… 105 104 101 By Evan Braunstein Daily Sports Writer To say that the Michigan softball team is playing well doesn't do the team justice. The Wolverines have won their past six games and 16 of their past…
… Penn State today to play its second conference series of the season. The Wolverines have won their past nine contests against the Nittany Lions (2-1 Big Ten, 10-13-1 overall). Still, they don't take…
… this weekend. The Wolverines will head down south for 'matches against North Carolina to- -day and William and Mary tomor- row. The Wolverines are playing great .tennis. Last weekend they won back to…
… freshmen OBojanaJankovic and Sarah Cyganiak were all singles winners. The overwhelming success con- 'tinued for the Wolverines the follow- ing day at Iowa when the doubles team of Lacher and Fielding led the…
… third game that allowed Purdue to get ahead." Lee also mentioned the loss of se- nior outside hitter Bill Seeley in the third game as a factor in the Wolverine's loss of concentration. With the score 9- 8…
… Wolverines the second-ranked squad in their group. The top three teams from each pool will advance to the championship round, with each first-place team getting a bye to the semifinals and each second…
…." Bill Seeley and captain Stan Lee lead Michigan into this weekend's Big Ten meet. The team is seeded third behind Ohio State and Michigan State. Wolverine golf teams attempt to overcome frigid weather…
… delightful... Hopefully for the Michigan men's golf team, at least the second half of that line will ring true. Having left wintry Ann Arbor for the warmer climes of Dallas, the Wolverines hope to start the…
… two Wolverines to indi- vidually place in the top 10 of an event thus far. The other is another freshman, Chris Brockway. "(Dobbs) has a heck of a lot of maturity," coach Jim Carras said. "He is a good…
… they have a man in the penalty box, allowing goals just 12.2 percent of the time. The Wolverines, meanwhile, kill off 86.7 percent of their penalties. While playing a man up, Michigan has buried the puck…
… in the net 25.7 percent of the time. The Michigan defense will have to use its strength along the boards and in the corners if the Wolverines plan on playing in Saturday's championship game against the…
… second-seeded Michigan (30-6-3), Wolverine junior netminder Steve Shields just may have to will his team to victory. Shields was steady throughout the season but garnered little praise. Going into this…
… markedly from last year. But he still does not get the respect across the country many Wolverines say they feel he de- serves. If he has his career-best game against the once-beaten Black Bears, in front of…
… 60 feet. It was almost miraculous that the Wolverines recovered from the setback to win in overtime. Today's game will be the 40th game of Michigan's season, and Shields saw action in 38 of the pre…
…- vious 39. This workhorse has to be the key for the Wolverines as they tackle the long-awaited challenge of facing Maine. "I'm pretty sure the Maine game is not going to be 2-1," Shields said. "We should…
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… Baseball vs. Michigan St. (DH) Sunday, 1 p.m. Fisher Stadium S Softball vs. Ohio State (DH) Today, 3 p.m. Alumni Field Wolverines do Tour-dc-Michigan 'M' plays at Spartans tomorrow, return to…
… Fisher Stadium Sunday By SCOTT BURTON wreaked havoc on Michigan's prena- the collegiate Pla er f the Year-has The Wolverine nitchers chbold get i DAILY BASEBALL WRITER When Ernie Banks said "let's play…
…. The Wolverines' bats have come alive the past five games after a slump against Arizona State. Michigan knocked in just under five runs a game over that span, and raised its team average to .271…
… spirits of the Michi- gan softball team. The Wolverines are just happy to finally be at home after an arduous preseason jaunt. Michigan (12-14) will host two doubleheaders this weekend against Big Ten rival…
… and 22nd-ranked Ohio State (13-9) at Alumni Field. r This weekend marks the beginning of the Wolverines' home season and their quest for a third consecutive Big Ten title. The team plans to put its…
… need to focus on what we're good at as a team." 2' The Wolverines' struggles as of late have not been due to their lack of skills. Despite its two losses to Notre Dame on Wednesday, Michigan still…
