…, Atlanta probably hasn't seen much of Michigan. Those who have been paying attention know the No. 3 seed awarded to the Wolverines by the NCAA selection committee on Sunday is not unwarranted. Michigan…
… potential has come to fruition. DAN The STILLMAN Wolverines SIL A have displayed SMt the it many times this year. At first, there were only flashes - against Duke and in the Puerto Rico Classic. Recently…
…. importance on early games against Big spots, Foreman said. For the past two years, Michigan has Ten teams ' Foreman said. "But there's The Wolverines made great strides excelled in the regular season and has…
… really very little I would change." this season, due in part to an all-around ,advanced to the Big Ten championship, With the Wolverines not receiving a team effort. but received no bid to the NCAAs…
…. third-seeded Wolverines will play the fourteenth-seeded Redbirds Friday in Women earn first NCAA invite by Theodore Cox and Phil Green Daily Basketball Writers El Hockey awaits NCAA decision by David…
… playoff game. "We hope that winning this will give us the opportunity to continue," Wolverine coach Red Berenson said. "It was a big step for our program and another step would be just deserved," he added…
…. The 10th seed Wolverines will play 7th seed Oklahoma State Wednesday night in Stillwater, Ok. in the Midwest re- gionals. The team had just arrived at Metro airport returning from its 80- 69 regular…
… bidding process, the Wolverines needed to finish ahead of Bowling Green. This is due to the fact that it See HOCKEY, Page 8 Iowa Blue wins easy, 127-96 by Taylor Lincoln Daily Basketball Writer It was too…
… late to win the Big Ten title, but soon enough to salvage third place as the Wolverines turned in one of their most lop-sided victories of the season, 127-96, over Iowa. The win, coupled with Minn- esota…
…'s CCHA playoff consolation game against Bowling Green. The Wolverines defeated the Falcons 5-4 to gain third place. Ieers rebound Win over Falcons lends consolation for OT loss by Peter Zellen Daily…
… earlier Michigan swept past Western Michigan for its first ever opening-round victory in the CCHA playoffs. Then, the Wolverines had to face top-ranked Michigan State on Saturday, a tough, emotional game in…
… the first period- and-a-half and led 2-1 going into the third period with the only Wolverine score coming from Mike Moes at 1:37 in the second period. Then at 7:12 into the third, Moes scored again as…
… good play but he slid into Sharples. It comes down to that you can't give up two-on-ones on overtime." After that loss to Michigan State, the Wolverines had one last1 chance to prove themselves to the…
… for the first time in the conference championships, the Wolverines finished a distant sixth at the Big Ten tournament behind champion Iowa. Women split last 4 games by Theodore Cox and John Niyo Daily…
… will try to knock Michigan State from its perch atop the Big Ten. Yes, it's another trek up to East Lansing today for the Wolverines. Not only do the Wolverines have to play in enemy territory, but they…
… must also vie for the Big Ten tour- nament championship, led by the host Spartans who are the favorites' to win the tournament. Play begins Friday for the two- day tournament and the Wolverines are…
… Lacure said that with all the hardships his team had endured during this season, it was due for some good fortune at the tournament. Lacure's prophetic words were realized as the Wolverines placed three…
… he will have the upper hand if we meet at nationals." In keeping with the way this season has unfolded, the Wolverines suffered a few setbacks to accompany their success. Freshmen Damion Logan injured…
…8B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - October 12, 1998 Defending team title easy as one-two-three for Wolverines x Despite finishing 20 seconds behind last year's winning time at the Murray…
… Michigan men's cross country team managed to successfully defend its 1997 team title at this year's Murray Keatinge Invitational in Orono, Maine this past Saturday. The sixth-ranked Wolverines, run- ning on…
… Maine's course, finished with 27 points to second-place Iowa's 64. In addition to taking the team title for the second straight year, a Wolverine took the individual title at the event for the fourth…
… consecutive year. Senior John Mortimer successfully defended his '97 crown, running the 8,000-meter course in 24:01. Actually, the Wolverines finished one-two-three in the race. Behind Mortimer, who was about…
… last three meets of the season," McGuire said. "We know it will be our sternest test to date and I think we'll respond to that." But the Wolverines are already look- ing forward to Saturday's meet if…
…, they won. For the Wolverines, winning wasn't the only important part of this trip to the East Coast, though. "A trip like this gives the kids a chance to see different parts of the country ... to not be…
… week's Wolverine Invitational (at the Michigan Golf Course) and the upcoming Big Ten Championships. The meet was also a perfect event to rest any runners who have been nursing injuries, with no other…
…. In many cases, some teams' best runners sit certain meets out, which affects where they finish and their subsequent rankings. "Rankings don't mean that much," Warhurst said. The Wolverines will take…
…Guire said. "She's really starting to catch fire. She's just gotta continue to train and race and it will come around for her." After the announcement of the final results, the Wolverines turned their…
… attention toward the Michigan Interregional. The meet, which features many of the country's top teams will be held at the Michigan Golf Course -the Wolverines' home course - this Saturday. "It's time to step…
…, 29-6 overall) today and tomorrow at Varsity Diamond, its toughest obstacle may not be defeat- ing the perenially powerful Hawk- eyes. First, the No. 14 Wolverines (2- 2, 18-10) will have to overcome…
… Wolverines at the Bud Lite National Invitational in Sunnyvale, Calif., by a 1-0 count. "We played right with Iowa the whole game," Hutchins said. "If you want to stay competitive with them, you have to play…
