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… Wolverines. Scoring 13 points and col- By ZAK PYZIK lecting eight rebounds against Daily Sports Editor Michigan, Wildcat center Luka Mirkovic scored at will. TODD NEEDL/Daily Junior Northwestern forward John…

… the point for the Wolverines. But with the team's floor gen- eral out, Michigan's offensive game flattened - findingjust eight assists the entire game. The Wildcats passed the ball with a military…

… floor. Morris, who played more in the second half, racked up 16 points and was the only other Wolverine to score in double digits. "That's just tough to overcome especially against a team like that, that…

… the three-minute mark of the Wolverines' 74-60 loss to North- western when Michigan men's basketball center Jordan Morgan missed a wide-open dunk. Everyone at Welsh-Ryan Arena looked. on as Michigan…

… revealed that the team is vulnerable and inexperienced in the paint. Throughout the evening, the Wolverines played Morgan, freshmen Jon Horford and Colton Christian and redshirt freshman Blake McLimans in…

… the post, and all four players had trouble in the paint. The four combined for just seven points and 12 rebounds. Northwestern completely shut down the Wolverine big men any time they even attempted to…

… kind of stuff, working on different types of finishes. Some nights it just doesn't fall." Michigan has known all sea- son that its post players are young The Wolverines tried dif- ferent man…

… women’s basketball team faced off with No. 8 Maryland Sunday in College Park. Led by a game- high 21 points from Nolan, the Wolverines unleashed a beatdown, winning 69-49. The win snapped the…

… Terrapins’ 31-game home winning streak and marked the first win in program history at College Park. Early full-court defensive pressure from the Terrapins couldn’t stop the Wolverines from scoring…

…-4 overall) was not ranked in the most recent top 25 poll, but maybe they should be. In their last two games, the Wolverines have defeated No. 19 Purdue 74-67, and embarrassed No. 12 Illinois 86-69. Yet even…

… though both teams have worse overall and Big Ten records, both are ranked ahead of the Wolverines. The argument for a ranking is also helped by the fact that the Wolverines have not padded their record by…

…6A — Thursday, January 19, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wolverines open indoor season in Simmons-Harvey Invitiational While the Simmons-Harvey Invitational signaled the…

…. Going forward, the Wolverines will compete in the Stephen Ross Athletic Complex when it is completed in fall 2017. “I’ve been here since 1976,” said women’s coach James Henry. “There are a lot of…

… weekend, as the Wolverines muddled through an infrac- tion-filled pair of games, defeating Western Michigan 6-3 at home Saturday despite dropping a 4-0 road deci- sion to Ferris State the previous evening…

…. ichigan skaters served a two-game total of 88 min- utes in the penalty box, and four Wolverines earned game disqualifications as Michigan vented its frustra- tions at the unlucky bounces and calls that…

… Ohio State's Buckeyes gave Michigan a lesson in fundamental basketball yesterday as they com- pletely dominated the Wolverines and sailed to an easy 98-85 vic- tory. The Buckeyes halted the potent…

… Michigan offense by throwing up a tight 1-2-2 zone that forced the Wolverines into one of their worst shooting games of the campaign. daily sports,' NIGHT EDITOR: FRED LaBOUR Ohio State was no less effective…

…- door the Wolverine center. He al- so had success in dragging Tom- janovich down low and then rol- ling to the basket. Ohio State was i 3 T 7 C i 4 4 MICHIGAN Stewart Carter Tomjanovich Fife Maxey…

… Finney Meadors Andreas OHIO STATE FG 4 11 12 6 2 4 FT 0-0 .9-10 2-2 0-0 3-5 4-6 -Daily-Andy Sacks BOB SULLIVAN (90), the Wolverine's "sixth man," crashes into Ohio State's Denny Meadors in an attempt to…

… offensive board work the Mich- igan offense could not function as it normally does. Yesterday made two bad games in a row for the Wolverines and tough Northwestern lies ahead. Unless they improve over their…

… Buckeyers to cough the 'ball up 17 times, with a shameful 10 turnovers in the second stan- za. The Wolverines also got their chapces to score, throwing up 95 shots to the basket while t h e Buckeyes had to…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Early runs bury 'M' By CHRIS HERRING number of fans with them Daily Sports Writer didn't help the Wolverines in their uphill battle, either. Forward Ta…

… can't Whitfield admitted Michi- let other teams dig us into a gan didn't come out with hole each time." the desire it needed to beat Last night, the Wolverines a strong team like the Spar- once again…

… Hockey vs. Michigan State Friday, 7 p.m. Yost Ice Arena Si S Women's Tennis State of Michigan Classic Friday, all day Liberty Sports Complex HocKEY NOTEBOOK: Wolverines streaking into CCHA…

… history By PAUL BARGER DAILY HOCKEY WRITER The Michigan hockey team is on the verge of breaking two major CCHA records. If the Wolverines sweep both games this weekend against Michigan State they will equal…

… of the year. 23 FOR 23 FOR 22: Junior Mike Knuble is on a pace to average a goal in every Wolverine game this season. Knuble, who wears jersey No. 22, has scored 23 goals in 23 games. The last…

… Wolverine to average a goal per game or better was Murray Eaves in 1979-80 (36 goals in 33 games). POINT MAN: Michigan senior captain Brian Wiseman is finishing his career in style. The Chatham, Ont., native…

… came into the season with 179 points, 82 below the Wolverines all-time mark held by Denny Felsner. Wiseman has 47 points on the season, leaving him 35 short of the top spot. A more attainable goal for…