… managed to pound out 17 hits. Rather, the team has had difficulty in sustain- well." Michigan returns several standouts from last year's championship squad. The Wolverines will depend on cap- tain Mary…
… Campana, 1993 first team All-Big Ten infielder, to lead them to victory. Junior Kelly Kovach, a member of the All-Big Ten second team, will take her 7-7 record and 1.04 ERA to the mound for the Wolverines…
… fold at the Wolverines expense, though. Ohio State is tabbed as one of the favorites in the Big Ten this year and looks to avenge the Wolverines' four game sweep last season. Pitcher Genice Turley has…
…. "There's no excuse in the win- loss column," Hutchins said. "We're not going to blame it on the youth or we're not going to attribute it to anything." The Wolverine's disappointing pre- season record doesn…
…, Berenson knew that he and his Wolverines' time would come. It was just a matter of when. "When" began to creep forward as Berenson's teams moved up in the CCHA totem pole each of the next few years, going…
… Berenson's nightmares, two years later. Last March, the Black Bears handed the Wolverines and ,a Berenson a most painful setback - a 4-3 loss in triple overtime. But that pain can be overcome by the desire…
… experience. It's been more than three decades since any Wolverine skater has. "You know what was the difference this time around?" said fifth-year senio Sakala, who has had his share of bad memories and…
… over e- mail atjrlero@umich.edt* OVERTIME Continued from Page 13 worst for the Wolverines. They fell, 4-3, to eventual runner-up Maine, in what has been dubbed the greatest college hockey game ever. That…
… its bus. If this year's regular season were any indication of what the Wolverines' postseason would be like, they never would have won yesterday. Michigan was 0-1-2 in regular-season overtime games this…
… season, losing to Lake Supe- rior once and tying Ohio State twice. But this year's NCAA tournament proved to be a different story for a few reasons. The Wolverines had one of the tough- est stretch runs…
…- age (.861) in the nation. Turco had a 2.27 goals-against average, second in the na- tion in that category. 4 And each individual Wolverine was more focused and more confident in him- self and in the…
… confident. "I don'tknow (whythat is),but I couldn't ask for a better way to (have won)." Whether it was the Wolverines' toug schedule, defense, confidence or a combi- nation of the three, they were finally…
…," she said boldly. "Whether we get it or not is just a matter of poli- tics." The Wolverines have backed up Hutchins' proclamation so far this season. They are 4-3 against top 20 teams, including a 1…
…, who re- cently notched her 200th Wolverine victory in the season opener. Last season, Michigan stumbled to a fourth-place Big Ten mark after being ranked ninth in the country in the preseason. Hutchins…
… Hutchins said. "We must come to play every game and stay focused." See CONFERENCE, Page 7 the team to beat in the Big Ten? The next team we're playing." PITCHERS: Last year, the Wolverines finished fifth in…
… New Mexico and California, the Wolverines entered the Big Ten sea- son last Friday at Indiana with an 11-7 record. With the intention of assessing early-season talent on both trips, Michigan coach Carol…
… players that we can put into the lineup and win a lot.of games with." Making the Wolverines' per- formances even more impressive were the level of competition they faced. In its first trip to New Mexico…
… Wolverines yielded only five runs while pounding out 16. Before concluding the trip, Michigan continued its success against the Aggies by sweeping the host team in a doubleheader, 10.-1, and, 3-0. In the final…
… team No. 1 2 4 7 10 11 12 14 15 17 19 20 21. 22 23 24 25 Wolverine Bonnie Tholl Sue Sieler Stacey Heams Julie Cooper Julie Foster Shelley Bawol Elly Vitacco Maria Heck Kari Kunnen Tina Martin Julie…
… msnyder@umich.edu. Postseason sh ows true team colors By Fred Uank Daily Sports Writer Before the season, Michigan captain Matt Herr warned that the Wolverines might lose 10 games in the first half of the…
… seaon, but when it came time to perform at the end of the season, the Wolverines would be ready. Contrary to Herr's warning, the Wolverines played well in the early part of the season. But toward the end…
… challengers, scoring 231.375 points. Iowa finished a close second with 229.125, followed by Penn State (225.475), Minnesota(224.925), Michi- gan State (222.45) and Illinois (218.875). The 0-11 Wolverines…