… Men's Track and Field vs.Indiana Saturday, 12 p.m. Track and Tennis Building S TS Hockey vs. Lake Superior State Friday,'7 p.m. Sault Ste. Marie Wolverines pull out double-overtime thriller, 83…
…-82 A IOWA Conlan gives Wolverines spark as intensity returns Continued from page 1 and went the length of the court for the lay-up and the tie. "Without Travis Conlan's effort we would not have won…
… Michigan students will be going home for the holidays, most of the men's swim- ming team will be travelling to Hawaii for the beginning of a grueling road trip. Poor guys. Four of the Wolverines, however…
… hard,. too." December 22, the rest of the team leaves for Honolulu. The Wolverines will hold training camp there until their meet with the University of Hawaii on December 30. "It won't be a high…
… Superior, shut down the Broncos in Friday's 6-2 victory. Shields then held strong Saturday for a 7-4 Wolverine decision. "We're confident that we can win with either (Shields or Gordon) in the net…
… have ' passed since Michigan sent its men's gymnastics team to the KNCAA Championships.. "' .. Saturday night, the Wolverines broke that streak. The top-ranked Wolverines entered Huff Hall in an unusual…
… the top-ranked team in the country. But it wasn't that simple. Facing the Wolverines in the East Regional were the top teams in the country. Six of the next eight spots in the national rankings were…
… back a per- fect record from its weekend series against Northern Michigan, but the Wolverines were spotless in another category - the penalty kill. Michigan beat Northern on Friday, 5-3, but fell to the…
… Wildcats on Saturday, 1-0. In the process, however, the Wolverines shut out Northern's power play, preventing the Wildcats from scoring on all 12 power play opportunities. Michigan's penalty kill gave a…
…-ouse kept up the momentum for e Wolverines, following two blowout wins'against Toledo and Marietta. What las keyed this dominance over the past week for Michigan has been the offense. The scores from the…
… previous three games are a testament to Michigan's firepower. Prior to the 22-6 win over the Falcons Wednesday night, the Wolverines destroyed Toledo, 23- I, and then followed that with a 26-4 ictory over…
… dynamic. Bowling Green started the game with a quick goal in the first minute. However, the Falcon goal only lit the fuse for yet another explosive Wolverine victory. Michigan quickly responded, as…
…. And just as Bowling Green thought it had ended the drought by scoring a goal Sof its ow, Michigan turned around and scoredf twice, ending the quarter 7-2. The Wolverines continued their pre- ision on…
…, with only a few minutes remaning in the half, the penalty car- died over into the third quarter. mJust as the penalty carried over, so did the momentum of Michigan's of- ''nse. The Wolverines scored the…
… quarter, as they scored their sec- ond straight goal. Unfortunately for them, Michigan wasn't done just yet. The Wolverines scored the final four goals ofthe game, the first of which a textbook fast…
… attackers Fred Yun and om Lall. Lall ended the game with four assists, in addition to two goals. Passing was key to the evening's best goal,just as it was to the overall success of the Wolverines. Michigan…
… assisted on 16 of its 22 goals - an incredible statistic. "The more shots you are assisting, the better shots you are taking," Di~iovanni said. Andthe Wolverines were taking quite a few shots - 55 on the…
… night to be exact. Consider the fact that Bowling Green took as many shots as Michigan scored goals, 22, and you get the idea about the constant offensive pressure the Wolverines put on the Falcons all…
…. The Wolverines will face Miami of Ohio, Ohio University and team to be decided. The Wolverines will return home Sunday to face Buffalo at 5 p.m. in Oosterbaan Fieldhouse. N ® ® ® N TOLEDO Continued…
… since cluding College Field Hockey Coaches As- Michigan was 3-7 in 1992, the first year 1993. sociation All-Midwest Regional, Academic of Big Ten field hockey, and has finished The Wolverines played in an…
… indoortour- All-Big Ten and second-team All-Big Ten 4-6 each year since. The Wolverines have nament in Toronto this weekend and were accolades. never finished higher than fourth in the unavailable for comment…
… intermission as Purdue's lead grew to 16 on a couple of Jennings' free throws with 10:35 left. Then Michigan woke up. A 20-4 Wolverine run tied the game at 60. But it wasn't enough. "Purdue held on and found a…
… Friday night, 3-15, 15-5, 15-10, 6-15, 15-10, the Wolverines (2-5) recovered and turned this weekend into their most successful series of the young season. The victories against Virginia (15- 9, 7-15, 15…
…-10, 15-2) and Pittsburgh (15-12, 13-15, 15-13, 15-1) Saturday gave the host Wolverines a 2-1 record in the Kaepa Volleyball Challenge. After a rocky opening week, it also gave the team its first winning…
… we had earlier on, we would have been great. Instead, we end up losing a tight five-gamer to a good Michigan State team." Despite the outcome, the young Wolverine squad seemed to gain con- fidence from…
… squad in four games. After playing a rather evenly matched first three games, the Wolverines exploded for a 15-2 victory in game four and notched their first win of the 1994 campaign. Leading the…
… Wolverine attack were middle blockers O'Donnell and jun- ior Shannon Brownlee. O'Donnell spiked her way to a match-high 15 kills and a .500 hitting percentage while Brownlee had 10 kills and a team-high 13…
… Wolverines now have a rosier outlook before they start con- ference play in two weeks. "Even though we did lose one, we still improved our play 200 percent," Brownlee said. "We've come so far in the last…
…-ranked Wolverines outdistance 10-team field By BARRY SOLLENBERGER Daily Sports Writer It was business as usual for the No. 5 Michigan women's cross country team Saturday at the Miami University Invitational. The two…
…-time defending confer- ence champions blasted the 10-team field at the meet in Oxford, Ohio. The Wolverines compiled a team score of 29, far outdistancing second-place Miami of Ohio (67) and third-place Eastern…