… Michigan wrestling team, things have suddenly gone a bit sour. The Wolverines fell to Michigan State at Cliff Keen Arena last night, 21- 15. Michigan has dropped two of its last three matches. The Wolverines…

… Wolverines lost the first four matches to fall behind, 14-0. "It's tough when you lose the first four matches," Michigan coach Dale Bahr said. "It puts all the pressure on your last six wrestlers." At 118lbs…

… It. Again." Saturday at Crisler Arena, the Wolverines almost did. Not quite a year ago, Michigan went to Notre Dame and came away with a 74-65 victory. What makes that game important, of course, is…

… seem to explode during the second half of the Michigan-Notre Dame basketball game - the. Wolverine offense. After an opening 20 minutes of play in which the Michigan offense looked rather lethargic, the…

…-55 victory for the Wolverines. "I was really impressed by Michigan to surge back the way they. did," Notre Dame coach John MacLeod said. "For them to come back like they did says a lot about them." The run…

… made Michigan's second- half surge most impressive was its virtual lack of any offense in the first half. The Wolverines shot 44 percent from the field and turned the ball over nine times, allowing the…

… undecided. Although it was only a regular- season dual meet, the Michigan men's swimming and diving team's meet at Stanford (3-0 overall) Friday afternoon fit this bill. The No. 2 Wolverines (3-1) trailed by…

… couple of events, we got beat up." Michigan was able to take the lead twice during the meet thanks to the divers. The first lead came after the one-meter diving event where the Wolverines were able to…

… sweep the top three spots thanks to Eric Lesser, Brad Lambert and Jeff Jozwiak, respectively. Michigan's diving team grabbed the lead for the Wolverines a second time after the three-meter diving event…

…/h Bigi Leman quiets I DOUGLAS KANTER/D Michigan center Mark Ouimet skates up the ice in Saturday's 4-0 Wolverine victory against Bowling Green at Yost Ice Arena Defensespe'ial tea key'Micers sweep by…

… Brett Forrest Daily Hockey Writer Michigan hockey can succeed in many fashions. The team can use its speed, its offensive guns or even its toughness to manufacture "W' S" This weekend the Wolverines (12…

…-4-2 CCHA, 16-4-3 overall) grabbed four points on the strength of their special teams and defense. Michigan beat Ohio State (6-12, 11-15), 5-1, Friday and period Saturday. The Wolverines were ahead in the…

… Buckeyes By MINH DOAN Daily Sports Editor If an opposing team gives the Michigan hockey team’s offense opportunities to score, chances are the Wolverines will make them pay. And that’s exactly…

… what Michigan did Sunday evening. With just 52 seconds gone in the third period and the Wolverines on a two-man advantage and down by two goals, freshman forward Kyle Connor received a cross…

… nightmare fodder Sunday for one former secretary of state, proving repeatedly that leads in Iowa are never secure, even for hometown favorites. Twice, the Wolverines allowed themselves to fall…

… reach until the final minutes of its 82-71 loss at No. 16 Iowa. The Wolverines (3-2 Big Ten, 13-5 overall) weathered the Hawkeyes’ 9-0 run to open the game and again recovered from a deficit…

…Page 12 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 19, 1990 Icers sliding in by Andrew Gottesman So when the Wolverines take the Daily Hockey Writer ice against Ferris State tonight and Three weeks ago…

… Wolverines, after fighting to stay in contention for an inconsistent first half, were one home ice in the playoffs. point out of third in the CCHA and However, Ferris (8-13-5 overall; had just successfully…

… possibly hold a sloppier game than Wisconsin Fieldhouse did Sunday afternoon. The Michigan and Wisconsin women's basketball teams combined for 47 turnovers. But the Wolverines fell on the ugly side of the…

… ugly, los- ing the game, 73-67. Wisconsin (3-1 Big Ten, 6-7 overall) used a 17-7 run over the last 4:40 to knock off the Wolverines (0- 4, 1-12). Dolly Rademaker keyed the Badger stretch with a three…

… comeback and the Wolverine vic- tory, everything wasn't merry in Bedford Falls. There were many mistakes by the squad that inhibited them from reaching their target score of 190. The mistakes can be…

… attributed to the increased level of difficulty of the Wolverine performances. It's going to take a little time to iron out the rough edges of these nationally-. competitive routines. "We had a lot of kids…

… Wolverines trotted into the locker room holding a 38-31 lead. "We pride ourselves on going into the half with the momentum," Horton said. "We've watched tape numer- ous times, and when we scored, teams walk…

… off the floor when they would normally sprint if they had the momentum. Things like that make a difference" Even though both dunks accounted for just four points on the scoreboard, the Wolverines used…

… to the Wolverine bench. With a little more than seven minutes left in the sec- ond half, Petway fell to the floor holding his hand over his mouth. He immediately walked off the court to the locker room…

…. Although many Michigan faithful had flashbacks to last season's injury-plagued campaign, both players seemed fine after the game. Following the Wolverines' struggles in their Big Ten home opener against…

…, the Wolverines appeared to come out of their funk when they notched three power play goals in an exhibition game against the U.S. National Development Pro- gram Under-18 Team. Prior to those three…

… tallies, Michigan had been scoreless on its previous 19 power play chances. But Tuesday, the power play failed to score goals and gave up one shorthanded goal. With the Wolverines trailing 1-0, junior…

… flicked the puck in the air to a streaking Bryan Lerg, who had snuck behind the Michigan defense. From there, Lerg had a breakaway on Wolverine goalie Noah Ruden. Lerg faked a shot, and Ruden bit, allowing…

… approached Friday's dual meet with Oakland University like a card game. The Wolverines shuffled their lineup, but still dealt the Pioneers a 167-118 defeat With this victory, the Wolverines now go to 3-2 Big…

