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… it enough,” the Wolverines’ coach replied. “We want home ice in the playoffs. I think we were picked to finish sixth in the conference, so we’ve got something to prove.” It’s a noticeably…

… it is now. Back then, the Wolverines, curiously, didn’t act like a team with a ton to prove. Yes, they were picked to finish second-to-last in a loaded Big Ten. No, that didn’t mean much to them…

…, are as rare as the one that happened at 3:23 of overtime: The Wolverines lost. The Flames (8-11-2 CCHA, 11-15-3 overall) ended the Wolverines' 14-game un- beaten streak by defeating Michigan 5-4, after…

… the Wolverines (17-3-1, 22-5-1) won by the same score on Friday. The Flames' Rob Mottau lifted a loose puck over Michi- gan goalie Marty Turco seconds after an Illinois-Chicago power play ended to win…

… all, Wisconsin shot 35 free throws, drew 27 Wolverine fouls and fouled out Makhtar Ndiaye and Maceo Baston. The Badgers' 30 points from the charity stripe negated a 57-44 shot advantage for the…

… reliant on its offense in order to win. The Wolverines’ 91-85 win over Nebraska on Jan. 14 showcased what many thought would be the strategy Michigan would have to take to pick up any future wins…

…. Even Michigan head coach John Beilein, knew to a degree, that the Wolverines had to rely solely on their ability to outscore opponents to find any success in the conference schedule. But Beilein…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 13, 1995 Illinois-Chicago sportscaster angered by Wolverines' play* By Darren Everson Daily Hockey Writer WOODRIDGE, Ill. - Michigan's Bill Muckalt slashed…

… just might be some hatred in his heart for these Wolverines - especially Muckalt. "At least he got his comeuppance, though, because his team ended up losing the game because of that play," said an elated…

… team," Michigan coach Red Berenson said after Friday's 5-4 Wolverine win. "We don't want to finish the season with games like this." At the same time, it's hard to find fault with the Wolverines for…

… horrid 4-11 start. It lost a three-game series to Lipscomb — which had just a .444 win percentage last season. The Wolverines were outscored by an average of 1.2 runs and posted a batting average of…

… game by a score of 28-0 to the Indiana Institute of Technology. Yet, after that 8-3 loss to the Blue Devils, the Wolverines won their next 20 games, outscoring opponents by an average of 5 runs…

… meal will be provided. 8 — Friday, February 13, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wolverines look to solidify place in PairWise Rankings By JASON RUBINSTEIN Daily Sports Editor The…

… Minneapolis, the 12th-ranked Wolverines will propel themselves into a very steady position in the PairWise Rankings. But that won’t come easily. No. 14 Minnesota (5-2-3 Big Ten, 14-9-3 overall) will be…

… will be the one leti laughing as it heads to State College to take on Penn State. The Nittany Lions were the ones who were laughing the last time these two teams met, when the Wolverines squandered a 13…

… a double-digit lead to slip away at home on Jan. 4. These Wolverines are coming off a gutsy, come-from-behind thriller at Purdue this past Sunday. The road victory pushed Michigan to 7-5 in the Big…

… gives Wolverines a lift r- WOMEN continued from page 1 worried that Michigan would come back. "It's their job to catch up," she said. "I never look over my shoul- der." Longworth, who tallied 21 points…

…. Compared to our last game (with Penn State), this was a moral victory." The Wolverines have four confer- ence games remaining before the Big Ten Tournament March 3-6. "If we play as tough as we played…

…. 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…

… :find itself involved in a tight conference race; the Wolverine women cagers are alsso involved in a closely-bunched Big Ten field. Unlike Bill Frieder's outfit, however, the women find themselves looking…

… Wolverines, vw3ich the Bulldogs are hosting. pULUTH HAS been in a slump of te, losing five of its last six WCHA ontests. The Wolverines, on the other 1hnd, have won three in a row, in- Ten Championship at…

… Northwestern's McGaw Memorial Hall. The Wolverines (7-13 overall, 1-4 in the Big Ten) face the Purdue Boiler- makers (7-13, 1-4) today in their opening round match. The winner of this game takes on the two…

