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… anticipated Michigan Invitational will take place tomorrow at Cliff Keen Arena, marking the last time to see the Wolverines in action as they say goodbye to the regular season. "It's such a great way to end the…

…." Michigan hopes to do just this, as it will be looking to improve its overall team score while concentrating on rou- tines and accuracy. With regionalsjust around the corner, the Wolverines are aiming for…

… halftime of the Michigan-Penn State basketball game Wednesday, the Wolverine tum- blers hit the floor with mats and trampolines in tow to promote their skills. Both of Michigan's next two home meets will be…

… held at Crisler in preparation for regionals which will be held there April 8. The No. 5 Wolverines (5-0 Big Ten, 13-2 overall) host No. 7 UCLA and Auburn tonight in the Ryka Invitational. One of the…

… Bruins' (15-3) three losses was to Michigan by only three-tenths of a point. Wolverine coach Bev Plocki is looking forward to tonight's competition in the new envi- ronment. "At this point, we are starting…

… Minneapolis as the Wolverines take on Minnesota. "They're the team that everyone's shooting for," Michi- gan junior John Costanzo said. "We're the up-and-com- ing team. We think we have a pretty good chance to…

… be the team that finally beats them." In a sense, Minnesota, ranked 20th by the Intercolle- giate Tennis Association, has become the rival of the 37th- ranked Wolverines. The Gophers seem to always end…

… up number one with Michigan just a step behind. At the finals of the Big Ten Championships last year, Minnesota defeated the Wolverines. At the Big Ten Singles Championships in Illinois in late…

… University of Puerto Rico sand- wiched around non-conference losses to Kentucky, Notre Dame and Wake Forest, the Wolverines return to Big Ten action this weekend. If Michigan's weekend caliber of play…

… needed to take three of four games from Indiana this weekend to make it to the conference tourney. However, the Wolverines could muster only a split. Michigan has split with every Big Ten opponent it has…

…, Saturday, the Wolverines (10-12 Big Ten, 22-25 overall) won Sunday's first game, 8-7, but dropped the nightcap, 8-5. "That last game was a do or die game for us," Freehan said. "We needed a sweep today and…

… Writer Call the Wolverines the Road Warriors. The Michigan men's tennis team beat Penn State (2-2 Big Ten, 11-4 *overall) Saturday, 6-1, for its fourth Big Ten victory away from home in eight days. The win…

… was the Wolverines' sev- enth consecutive conference victory and improved their record to 7-1 in the Big Ten and 12-6 overall. They trail only Ohio State in the race for the conference regular season…

…, dropped two of three doubles matches to lose the doubles point. Wolverine junior John Costanzo outlasted Nittany Lion serve-and- /olleyer Ivan Spinner at No. I singles, 5-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7-4). The loss was…

… been the rock of consistency for the Wolverines at No.6 singles, completed Michigan's singles sweep. Burnett defeated freshman Dale Cathell, 7-5, 7-6. The triumph gives him a singles record of 21…

… match to Doug Schoenly and Andy Moran at third doubles. In its past four matches, Michigan has outscored opponents, 26-2. The Wolverines play their final road match of the regular season Wednesday against…

… Sports Writer A mix of solid individual perfor- mances combined with a disappoint- ing team result made for a bittersweet weekend for the Michigan women's tennis team. The Wolverines split their week- end…

… twinbill with Big Ten rivals Northwestern and Wisconsin this weekend. The No. 29 Wildcats ended Michigan's four-match win- ning streak with a 7-2 victory on Saturday. But the Wolverines embarked upon a new…

…- western. Even if the Wolverines finish in second place, then they would still be in the same half of the bracket as the Wildcats. "Our goal now is to get the third seed in the (Big Ten) tournament so that…

… and tamed the Nittany Lions Saturday. The Wolverines are 7-1 in Big Ten competition and have won four road matches in eight days. iU Write the Daily j Attention M.A.P. Students! With over 17 years…

…? . After the final buzzer sounded at yesterday's Magic's Roundball Clas- sic, Michigan's "Mr. Basketball" Rob- ert Traylor, Wolverine recruit Albert White and Kevin Garnett - arguably the top player in the…

… this season, but was ali Classic, thrown off his Saginaw Buena Vista team for insubordination just before the playoffs. He had been recruited heavily by the Wolverines, but Michigan has backed off as of…

…, White and Traylor, com- ing to the Wolverines as opposed to all three of the stars. "If I pass the test, maybe Michigan will look at me more." Roberson is also among the many who believe Traylor will…

… become a Wolverine today. "I think his heart is really at Michi- gan," he said. White, Traylor lead ~~'K- -9 ~ A t"t Wolverine golfers hold their own at Marshall west ini11i By Scott Burton Daily…