… Wolverine in the finals, finishing fourth in the event with a score of 9.35 again. Junior Jason MacDonald also per- formed well on the high bar event, grab- bing 10th place with a 9.55. The Buckeyes were the…
… top all seven teams at the conference meet in Columbus on Satur- day. The victory marked the fifth con- secutive year the Wolverines have been crowned Big Ten champs. Michigan State scored a 193…
… from 1983-87. The Wolverines dominated the top of the scoreboard. A different Michigan gymnast placed first in the all-around and the four individual events. Four of these champions were freshmen…
… the bars, breaking the two-week-old school record. Peters and senior Wendy Marshall are the only Wolverines to re- ceive a perfect mark this season. Marshall, who was named Big Ten gymnast of the year…
… balance beam, but Burke was the only Wolverine to perform weJl on that appa- ratus. The team score was only 47.100 on the beam. "We tried to give this one away in th last event," Michigan coach Bev Plock…
…'t content with just the Big Ten title. The Wolverines have two weeks to perfect their routines for the NCAAs. They will be competing April 13 in th Central Regional in Baton Rouge. e Bulldogs 15-5 run to…
… Every team has a weakness, a part of its game that will cause certain defeat. This weekend, Michigan's opponents found the Wolverines' flaw and they attacked. Poor passing is sure to doom a vol- leyball…
… team, and this weekend was no exception. The Wolverines lost to Min- nesota in pool play and were eliminated by Iowa State in the first round of seeded play. The Wolverines entered the Michi- gan…
…. But those dreams fell short as Michi- gan was eliminated in the first round once again. At the Big Ten Champion- ships, the Wolverines steamrolled the competition in pool play, faltering only once the…
… Eastern Michigan nor the Wolverines' own sloppy play was enough to dampen Michigan's home opener yesterday. The weather took care of that. But a two-run homer by pinch-hitter Matt Idoni in the sixth inning…
… was the difference, as the Wolverines defeated Eastern Michigan, 3- 2, on a rain-soaked field at Fisher Stadium. Eastern gave Michigan (3-1 Big Ten, 7-13 overall) everything it could handle early on…
…'s synchronized swim- pressive." mers have taken the national scene Harling was impressed with by storm recently. Wolverine senior 'A' figure swim- At the U.S.S.S.I. National mer Karn Coto. The sophomore fin…
… Harling convinced that Jocelyn Gerich and Jesse the Wolverines have the No. 1 club Tropman - Michigan's only senior team in the nation. - were 11th out of 23 duets. Michigan's team routine finished Two…
… RiverfontColiseum. The boys won the national championship. Could there ever be a better reason to sing? If you're a Michigan hockey fan, there is no better feeling than seeing Wolverine captain Steven Halko…
… sits on the Michigan hockey coach's desk. After 12 years and an even 300 victories at the helm of the Wolverine ship, Berenson's time has, indeed, finally come. Anyone who had seen the Michigan coach…
… Berenzweig and Greg Crozier after Saturday's NCAA final, celebrating the Wolverines' first national championship since 1964. 4ichends frustration by breaki overtime jinx ~ .... …
…Hockey Men's Basketball vs. Maine vs. Kentucky Today, 2:35 p.m. (PASS) Saturday, 7:55 p.m. (CBS) Milwaukee New Orleans Michigan hDaily ,P AROUND THE HORN: Poor fundamentals kill Wolverine hopes by…
… Michael Rosenberg Daily Baseball Writer - If the Michigan baseball team entered a Miss America pageant, it would forget to bring a swimsuit. The Wolverines have a habit of making even the simplest tasks…
… difficult. Michigan showed this again yesterday at Fisher Stadium against Eastern Michigan. The Wolverines started out well enough, taking a 1-0 lead on Scott Winterlee's first-inning double off of Jason…
…, the Wolverines now have a worse record in games in which they outhit the competition (2-8) than when they are outhit (3-10). The problem is not only with the hitting, or the fielding, or the pitching…
… the Wolverines. "I was very impressed with Michigan," Coryell said. "They've got a real good team." A real good team? No. Real good players? Yes. "After this weekend's games (against Purdue), the season…