… players a big boost, knowing they don't have to face the top seed (Minnesota) if they win their opening round match." The Wolverines will once again start with a line-up of forwards Diane Dietz (19.9 ppg…

… climb forwards, Laura Newcomb and Sue Bartz. Should the Wolverines be successful against Purdue today they will come right back and battle the Wildcats tonight. But Soluk was not overly concerned about…

… Wildcats, who are currently second in the conference. In the previous matchup between the two teams, the Wildcats routed a cold- shooting Wolverine attack, 66-46. "Northwestern's goal is to win another Big…

… deficiencies. Michigan's offense has come to life in the last two weeks, as well. The Wolverines have scored 31 goals in the last four games, including 12 against the Irish last Friday night, the biggest one…

… of Hen- drickson will be tested on the ice tonight and tomorrow in a series that could move the Wolverines from sixth place into a tie for fourth in the conference and assure them a playoff berth…

…’s looking too hard. On Sunday, the Wolverines had their most important win of their recent resurgence, an odd thing to say days after they rolled their in-state rival by 29. But the reason…

… and place. It’s about context. It’s about all the ways the game could have gone wrong and didn’t — because the Wolverines wouldn’t let it. In every moment you thought they’d finally cave, they…

… team dropped its first home dual meet, 7-2, to 12th-ranked Tennessee last night. The loss was not the result of any lack of effort on the Wolverines' part, though. "I thought for the most part we played…

… the third set, however, and Dill went away with a 6-2 victory. In doubles play it was more of the same for .te Wolverines. All three Michigan doubles teams got out to early leads, but only one came away…

… outstand- ing tournament performances, the Wolverines have faltered in its last two meets. Last week, Michigan faced Illi- nois and Ohio State at home. This weekend, they traveled to Minnesota for its first…

… away meet. The No. 7 Wolverines' meet against the No. 6 Golden Gophers featured tight competition through- out, although Minnesota was able to take advantage of its strong perfor- mances and some…

… Wolverine has scored a 10. Marshall reached perfection Jan..--"- 29 in the vault versus Iowa and Kabnick did the same Feb. 5 at the State of Michigan Classic. The Buckeyes did not pose much of a threat to the…

… ragged from the four-and-a-half hour bus ride from Oxford, Ohio yesterday morning, the Redskins were outplayed by the third-place CCHA Wolverines, who claimed a 5-3 victory in front of 3,468 enthusiastic…

…- Wolverines played short-handed six times. "I think it was a bit of a letdown," said Giordano: "We have to come back and play a lot tougher tomorrow night." MICHIGAN opened the scoring as May collected his 11th…

… Chevrier for a sixth attacker. The Wolverine. senior picked up a loose puck and slid it into the open net. The two teams return to Yost tonight at 7:30 for their final regular-season meeting. ;, r .'4 *AW…

… 1 so Doily Photo by MIKE LUCAS Michigan's lone goal in the # SENIOR.LEFT WING Jeff Tessier puts the puck past Miami second period. The Wolverines defeated the Redskins, 5-3. goalie Alain Chevrier…

… of 26 points. FRESHMAN PEG Harte hit seven' field goals and nine free throws to pace the Wolverine scoring with 23 points. Dane Dietz was second among Michigan scoring leaders with 16 poin- ts, while…

…- side for the Hoosiers, accounting for 12 second-half points. Michigan's Dietz, with only two first-half baskets, tried to spark the Wolverines with 14 second- half points, but the height of the Indiana…

… Wolverines struggled to find consistency, falling to Nebraska in the fourth round of the Big Ten Tournament. Ultimately, they were not granted a bid to the NCAA Tournament. As Michigan begins its…

… season this weekend with a trip to Long Beach State for a three-game swing, hope abounds. And the Wolverines are excited about much more than the warm California sun. For senior captain infielder…

…-year letterwinner at Michigan, and his brother Sam Amine (1988- 1990) was an NCAA qualifier. Both were Olympic alternates in 1992, and both are considered to be among the top Wolverine wrestlers of all time…

… other top schools, they always had a feeling that they were Wolverines. “For my senior grad party, my mom and I looked through my old journals, and I always wrote about coming here even when I was…