… Ten, 6-4 overall. Michigan assistant coach Chrissi Rawak explained why several Wolverines were not occupying their normal clots in the lineup. "It was a good way to begin the year - especially after a…

… Wolverines. Jennifer Almeida took the 1000 freestyle in 10:29.06. Melissa Harris won the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:08.25. Lara Hooiveld placed first in the 200 breaststroke in 2:20.27. The Wolverine…

….30 points. The Wolverines also had some unexpected performances at the meet by two swimmers competing in off- events. "There were some surprises," Rawak said. "Jennifer Zakrajsek, she's a breaststroker. She…

… was good for me to swim well in the 100 back because my backstroke ,is weak. I've been working on it in practice. I guess it's paying off." Zakrajsek said that the lineup changes kept the Wolverines…

…." The Wolverines now begin prepa- rations for their Jan. 22-23 match-up at Big Ten rival Purdue. However, the upcoming Big Ten Champi- onships are not far from their thoughts. "There's not much you can do…

… Soren Juul, who had a hitting efficiency of over .300 in every game, the Wolverines overcame a 2-1 game deficit in their first match against a scrappy Indiana team. Later, they outplayed Bowling Green…

…-death format, game five. Indiana never recovered, and the Wolverines won the game 15-8. A relieved Griffin said, "Indiana is a good team. It just says a lot for the maturity of our players to dig it out one…

… game one. Then, the light at the end of the tun- nel seemed to dim when Michigan faced a 14-10 deficit in game two. But through another solid defen- sive hold the Wolverines stole the 'We still need to…

… statistic was thatin every game the Wolverines won, their hitting and blocking percent- ages were high (above .300), a char- acteristic of an experienced team. "We still need to fine tune cer- tain points of…

… teams in the conference," Michigan men's swimming coach Jon Urbanchek said. Judging by how the two teams matched;up with the No. 9 Wolverines this weekend, Michigan's streak of 32 consecutive conference…

… - Senior Recognition Day - Michigan handed Penn State a 148-95 defeat. The Wolverines are now 2-0 in the conference this season - more impres- sively, Michigan is 76-2 in the 17 years Urbanchek has been…

… holidays, the wres- tling team hopes to get a break of its own today when it faces an inexperi- enced Central Michigan squad. The No. 13 Wolverines will wrestle in their first home dual meet of the season…

… Wolverines in 10 attempts. "This is a lighter weekend since we went home for Christmas," Bahr said. "We are a stronger team overall." However, the Michigan lineup has experienced some injuries during a…

…} Seasons in full swing for winter teams Women's cagers face Big Ten's b by John Niyo Daily Basketball Writer The Wolverines will hope to end a three game losing streak this weekend as they face two teams…

…. Michigan is coming off a disappointing road trip to Ohio State and Indiana. Especially painful for the Wolverines was the 60-58 loss to Indiana in which they turned the ball over on their last two…

… than anything else." James Rawls became the Wolverine starter at 142 when James Feldkamp surrendered his spot because of weight problems. The rookie Rawls was planning to be redshirted this year. "He's a…

…'s track team as the Wolverines prepare for Eastern Michigan and Michigan State, among others, in their home opener. "I think that for the first meet (last weekend's Eastern Michigan Invitational) we had…

… push for [a score in] the 260's." Michigan posted a 259.80 in their last meet. An obvious favorite is the tear which beat the Wolverines lasi Saturday, the Minnesota Gophers. UNDERGRADUATE PSYCHOLOGY…

… Wolverines must travel out West to face a pair of highly ranked opponents. Michigan, which has a perfect dual meet record of 6-0 battles No. 3 USC on Friday followed the next day by a meet against UCLA. by…

… Michigan and Creighton. Even more surprising, Wright led the Wolverines in perhaps their most vulnerable stage. When several Michigan starters got into foul trouble early, and senior DeShawn Sims and junior…

… Manny Harris combined for just eight points in the first half, Wright carried some of the load. In fact, Wright tied Harris and sophomore Laval Lucas Perry as the second-leading scorer for the Wolverines…

… representa- tive. He wants to know if any Michigan hockey players have any baseball experience - some- thing that wouldn't be relevant if the Wolverines hadn't just fin- ished an outdoor hockey game on ice…

… because you couldn't be looking at your stick, so it helped with that aspect." The last Wolverine hockey player to play two sports at Michigan was Matt Herr, who was a captain on the 1997-98 squad and also…

… has seemed to be Matchup: more of a focal N'Weigen t2-b point than N offense. When: Thurs- When the day8 P.M. Wolverines Where: Welsh- take on North- Ryan Arena western at TV/Radio: Welsh-Ryan MGo…

… or not, the good news for Michigan is that it has done a tremendous job offen- sively of spreading the ball out among different players this sea- son. The Wolverines have five players who average more…

….8 points per game, and Sheffer, also a junior forward, is scoring 13 points per game. The Wolverines leading scorer, senior guard Courtney Boylan, averages 13.1 points per game. The floor general has been…

… rebounds per game for the Wildcats. As the Wolverines' starting post player, Sheffer will have the task of guarding this height. However, she doesn't see it as her versus them down low. "Just like any other…

… the work." Michigan plays both man defense and zone defense, but either way, it takes a strong help defense to stop opposing post players. This is also because the Wolverines, lacking a true center…

…, featurea guard-oriented offense. Whether it's rebounding or the imminent battle down low, Mich- igan will have one other struggle against Northwestern: playing on the road. The Wolverines are 8-0 in the…