… mscxrand his hgwdHd h sd the Wolverines needed to win eight the season and Central stater Aaron fourth RBI ofthecga ne. straghtBigTengamesinordersto.make KAieper dropped hisrecord to 8-5. On the mou nd…
… welltoday s We had some good This weekend the Wolverines take The VUXrmD* Michigan State to rebound from the execution on ourhit-and-runs and we on Michigan Stre in akey for-game Michigan outfielder Nate…
… defen- Oeveren, Rodney Goble and Scott theBigTenitiua .ertsomethingtt succes ts seaso: higa's e - second all time on the Wolverine sively, maklng only one fielding error T inmerman…
…MichiganStateigdoubleheader andthreewalksintheprocess. Kovach The victories rn Michigan's win- wlldpitch, respectively. The Wolverines will travel toEast yesterday, winig each game by an bestedrbisbyallowingonlytwohits ningstreakto8gamesendingfuirther…
… The Wolverines would never trail lansingonSatiadyatunoonimtwll identical 6-0 score. and walking two en route to her 17th support tothe Wolverines' No.3ank- again, and in the fourth inning they conclude…
…, going 5-for-6 from the next to last in the conference at 4-20. single. Chad Chapmnan then followed anid field good," Freehan said. "We onstrated the keys to the Wolverines' plate with 3 rusbatted in, arun…
… scored The Wolverines will try to tie and Coton bylaunching aball over the 375 don't care to look bak. We're playing success this season: Michigan's near- and asacrifice fly. Karla Kunnen and break the…
…, Michiganjunior After falling to Minnesota, the Dan Brakus has been chosen to com- Wolverines were paired with fifth- pete in the NCAA Singles Champion- rankedIowainSaturday'sconsolation ship,which starts…
… brought up the rear with a score of 16. Of the day's 16 events, Michigan athletes earned 11 of the top spots. Highlights included the Wolverines' first-place finish in the 4 X 100 relay DAILY FILE PHOTO…
… strokes better than the nearest competi- by 71 performances by Carson and It is named the Wolverine Invita- tor to help the Golden Gophers take Dietz, brought Michigan to 10th, but tional, but last year it…
… belonged to the third. that was as high as the Wolverines Buckeyes. The Wolverines had two squads would go. Michigan retained 10th The Michigan men's golf team competing in the tournament thelBlue place with…
… Gullion (72-68-66- behind Lyle for the team lead. hopes their play will improve next The Wolverines got off to a slow weekend. start with a first round score of 300, "I'm guardedly optimistic about…
… women's golf team was lucky to escape an auto accident -he C itore te"ig Tn Camion- ships in Iowa City relatively unharmed. Unfortunately for theWolverines,inju- ries to senior Wendy Bigler (Twelve…
… _ sstitches in right wrist) and Jenny Valid only at Packard/Hill 769-5555 Zinuerman(concussion)probablycost Maiden Lane 995-9101 the Wolverines a chance to finish in the Limit one cou n er order/Expires 5…
…/31/93 top half of the Big Ten. The players were injured when the team van driven by coach Sue LeClair ,, onstruckapassengercarandflippedwhile Valid oniy at Packard/Hill 769-5555 making a left turn. Wolverines…
…th-place finish for the Wolverines, with a 72-hole team totalof 1382. This left them well behind first-place Ohio State's 1240 total, which edged out Indiana by one stroke for the Big Ten title. It…
… also put the Wolverines behind middle-flight Big Ten foes like Michigan State (1294), Penn State (1321) and Purdue (1322),opponentsMichiganhadfared well against during the season. 0I …
…'m not sure what we're going to see." With one-third of the Wolverines' and half of Miami's roster comprised of first-year players, the question of success will be answered by the de- velopment of these…
… surrounding the Wolverine goalie situation. The Michigan coaching staff has still not decided who will fill the spot between the pipes. Yet, this situation could be insignificant because of the Wolverines…
… women's soccer team. The Wolverines settled for a 1- 1 tie against Siena Heights College in a superbly played game. The game was expected to be closely contested and extremely physical, and no one went…
… way I could miss it." The goal put the Wolverines up 1-0, and the way their defense was playing, it appeared they would emerge victorious. At the 25:13 mark, however, the defense suffered a lapse…
… Wolverines the lead with three takedowns during the rugged second half. The score remained deadlocked, and the teams headed for overtime. In overtime, rookie sensation Lisa Ashton led the Wolverine attack. She…
…/Daily Michigan wrestler Chris (Pitbull) Viola leads his team with seven major decisions. The Wolverines are 9-0 when Viola wins his match. *Viola Wlay fought like itbui Guevara earns job after seven months By…
… that person." The decision came with four regular-sea- son games remaining for the Wolverin , who are currently in ninth place in the Big Ten. The search for a permanent head coach started shortly after…
…-95, then last season's 1-15 record, the Wolverines have put together a respectable 4-8 mark this season with four games remaining. In several of those losses - includ- ing defeats at the hands of Purdue and…
… Michigan State, two of the con- ference leaders - the Wolverines were still in the game entering the final minutes. Michigan's inspired play has earned the praise of coaches around the league. The Wolverines…
… collapse By Josh Kleinbaum Daily Sports Writer It's as automatic as night and day. When there is a Big Ten women's swimming championships, the Michigan Wolverines are there to win it. For a decade, the…
… Wolverines have owned this meet. The last time they fin- ished anything other than first, Ronald Reagan was president and the New York Mets won the World Series. i that respect, they have nothing to worry…
…. Richardson is confident. His team has been training hard for the past month and a half for the Big Ten and NCAA championship meets, and it is because of this hard training that the Wolverines have lost half of…
… - they have not been in top form since December. And maybe Richardson shouldn't be so confident. It was at Miami (Ohio), Dec. 5-7, that the Wolverines showed their dom- inance. In that weekend, a handful…