… that Jordan’s younger brother, eighth- grader Cameron, will become a Wolverine. “It’s a great opportunity that some people take for granted to train with family,” Malik said. “But I realize how…

… were able to pull out games, and play defense and pitch well enough (to win) without the offense playing its part.” The Wolverines belted four home runs last week, and scored nine runs against…

…'s then-season-high losing streak to three games, revealed a lot about the Wolverines. For one, it showed the pres- sure and understanding sur- rounding the rivalry to Barnes Arico. "(Michigan State) is…

… culture of the program y press conference, that has dramatically changed." something we talked Following the loss to Michi- We've lost to them (com- gan State, the Wolverines have to the season) 11 straight…

… Michigan, 24-8, in the paint. The Spartan frontcourt had scored 24 points and missed only three shots, while the Wolverine big men had scored just seven. The game was basically over at that point - Michigan…

…'s deficit continued to grow as its forwards and centers continued to get outplayed. By the end of the game, Michi- gan State's frontcourt scored 28 points, compared to eight for the Wolverines. The two backup…

…'t perform well. approaches, 'M' The Wolverines won fewer faceoffs than the Fighting Irish can't keep puck in in both games of last weekend, and of those, even fewer came in opposing zone the opposingzone. On…

… Tuesday. The Wolverines never led, never had a chance and for the night there was no dispute: the state belonged to the Spar Spartan muscle bullies Michigan bigs in the paint ByEVERETT COOK Daily Sports…

… of fresh- man forward Mitch McGary's career. It had been coming for a couple weeks now, McGary outgrow- ing his role as the first Wolverine off the bench. He was the spark and the sixth man, a fan…

…Gary continued to play the role of the sixth man. Michigan coach John Beilein said he liked having the energetic freshman come off the bench, even if he ended up with more minutes than the Wolverine starting in…

… the bench. He needed it on the court from the beginning.- But McGary, like the rest of the fourth-ranked Wolverines, didn't look or play the part. Before Mor- gan subbed in four minutes into the game…

…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…

… conference, seven games on the road - including contests in Columbus, East Lansing and Bloomington - and six games against ranked foes. What ifI told you that's what the Wolverines and their fresh- man point…

… you that the Wolverines inexplicably went 7-5, luck doesn't even cross my mind. Michigan found itself sitting just one game out of first place in the Big Ten heading into Sunday's matchup with Illinois…

…- est with you, we were very con- cerned about him." GO BLUEIs GET BLUE! HEY, WOLVERINE FANS! Before you pack Chrisler this Saturday, stop in to Ulrich's Spirit Shop and gear up for the big game! 0 0…

… 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…

… this time John Beilein did not join them. Near the end of the Wolverines’ worst half of the season, Zavier Simpson fell, the recipient of a hard screen from Penn State’s Jamari Wheeler. Rasir…

… culmination of 20 minutes of malaise for the sixth-ranked Wolverines (11-3, 22-3). It began when Wheeler caught the opening tip-off, raced to the basket, and laid in the first points of the night. Six…

… MICHAEL OLIN Auburn Hills Junior College trucked their ol' Nike selves into Crisler Arena yesterday only to be blasted far into outer space by the Wolverine Freshmen, 125-69. The Nikes, members of the…

… fuse while hardly work- ing up a good sweat. Wolverine Coach Dick Honig commented, "We talked about it before the game, and pretty much knew we were going to beat them." The contest marked the 1lth…

… victory for the baby maplemen without a defeat, and was also their fifth straight hundred point' showing. The squad has now won more games than any other Fresh- man team in Michigan history. The Wolverines…

…- Wolf proceeded to illustrate that ed to the basket for the fiPs even Wolverine substitutes were rocket burn of the afternoon. Hw- much for over-matched Auburn too mc o vrmthdAbr ever, there was no…

… afterburn as Hills. On his first chance to go the Wolverines came back to reel to off five straight buckets (two by jt he boards, he pulled down Ash-3 forward Dough Asworts to m y worth's errant shot, hooped…

… $80 million to buy the team. If the sale is approved, the 33-year-old McClatchy would become the youngest owner in the majors. 01 Tuesday February 13, 1996 10 Wolverines seek revenge against Iowa…