… road environment on his team. "All I think about is the x's and o's, and the jimmy's and joes," he said. "More so (at least), than home court (and) away stuff." Even if the Wolverine faith- ful don…

… Wolverines' confidence as their conference schedule gains momentum. Considering Michi- gan's most impressive road win came on Nov.11 against Florida, it needs to prove it can win against formidable foes on the…

…FAIDiAY, JAN 19, 145 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Undefeated Iowa Faces Michigan Tonight 7dki the r sUs sy DAVE LEeWeN Wolverines BSe UpsetgeI Wrestler~s EneoaIt ,atjile Associate Sports E BERG litor Over…

… defeats already on the record in four games played, the Wolverines will retain only a math- ematical chance for Conference hon- ors if they lose to Pops Harrison's veteran five. By upsetting the Hawks…

… in the 300 yard medley and 400 yard freestyle relay. Mann declared that the addition of another distance freestyler to the 1945 Wolverine roster will probably mean a lot of unexpected points, be- All…

… Whiston also promising back- strokers, will try to notch up most of their points in this delpartment. Opposing them will be Wolverines: Gordon Pulford, Bob Munson, and Jack Pulkman. Pulford, who in the…

… deficit. But Michigan senior forward Naz Hillmon was back defensively and made an emphat- ic left-handed block inside the paint to deny Reese’s shot and keep Maryland from scoring. The Wolverines…

… four minutes of the game. It certainly wasn’t the defensive start that Michigan was looking for. The Wolverines made adjust- ments early in the game, as they put more of a focus towards defending…

… of its 2017-18 campaign on its third weekend. The Wolverines walked away from that weekend in State College, Pa. establishing themselves as a conference contender by splitting their series with…

… — the Wolverines (5-7-2, 10-10-2) gave up an average of 3.83 goals during a 12-game stretch, struggling to solve defensive lapses. But with its performance since the calendar flipped over…

…’ve allowed the goal that cost the game.” This fine line makes confidence all the more important for having success at the position. In fact, Shields, a former Wolverine netminder who played 10 years…

…-scoring offense — in the hostile road environment of Pegula Ice Arena as the Wolverines came away with a 5-2 win, a night after LaFontaine stopped 49 Penn State attempts. Six weeks later, Lavigne denied a…

… slew of dangerous Michigan State shots, going a perfect 21-for-21 to earn the Wolverines’ first shutout of the season. Despite these positives, neither LaFontaine nor Lavigne had been able to…

… made more than three consecutive starts during the season’s first half, while their play began to suffer behind a struggling defense — the Wolverines gave up an average of 4.4 goals per game…

… many turnovers attest. For Michigan to beat State It must play tight defense, both to prevent the Spartan gunners from getting hot and to keep the turn- overs coming. The Wolverines must keep hustling on…

… to Ann Arbor. An impressive Wolverine performance might help convince them to enroll here. By all logic, Michigan should thrash the Spartans, but Mich- igan State does not play logical ball. Johnny Orr…

… Lindsay Hairston And as Johnny would tell you, once is too many. The MSU game is only the be- ginning of a crucial weekend for the Wolverines. Monday night, Johnny Orr leads his cagers into Mackey Arena for…

… yet to defeat the Wolverines in Crisler Arena this decade. Sports of The Daily Grapplers host Hoosiers Michigan wrestling celebrates its 50th anniversary today as the Wolverines host rebuilding…

…- dividuals who could provide tough combat for their Wolverine counterparts. 167-pounder Ken Kalcevich is 9-5 this year and should be good enough to determine whether Michigan's John Ryan has successfully…

… lineup for this initial meet. However, Wolverine mentor, Cliff Keen, is undecided as to his heavyweight wrestler. Dan Dwor- sky was supposed to start for Michi- ga in this class, but since Dworsky has a…

… Forces. As a navigator, he made 25 missions over France and Germany. Allred To Start John Allred, who is starting for the Wolverines at 128 pounds, will be matched with Ray Cantarelli. Can- tarelli, a…

… Elmer Swanson. placed fourth in the Big Ten, and third in the NCAA. Starting for the Wolverines at 135 pounds will be Navy trainee Dale Richardson. Richardson will be op- posed by Bernard Berger. Berger…

… broken foot forced him to curtail his 'work. Courtright Meets Napolitan Michigan's other veteran wrestler, Captain Bill Courtright, will be the Wolverines' choice to wrestle in the 165-pound division…

… Chicago, and won second place in the All-City tourna- ment. The Wolverine who will op- pose Johnson will be either Chaimes or Peterson. Coach Keen said that one of these men will wrestle in the unlimited…

…'s pressing defense. And while the Wolverines ultimately overcame the press, and the Buckeyes, Fisher was not exactly pleased with the two- point victory. "I don't know if I have the feel of the team that won…

…," Fisher said. "I feel the frustration that our kids feel. They played hard...but we didn't always play smart." Trailing 68-64 with 10:49 to play in the game, the Wolverines ran off 10 straight points to…

… night. Friday night, however, Ferris State jumped out to a 2-0 advantage after the first period and held off a furious Wolverine rally to win 5-3. Michigan and Ferris State remain in a seventh-place tie…

… had surrendered at least seven goals in each of its last five games. Tight checking by the Wolverine forwards and the outstanding play of Sharples made the difference. "We did a better team job of…

… 15 first-period saves that fired up the Wolverines and demoralized Ferris State. Said Berenson, "He made several key saves in the first period that I think gave everybody a big lift and that kind of…

… by Wolverine defenseman Todd Copeland at 2:23 of the final period had made it a 4-3 game. But after that, Michigan did everything but put the puck past Bulldog netminder Glen Raeburn. The momentum…