… will be half over," Freehan said. "We're still making the same mistakes we have been all year " The Eagles are not more talented than the Wolverines. But they are a butter baseball team. Mn'ts track…
… respectable finish at Alabama last weekend, Wolverine head coach Jack Harvey looks for individual improvement from his team. Harvey states that other teams in the South have had so many opportunities to train…
…'t get the big base hit when we needed it. We shot our- selves in the foot a lot of times." The Wolverines scored in the bottom of first when Winterlee doubled in freshman Brian Simmons to take a 1-0 lead…
… from now, "Hey, who cares about the Big Tens, how did you shoot at the SnowBird Invitational?" This weekend the Wolverines head south to Bloomington for a tournament that may not hold the weight of Big…
… off of astro-turf mats. Hawkins remains optimistic after seeing the Wolverines' improvement last weekend in South Carolina. "Realistically, we can definitely finish in the top five," Hawkins said. The…
… must adapt to the Nomads' ball-con- trol offense. "They're a good possession team, and the only way to beat a team like thatis to beatthem attheirown game," Warburton said. The Wolverine youngsters must…
… the Club B team," said Warburton. Michigan compensates for its lack of experience with an advantage in quickness, due to its youth. Warburton noted that speed and mobility are the Wolverines' strong…
… leader on the Wolverines' club team, is out of town. FIRINGS Continued from page 1 just isn't enough. I feel our program as a whole is in a downward spiral, and we need to stem the tide." In the past year…
… Michigan to three Final Four appearances in five NCAA tour- naments. This season the Wolverines finished second in the Big Ten and advanced to the round of eight in the NCAAs. Fisher leaves Michigan as the…
… Michigan in 1984 after earning All-American hon- ors as a Wolverine in 1962. He led the program back to respectability, culmi- nating with two NCAA semifinal ap- pearances (1992, 1993) and a CCHA tournament…
… Badgers again finished first (along with Ohio State), beating the Wolverines by more than 30. "They're very strong," said Klum. "They have to be looked at as poten- tial Big Ten champs. Northwestern and…
… tempera- tures and a high number of freshmen, the Wolverines have two such fin- ishes already - and the season isn't even half over yet. Because of the Wolverines' im- proving cold weather play, no one…
… Neethling's NCAA z dominance, with Thompson losing two events. JOHN KRAFT/Daily zona gets one that got away By Mark Francescutti Daily Sports Writer How can the Wolverines be this good? It may be premature…
… to say anything... but this is the best Michigan men's tennis team in years. But what makes these Wolverines so dominant? A prime example has been their performance the past two weekends, when Michigan…
… vacation to most, but for the No. 18 Michigan women's tennis team, the fabulous Florida sun eventually caught up with them, as the Wolverines wilted away toward the end of their trip. "The heat was…
… definitely draining," Michigan coach Bitsy Ritt said. The Wolverines started their two- match tour of the Sunshine State with a stop at No. 41 Miami on Friday. Senior Sarah Cyganiak and freshmen Brooke Hart…
… 4B -The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, April 1, 1996 SWIMMING Tankers' lack of depth -too much to overcome Wolverines lose valuable points in the shorter events --4- By Susan Dann and…
… third. The Wolverines, who were without last year's victor in the 50, 100 and 200 "I feel badly for us. It shows the depth of our team that I'm doing sprints. --Tom Dolan Michigan swimmer freestyle races…
…- end, competed in his final meet as a Wolverine. Finishing 17th in the 1,650 freestyle for the second consecutive year, Wenzel missed Honorable-Mention All-American honors by just over a second. "I felt…
… be done," Wenzel said "I'll miss the team and the meets, bu practice hurts a lot. I don't thinkg miss that much." A DIFFERENT KIND OF LANE: The Wolverine swimmers donned the maize and blue Nike warm…
… are -headed to Atlanta this summer. At the top of the lineup was Dolan, the { Wolverines' money man and arguably :the best swimmer in the world. This weekend, Dolan showcased his talent, versatility and…
…. Turek - working toward a masters degree in sports psychology - is Hitting is a pure science to the Michigan baseball squad. One Wolverine batting scholar puts some of hitting coach Ed Turek's advice into…