… of Wolverines recorded times that were fast enough to qualify for the NCAA championships. In the two months since that meet, only Shannon Shakespeare recorded an NCAA qual- ifying time. And…
… Shakespeare had already qualified in other events. The fact is, Michigan is swimming slowly. The Wolverines peaked in December, while they need to be peak- ing now. Northwestern is doing it right. The No. 15…
… overtime. The Wolverines lost the game but gained the respect and admiration of the college basketball world. Revenge against Duke. That instantly became a battle cry for a group of players that expected to…
… possibility that the teams will meet in the NCAA tournament. r Ironically, the closest King, Jackson, and former Wolverines Chris Webber, Juwan Howard and Jalen Rose would ever get to defeating the Devils was…
…nd on the all- time Michigan scoring list. He sur- passed Rickey Green, who scored 1,184 points as a Wolverine in the mid-1970s. Next on the list for King is former teammate Chris Webber at 1,218. King…
… winning six of the meetings, but the Wolverines were able to take two games at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The series resumed in 1989 with the Wolverines winning in a 113- 108 overtime thriller at Crisler…
…14A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 12, 1998 Sky's the limit for peaking Blue STI LLMAN Continued from Page 13A blowout of then-No. 19 Syracuse, the Wolverines' victims included no- names…
… Chattanooga, Murray State and American (Puerto Rico). it looked like Michigan finally had decided to approach every game as if it was against a "Duke." For all the emphasis the Wolverines were placing on their…
… Wolverines play Penn State (13-14,2-6), which currently holds the eighth spot in the conference ahead of only Purdue. Considering the cir- cumstances, the Nittany Lions might be just what the doctor ordered…
…. Nonetheless, the Wolverines refuse to take this game lightly. "We're worried about every game," leftfielder Lesa Arvia said. "But we're confident. We're going out there to win these games." Based on the past…
…I I Ulbe A~idtiguu 1dlg Watch the Wolverines, dress like them The Michigan hockey team will hold its annual equipment sale tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock at Cliff Keen Arena. Everything from…
… practice jerseys, pads and travel gear will be available at reduced prices to the public. All of the equipment was used by the players and coaches during the Wolverines' 1996 national championship season…
… up to partici- pate in two different competitions be- T ing held this weekend. 'M' baseball hasno mercy on Detroit Hot Wolverine hitters vanquish Titans, 22-12 By Jim Rose Daily Sports Writer It's not…
…'s nonconference game with Michigan. Michigan made a mockery ofthe Titans, cruising to a 22-12 win at the Campbell Complex in Detroit. The game, originally scheduled for nine innings, was called when the Wolverines…
… held a 10-run lead after the seventh. Michigan coach Geoff Zahn probably would've played a lot of people regardless. Even if his Wolverines hadn't scored 11 runs in the first inning. Yes, 11. Michigan (9…
…-3 Big Ten, 14-16 overall) has won 13 of its last 16 games. Detroit fell to 14-10. The Wolverines were able to use the blowout to play 16 Next different players, including four pitchers. In the last 16…
…. But that in the Big Ten. was the extent of his success. Northwestern is The Wolverines loaded the 5- bases on a pair of singles and a pair of walks, and then Gorak completely folded. The senior forced…
… Wolverines. When it was all said and done, Michigan's of- fense reigned supreme. Dransfeldt and Kirk Beerman had three hits apiece, and the Besco twins combined to go 3-for-7 with five runs and six RBI. Bobby…
… Wolverines finished second with 72 points in winning the battle over the third-place Badgers, the Big Ten champions who accufiulated 88 points. But they lost the war, as Notre Dame captured the title with t 70…
… points. Coupled with the three- ,,point loss at the Big Ten meet, it was the team's second heartbreaking defeat in as many meets. Despite the disappointment, the Wolverines easily qualified for the NCAA…
… scoring Wolverine, ending up in 29th place with a time of 18:40. Similar to the Big Ten Championships, Michigan employed a strategy of starting relatively slow before eventually passing runners and moving…
… person who played well for us was Chris White," assis- tant coach Jim Smoot said. White led the Wolverines against the Golden Gophers with nineteen digs. She also posted eight kills and four- teen digs…
… against the Hawkeyes. In addition to a sputtering de- fense, the Wolverines could not, for the most part, fire up any offensive prowess. "(Minnesota) is known for play- ing really good defense. They did…
…, and we didn't seem to be able to hit the ball hard enough," Smoot said. "They kept returning all our shots. I think that was the main difference." Wolverine captain Julia Sturm led her team in kills…
… 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…
… facets of the game. Penn State trounced the Wolverines, 83-63, handing the team its fourth straight loss. "They just pretty much overpowered us," said Michigan coach Trish Roberts. While the Wolverines (1…
… Lions used the extra defensive player to stop the Wolverines' perimeter shooting. Roberts expected Penn State to come out playing a zone defense. Michigan looked confused when faced with a man- to…
… since its inception, while Brian Wiseman (5-20-25), David Oliver (19-8-27) and Cam Stewart (10-12-22) have combined for consistent scoring as well. The Wolverines' future skates on the third line, where…
… for prowess in its own zone. Goaltender Steve Shields sees relatively little rubber, and thunderous body checks are a matter of course in the Wolverine zone. Senior Chris Tamer has spent less time in…
… dependable backup in the past, but has not had enough quality minutes to do so this year. Loges has seen less than two periods of action. SPECIAL TEAMS: The Wolverines have killed 83 percent of their penalties…
