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… over Arizona State, but had to leave the state on a sour note after Michigan's two-meet winning streak was ended by Arizona this past weekend. The Wolverines entered the weekend ranked 10th in the nation…

… dominant in Tempe with seven first place finishes than the next day in Tucson with just four. In the Wolverines first meet against the Sun Devils last Friday, the seven first place efforts came from six…

… different swimmers. With every Wolverine that came in first, another one was often close behind as Michigan had three 1-2- 3 finishes. Sophomore all-American Tim Siciliano had two of the first place fin…

…Wha following. Sophomore Chuck Kennedy was right behind to make the race a 1-2-3-4 finish for the Wolverines. Siciliano's other fr t pla'e finish was in the 200-yard individual medlcy with a time of 1…

… came in the 1,000-yard freestyle with Thompson's time of 8:57.56 ahead of McWha and freshman Justin Drake. Three standout freshmen took the other first-place finishes for the Wolverines, each coming in a…

… 200-yard swim. Garrett Mangieri's 1:38.55 in freestyle, Paul Ely's 1:51.14 for the but- terfly, and Ryan Earhart's 1:48.18 in the backstroke helped the Wolverines coast to victort In Tucson, the races…

… were measured in meters rather than yards. The Wolverines did not have the same kind of all-around success as they had the day before. Instead of six diffcr nt Wolverines hav- ing first place finihes…

… first appearance togeth- er as a doubles team, seniors Brad McFarlane and John Long led the Wolverines in the individual meet. McFarlane and Long advanced to the round of 16, after defeating some stiff…

… Kosta Zinchanka. "For John and I to come together and play like this is pretty encouraging," McFarlane said. The most impressive match for the Wolverines came in their loss to West Viginia's Mike Dektas…

… at the tournament. He defeated Marquette's Kent Davies in his first match of the consolation round. For Rolfand Edelson. the tournament was their first compeuition for the Wolverines. Held and Shaya…

… continue the trend of Sta4pm breaking old habits, the Wolverines Latest:After V climbed back from a seemingly insur- emotional vict mountable 15-point deficit with less consin, Michig than six minutes…

… joined the Wolverines last year. The winning streak is the program's longest since the 1996-97 season, the same year that Michi- gan captured the NIT Championship. The winning streak and Wednesday's win…

… elbowed by Michigan's Ta'Shia Walker YESTERDAY'S SCORE PLAYERS OF THE GAME Michigan Purdue 43 60 Ta'Shia Walker (Michigan) With the Wolverines struggling offensively, Walker stepped up her game…

… penetrating and making the next pass." With the backcourt driving to the hoop, Michigan (-- produced easy scoring opportunities for freshman for- ward Ta'Shia Walker. Walker led the Wolverines with - 20 points…

… Nebraska, en route to a three Wolverine victories. PAGE 6B SPORTS D January 10, 2005 1B - - - - - - - - - - - iJbE 1Nhrbtgan Dai~id All-American Shazor to leave Wolverines for NFL draft By Sharad…

… my fam- ily," Shazor said yesterday. Shazor, who led the Wolverines with 84 tackles - and also had 10 tackles for loss, two intercep- tions and two forced fumbles - became a game- changer this season…

… did in his four years with the Wolverines. During his time in Ann Arbor, Shazor went from redshirt- ing, to playing special teams, to start- ing, to being an All-American. Shazor was a finalist this…

… year for the Jim Thorpe Award given to the country's best defensive back. With his departure, the Wolverines will be without two All-American defensive backs next season. In addition to Shazor, Michigan…

… to be a big-time con- tender for next season's national championship. But all of the record-high four Wolverines who made the Associated Press All-American first-team - Shazor, Jackson, senior receiver…

…-0-0 record, 63 saves, 9 goals allowed Kevin Porter - 3 shots, 4 blocked shotsy JEFF LEHNERT/Daily Michigan junior Brandon Kalenieki (14) netted a hat trick for the Wolverines on Saturday, including the game…

