…. The Wolverines lost to the Wildcats during dual season. Tankers ready to seek revenge By COURTNEY RATKOWIAK Daily Sports Writer The lights at Canham Natato- rium dimmed after practice and, as his team…
… exclaimed. "It feels fast," Michigan coach Bob Bowman corrected, laughing. After four solid months of train- ing without taper, the Wolverines are ready to fit into their new fast- skins and face their Big…
…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - February 13, 2006 - 5B FAST BREAK Men's Basketball Saturday's Game PURDUE 84 - NO. 22 MICHIGAN 70 Defensive woes haunt Wolverines By Matt Singer Daily Sports…
… to benefit from Michigan's defensive woes. Com- ing into the game as the Big Ten's second-lowest scoring team, the Boilermakers netted 84 points against the hap- less Wolverine defense. "We couldn…
… - Lester Abram and Dion Harris - out with injuries, Purdue looked to exploit the Wolverines' backup guards. "The last couple of games, they were having problems with penetration," Purdue guard Bryant Dillon…
…'s sole defensive weakness. In the first half, Purdue caught fire against the Wolverines' zone. The Boilermakers patiently worked the ball around the perimeter, eventually finding open looks from beyond the…
… Brent Petway played just eight minutes In Saturday's HER MAN Continued from page 1B With the ball, the Wolverines struggled. Certain lineups included zero players who wanted to shoot. T Michigan offensive…
… times, Horton plays like he wants to earn the nickname "Mr. Second Half". In Boston, he scored 16 of the Wolverines' 25 second-half points to lead his team to its first road victory of the still-early sea…
… on defense," Sims said. "It seems like we have no pride - we're just trying to go back down the court and score" Michigan coach Tommy Amaker said, the Wolverines' defensive woes were rooted in their…
… or coached, it's very difficult to maintain your energy and focus on the defensive end when you're not scoring." - But even when Michigan's shots started falling in the second half, the Wolverines…
… never fell below 12. The Wolverines' recent defensive struggles have come as an unpleasant surprise for a team that jumped out to a 16-3 record thanks largely to its defensive pres- ence. Coming into the…
… game against Iowa on Feb. 4, the Wolverines' opponents averaged 62.8 points per game - a solid total for a team that likes to run the fast break. Michigan had never given up more than 80 points in a game…
… season." The Hoosiers stepped out and. did just that, as they : MICHIGAN 49 ferociously attacked the Wolverines in the first half, JINI NA 63 forcing Michigan to make uncountable unforced errors and held…
… the Wolverines to a dismal 18 points in the half. "In the Duke game at least we gave a little effort," freshman Lester Abram said. " We didn't give any effort in this game." Michigan came out of the…
… Wolverines' chances of dancing in March. "They're going to hang on to that (UCLA) win and the win over Duke at home for all it's worth," Davis said. "There are not going to be a lot of teams in that situation…
… at the time, but they both have one glaring weak- ness - post presence. Defending the paint has been one of Michi- gan's biggest problems all season, Sophomore Manny Harris and the Wolverines areonthe…
… Wolverines' power play. BY THE NUMBERS Friday's Game LAKE SUPERIOR STATE 3 - MICHIGAN 2 (OT) Saturday's Game MICHIGAN 4 - LAKE SUPERIOR STATE 2 Splitting Headache Senior goalie helps to relieve teams woes…
… By H. Jose Bosch Daily Sports Writer Marty Turco. Josh Blackburn. Noah Ruden? He may not have had as illustrious a career as former Wolverine legends Turco or Blackburn, but Michigan senior goaltender…
… Noah Ruden may 4 6 Consecutive weekend series in which the Wolverines have failed to sweep the opposition. Number of power play goals in their last 71 chances for the Wolverines. This weekend Michigan…
… into the game, ta. ing advantage of two defensive lapses by th Wolverines to cut the score to 4-2 at the en ice. If I get my chances and we keep winning, hopefully I can fill that roll." PATIENCE IS A…
… as close as the Lakers would come. Senior goalie Noah Ruden rebounded from a frustrating Friday to preserve the two-goal margin. er The action slowed down after the first )- period, as the Wolverines…