…. Mike Stone and Rick Willis lead a solid penalty killing unit with intense forechecking and disciplined defense. This allows the Wolverines' top playmakers to skate at even strength and produce offense…
… be among the best in all of college hockey. Instead, the Wolverines convert at a modest 22 percent and have allowed four shorthanded goals. COACHING: Since changing line combinations, the Wolverines…
… the pipes could be key in case of an injury, Berenson must also find a way to keep the Wolverines' intensity levels high when goalies Gordon and Loges are in the net. So far this season the two backups…
… have not received the same support as Shields has. OVERALL: The Wolverines trail first-place Miami by three points in the conference standings and are ranked third in the nation. They need to maintain a…
… Roseanne Barr. If it were an ego, it would belong to Bryant Gumbel. But it's a basketball game, and so it's Indiana and Michigan tonight at Crisler Arena. The Wolverines (2-0 Big Ten, 12-1 overall) and…
… Duke Dec. 5, the Wolverines have ripped off 11 straight wins by an average margin of 18 points. It is Michigan's long- est winning streak since 1988, when it started the season 11-0. And don't forget the…
…. - "We're playing good for any- body, really," Fisher admitted. Recently, the Wolverines have been riding on the very capable shoulders of forward Chris Webber and center Juwan Howard. In the most recent…
…, the Michigan men's bas reels in the finest recruiting classes in the count dream. However, with this success comes incredibl ions. Expectations that Fisher has riot met. Yesterday the Wolverines were…
… basically eliminated from the Big Ten title chase, losing at Purdue, 69-64. y The Wolverines have lost four of their past five games and have been as inconsistent as a team can be. There is no flow to the…
… the Wolverin to be the nervous, confused ones. Talent can only take a team so far. There has t who can develop that talent and make gre, players into a team. Fisher was once again outcoached by Geneb…
… day. Keady has instilled confidence in his p1 ence that the current crop of Wolverines do le. "Coach Keady is a big motivator," senior Bran said: "He is always yelling and pumping guys you want to win…
… he is a great coach. But it is y high expec- hard to believe that any coach would not have had success with that group of players. Don't expect any magical runs with this current group of Wolverines…
…. It happened again Saturday. With the game on the line, the home team showed poise, patience and confidence. The Wolverines, who had just staged a miraculous comeback, displayed the confusion and mental…
… to Keady, one of the best coaches in America. But the fact remains that many teams in the Big Ten should not be able to compete with Michigan. Not only do they play with the Wolverines, they beat…
… toughest tasks of his career as the leader of the Wolverines. Last season was a disappoint- ment from start to finish. There were, however, some valid excuses. This time around there are no excuses. With all…
… Big Ten title chase. For the record, Michigan last won the conference in 1986. Yes, the Wolverines are now in an- other race-one they thought they won long ago. Michigan finds itself in a battle for an…
… three bids submitted for the carpet- ing. My son's company Wolverine Car- pets, Apex Industries, and another com- pany. We felt all along that the bid would go to Apex Industries since Alan Levy and Eric…
… on campus during move-in weekend. They obtained this privilege despite the fact they offered the University a smaller kickback than Wolverine Carpets, about 4 percent less. Upon discovering this…
… Richardson is not anticipating another title when the Wolverines travel to Minnesota next weekend for the Big Ten Championships. "We never go into a season saying we want to be second," Richardson said. "We…
… want to win, but in the past we had the fire- e." fhe Wolverines have been decimated by injuries and sickness this season, cutting significantly into the team's depth - always a crucial aspect of a…
… the Wolverine Open at the Indoor Track Building this Saturday. The team will be making final preparations for the Big Ten Championships next weekend in Columbus. The team had been planning to send some…
…- ticipate in the Wolverine Open in dual-meet format. The Wolverine Open will pit Michigan against Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan and Western Michigan in a battle for state bragging rights. "We'll rest up…
…10-- The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 12, 1996 Wolverines hoping to beach California schools By Chris Murphy Daily Sports Writer Away from the winter disasters many have been facing, the…
… Michigan women's swimming team has been spending its time in the tropics. Recently, the Wolverines have been using a tour of tropical vacation spots to bolstertheirtrainingandboosttheirrecord. During the…
… last four to five minutes (in a game) have been the story of our team," said Michigan coach Trish Roberts. Tonight marks yet another oppor- tunity for an original work as the Wolverines (0-10 Big Ten, 1…
…. Team Pts. EVAN PETRIEIDaiRY Senior point guard Stacie McCall hopes that the women's basketball team doesn't let another one slip away as it enterains Wisconsin tonight. The Wolverines will shoot for…
… be a very competitive meet; they'll (Syracuse) probably pull a mid-270's and that's our ex- actly our goal for this time of year," said Wolverine coach Bob Darden. "If we achieve our goal, which we…
… Wolverines. "The Syracuse meet will be very important in terms of the win-loss column," Darden said. "If we're on the bubble, they'll look at head-to- head competition to make the final selection of the teams…
… time peri- od of the contest when the Wolverines struggled immensely. "We need to play better for the entire 60 minutes," Berenson said. "We now see that we can't have a bad period or even a bad minute…
… rests at home. The Wolverines struggled with the same scheduling troubles last weekend, when they played two games, while Saturday night's opponent Ohio State.. took Friday off. The problem "has been…
… Wolverine also need to have an impressive showing. Michigan has had a tendency to show many sides of itself this sea- son, and they can only hope that the Wolverines of last weekend show up_ again. "They go…
