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January 12, 1998 (vol. 108, iss. 55) • Page Image 15

… familiar one for the Michigan women's basketball team. For the third straight time, the Wolverines played a game in which the home team took a big second half lead only to see the visiting team come back to…

… make the game close. Unlike the last two instances in which the Wolverines held a double- digit lead, this game saw Michigan mount the heroic comeback late in the game. Unfortunately for the Wolverines

January 12, 1998 (vol. 108, iss. 55) • Page Image 9

Wolverine. In his Michigan debut in the 1994 Blue-White game, 'Turco gave up 8 goals, and many fans left wondering whether Turco could fill the shoes of his predecessor, Steve Shields, who had recorded more…

… victories than any other goaltender in NCAA history. Michigan coach Red Berenson did- n't like what he saw from his fresh- man goaltender that night either, and in the Wolverines' first game he start- ed…

wolverines roie ana visiting Michigan State simply rolled over. In front of a sellout crowd of 13,562 fans, Michigan won, 79-69, thanks in part to dominant interior performances by Traylor and frontcourt mate…

… Maceo Baston. Traylor (8-of-12 shooting) had 20 points and I I rebounds, while Baston (8-of-13) had 23 and eight boards. The Wolverines went to their inside game early and often, and led by as many as 20…

… of glass. Michigan goaltender Marty Turco took care of the record-shattering. With the Wolverines' victo- ry Friday night over Bowling Green, 4-2, at Yost Ice Arena, Turco broke the NCAA record for…

… career wins with his 112th victory in four years at Michigan. The senior surpassed former Michigan netminder Steve Shields, who ended his career as a Wolverine with Il1 victories in 1994 - the year before…

… at 4:07 in the first period. Despite the hard-hitting nature of Saturday's contest, Michigan coach Red Berenson said the Wolverines played even better than they did dur- ing Friday's record…

…-breaking game. "I thought our team could get more focused See SWEEP, Page 4B /, WARREN ZINN/Daily Bill Muckalt scored on this play after grabbing the puck out of midair. He had a hat trick in the Wolverines' 4…

… standings. The Wolverines endured a harsh crowd and battled back from a 13-point deficit before falling, 66-63, to No. 11 Illinois yesterday at Huff Hall. Poor free-throw shooting by Illinois in the final…

…-up jumper, and the Wolverines were forced to foul. "We were trying to get the ball into Johns, because (Illinois center) Alicia Sheeler had four fouls on her," Guevara said. "Lemire got a good shot off, it…

January 12, 1998 (vol. 108, iss. 55) • Page Image 13

… of Michigan bas all fronts. The Wolverines are their best ball in r ena stands are full t; and the team is n tead of off. Believe it or not, it hree months ago day that more tha ar's worth of allegati…

… pas ely holds - come o trip to the NCAA ore? Some fans may of these Wolverin adness. Even more ospect of Michigan h ason, or maybe eve Ha-ha, laugh it up. three years, this g n<ly playing to its po…

… a they can beat an nless they beat thems "It was nothing tha out Indiana after the n 18-point loss last Four for Michigan? wrous, you say ... Wolverines' six-game winning streak. The Wolverines

…. The final score was 79-69, but the Spartans were never one half of a season, the really in the game. ketball has been restored The Wolverines scored the first six points of the game and had Michigan…

… means a perfect game for the n a e C"' Wolverines, who became complacent in the sec- ons ond half. ally "I think we can get a lot better," Ellerbe said. nat- "The second half we were OK. The second half…

… of against Penn State we were OK. I think we can ball do something to rectify that." Ellerbe has not been perfect either. The eak Wolverines looked vastly underprepared for the edia game against…

… closeness, n interim basis two weeks or lack thereof, of the game. make the best of a bad sit- "We just felt like what we were doing was Wolverines have accom- good enough," Ellerbe said. a major…

… understatement. The rest of the Wolverines have room for d something tangible to improvement as well. Maceo Baston has been nation, the Wolverines' prone to fouling out, Jerod Ward is a liability uke - the nation…

… If the court for so long. not score when Conlan was in the game. done it? How have the Another difference between this season's to make people forget Wolverines and previous ones is that each play- t…

… the post- But the most important factors that make n advancing to the Final Michigan so dangerous are less tangible. The Wolverines are a group that circumstance Laugh all you want, but has forced…

January 12, 1998 (vol. 108, iss. 55) • Page Image 14

…, and was named to the All- :" CHA first team. Along with backstopping the 'Wolverines to 113 victories, Turco has icd 'Michigan to three CCI IA regular- season championships, two CCHA play- off titles…

…, and in 1996, Turco was in goal -,4wben the Wolverines won their first -CAA championship in 32 years. "Winning that game with Brendan storing in overtime is something you dream about," Turco said. "Being…

… the 17 games he needed to break Shields' record. But with four freshmen on defense and with much less offensive support than in the past, Turco is having what is arguably his best year as a Wolverine

… that's something you can't teach." Through 24 games, Turco has posted a 19-4-1 record and has a 2.18 goals against average. More important, with Turco in the net, the Wolverines have been finding a way…

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