… great." son, But Kaleniecki wasn't the only Wolverine to put Aside from the obvious impact of the game-win- See INDIVIDUALS, page 4B Harris, Coleman lead Blue in win over Fairfield WOMEWS BASKETBALL…

…. 24 Purdue, the Wolverines were down 45-40 and looking to cut the lead. Instead, Michigan freshman Jessica Starling threw an errant pass that was stolen by Boilermaker Emily Heike. After Heieiss n edt i…

… to mount a comeback against Purdue. The Wolverines fell behind by 12 points midway through the second half, but then began to fight back, led by freshmen Ta'Shia Walker and Krista Clement. After both…

…nii d Rick Pitino faces on a stick - Mifhigan's success brought about a notable change in crowd tone to sup- portive, and by game's end, to enthralled. 1whe Wolverines (1-1 Big Ten, 7-6 ovdal. notched…

… the wall." =1ichigan's best game may still lie -adbut the team displayed improved (brt Tnd avoided many of the pitfalls 1t doomed the Wolverines against Purdue last week. aMost notably, Michigan netted…

… to Mike Comrie who drops it off to Andy Hilbert (right) on the breakHilbert" slap-shot goal put the Wolverines up 2-0 and solidified the win. Michigan State 0 Back from Team USA, Hilbert and Jillson…

… Michigan State's Adam Hall. The Wolverines returned to Ann Arbor Thursday morning after a month overseas with Team USA at the World Junior Championship in Sweden. Fans in East Lansing were eager to see Hall…

… game. As the No. 1 Michigan hockey team won its 12th GLI crown, the lone Swede in Wolverine history became the 12th Michigan player to win a championship medal in the World Junior Championship. "It was…

… possession Tuesday against Indiana, which gave the Wolverines their only lead, red- shirt junior C. J. Lee made a rare immediate impact. Lee went from a bench player in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference…

…: alone atop the Big Ten - a feat few saw coming. But to dothat, Michigan will have to exorcise some old demons. Michiganis12-45 all-time against Purdue. The Wolverines were blown out last year in West…

… Lafayette, 79- 35, and lost at home, 59-54. To top it off, Purdue has a 17-game winning streak against the Wolverines, dat- ing back to the 1999-2000 season. This game seems like a great chance for Michigan…

… to break the streak. The Wolverines are playing their best basketball in years, and the Boilermakers (2-1, 6-8) are coming off a devastating 100-50 loss to No.1 Connecticut. But the Boilermakers…

…'re very aggressive and attack the offensive glass. When they get it they score it." If the Wolverines can stall Pur- due's fast break, it will force the Boilermakers to play more in the half-court set and…

…-to-turnover ratio in the conference, so Michigan plans to pressure Purdue's ballhandlers. The Wolverines will have to pay special attention to Purdue's two talented post players - junior for- ward Lakisha Freeman and…

… floor mat in Morgantown, W.Va., clutching her ankle in pain. Moments before, duringthe sec- ond tumbling pass of her floor rou- tine in the Wolverines' first meet of the 2007 season, Bruck attempted a…

…, on the eve of the Wolverines' first meet of the 2008 season, Bruck reflected on last year's injury. "At first, when I did it, I was just mad that I fell," Bruck said. "Then I realized that I was…

… Michigan coach Beverly Plocki saw Bruck land, she knew it was a severe injury. Bruck was taken back to the training room, but returned on crutches by the final rotation to cheer on her team. The Wolverines…

… Corrigan leads 'M' to third in the Windy City MIKE HULSEBUS/Daily Michigan's Jennifer Deiley scored a 9.90 on vault to help lead the Wolverines over the Cornhuskers. for improvement." The minor technical…

… bars. "We did a team bar set Monday in the gym and we struggled," Kroll said. "To come out of it today and everyone hit their bar set, that was a really big victory." The Wolverines got things started on…

… an insurance policy for the Wolverines so far this season. It started as just a health policy - with Brandon Smith down and Brian Ellerbe in need of a starting forward, Blanchard was there. But as the…

… season wore on, Blanchard's coverage became com- prehensive. At Detroit, as the Wolverines mounted a second-half comeback, Blanchard was there on the defensive boards. At Georgia Tech, as Kevin Gaines…