…, playing without injured forward Maceo Baston, Michigan's attention span dissolved against the Big Ten's doormat, Ohio State, but the Wolverines managed to survive after nearly turning the game over in the…
… second half. Fortunately for the Wolverines, after allowing Ohio State to climb into a close game, they were able to regroup and stave off the hungry Buckeyes, 76-68, before 12,342 fans at Crisler Arena…
…'s important sistency and depth - as a whole team. This weekend, the ---....---.. Wolverines will show Weekendi just how deep they are by splitting themselves What: Cannon between two meets. Husker Invitati…
… Part of the Wolverines will com- i ndn te in the Cannonr assic in When:$ p.m. Indianapolis. The rest of the Wolverines will Notable:Thed head to Lincoln, Neb. rinners will be for the Husker Classic…
… has o games. Th in over Creil hingofV ho have outs ry game this rd to 4-7- niness in the The scoring ome much-ne toacrucial w e Wolverin y and return atch against According ebbie Belkin "Wejustham 1d…
…-0 lenge everything, we should be able to alparaiso. The Wolverines, limit their number of shots." hot their opponents in ev- The weekend continues when Penn s season, improved- their State (3-1, 9-4) visits…
…- decide by watching the rest of the week's practices." Wolverines place eighth at Windon By Riyaz Bbman For the Daily This weekend, the Michigan men's golf team is headed to Penn State to participate in…
… tee off along with Kansas and other area independents. The tournament is very important to the Wolverine golfers and could deter- mine whether or not they will return to the regional finals this year…
…. Tuesday night the team returned from Chicago after playing in the Windon Classic. The tournament, hosted by Northwestern, featured some ofthe best competition in the country. The Wolverines entered a field…
…Comber, won the tournament. Not only did the Wolverines play the best competition in the country, they played on two PGA-level courses, The Royal Melbourne and Kemper Lakes. "I didn't expect any of our players…
… to par these courses," Jim Carras said. The Wolverines managed to place eighth in the Windon Classic. How= ever, Carras doesn't blame the perfor- mance on the tough competition. "I'm still not totally…
…. "We played two tough courses,"' Carras said. "But if the 4th and 5th players shot 87s, we're not going to place very well." IONYA WBR The Wolverines are coming off an eighth-place finish at the Windon…
… initiatio Take your marks ... get set ... go! gan victorious over a rebuilding Michigan State Wolverines have adde It's nothing new. squad in a 109-41 rout. their roster. Richards If you've ever been to a…
…'s context of having the The 1995-96 season's firstmeet is adual meet meet as just a part of that training. with our style of train hich pits the Wolverines against the Spartans. "(The teams) will swim two…
…10 - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, December 12, 1994 Wolverines claw past Panthers, 81-67 'M' tops last season's win total with victory over Wisconsin-Milwaukee !" A By DAVID…
… than its opponents, the Wolverines nearly suffered an upset. The Panthers (0-5) hung in the game for 34 minutes before Michigan (4-4) dispatched them, 81-67. Wolverine coach Trish Roberts was happy to…
…-Milwau- kee surged to within two, 25-23. DiGiacinto responded with a slic- ing drive to the basket, and a 10-foot jumper from Amy Johnson put the Wolverines up by five. But then Michigan's problems began just…
… win. The triumph evened Michigan's record and gave it one more victory this season than the Wolverines had all of last year. Brzezinski is pleased with the team's progress this season. "We're really…
… helped the Wolverines to their fourth win of the season with eight points. BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK Four wins not enough for Roberts, Wolverines $2 PITCHERS OF KILLANS ARTIC ICE By RODERICK BEARD Daily…
… Basketball Writer With Saturday's 81-67 victory over Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Michi- gan improved its record to 4-4. This marks the first time since 1991-92 that the Wolverines have won four games in a season…
…. Michigan was 7-21 that year, the last year in the tenure of former coach Bud VanDeWege. Since then, the Wolverines have gone 2- 25 and 3-24, respectively, with only one conference win. Though Michigan has…
… 6-2 instead of 4-4." The Wolverines lost a close four- point game at South Carolina and surrendered a commanding 14-point lead to Weber State earlier in the season. Michigan has won three of its last…
… re- maining players had to play the last 4:17 of the game. The Panthers had two other players with four fouls, but Michigan could not foul either one out. If the Wolverines could have drawn another…
… down 10.8 per contest. Fresh- man Pollyanna Johns has paced the Wolverines the past three games, though. Johns snagged 12 against Eastern Michigan, nine versus Ne- ANY OTHER S$2FFPITCHER 9 - CLOSE…
… the second game of the Saturday doubleheader with a two-pronged pitching attack which shut down the Wolverines, who left nine runners on base in the extra inning contest. TO HIT IS NOT TO SCORE: The…
… Wolverines managed to outhit the Wildcats by a 25-16 margin over the four game series. This advantage translated into only a 6-5 scoring ad- vantage, however. Michigan's two losses were by a total of three…
… tagged for five Wolverine runs in the first two games on Friday. On Saturday, how- ever, Hawkins returned to pitch 10 innings without allowing an earned run, thus sweeping Michigan out of Evanston in the…
…-go- round over the weekend. Neither Kunnen nor Campana crossed the plate. However, third and fourth hitters Patti Benedict and Karla Kun- nen scored half of the Wolverines' Northwestern's two wins Saturday…
… when the Wolverines swept away the Wildcats in Friday's dou- bleheader, Hawkins came back in Saturday's doubleheader to shut down the Michigan and even her se- ries record to 2-2. With the series split…
