard dash in- side and has a fast time of :09.9 for the 100-yard dash to his cred- it. Little Mark Booth, high jump- er, and Howard Liverance are back for the Wolverines. Booth took a first place in the…
… afternoon at South Bend. It was the first dual meet of the year for the Wolverines, and Coach Newt Loken was well pleased with his team's perform- ance. Adams led the squad with wins in both the High Bar and…
…. Burchfield had placed fifth in that event against Notre Dame last year. The Wolverines took the first three places in four events: Side Horse, High Bar, Parallel Bars, and Trampoline. Evie Hatch of Notre Dame…
…PAGE SIX THE MICHIGAN DAILY SATURDAY, 9 JANUARY 1,965 PAGE SIX TIlE MICHIGAN DAILY SATURDAY. 9 JANUARY 1965 Sioux Bomb Wolverine Puckmen, 7-3 By PERRY HOOD Michigan's icers fought from…
… behind for two periods but ran out of gas in the final stanza to absorb a 7-3 loss at the hands of a strong North Dakota team last night before 1800 fans. None of the breaks went in the Wolverines…
… under staff and watch the world come the sprawling players, alive. See track stars clean Fast Start their cleats, locker room at- The Wolverine skaters started tendants planning game strat- off fast and…
… the match. The loss leaves Michigan with' a 6-4-1 record overall and a 2-3 standing in conference action. The Wolverines will have a chance toI even their league record tonight! as they meet the Sioux…
… league-leading Illini to Yost Fi e ld House today for a head-to-headrclash w i t h Michigan's third - ranked Wolverines. Both Michigan and Illinois held short practice sessions in the rain-drenched Field…
…, the second ranked team in the country. Earlier in the season Illinois handed top ranked UCLA1 its only set-back in the last 40, games. For the Wolverines, it is the opening game in defense of the Big…
… just like Michigan," he said. Combes indicated that his team had done "nothing we wouldn't do for any other Big Ten team" in preparing to meet the Wolverines. When asked if he planned any- thing special…
…- division last season. With a record to bing he Wlvernes i ed by the -Wolverines, 18-6, last of 25-3 for the year, he was named one goal. year, will be in their first dual the E.I.W.A.'s outstanding wrestler…
… Wolverines' lockerroom after Joe bockwood scored a breakaway goal with just 25 seconds left in the game to Meat Spartak. Lockwood, a freshman from Milford, jicked up a loose puck at his own blue line and found…
… seven 'ames on its current U.S. tour. The win for Michigan was even more surprising =Oonsidering it was coming of f a 1iiserable two-game trip to Ferris "$tate. The Wolverines blew a 7-2 third period lead…
…. Stiles scored a hat trick as just about every Wolverine got in on the fun, including center Brad Jones, who returned to ac- tion after a three-week layoff. Jones came back after a knee injury and has…
… title. BOWLING Green will seek revenge this weekend in a home-and-home series with the Wolverines. After the Ferris State debacle, Michigan finds itself in eighth place in the CCHA. Only Miami, which…
… split a series with the Wolverines in mid-December, trails in the stan- dings. However, Berenson and his players hope that the victory over Spartak will give the team a lift the rest of the year. "We had…
… collegiate polls is no fluke. Over the past two weeks, the Wolverines placed ninth at the Midland's Tournament in Evanston, Illinois and compiled a 2-1 record in dual meets. BAHR BELIEVES that this is the…
… Wolverines, as both wrestlers won all three of their matches. Junior Kevin Hill won twice, but was forced to forfeit his match against Ohio U because of a shoulder injury. J I d SUCC.ES.S At ROLM, we…
…Theodore Cox Ted's Excellent Adventure overines still rank with elite despite loss PASADENA, Calif. - How quickly things change in the world of sports. A week before the Rose Bowl, the Wolverines…
… today and not after that game," Moeller responded. A little over a week ago these Wolverines were considered one of the best teams in Michigan history. Suddenly, the media and fans are ready to dismantle…
… has to get it up a little bit, focus a little more, @practice harder, do what it has to do to beat those teams (Florida State and Washington)," the Wolverine co-captain said. "My class won four Big Ten…
… Howard and the rest of the Wolverine offense were ineffective in the Rose Bowl. But they still belong among theelite. SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION .:FREE FOR STUDENTS WHO NEED iMONEY FOR COLLEGES " Every…
… teams this year, Haarms could be a matchup nightmare for the Wolverines. While Teske is strong enough to contest Haarms in the paint, asking him to defend Haarms’ jumper and three-point shot is a…
… undoubtedly be one of the tallest and most skilled bigs the Wolverines face in the Big Ten, this current Purdue squad has been wildly inconsistent offensively. The Boilermakers hung 69 points on…