… Blanchard is both. YOUNG GUN: Michigan's perimeter game ailing, the door was open Saturday for a larger-variety Wolverine to step up the inside game. Seemingly without warning, Chris Young found his touch…

… foresaw a resurgence in Michigan's inside play. "I told the kids, after (the Wolverines) got their butts kicked at Minnesota, they'll be focused," Keady said. "They'll go inside, because no one touched it…

… - they did everything for us tonight." DOUBLE FAULT: Turnovers have haunted the young Wolverines throughout the first half of the sea- son. And although the 22 give-aways against Purdue may be an inflated…

… pesky Kent saw the Wolverines commit only 14 turnovers in each game, their second-lowest total of the season. In every other; victory (save Colorado State), Michigan gave the ball away more than 15 times…

… Michigan in the first overtime, twice driving along the baseline for layups to give the Wolverines a four-point lead. FREE THROW PERCENTAGE Groninger 4-5 .800 Crawford 27-34 ,794 Smith 9-12 .750 Freshmen…

… the visiting team is supposed to lose in overtime, or that you pay for mental mistakes in the Big Ten. In the wildest of fashions, at the most crucial of times, the Wolverines went out and earned their…

… Wolverines. When he plays well, the Wolverines can win. But when he is off, they are in deep trouble. Sunday Jan. 16 /llinois at Michigan, Crisler Arena, 1 p.m. Michigan passed the test, winning one of two…

… conference road tests. Now the Wolverines begin their first conference homestand against the ltlini (1-1 Big Ten, 9-4 overal), last year's upstart team in the Big Ten. Can Gaines and Crawford handle lightning…

… was the (six) turnovers." Michigan held a slim lead for three-fourths of the game. The Wolverines drew five offensive fouls in the first half and picked up 15 steals overall. "I can't remember a game…

… where a team had that many steals," Amaker said. Despite allowing Minnesota to shoot better than 60 percent in the first half, the Wolverines took a 41- 38 lead into the lockerroom. After Robinson com…

… will be the only Wolverine making the trip to Wisconsin. season saw it moved before break, in an attempt to keep all individual meets together and have the majority of them completed in the fall. "I…

…! HIGHEST QUALITYI FASTESTSERWICE! * 1002 PONTIAC TR. U 994-1367 ' Walker), the Wolverines' biggest star was a player known for her defense. Senior co-captain Stacy Thozaas carved out a place in history when…

… Ingram, and Anne Thorius more than held their own against some of the nation's top teams. Unfortunately, the Wolverines' com- mittee of low-post players struggled to make a name for themselves while being…

… for him." Hail! Hail! The gang's all here: For the first time in more than amonth, every- one on the Michigan roster was healthy for last night's game. The Wolverines suffered from an injury bug in…

… Wolverines entered last night's game in sixth place. After the team's 5-0 win, Michigan didn't just move out of the middle of the pack, it leapt. The Maize and Blue vaulted over Ohio State, Michigan State and…

…- Schick Happens tributors for the Wolverines. While outsiders looking at Michigan's projected starting lineup wouldn't see room for Coleman to get serious playing time, anyone familiar with Michigan over…

… such streak of the season. The Wolverines return to conference play on Wednesday when they host Northwestern. "We've had a very difficult sched- ule, and it's been very challenging for our team," Amaker…

… helpers on both of T.J. Hensick's goals Friday and on Kaleniecki's game-winner Saturday. A FRIDAY'S GAME We stern Mich. Broncos Szczechura, Erickson, Walton, Mahrle Michigan Wolverines Hensick (2…

… with Broncos junior Daryl Moore. The forward skated #ELM J Michigan Wolverines 6 Gajic, Kaleniecki (3), Kolarik, Tambellini Western Mich. Broncos 5 Mahrle, V. Bellissimo, Lupa, Erickson, Mc…

…TE/Daily Michigan men's basketball coach Brian Ellerbe talks to freshman guard Avery Queen last night after the Wolverines' 70-64 win over Indiana. The victory is Michigan's first in conference play. Inside: Full…

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