… CAITLIN KLEIBOER/Daily : Ruden Is quickly emerging as this season's No.1 goalie at just the right time for the Wolverines. OVE: The Keebler Elf wasn't backing down against the bigger and more physical Mongo…
… Man. Power play is man disadvantage gfor M THE 'RED' LINE In a system named for legendary coach Red Beren- son, the Daily hockey writers grade the Wolverines on their performance in each of four areas…
…. (Graded out of 4 pucks) Mark Giannotto OFFENSE The six goals this week- end is a little bit mislead- ing. Besides the first period of Saturday's game, when the Wolverines notched four goals, the offense…
… those chances. No goals? Eight shots? Isn't this the Michigan team that led the nation in power play efficiency . through the first half of the season? JAM Up until Jan. 2, the Wolverines sat atop the…
… much better chances and prevented Lake E yes, can the Wolverines do in the meantime? Alternate captain Matt *Hunwick believes the key lies in getting the puck down into the opponents' zone. He thinks…
… forward Ron Coleman is the only starter who will graduate this year. Earlier in the sea- son, that void seemed like it would be nearly impos- sible to fill. No other Wolverine small forward was playing…
… freshman forward Anthony Wright and freshman point guard Kelvin Grady as two developments leading him to rethink his team's needs. The Wolverines have three scholarships available for next year. If they use…
…, the Michi- gan hockey team has played like the third period doesn't matter. The problem is, it's probably cost the Wolverines three points in the CCHA standings. In their last four games, against Miami…
… (Ohio) last weekend and North- ern Michigan the previous week, Michigan is 1-0-3. But the Wolverines led in the third period of all four games before being outscored by 6-2 in the third period of all…
… three games and set- tling for three ties. Michigan's third-period struggles were highlighted against Miami last Friday, when the Wolverines were held without a shot for the first 16 minutes. In that…
… span, the RedHawks - who were losing 4-0 coming into the period - outshot Michigan 11-0 and scored twice. The Wolverines were too busy col- lecting penalties to put together plays. Michigan had eight…
… period. But their experiments have led to Defenseman Scooter Vaughan called dramatic momentum shifts. his team's recent performance in the Though the Wolverines threatened third period "lackadaisical…
…'s when the former No. 1 ern Michigan. In October, Michigan team capitalized. defeated Northern Michigan twice "It feels a lot more laid back," in Marquette. But on the Wolverines' Llewellyn said. "Yeah…
… were just turn it off when we get that big of expected to give the Wolverines a rela- a lead." tively easy four points. Llewellyn said Michigan has had See HOCKEY, Page 10A Borseth's intensity fires up…
…- stand Michigan coach Kevin Borseth. The first-year Michigan coach has brought excitement back to the women's basketball program, not just because the Wolverines are enjoying their first win- ning season…
…. Blanchard's prescription: "We need to watch film and listen to what coach has to say." But Blanchard and the Wolverines won't get what they need from Amaker. It's going to take each play- er in that…
… out. The Wolverines are also trying to bolster their con- fidence on the bars. Michigan has found it difficult to hit bar routines the last two weekends, posting season low scores. Tuesday's bar…
… the game, it all ended up the same. The Wolverines surrendered a 17-point first-half lead and the Spartans grabbed a 59-54 win in front of a record crowd of 4,611 at Crisler Arena last night "Maybe we…
… play hard." Michigan (4-8 Big Ten, 11-14 overall) carried a 13-point lead into halftime, but allowed No. 17 Michigan State (9-3, 19-4) to chip away the entire second half. The Wolverines made things very…
… Spartans took advantage of the Wolverine scoring woes by going on a 9-0 run in the next 1:48. A turnaround jumper from forward Liz Shimek capped off the run, but the exclamation point came off a possession…
… in the second half. Most of her buck- ets came right after conversions on the other side of the court by the Wolverines, who were desperately trying to hold off a suddenly fervent Michigan State squad…