…. "We got a little out of hand, shooting it too much sometimes, but we overcame it, and that's why we won." White, who signed with Michigan in the fall, joined another prospective Wolverine to give the…

… the 1994-1995 season. There was the match in December when the then No. 11 Wolverines fell to No. 21 Illinois on a pin in overtime of the heavyweight match. Then in January, the No. 17 Wol- verines (4…

… the spectrum as it came away with a 1-1 record. Although the Wolverines have been somewhat inconsistent this year, they will need a tremendous effort when they host Minnesota tomorrow and travel to…

… women's track team and for many other Big Ten 'schools. Michigan will host the Indoor Track and Field Big Ten Champi- onships three weeks from tomor- row, but Wolverine coach James Henry's efforts are…

… only other teams competing against the Wol- verines. Michigan has already faced the Spartans at the Michigan Intercol- legiate and the Meyo Invitational. The Wolverines also faced the Irish at the Meyo…

… change in scenery will do me some good." High jumper Monika Black has big plans for the upcoming meet. Black jumped six feet for her first time at the Wolverines' inaugural meet of the season. She has been…

… won't be a problem. :.But if the Wolverines that traveled to East Lansing last weekend show up at Michigan Stadium tomorrow, this one will be close. Purdue is coming off of its first Big Ten win of the…

… Wolverines shouldn't have much trouble moving the ball the ball against the Boilermakers, but Michigan will have stop Purdue if it wants to win this one. Michigan rushing offense vs. Purdue rushing defense…

… -Michi- gan State (191), Indiana (196) and Northwestern (205) - and is the first Wolverine to accomplish that feat. Last week against the Spartans, Biakabutuka went over the 1,000-yard mark for the season…

… the past. Against Michigan State, however, the Wolverines had a relapse. The Spartans moved the ball al- most at will, and the Michigan de- fense, which had won a number of BOILERS Continued from page…

… Wolverines couldn't hold two fourth-quarter leads in the 28-25 loss. Some of the problems harked back to the unglory days of 1994 - always an inch behind making the big play, not being able to keep up with the…

… Wolver- ines is Northwestern's Darnell Autry, way back in the sixth game of the year. games itself, couldn't stop Michigan State when it needed to the most, on the final two drives. The Wolverines also…

… sophomore tailback Edwin Watson (5.6 yards per carry) and senior Cory Rogers (5.9). Michigan has been downright nasty against the run, even last week, when the Wolverines held Michigan State to just 73 yards…

… goals this season. Remy Hamilton is 26 of 27 in point- after-attempts for the Wolverines, but he's also missed four field goal at- tempts. Advantage: even Overall: Carr proved that he could regroup the…

… Wolverines after they lost to North- western earlier in the sea'son. Recovering from a loss to Michigan State is a more difficult task, but not impossible. If the Wolverines' defense, which last week couldn…

…6 - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, April 10, 1995 SOFTBALL Continued from page 1 Wolverines off of the bases. "We're just hoping that we don't hit as many fly-balls into the wind," she…

… Wolverine victory was fol- lowed up by an extra-inning mara- thon in which neither team could find the plate until Iowa came up big, scoring three runs in the top of the 14th. In what was described by the…

… in the top of the inning. The Wolverines were unable to catch the Hawkeyes, finishing the game with three straight groundouts. Kovach and Griffin split time on the mound, with Kovach striking out five…

… Keen Arena. Friday night the Wolverines swept Michigan State, 15-6, 15-11, 15-4. However, the following night at the same place, Michigan fizzled against Western Michigan - the Broncos filled in after…

… Notre Dame cancelled. Western Michigan pre- vailed, 15-8, 4-15, 17-16, 15-12, in adisappointing and emotionless per- formance by the Wolverines. "I don't think everyone came in with the same attitude…

… beat its intrastate rivals for the third time this season, tying the season series. Whatever the motivation was, the Wolverines used it to their advantage, jumping to a quick 7-0lead. Michigan grabbed…

… early 6-1 advan- tage, it seemed as though the match would be heading in that direction again. But the Wolverines were fired-up, and this time no deficit would be too large to make up. "We're used to…

… with outside hitter Gun Unluer, brought the Wolverines back. Yeager struck with a consecutive kill and block that woke up Michigan, and Unluer contributed with a power- ful kill and two straight aces…

… that tied the game at 9-9. Yeager completed the comeback with an ace that gave the Wolverines their first lead of the game and from there, Michigan cruised to victory. The Wolverines' match against…

… Keen Arena. On Sunday, women's gymastics faces Ohio State at 2 p.m. at Cliff Keen Page 11 Arena. Friday February 10, 1995 Blue visits Badgers' den Wolverines look to improve conference standing By…