… began to swing Michigan's way after Peter Lowden's 11th goal put Ferris State up 3-0 at 4:26 of the second period. In the last two periods the Wolverines outshot the Bulldogs 22-11. "That's the kind of…

… top of the Big Ten conference, the men's and women's gymnastics teams fell short Staurday night at Crisler Arena. The Wolverine attack was countered by perennial powerhouse Ohio State, which outshined…

… fourth, respec- Big Ten Meet last the Wolverines and ful Illinois. be MSU's year as far title is concerned, as have a host of tal- ners back from last' d by Steve Johnson, er-up in rebound tumbling and…

… Federation rules. ON TOP: Icers Eye Most Successful Season; Still Face WC HA Competition r.>., 1M., I VIM INVY401WY} By ED HEISER This season's Wolverine hockey team may well be the best in Michigan…

… history. If the Wolverine icers can keep their victorous ways they can become the "winningest" team since the first Michigan hockey game was played in 1921. The 1949-1950 team now holds the distinction of…

… second place net-tender. The Wolverines will have to keep up their exhausting perform- ance if they hope to stay on top of the WCHA and in their bid to break the previous "win" record as Michigan State is…

… in close pursuit of the Wolverines' top spot. The Spartans have lost only one league game in the six they have played and hold an 11-2 overall mark, having won their last eight in a row. The four games…

… between the Wolverines and the Spartans coming up in Feb- ruary will probably decide whether the Wolverines can win 22 games and break the old record. Only Losses In their battle to the top spot in the…

… league the Wolverines hand- ed ever strong Michigan Tech its only losses in the league and have kept the Huskies in third place with a 9-3 record. The Huskies, boasting an amazing total of four players in…

… the WCHA top ten scorers, have put the only blemish in the Wolverines' record by beat- ing them on Jan. 5 and were the toughest team the Wolverines faced in the first part of the season. Hockey Stats…

… Michigan's 13- game winning streak and dropped the Wolverines (14-2 overall, 3-1 in the Big Ten) into a second place tie with Illinois in the Big Ten behind first place Purdue. The loss also spoiled Rumeal…

… Robinson's best effort as a collegian. The 6-2 guard led the Wolverines with 19 points on seven- of-nine shooting from the field, and five-of-seven from the free throw line. Robinson also tallied seven…

… 182 18.UTEP 15 2 176- 19.Iowa 11 5 165 20.N.C. State 10 2 164. Doily Photo by SCOTT LITUCHY Michigan's men's swimming team celebrates a Wolverine first-place finish during last weekend's meet again- st…

…. This past Friday, the Wolverines defeated Purdue, 72-41, in their Big Ten opener. Saturday, they shocked three-time defending national champion Stanford, 65-46, before a boisterous, near capacity, home…

… could have been wider, except the Wolverines rested many of their top swimmers in preparation for Stanford. Brent Lang highlighted the meet with a pool-record time of 20.52 in the 50-meter freestyle. THE…

… win the Big Ten and to do well at the NCAA's." Barrowman has become an integral part of the Wolverines in just his first season. After the Stanford meet, he called it the most exciting of his swimming…

…. despite improving its overall performance by six points. The University of Illinois topped the twelve schools competing in the Chicago Invitational. Mich.;- struggled in almost every eye*.. Wolverines' best…

… wasn't disappointed since her team surpassed its last meet's total. Christine Forlong, despite a slight ankle injury, highlighted the tumble on the road- meet for the Wolverines. The newcomer scored a…

… Sophomore Bob A Heathcott and Ross Smith tied for fourth with nine points a piece. As a team the Wolverines havel ruffled the netting 64 times for a 5.8 average as compared to the opposition's 33 markers and…

…-Wally Barth GIL BURFORD . .goalies' nightmare By BILL CONNOLLY Charlie Fonville, former world's champion shot-putter, and Don McEwen, Wolverine sophomore who now reigns as king of the Big Ten's distance…

… Stayton to run unattached, and it is likely that all Wolverine runners will also be forced to run in plain uniforms due to exam schedules. * * * THE following week, February 4th, will find the Wolverines…

… succeeded in professional sports. The newcomer is Bob Harrison, for three years a dominant factor in Western Conference basketball circles as a Wolverine guard until his graduation last June. * * * IN…

… accurate long shots which fell true enough to the mark to make him one of the two top Wolverine point makers. At Minneapolis he is sent out after the opposing team's lead- ing scorer and so far has done a…

… until yesterday. By JERRY BALBUS Michigan wrestlers will face no easy task in trying to extend their three game winning streak during the between-semester per- iod. The Wolverine's 'jinx' team, Illinois…

…MARS DELIVERS GAME-WINNING GOAL Michigan icers edge Badgers, 6-5 By MARK BOROWSKI was the play of Wolverine junior Jeff shuffling with his starting lineups. He pass from right win Ron Vincent pasta…

…-game warmup. The first five minutes of the game looked very bleak for the Wolverines, but Sutton consistently made key saves to keep them in the game. THEN, AT 5:08, Blue defenseman Tim Manning opened the…

… score tied at five setting the stage for Mars' winning goal. Wisconsin returns to Yost tonight at 7:30 for the completion of the two-game series with the second-place Wolverines. The Michigan Daily…

… round. At 2:30 the four Wolverine quarterfinalists take to the court. Student tickets are $1 and can be purchased at the door. -K.C. CHOTINER Tankers top Purdue The Michigan men's swimming team demolished…

… the Purdue squad, 86- 19, in a meet held last night at Matt Mann Pool. The Wolverines won 12 of 13 events. Purdue's Dan Ross took the Boiler- makers only first place of the evening, winning the 100-yard…