… unable to convert his chances. He couldn’t score the game-tying goal, and when the Wolverine captains lifted the runner-up trophy, there were no smiling faces. Everyone was upset, but Hayhurst…
… No. 12 Maryland, the Wolverines put up two of their worst 3-point shooting performances of the season, going 3-for-17 and 1-for-12 from beyond the arc, respectively. And with matchups against…
…. The Wolverines seized the opportunity, shooting 8-for-19 on 3-pointers in an 82-48 victory over Penn State. Perhaps most crucially, junior forward Hailey Brown shot 3-for-6, after shooting…
… on Sunday, in a game where Michigan needed to score well to win. Michigan State scored a respectable 69 points on 45.6 percent shooting, but it was no match for the Wolverines’ 89-point spectacle…
… Wolverines moving forward. With the Jan. 12 rematch against Maryland looming after Thursday’s game against Ohio State, Michigan will need to stay in this offensive rhythm if it wants to pull off the…
… Penn State, and No. 12 Maryland before that. Yet all three of those games came in the aftermath of her best game as a Wolverine against No. 8 Florida State on Dec. 22. Against the highest- ranked…
… team Michigan has played all year, Dilk went deep into the game without missing a shot — almost single-handedly keeping the Wolverines in it with a career- high 26 points. Her recent offensive…
… Chappuis, who has been expected to assume the bulk of the Wolverine catching burden this coming season, nor John Kul- pinski last year's starter have come out as yet. Elliott Expected To Bolster 1)eiieinse…
… its Big Nine opener against Min- nesota tomorrow evening at Yost Field House. The Wolverines, victors in four of the seven warm-ups to date, have not progressed as smoothly this season as they did at…
…. "But he's been rapidly whipping into shape." The Wolverine coach singled out the season's outstanding player as center Bill Roberts. The tall Mich- igan star, who canned 16 points in his last performance…
… Cowles' basketball schooling, has not been operat- ing too efficiently in the seven pre-Conference tussles. As a re- sult, the Wolverines have been spending considerable time this week in ironing out…
… defensive flaws. Coach Cowles says he is satis- fied with the team's shooting to date. The Wolverines have aver- aged more than 54 points per game, ringing up a season high of 78 against Marquette. Capt. Bob…
… up away from their home courts (look at Illinois' near-loss against an outmanned Michigan team last year). But there's no way the Wolverines should let an inferior and injury-riddled squad compete with…
… them in Crisler Arena. What really worries me is that Mich- igan's lackluster performance was the result of more than just a simple off-day. Instead, many of the Wolverines' trou- bles appear to be…
…'s basketball team might be a bit of an understatement. In fact, it could be ft ued that this is the most important tfwo-game stretch that the Wolverines will play all season, or at least until 11w Big Ten…
… tournament in late February. 'The Wolverines (2-2 Big Ten, 10-3 overall) host No. 25 Purdue on Friday at 7:30 p.m. and then travel to No. 11 llinois for a game on Sunday at 2 p.m. Both the Boilermakers and the…
… because I was heartbroken.” “I just was done.” But her career was just beginning. Only three months after getting back from Sydney, Ray joined the Wolverines as a freshman. Her first meet was less…
… next step she was looking for. Bowers offered her the job, and in 2011, Ray-Statz officially became a college coach. The first time she competed on vault as a Wolverine her freshman year in 2001…
…. So they helped convince her that this experience would be different. With Michigan, Ray wasn’t expected to be perfect. She wasn’t Elise Ray, Olympic Gymnast. She was just one of the Wolverines…
…. But everyone noticed that the Ray who joined the Wolverines wasn’t the Ray who left them. When she competed, Ray’s eyes began to sparkle and her face began to glow again. Little by little, Plocki…
… championships while leading the Wolverines to the Super Six finals three times. But the part that will always stick with her is the transformative environment her coaches created. Plocki and Sherman, too…
… after the Olympics. At the conclusion of her Wolverines career, she wanted a way to stay involved. Michigan had given Ray a place where she could fail. A place where she could heal. A place that…
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…, including his skates, with his head completely buried in a large white towel. It was symbolic of the Wolverines' weekend - something you'd like to bury. Defending national champion Lake Superior State swept…
… Michigan 3-2 Friday night and 7-1 Saturday, before a combined two- day total of 10,590 at Yost Ice Arena. The Wolverines, who had a possibility of moving into second place before the weekend started, instead…