… seems to be at a more critical phase than the Wolverines. "It's really at that point of the season where we have to approach every game as a championship game," Wisconsin coach Stan Van Gundy said…

… Findley yesterday. The usual Wolverines were not on the playing field. Rather, they were on the bench watching their second-string teammates play for most of the game. After they took an early 4-0 lead…

… me a chance to watch the game from another view, and Steve did a good job." Michigan was notas successful in the second halfofthe game, however. The Wolverines were only able to tack on a single goal…

… scoring drought the Wolverines have suffered throughout the season. Valparaiso enters today's game with a dismal 1-10 record and the memory of a 5-0 loss to Michigan last year. The Wolverine to watch is…

… Sunday. Michigan could be tempted to think past Valparaiso. Today's game precedes a big-time Big Ten weekend. The Wolverines will try to sneak back into the Big Ten race when they host 1994 Big Ten…

… to focus on Valparaiso also." THEY SHOOT, THEY sCORE! ... FINALLY: Michigan's five goals against Creighton was the Wolverines' highest total of the season. Prior to Sunday's game, Michigan had not…

… Wolverines. Zaret stated during his report of Mitchell's phone call that the story was unconfirmed. "I tried to say on the air that it was an unpublished and unsubstantiated report," Zaret said. I i DOUGLAS…

… defensive pairings because they weren't effective. That same strength, however, is the entire defensive unit's lone weakness. Despite having five other defensemen, the Wolverines have been unable to find a…

… play- let's reiterate that the Michigan power play is good - very good. One reason for this success is the number of explosive forwards that comprise the Wolverine power play. In extra-man situations…

… attack- ers, including Morrison and Hilton. For the Wolverines, the only problematic element of the man- advantage situation is the five for- wards which often play at one time. One Michigan defenseman…

…, opponents have scored four shorthanded goals (not including Saturday's by Team Canada) this season whereas the Wolverines did not give up a single one all of last year. A number of defensemen and senior…

… netted four shorthanded goals. Grade: A- GOALTENDING This is one area in which the Wolverines figured to suffer a big dropoff from a year ago. After all, they lost Steve Shields, the NCAA recordholder for…

… women's basketball, and two, though improved, Michigan will find it tough to rise in the conference. The Wolverines are in last in the poll. Michigan's placement in the polls reflects last year's 3…

…-13 conference record. But the fact that the Wolverines were hindered by several injuries last year cannot be ignored. At one point last season, Michigan's roster was de- pleted to seven players. "Michigan had run…

… Wolverine who scored in double figures last season, when he averaged 12.5 points per game. Taylor will need to score in the high double- figures consistently for Michigan to have a chance at its first Big Ten…

… other Wolverine has shown an ability to take charge offensively. Jerod Ward may eventually be a big- time scorer, but he has yet to prove he can score consistently. Willie Mitchell needs to improve his…

… Baseball Classic in Minneapolis' Metrodome March 3-5, even though the Wolverines didn't win a single game. Grace was red hot, and glowed brightly enough to blot out his team's misfortunes. Simmons went 6-for…

… Gator Mark Valdez, now a minor-leaguer, and lined a single up the middle for his first career hit and the Wolverines' first hit of the season. "It was a great game," Simmons says. "Here I am, hitting in…

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… raring to go for the Nationals." Despite all her individual accomplishments, Wymer al- ways stresses the importance of being on a team and the achievements of the Wolverines as a whole. She seems to shy…

…. But the Wolverines have the poten- tial for even better scores than the one they posted. In fact, after a 196.500 in the Big Ten Championships, Michigan's score disappointed many. "I think that we did…

…. 10th, 4:30 - 7 PM Wolverine Room WELLS FARGO EQE, M/F/ D/V Powell's military'family' embmces former general'sjourney'on tour i! tags Angeles Tunes If Gen. Colin Powell's best-selling book, "My…

… Committee, and ac- cept suggestions and comments. The committee has been review- ing the requirement since January 1994. Organizers said the forum, to be held at 7 p.m. in the Michigan Union's Wolverine Room…

… participants to try their own hand at playing the instruments. Thai Dance Workshop 2:00 - 4:00 PM Thai dance taught by Thai students Workshops take place at: Wolverine Room, Michigan Union Sunday, March 12th…

…, JD " Practicing law since 1987. * Taught Kaplan's prep-course for the past ten years. * Graduate of the University of Michigan Law School. Wolverine Room, Union Saturday, February 11 1:00 - 4:00 pm…

… even Gingrich fires historian, rethinks immigration By GAIL MONGKOLPRADIT For the Daily After the Wolverines' victory over Colorado State in the Holiday Bowl, members of the University's marching band…

…, implementing public policy or plant- ing a Michigan flag on the moon, remem- ber you still are and always will be a Wolverine. President James J. Duderstadt will always welcome you back with open arms…