…, the Wolverines (4-2 Big Ten, 18-8 overall) dropped out of first place in the conference. They remain one game ahead of Northwestern (2-2, 15-16) but now trail Iowa by two games for the lead. "We felt…
… like (the series split) was not that big of a deal," Wolverine pitcher Kelly Kovach, who went 1-1 this weekend, said. "We were expecting to do a little better, probably take three at least, but we played…
…, fourth and fifth inning. Michelle Silver homered for the Wolverines in the sixth inning, but Hawkins proved too stubborn for the Michigan bats, limiting them to five hits. Hawkins also struck out two…
… of an hour and 20 minutes. the weekend series 0-2, 15-16 and left the series only one game back of the Wolverines 4-2, 18-8, although the Wolverines have two more league games played. SPEED RACER: If…
… on for a 1- 0 conquest. The Wolverines hardly died easy though. They did all they could to match Northwestern's run in the bot- tom of the eighth, but fell heart- breakingly short. The inning began…
… for five of the Wolverines' stars, this week- end marks the most significant point of the season the NCAA Indoor Championships in Indianapolis. "Personally, this is the most important event of the…
…, Dwayne Fuqua and Don McLaughlin will also represent the Wolverines in the distance medley relay. Sullivan, the most experienced of Michigan's Headin' to indy The following Wolverines will try to capture an…
… 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…
… idle beat Rice, 67-50 idle idle lost to No. 9 Duke, 69-59 idle idle 0 0 OVERTIME Continued from page 1 off with a6-3 victory at 118 pounds, the next four Wolverines lost - two by major decision. The…
… the Wolverines. Ranked No. 8 na- tionallyGray ranks four spots ahead of Biggert in their weight class. Trailing 4-2 in the final period, Biggert executed a takedown in the last two seconds to tie the…
…. With under 15 seconds remaining in the third period, a scramble ensued between Biggert and Gary in front of the Wolverine bench. Biggert tried to bring his foe back into the ring, but failed. Gary…
…. He took advantage of Gary's obvi- ous fatigue and threw him to the mat for a two-point takedown with under one minute remaining. The points provided a needed win for both himself and the Wolverines at…
… haunt the Wolverines, as Airron Richardson lost in overtime, 2-1, giving Illinois the victory. Athle-te of t"he W. m WHO: Mike Knuble TEAM: Hockey HOMETOwN: Caledonia, Mich. YEAR: Senior ELIGIBILITY…
…. His efforts helped the Wolverines to victories over Western Michigan, 4-3, and the Buckeyes, 7-2. BACKGROUND: In his 11 games this season, Knuble has tallied 14 goals, leading the team. The senior right…
… a wing was selected by the Detroit Red Wings in the 199? NHL Draft. SLeasing Now For Fall 1995! May-to-May Leases Too! Trivia Answer In 1990, the Wolverines won 20 games while finishing tied for…
… Wolverineswill tell you quite frankly thatanything short of avictory would be adisappointment. "We're definitely confident going in," coach Mike McGuire said. If the Wolverines were not confi- dent enough…
… about this scenario may seem too easy. The Wolverines stand out among the competition with their No.3 national ranking and would most likely getan at-large bid for the Nov.22 NCAA meet even if they do…
…: 853 The Eastern Michigan mainten- ance crew had a long night last night repairing all the lights that Michigan team captain Carol Szczechowski shot out in the Wolverines 78-62 victory over the Hurons…
… Wolverines responded to Eastern's pressure defense with controlled ball handling and quick- ness at the guard position. Sopho- more guard Stacie McCall used her speed to break down the Hurons. "Things worked…
… Wolverines caught fire in the second half. After ten minutes of play in the period, Michigan ran up a 15 point lead behind the shooting of Szczechowski and junior guard Char Durand. But the Wolverine lead…
… sixteen. The Wolverines displayed a strict interior defense last night that featured frosh forward LaTara Jones. "She has a great physical presence and I was absolutely thrilled with her play," Van…
…DeWege said. Jones led the Wolverines with nine boards, five of which were offensive. Sophomore center Trish Andrew made an obvious defensive contri- bution chalking up eight blocked shots. The Wolverines had…
… guard shooting for most of the game. Junior guard Leah Wooldridge nailed two three pointers and totaled 12 points, second in scoring behind Szczechowski. OVER THE HOLIDAYS: The Wolverines play four games…
… this weekend. The flexible nature of the meet allows a team or individual to register as late as Saturday morning -- many of the Wolverines will not make their final decision about attending the…
… members are expected to train and keep in shape on their own during the vacation. The collegiate season picks up in January, providing the Wolverines with strong incentive to work hard during break. But for…
…Women's Soccer vs. Schoolcraft College Tonight, 5 p.m. Mitchell Field The Michigan Daily,, Wolverine kickers rem {in undefeated by Theodore (ox Daily Sports Writ~r SPORTS Field Hockey vs…
… women's soccer team had fun. Really. First they destroyed Valparaiso University on Saturday, 8-0. Then on Sunday, Michigan won its Big Ten opener against Purdue, 4-2. The Wolverines (3-0) didn't have any…
… Boilermakers after driving four hours to West Lafayette. The first half was a struggle for the Wolverines, but Towne came through again to score the first goal of the game. Mid-way through the first half, the…
…. "We are still trying to find one on campus. It's a credit to our defense that we are doing so well without one." The Wolverines only allowed two goals over the weekend, and one of those was on a penalty…
… Wolverines will face tougher competition from Big Ten rival Minnesota, before hosting Penn State on Sunday. All home games will be played at Mitchell field. by Dan Zoch Daily Sports Writer Early leads turned…
… sour proved to be the plight of the Michigan women's volleyball team last night as the Eastern Michigan Hurons swept the Wolverines, 15-9, 15-10, 15-6. In each of the three contests, the team held two…