… attempt to break a losing streak tonight. The Wolverines have lost four out theirpast five, falling to 5-5 in the Big Ten and 15-8 overall. One of those losses was to Iowa, which visits Crisler Arena at 7…

… 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…

… Kalamazoo all listed on the program. One Carnival record that is expec- ted to fall will be the mark in the spe- cial 300-yard invitational event. Bob Ufer, the Wolverines' national indoor quar; er…

… Conference collection this after- noon at Evanston, Ill., in a match with Northwestern. Victorious over Ohio State and In- diana in its only two Conference ap- pearances, Coach Ray Courtright's Wolverine…

… in Michi- gan's uninterrupted march to the 1943 Conference championship-a match with Illinois at Champaign Monday night. A victory over the Illini grap- plers will send the Wolverines into the Big Ten…

… practice only five times recently and is not in the best of shape. Both Bradley and Athens played wings on the second Wolverine line this year. Bradley is a scrappy skater with a very fast shot at the nets…

… guard on last fall's Wolverine Frosh eleven, came close to making Mich-. igan track history yesterday after- noon at Yost Field House when he heaved the 16-pound shot 45 feet, 8 ,!i inches. F'rosh Coach…

… Chet Stackhouse dug back through freshman record books and discovered that Kraeger's toss was the second best in Michi- gan history. Bill Watson, a former Wolverine track great, heaved the iron ball 48…

… ft, 5 in. as a freshman. Coming Sunday "STAND BY FOR ACTION" IHE MICHIGAN WOLVERINE ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF AN EVENING SANDWICH COUNTER DELUXE SANDWICHES FOUNTAIN SPECIALS BEVERAGES E II! I…

… 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…

… Invitational in Ypsilanti. The Wolverines, too, will have to give up a portion of short-term glory for the greater good - in this case, not for the safety of the Enterprise, but for ultimate success in the Big…

… Ten championships, just one week after the unscored Eastern Michigan Invitational. In order to ensure a peak perfor- mance from the Wolverines in Big Tens, some of their top athletes will do something…

…, 54-30 Fourth Consecutive V' Win for Wrestlers# BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Feb. 12.-()P) -Michigan's powerful -Wolverines crushed Billy Thom's Indiana Uni- versity wrestling team for their fourth consecutive…

… triumph today, 23 to 3. The Wolverines, strong favorites to oust the Hoosiers from the con- ference crown at Chicago. Feb. 19, won six events, lost one and took one forfeit. Summary: 121 pounds…

… medley relay. Paul Maloney, Wolverine distance star, took the 220-yard free style over his team- mate, Achilles Pulakus and Wildcat Kick Neff, who won the event in the initial meet. Wolverine Free…

…'s Johnny McCarthy. The Wolverines were paced by freshman Paul Maloney who, besides winning the 220, copped the 440-yard mara- thon. Michigan's 400-yard free style relay combination of Branch, Kop- pin, Cory…

… and Pulakus, outclassed the Wildcats to take the event for the Maize and Blue. By their excellent showing last night, the Wolverines will be the lo- gical favorites to capture the team championship in…

… pitches thrown. But in the end, the effort just left the Wolverines with two tallies in the loss column for the day. Saturday was tough to swallow for the No. 6 Michigan softball team. After winning…

… their first two games at the USF Wilson-Demarini Tournament in Tampa, Fla., on Friday against Delaware and Illinois State, the Wolverines (3-2) dropped two straight Saturday. The first was a 2…

… throwing it to Betsa for the tag. But the Wolverine hurler failed to receive enough run support needed to squeeze out a victory. Even senior center fielder Kelly Christner’s 4-for-4 day at the plate…

… against Florida because, even after a slow start, the Wolverine ace found her stride and began to find the answer to the potent Gator lineup. “She got better as the Florida game went on because she…

… narrow loss to the Gators, the Wolverines couldn’t recover against host South Florida in Saturday’s nightcap. After jumping to an early 3-0 lead that included a double from Ramirez and an RBI…

… the top of the seventh, the Wolverines loaded the bases with one out, but a game-ending double play halted the comeback attempt. Despite Saturday’s rough patch, Michigan found promise in its three…