… creates offense for us," Burnett said. The Spartans outscored the Wolverines by 18 points in the second half. FANS ANSWER THE CALL: Crisler Arena has never been louder during a women's basketball game. With…
… captain Eric Nystrom said. Under Red Berenson, the Wolverines have enjoyed well-documented success, including two national title championships and nine Frozen Four trips. Michigan's track record has placed…
… a constant target on the team's fig- urative back. To many college hockey coaches, including Miami's Enrico Blasi, the Wolverines have become the team to beat. "We've really built our team around…
… Wednesday's loss at previously conference win- less Minnesota, Michigan is in the depths of adversity. Now it has to play a team that has overcome a lot of that. The Wolverines (4-5 Big Ten, 13-7 overall…
…) travel to Iowa City this Saturday to face the Hawkeyes in a game Michigan must win to entertain any chance of an NCAA Tournament bid. While the Wolverines are in serious trouble of failing to meet its pre…
…- cializes in shorter distances, Erdman became an integral part of the 2003 Wolverine squad that finished fourth in the nation. In fact, she believes the experience was her greatest athletic accomplishment…
… goal for this year is to win the national championship in the distance medley." At this weekend's Sykes-Sabok Challenge Cup in State College, four Wolverines will have their first chance to be a part of…
… last year's NCAA champions - Villano- va - who ran 9:29.12. Michigan finished third with a time of 9:29.76. With an extra year of experience, an NCAA championship is not out of reach. Wolverine fans…
…:30 yet, but we will. We will at the Nationals." The NCAA automatic qualifying standard is 9:35, certainly a tangible goal for the Wolverines. Any college track fan is familiar with Brannen and Willis, but…
… heads of every Michigan gymnast after Saturday night's meet against No. 2 Utah. Starting the night on vault, the Wolverines took a step or a hop on all six landings and failed to post a single score above…
… 6.4° o a 9.80. After the first rotation, No. 4 Michi- gan fell seven-tenths of a point behind the Utes, who started on bars. The Wolverines just couldn't climb back into contention and lost for the…
… by some solid individual Wolverine performances. Deiley earned the all-around title, notch- ing a top-five finish in every event. "Each week, I am improving, which is exactly what I want to be doing…
… she did." Without having to count a single fall dur- ing the night, the Wolverines did post a solid performance. But Michigan knows that it's more than just falls that matter when the No. 2 team in the…
… fall of 2003, Howard was expected to fill some large shoes. Jason Coben, the 2003 NCAA platform champion, was finishing out his final season with the Wolverines, and head diving coach Chris Berg6re…
… last week's award after a first- place overall finish against Ohio State. The highly decorated Wolverine has earned much success during her time in Ann Arbor, but her proudest moments have come before…
…-place finish last year at the NCAA Championships, the Wol- verines are hot on the path once again, con- tending for a national title. The Wolverines recently won their 23rd consecutive Big Ten event and are…
…-cellent news. Wolverine Since the first X-Men comic and in 1963, the gang has become one of the most popular super- X-Men hero lineups in American Fridays at culture. Aside from multiple comic book series…
…. "Wolverine and the X-Men" is the latest animated show, succeeding "X-Men: The Animated Series" and "X-Men: Evolution." This retelling of the X-Men story breaks the norm by beginning not at the time of the…
… money would have been better spent on any hypothetical group, like the Wolverine Fart Club," Fantuzzi said. In addition to limiting spending on events like the Ludacris con- cert, the SPC aims to give…
… people to work in the NW DETROIT SUBURBS. 248477-7727. SWIM COACH--CLUB WOLVERINE/ Wolverine Aquatics, a USS swimming pro- gram based in A2, seeks assistant coaches for all levels. Contact David Whitehead…
… reiterated to pocen- collaboration, there's little reason to invaluable opportunity for students to tial Wolverines. It's work together aside from increasing undergo social, professional or spirito- a part of…