… first-year standout Fiona Davidson dealt three outstanding blocks that resulted in a Michigan drive late in the second game. The culmination of the short-lived Wolverine rally came when sopho- more Hayley…
… Lorenzen posted a kill to bring the Wolverines to 10-13. "They are working hard. They are trying to play a very disciplined kind of game. It's just because they don't know each other their capabilities…
…'t want 0 make a mistake. We're not even looking at the opponent yet because we're worried about us right now." The greatest problem facing the Wolverines recently concerns the re- covery of Senior Tarnisha…
… was held pointless just one other time t Senior co-captains Ashley Reichenbach eked up the slack for the Wolverines, both ty strokes. Reichenbach, who had not scored for the this season, netted the game…
… the Wolverines but was still surprised to b tunity at such a critical moment in the gam( "Usually it is Ashley (taking the stroke), prised," Widder said, "but I was excited and the team." BACK IN THE…
… rightfully boast of afer shutting out both No. 19 lpdiana and unranked Illinois en route to a pair of 2-() victories. Traveling to Champaign for the first time in prog ram h istory yesterday, the Wolverines (4…
…-half goal in as many games. With just five minutes remaining in t he game, junior Emily Schmitt deliv- ere d th security goal for the Wolverines, her fourth goal of the sea- son. The shutout of Illinois, the…
… The Michigan Daily - Wednesday October 12, 1994 - 11 Wolverine stickers fall to Ball State, 2-1, in double overtime By MARC DILLER Daily Sports Writer Everything you could have expected from a…
…-1double-over- time loss to No. 8 Ball State (11-1-1). "100 minutes of hockey is a tough thing," Wolverine attacker Gia Biagi said. "(The loss is) just really disap- pointing." The Cardinals' freshman…
…. Lucido, who was trapped in the left corner, centered the ball to midfielder Melanie Herkins in the Wolverines' red zone. Herkins slapped a shot off of Geisthardt'spads and Brown was there to put home the…
… own opportunities to wrap things up dur- ing the two overtimes. Eight minutes into the first overtime. Wolverine de- fenderJen Lupinski took a harddriving shot from 25 yards back that slipped past the…
… slappedacentering pass toastreak- ing Biagi. Biagi failed to control the ball and the Wolverines had missed on their two best scoring opportunities of the day. "Aaleya really started to turn it on towards the end…
…Men's and Women's Swimming vs. Stanford Tomorrow, 5:30 p.m. Canham Natatorium SPORTS Men's Basketball vs. Minnesota Tomorrow, 3:00 p.m. Crisler Arena The Michigan Daily Wolverines to face stern…
… convincing 8-2 pre- conference record and a split of the first two Big Ten games, this weekend could prove to be one of the Wolverines' most critical. "The pre-season games gave us con- fidence, and the…
… four Hoosiers av- eraging in double figures. Jefferies, Lori Meinerding (16.0), Courtney Cox (11.0), and Ann Zellers (10.0) will combine to give the Wolverine defense one of its stiffest tests of the…
… season. The Wolverines, how- ever, remain optimistic about their chances this weekend. "I think if we play our game and stick together like we have been we'll come out with two wins," Michigan center Trish…
… Andrew said. by Lory Knapp Daily Basketball Writer Michigan will be looking for its first Big Ten win of the season as the Wolverines play host to the No. 16 Golden Gophers (10-1 overall; 1- 0 Big Ten…
…) Saturday afternoon at Crisler Arena. The Wolverines, whose miserable second half performance resulted in a 69-67 loss to Bobby Knight's In- diana Hoosiers in their conference opener, are looking to prove…
…LLJU8IIy Rumeal Robinson drives past Hoosier guard Chris Reynolds in Monday's loss to Indiana. The Wolverines meet Minnesota tomorrow at Crisler Arena. ARE YOU THICK AND TIRED OF IT? The Weight Control…
… 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…
…INTOSH DAILY BASKETBALL WRITER It hasn't quite been four years since the Michigan women's basketball team last beat Michigan State. No, that anniversary won't arrive until Feb. 23. But the Wolverines will avoid…
…, was a senior in high school. In fact, the only member of the current program who was involved with that victory is assistant coach Kathy LaBarge Miles. And yet, the Wolverines (0-1, 3- 8) can't afford…
… Wolverines need it to rub off on freshman guards Amy Johnson and Jennifer Kiefer, both of whom are ftom Illinois. Roberts had said earlier in the season that quickness on the perimeter was a Wolverine asset…
…, but Michigan is last in the Big Ten in turnover ratio at -6.5. The pair will have to cut down on the Wolverines' frontcourt foul-ups if they want to be smiling on the ride home from East Lansing. "I don…
… - it's very, very poor," she said. "That and taking care of the ball are the two major things we need to take care of going into Michigan State." While the Wolverine guard play has been less than…
… suffering four one-run losses in their first 13 games, Free- han's Wolverines travel to usually balmy Baton Rouge, La., which is expecting rain and 40-degree. weather for the weekend. Michigan (3-10) is…
… said. Part of the reason the Wolverines can't catch a break is that they have trouble catching the ball. "We have been working on our fielding," Freehan said. "We are always looking to improve in that…
… Michigan squad. Side dishes of avenging the Duke setback or the Big Ten crown would have been welcome additions to the Wolverine palate, but nothing will taste as sweet as a National Championship. One loss…
… to Duke and two to Indiana left the Wolverines shoot- ing for a No. 1 seed - the best in- gredient in a recipe for a title hunt. A Wolverine win will probably se- cure a top spot. Despite the Wildcats…
… Michigan by scores of 5-1, 7-1 and 7-2. The Irish also played a fourth non-league game against the Wolverines in their first meeting of the season, losing 6- 1. Tonight's and tomorrow's contests will make it…
… goaltender Steve Shields said. "They have nothing to lose. They know their situation." For the Wolverines, this series represents the beginning of a post- season they hope will culminate once at Joe Louis…