… season-opening tournament wins, including dominant showings Friday — 7-0 over Delaware and 4-2 over Illinois State. The Wolverines’ sophomores led them offensively, with left fielder Courtney…

… consecutive hits in both the second and sixth against Delaware, igniting the Wolverines’ offense and widening the margin over the Blue Hens. Peters’ second-inning double, one of her three hits in the game…

…, including No. 12 overall, join Wolverines By MINH DOAN Daily Sports Writer Michigan coach Chaka Daley has preached changing the cul- ture of his team from a good pro- gram to a Division I powerhouse. Withthe…

… No.2 recruitingclass inthenationfor2014,determined by TopDrawerSoccer.com, that goal might become more attainable for the Michigan men's soccer team. Wednesday, the Wolverines welcomed seven freshmen…

… Arbor Saturday night for a T f return meet with the Wolverines r in the new Intramural building pool. Michigan defeated the Cana- dians in December at Toronto. An added feature of the Meet, >Saturday will…

… be a water polo game between Michigan and the Detroit Yacht club. The Yacht club water poloists are state A. A. U. champ-j ions. The Wolverines had littlei trouble winning their first game{ from…

… goal for the second week when the other aspirants Wolverine nine will hook up with Chi Psi counter. Dickinson broke! flock into the field house. Cincinnati for one ae and will ointo the scoring column…

… somewhat later this year than last,! I squad last year please bring I the Wolverines are slower in get- I your own equipment. 711 N. University Ave. Plhoi ting started than the rest of the I Coach Ray Fisher…

… d e against Northwestern Monday night, but Wolverine Five Is Weak on Short also promising more stiff work for Shots Under Basket; Defense them in the future, Coach Keen Off-Color at Times stated…

… expec- tary for PASS in addition to coaching tations were not high going into the high school hockey at Birmingham 1976-77 season. A few months and 28 Brother Rice. wins later, the Wolverines found Both…

… great Michigan players," said "IT WAS THE end of a great year, a Miller. year when they didn't expect us to do "Black Jack" McDonald will also be inducted on Saturday. The Wolverines were 74-14-5 during…

… beat Dartmouth 8-4 for the Then, as Miller put it, "Wisconsin national championship. got a flukey goal to win the game." McDonald is still a Wolverine fan, THE LOSS left Manery groping for and even…

…-American for the to the third period, then tie it and lose Wolverines before coming back to so quickly in overtime..." coach his alma mater. Miller agreed, noting that, "The McDonald's influence led Berenson…

…. 1947-48 national champion Wolverines. Fencers 4 to jab at nationals By DAVE ARETHA They've foiled the state opposition and now they're ready to draw swords with the rest-of the nation. Michigan…

…'s gymnastics competition when 1Aichigan's Gavin Meyerowitz's knee-cap was knocked out of paee as he fell off the pommel horse. ,.The Wolverines' only back-up all-arounder, Steve Schein- tan, had already been…

…'s last week as a result of I Wolverines injuries. "We outlimped them," he said. "We're a 270 team," said Spartan assistant coach John Nelson. "We had an all right meet...but we're going to put a 270 team…

….05, while Beckwith took third with an 8.95. Michigan State's Kir McCabe and Marino earned:first- and second-place all-around scores of 35.05 and 35.00, respectively. Wolverine Beckwith grabbed third with a 34…

… championships, only four Wolverines will compete this week- end. For the Wolverines who won't be competing at the Big Ten Championships, this weekend's meet is their chance to shine. "For the people who are swim…

…- ming, it's a major thing for them," Michigan coach Jim Richardson said. "They're trying to rest and to see how fast they can go." Among the Wolverines competing will be Kara Kaltenbach, Rebecca Craig and…

…." King emerged from his mini- slump to spark Michigan in the con- test. His 20 points came in bunches. He scored 10 points in the first seven minutes of the first half to give the Wolverines an early 17…

… responsibility for the Wolverines com- ing up short. Although Fisher has designated Jackson as Michigan's leader, Fisher would have nothing of the senior's stance. "I don't have to let him off the hook," Fisher…