…. The fourth starter becomes very impor- tant in the Big Ten season as the Wolverines play four games each weekend. Freehan has spent most of the non-conference schedule searching through his staff to…
… rotation. Brock and Pfaff both starred for the Wolverines last year. Brock was the work horse of the staff, leading the squad with 66.2 innings pitched, while Pfaff led the squad with a 1.73 earned run…
… from a celebrated past. Then the news broke. The Wolverines were in trouble. Allegations. Investigations. 'And finally sanctions. A school with a reputation for squeaky- clean athletics had its first…
… Michigan Wolverines. And that's where his latest journey began. 'This year, we know we can't compete for the title from the very start. We've prepared for it, and our goals incorporate that' -Bill Freehan…
… baseball club," Freehan said. There is a new attitude at Fisher The coach won't say howgbod his team is. Coaches never do. Even though last season had to hurt Che Wolverines, Michigan has been hovering in…
… the Top 25 in several national polls. A lot of people think the Wolverines look pretty good. What does Freehan think? "On the field I think we regressed a bit last year if you just look at the 'wins and…
… losses. We're now just starting our Big Ten season. A lot remains to be seen about where we are." The Wolverines 'elected to play some heavy competition in the early season. Michigan went south to sharpen…
…. While last year they were going full-bore at their opponents, now the Wolverines struggle to play "forty minutes of Michigan basketball." While press conferences last season were an opportunity to smile…
… Wolverines, this is all old hat.. Make that for most of the Michigan squad. For while most of Steve Fisher's club will make return trips to the Fi- nal Four, New Orleans will be a maiden voyage to the…
… everyone enthusiastic and motivated." The Wolverine veterans have not failed to notice the newcomers' re- freshing attitudes. Team sages Rob Pelinka and James Voskuil were freshmen when Fisher led Michigan…
… Activities Center 1! KRISTOFFER GILLETEIDaily Freshman guard Dugan Fife (right) joins Leon Derricks and Sean Dobbins as Wolverines making their first trip to the Final Four. The threesome will try to…
… potentially swim on five relays, while a long-distance swimmer can hope to swim only one, and a stroke swimmer two. Michigan features a classic example of a sprinter's utility. Last season, the Wolverines had…
… Michigan's recovery. The Wolverines ended Thursday in ninth place with 51 points, 109 points behind leader Texas, but just *25 points behind then fifth-place SMU. Eric Wunderlich's stunning third place in…
…-captain shortstop Bonnie Tholl anchors the Wolverine defense. After finishing First-Team Big Ten last year, Tholl has strug- gled this year, batting .200. Rookies Mary Campana and Tina Martin will start at second…
… the team in hitting with a .321 average. in her Nicinity, according jo Hutchins. Her defensive prowess, combined with strong power hit- ting, makes Hearns one of the Wolverines' better overall players…
… Wolverines will repeat their 1990 campaign. "We've shown we can play aw- ful and we've shown we can play like the best in the countryj" Hutchins said. The pendulum swing of consis- tent performance will be the…
…-team race. Led by a deep pitching staff, the Wolverines have already proven they can play with the elite softball teams, defeating No. 18 New Mexico, 3-0, and No. 11 San Jose State, 2-1. Michigan then weekend…
… have gone differently, had the Wolverines still possessed eight-time All-American sprinter Gustavo Borges, breaststroker Steve West, diver Abel Sanchez and freestyle/IM swimmer. Owen von Richter. As a…
… Michigan's fourth consecutive national title in that event. "We own that event - our name is permanently on that trophy," Urbanchek said about the Wolverines' perennial dominance in the relay. In one respect…
… Intercollegiate Women's Golf at Indiana Invitational Softball Michigan Wolverine Invitational vs. Ohio, Varsity Diamond, 12 p.m. vs. Northern Illinois, Varsity Diamond, 2 p.m. Baseball at Iowa, 1 p.m. (DH) Coed…
… track at Crimson Classic Women's Tennis vs. Illinois, Huron Valley Tennis Club, 1 p.m. Men's Tennis at Illinois Sunday, April 7 Women's Golf at Indiana Invitational Softball Michigan Wolverine…