… victory, 8-7. Stalling aside, the Wolverines were impeccable. Tom Davids got the Wolverines off to an impressive start with a 12-4 major decision and Michigan never relented the lead. Michigan battles…

… Wolverines at Yost Ice Arena. Looking on is Dennis May (18), who assisted on Michigan's tying and winning goals. FIRST PERIOD Scoring-I. M-Manning (Eaves, Speers) 5:08; 1. W-Griffin (Vincent, Welch) 6:14; 2…

…- tally created a linkage between his theory and the changing behavior of our faltering Michigan cagers. As a collective body, the Wolverines have approached and played each of their five Big Ten contests…

…_ a, - a a a 0 Jp-: a l ' as rated by the1 Daily Arts staffl El As a junior at Michigan in 1988, John Scherer won the NCAA 10,000-meter outdoor championship, becoming the first Wolverine to win…

…. Morrow, who played from 1984-87, holds nearly every Wolverine pitching record, including most wins and strikeouts in a career, by nearly a two-to-one margin. Morrow is also Michigan's third all…

… status as the Mings were a few years prior. Led by John Fisher, Larry Gotcher, Joe Pantaleo, Sam Amine and Mike Amine, the Wolverines' own Murderers Row, Michigan snapped Iowa's winning streak and made…

… 1979-82, led the Wolverines to a 17-9 record her senior year, scoring a career- high and school-record 45 points in a 101-93 victory over Illinois in the second-to-last game of the season. For her career…

… during the Wolverine hockey decade. Jones, who led the team in scoring three straight seasons, holds the school record for assists with 138 and is the school's second all-time leading scorer with 227…

…, 1985 Hot Hawks to harass 'M' By TIM MAKINEN Don't look for any 40-point blowouts tonight. For that mat- ter, this game might be a toss-up. The Wolverines, coming off a spectacular 97-56 victory…

… like the devil to not let them get those second and third shots." While the Michigan forwards will definitely have their hands full under the boards, the Wolverines should have an advantage at the guard…

… - FORWARD Missed opportunities in both games, but netted three goals Wolverines bounce back after debacle on road. By Dave Den Herder Daily Sports Writer Proclaiming Friday's loss at Ferris State "a low…

… point of the season," Michigan hockey coach Red Berenson had 21 hours to refocus his players on Western Michigan and the remaining CCHA schedule. His eligible players, anyway. Three Wolverines served…

… single player on the court in Michigan's 91-88 victory over Syracuse yesterday. But the Wolverines may have had the best center. Confused? Look at the stats. Seikaly was high in the game with 25 points and…

… Bob Knight makes it to press conferences. But the Wolverines weren't playing just any team yesterday. Syracuse came into the game 15-0, undefeated in the Big East, and ranked fifth in the AP poll. Teams…

… game. Hughes (12), Glen Rice (19) and Loy Vaught (10) combined for 41 points, 16 over their collective season average. And no baskets were any bigger than Vaught's two dunks on consecutive Wolverine…

…'s 10 led the way for the Wolverines. GRANT HAD one of the best six-point halves a player could have, racking up three steals, causing numerous other Syracuse turnovers and holding Douglas, who came into…

…-point play and a Monroe three-point shot. But despite being in serious foul trouble (Syracuse was in the bonus situation just four minutes into the half), Michigan held tough. The Wolverines shot 58 percent…

… Dictionary"defines the adjective tough as something characterized by severity or uncompromising determination. A week ago, after the Wolverines were solidly defeated by No. 5 Louisiana Tech and by a weak…

…-game winning streak of December 1998 turned into a five-game losing streak in '99, with another two losses this weekend. Even though there haven't been any victories in the team's recent past, the Wolverines are…

… page 1 and tried to take advantage of it as best as I could." Howard's play in the first half al- lowed the Wolverines to enjoy any sort of advantage going into the in- termission. The 6-foot-9 sophomore…

…, I feel I can score." MacLeod had nothing but praise for the Wolverine center who fin- ished the contest with 18 points. "We hoped their big men would- n't shoot so well," MacLeod said. "In the first…

…-1 2-2 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0n A 1 2 2 4 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 4_ F Pts. 2 22 3 7 2 18 1 14 1 7 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q MICHIGAN Continued from page 1 Wolverines' improvement, that the disruption of the…

… Oklahoma State and Voskuil's clutch play against Cincinnati - that it seemed the team had been reintegrated. This year, the Wolverines maintained their starting lineup of the sophomores (until Jackson…

…'s injury), but the 1993 Wolverines are much more than a five-man show. Talley and Riley shined in the Rainbow Classic, Pelinka plays solidly at both the small forward and shooting guard position, Voskuil has…

… 10 3 12 3 8 4 6 7 5 7 KRISTOFFER GILLETTE/Da Wolverines Rob Pelinka (3) and Dugan Fife double team Notre Dame guard Ryan Hoover in the first half Saturday. I BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK Webber fractures…

… might have been expected. The Wolverines came out sluggish against the Irish in their 70-55 -vic- explain their slow play in the opening half. "It wasn't tough at all to get up for this game," Howard…

… the bottom. Green needed an escape or reversal in thirty seconds to win, but time expired, giving White an automatic 4-3 decision. The Wolverines three victories came at 142 pounds, 150, and the…

… heavyweight division. Michigan's James Rawls scored a 5-3 victory over Penn State's John Hughes at 142. At 150, Wolverine Brian Harper downed the Nittany Lions' Tony Bobulinski, 6-2. In-the heavy- weight…