… Michigan, ju- nior Denny Sikkila carded a 76, two strokes away from the medalists. Sophomore Bob Henighan took sec- ond among the Wolverines with a 77. In addition, junior Dean Kobane shot a 79, rookie Carl…
… and frustration, of anguish and anger, are over. The puck finally bouncedthe right way for the Wolverines. Brendan Morrison finally hitthe back of the net instead of the goal post. Red Berenson's team…
… richly ironic. Michigan was bounced from the AA tournament in overtime the past ee years. The Wolverines lost to Maine in 1993, Lake Superior in 1994 and Maine again in 1995. The breaks never went their…
…, the Michigan Party on eight seats on the assembly. The Students' Party pulled in five seats, the Wolverine Party received four, and for the first time, the United Peoples' Coa- lition received two…
… the as- sembly may have stolen some of the limelight, both the Students' and Wolverine parties retained and won assembly seats. MSA Reps The new MSA representatives, their party affiliation and the…
… Arbor, as the Michigan baseball team played its home opener. However, there was no joy in Mudville as the Wolverines lost to Eastern, 8-4. Today Snow; High 36, Low 32,w Tomorrow Flurries; High 38, Low 30…
… each other? Today, the answer willbe revealed when the Wolverines (30-6-3) take on the BlackBears (40-1-2)intheNCAAsemi- finals at the Bradley Center (2:35p.m., PASS). Michigan coach Red Berenson of…
…-Four seniors, four years, four overtimes. One huge win. The senior class of the Michigan hockey team - Steven Halko, Kevin Hilton, John Arnold and Mark Sakala - has seen it all in its careers as Wolverines. 1993…
… didn't get the lucky bounces." Impressive was the Wolverines abil- ity not to let their past heartbreaks set them back. But then again, this was the bunch's first trip to the final game of the season…
… their heads down after the Wolverines were eliminated by the dreaded overtime goal. On the way home, a concerned senior voiced his displeasure. "Can you believe our defense?" he asked, fully confident in…
… power of BU pum- meled every one of the Wolverines' offensive stars, the magic of the perfect team disappeared. The days of question- ing the score and not the outcome van- ished and the contemplation of…
…. Saturday's win was his 300th and the culmination of more than a decade of rebuilding the Wolverines. When Berenson took the Michigan job in 1984, the Wolverines finished ninth in the CCHA. Now, 12 years…
… Remackel's drive in the second period. He kept Michigan in the game when he had to, but the Wolverines were mostly strong on the blue line. "(Michigan) is a much better defen- sive team than people give it…
… give the Wolverines a 1-0 lead. With Michigan unable to add any more runs, first-year pitcher Julie Clarkson took control of the game by shutting out the Cowboys for the full seven innings, preserving…
… the 1-0 upset. After a three-week, rest, the Wolverines returned fof the final phase of its West Coast swing at the Bud Lite National Invitational in Sunnyvale, California. Michigan showed why it led…
… secret rendezvous Breakfast Residence hall Idea for unusual date Lunch Sports team "Date movie" I * ** * . .,*i* The Collegiate Licensing Company congratulates the Michigan Wolverines on their trip to the…
… nationwide. All the talk during the season and continuing up until the Sweet 16 centered around the Wolverines' talented youth. Nothing about their talented coach. But with one NCAA crown already in tow and an…
… print for their classes, Whittier-Ferguson said. Students also expressed concerns about long lines at the computing sites and Wolverine Access being inaccessible between 12 a.m. and 7 a.m., the only part…
… president respectively, LSA-SG reported yesterday. According to unofficial election re- sults, Scublinsky/Madison received 849 votes, Wolverine Party candidates Jeff Berger and Barry Rosenberg finished second…
…. he said. "We're not looking for a con- At yesterday's meeting, South Uni- frontation, but we will be prepared to versity business owners said they sup- enforce the law." Hey Wolverines!.250 COIN U…
… are no different. They have sim- ply raised taunting to an art form, something that all students can choose to par- ticipate in like a well-orga- nized support for the Wolverine icers. My response to…
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