… division, eighth-ranked Steve King struggled to a 3-1 win over ninth-ranked Greg Troxell. Penn State wrestler Cary Kolat was truly impressed with some of the Wolverine victories. "We came in here expecting…

… Wolverines' Jehad Hamden at 190 pounds. Coach Bahr was a little disap- pointed with some of the Wolverines' efforts against Penn State. "It really didn't bother me that we lost the first three weight classes…

…-17. This year, the Nittany Lions won by the score of 25-9. Is Penn State that much better? Are the Wolverines that much worse? The answers, ironically, may be no and no. Yes, Penn State is ranked No. 2 in…

… season victory against Nor- thern Michigan. Since that early-season game, Henderson has broken into the star- ting lineup and is one of the Wolverines' best rebounders. By JESSE BARKIN An ear-to-ear smile…

… 58- 52, last Saturday. The Wolverines won the game 62-57, but it was a basket he never should have made. IF COACH Bill Frieder had his druthers, he would not have let the 6-9 freshman play at all that…

…." Jumping around and feeling good has been easy for the freshman cornerman lately. He is second on the team in rebounding with a 6.4 average and, more importantly, has earned a star- ting job on the Wolverine…

… a recent 7-4 surge has helped the Wolverines overcome a dismal 1-8 start and they now appear ready to move into the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's upper echelon. But don't let the team…

… put the power back in the Wolverine power-play, with smart passing and strong slap shots. " From sophomore defensemen Mike Neff and Doug May, and freshman Bill Brauer-These three have given Giordano…

… isn't ready to win the CCHA. But the Wolverines have brought their own season to life, and John Giordano is hoping that Christmas lasts all year long. Regardless, he has improved tremendously all…

… and copy when it comes to Michigan swimming: Tom Szuba. The Dear- born freshman has performed brilliantly in his very brief career as a Wolverine, recently breaking Carl Robie's long-standing record in…

… ___ -._._ -- STUN NCAA CHAMPS: Gymnasts SABRES CUT HAWKS By RICH STUCK Ward Black set the pace with a' great floor exercise routine and the rest of the Wolverines followed suit last night as the Michigan gymnasts…

…1 and Don Johnson with 11 led the Wolverines, who lacked the per- sonnel to match Shaw's tender- ed athletes. The freshmen get back into action Saturday after the varsity game at Crisler Arena…

… superb effortst the Wolverines to roll ond dual meet victory son without a loss. Terry Boys combi mark with Black's s floor event to give Lo a quick lead. South came back to take th as Rupert Hansen w…

… Wolverine to break 9.0 ed to a 9.15 mark. Although Michigan] rings event, the 1-2 pu Falb and Joe Neuens devastating. Falb, as last Saturday agains earned the Wolverine of the meet, this tim maneuvering to a…

… through the air and to their sec- was swarmed on at the middle of y of the sea- the floor by a fired-up bunch of Michigan Wolverines. ned his 9.0 On the fifth and next-to-last core in the event, the…

… Wolverin gymnasts last night to an upset victory over NCAA Champion Southern Illinois. Teammate Monty Falb scored an incredible 9.4 on the rings. A New Art of Speech Based on Rudolph Steiner's Spiritual…

…. The Michigan State hockey coach finally won a game in Michigan's Yost Arena and his team did it in convincing style by defeating the Wolverines, 5-2, in front of a sparse Monday night hockey crowd. The…

… win upped the second-place Spar- tans record to 13-5-1 in the CCHA as the fourth place Wolverines fell to 9-6-4. "THIS IS the first time I've won in this lousy rink," said Mason. "And it sure feels…

… seconds earlier Wolverine Ted Speers was sent to the penalty box for tripping and that allowed Flegel to collect his fifth goal of the season. THE SPARTANS put the game out of reach for good eafly in the…

… backhanded the puck past the Wolverine goalie. With less than a minute left in the game, the two teams exchanged goals with Eisley picking up his third of the season for the Spartans and Kobylarz getting his…

… was two minutes old he dropped in three more quick baskets to push Michigan into an 8-0 lead, a lead the Boilermakers never threatened. Wolverine Defense Tight To go with the sensational shooting of the…

… hook in a shot in spite of being fouled. He then made the free throw. From this point on Michi- gan breezed in. Morrill, second high scorer for the Wolverines with 11 points, looked like one of the most…

… im- proved players on a greatly im- proved ball club. Fast Breaks Mark Game The usual deliberate attack of the Wolverines was used sparingly as they matched the Boilermakers stride for stride in a ball…

… the Wichi- ta game, 6'3" Tidwell pushed in 24 points against Indiana, as the Wolverines lost 81 to 70. Illinois controlled the backboards against Michigan, but they couldn't con- trol Tidwell as he…

… nightmare. Unless Lindsey Bruck is on its side. On Saturday, with All-American sophomore Bruck on the beam for the Wolverines, women's gymnastics coach Bev Plocki was completely relaxed. "When she mounts, I…

… of four events in the Wolverines' win at the Ohio State Quadrangular. "I was really excited to help the team out," Bruck said. "I'm just really excited about how the team pulled together. It's going to…

… played with their backs to the wall for 40 toilsome minutes, but their Badger rivals were too good and the Wolverines dropped their fourth straight Big Ten contest and thus plunged deeper'into the gloom of…

… the Conference cellar. Team Works Hard No team ever worked harder to win a ball game. The Wolverines scrapped all the way, wrestled for the ball with their bigger opponents, took 62 shots at the hoop…

… up in the vicinity of Strain's chin, Referee Bill Haarlow rewarded the fiery Wolverine's efforts by giving him the heave signal and Strain two foul shots. Too Much For Varty Coach Harold "Bud" Foster…

…, Michigan never had a chance. The Wolverines hopped off to an early 3-1 lead in the first minute of play, but once Englund swung into action, Wisconsin left Michigan far in its wake. The towering Badger pivot…

…, Jan. 18-Minne- sota's hockey team took its second straight decision over Michigan here last night as the Gopher offense; counted in every period to outscore the Wolverines, 7-2.- Michigan found the…

… the scorers, his three goals alone being enough to beat the Wolverines. Two-Goal Lead Minnesota got off to a two-goal lead before the game was ten minutes old. Allan Eggleton tallied first in 7:21 on an…

…- er-high sizzler that poor Hank Loud, the Wolverine goalie, didn't have a1 chance to stop. From then on the contest was1 never close. The Wolverines came closest to matching the Gophers late in the…

…" Confidence is sprouting in Crisler as if the Wolverines had just read "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Basketball Teams," And it might have come just in time. Michigan is one of just five unranked teams…

… in the Big, bad Ten. Before the Wolverines knocked Ohio State out of the AP Top 25, the Buckeyes had been No. 21. When Michigan's basketball season started, with a 69-62 loss to Florida International…

… other hand, he is also confident that the Wolverines will give the Cardinal a run for the NCAA title if the Wolverine swim- mers can believe in themselves. "Team wise, they are probably the best…

… Wolverines headed south to take on No. 6 California Saturday at Spieker Aquatics Complex. The Wolverines were able to rebound from the close loss to beat the Golden Bears 133-110. "We did a little better at…

… temperature. We definitely have a strong team." Overall, the Wolverines still have some things to work on before the Big Ten and NCAA Championships in March. Gunn thinks the key to fu- ture success will come…

…. Our 100 strokes have to get going. We were definitely lacking in the speed category." -Borges helped out a lot. It wouldn't have 'been as close without their perfor- mance." The Wolverines had some…

… strong individual races, but the Cardinal was able to pull off the better team performance. Michigan sprint freestyler Gustavo Borges took both the 50- and the 100-yard freestyle events. Other Wolverines…

… playing defense espe-3 Wolverines with eight goals and cially because of my size and the 38 assists. bigger chance for contact. Be- "He doesn't have great speed, sides, I've been playing defense allr but he…

… the extra 10 minute period. Saturday night the Wolverines fell behind in the first period on two late goals by Duluth that came with only two minutes and 49 seconds separating them. The Wolverines…

… Colorado Michigan Tech at Denver Minnesota at Michigan State et . .750 .675 .5001 .333 .250 .250 -Daily-Richard Cooper WOLVERINE SOPHOMORE MARK THOMPSON (18) skates hard to reach a skidding puck behind the…

… their own "Page covered up a lot of the zone according to Renfrew. "This will be done in preparation for the Wolverines return to conference play this weekend against Colo- rado State. Colorado split a…

… snow and staying up most of the night. They weren't in any condition to wrestle. Some serious injuries might have result- ed," explained Keen yesterday. M' Mauls Illini The Wolverines completely dom…

… the Wolverines. Bay Returns Captain Rick Bay, who was al- so injured earlier in the season, has returned to practice and will probably be able to wrestle in Michigan's next meet on January 29, when it…

… yesteryear, tradition and the advantage of playing at home should make the Wolverine quin- tet a slight favorite. In the 57 year rivalry between the two schools, Michigan has won no less than 40 times…

… Wolverines many bad moments in the last encounter. On the first Monday of the second semester Minnesota will pay a visit to Ann Arbor in search of its second win of the season over Michigan. Last Mon- day…

… indoor track season will start with a bang as the Wolverines play host to a top- notch field of mid-western track teams in the annual Michigan AAU Relays January 27 at Yost Fieldhouse. Described by Coach…

… Truex of Ohio State. One of the top battles of theJ day will find Fritz Nilsson, former Swedish Olympic star and now Wolverine frosh, vie- ing with Notre Dame's John Helwig in the shot put. Helwig last…

… of play. Then last weekend, the Mon- treal Carabins tied Michigan, 8-8, and in the series. finale edg- ed the Wolverines, 3-2, to break the win streak. In Minnesota, the Wolverines have found a vastly…

…, comparing favorably with Michigan's first line, Burford - Matchefts - Celley, which has totaled 76 points in the same number of games. * * * TOP SCORING honors among the Wolverines goes to Neil Cel- ley who…

… membership in the Ex-r1, T JT W AI I . AY~ TI4AT COT 'RT V)CT.T0N Will ITuesday niht in Univerityvhl i t ,, INNST E F EATS W~OLVERINES IN IRST CONFERENCE CONTEST MICHIGAN FIGHTS HARD, BUT LOSES TO GOPHERS BY…

… 4-0 SCORE BILLINGS IS STAR OF TILT Winners Score In Each Period; Schlanderer Leads Offense For Wolverines By Morris Quinn Displaying marked improvement over their previous performances, Michigan…

…'s hockey team lost a hard fought tilt to Minnesota, 1927 Big Ten title holders, last night in the Coliseum in the opening game on their 1928 Conference schedule, 4-0. The Wolverine offense with Schlanderer…

… fine game at defense, while Grace showed a decided improvement in defending the Michigan. net. The Wolverine offense clicked better than' it has at any time in the previous games, the exceptional work of…

… period on a short shot di- rectly in front of the net. Wolverines Try Long Shots The second period opened with the Wolverines showering the Minnesota goalie with long shots, being unable to work the puck…

…'s club, these Wolverine advances, the ed on the membership roll of the it is hard to determine to what he continued. for drinking water. At the time of Any of the members may gain ad- speedy McCabe carried…