… Wolverines took th four minutes remaining in and never relinquished it. 0 cagers ri Cg rip AN and a jumper by Eric Turner and THI layups by Butch Wade and Isaac Per- Michig scene was, son gave them a 27…

…. Michigan then went on a 16-3 scoring spree to up their lead to 59-45. Ten of the points came on foul shots. The Wolverines went into a delay of- fense with 6:00 left to hang on to their lead. Michigan State…

… 6 0 2 0 4 TOTAL ............ 21/45 30/39 32 10 22 74 Michigan State's Sam Vincent surveys the defense during last night's 74-67 Wolverine victory at East Lansing. First half score: Michigan 27…

… in the mile and finished second in the 1,000-yard run to help give, the Wolverines a 90-39 victory over Michigan State yesterday at the Track and Tennis Building. Diemer covered the distance in 3…

… and Passenger. after the race. MICHIGAN'S THOMAS Michigan's Don Passenger and jured his knee while com Gerard Donakowski finished second long jump. The extent of and third to complete the Wolverine…

… learning a lot this year and I should be at 7'6" within the next three months," said Piwinski. The Wolverines travel to Western Michigan next weekend to take part in the Central Collegiate Championships…

…. JUST WHEN the season appeared to be lost, the Wolverines pulled off a minor miracle-a series sweep. Even after Friday night's spine tingling, 5-4, overtime thriller, Saturday's prospects looked grim at…

… best. No one would have blamed the Wolverines if they had laid down and died. After all, Michigan Tech is synonymous with college hockey. Its program is so well coordinated that it shames many…

…. The dividends were most evident Saturday when Zuke was whistled off for taking a cheap shot at a Wolverine moments after Dufek laid him low with a solid bodycheck. At that point the game stood…

… Wolverines Werner's services for the rest of the season. MICHIGAN'S play-off hope, which seemed dashed after a double loss at Duluth, vaulted to its highest peak since the opening WCHA series three months ago…

… playing sound two way hockey we can play with any team in the league. This series we finally did that, and my philosophy was right." With three weeks left in the season, the Wolverines find themselves in a…

… Wolverines to control their own destiny. They'll get exactly what they earn in the next three weekends. IN CASE you are wondering about that final season series, it is a home and away set with arch…

…-4-3 records in the Big Ten. It I The Wolverines stand at 5-4-1 which means that a pair of wins or a win and a tie would give the Maize and Blue their first Big Ten championship since the 1968-69 campaign. A…

… upcoming weekend alone. Assume Michigan sweeps Colorado College at Yost and Notre Dame drops a pair at Min- nesota. That in itself would lift the Wolverines into seventh place with a four point cushion. If…

… offense, defense, and re- guard bounding gave the Wolverines their while t largest point total and victory mar- his 23 gin of the season as they rebound- with'ni ed from last week's loss to Purdue ing floc…

… cagers crumple Illinois to a 6-2 conference record. weren't to be denied to- said Wolverine Coach John- . "We are very proud of this was one of our strong- mes of the year." couldn't single out any one…

… on his outside shoot- ing. Johnson's five assists were concentrated midway in the sec- ond half when the Wolverines roll- ed out to a 20 point advantage. From the start it was obvious Wilmore was hot…

… one by Johnson seemed to be the turning point in the game. All three re- sulted in Wolverine baskets and with Ken Brady and John Lockard dominating play in the Illini end the Wolverines kept pouring it…

…. For the first half Michigan shot an incredible 61 per cent of its shots, twice the percentage the Wolverines made in the initial stanza at Purdue, while holding Illinois to 36 per cent. lliniiniiniini…

… .... --,ad t t 'eect4' i The Wolverines .. . . off the hook ohn papanek E WAY THINGS in the Big Ten are going this basketball campaign, nobody really knows what the heck's happening frin one day to the next…

…. lere's Michigan, picked by many to rank with the top ten back in the preseason polls, and for a while, a long while, it was struggling to keep its head above water. Before last Saturday, the Wolverines…

… Wolverines took a bruising from Purdue, and damned if it didn't look like they were all but washed up. The truth was that nobody had' seen Michigan play a good' game all year. Well, all that changed yesterday…

…. The Wolverines put it *ll together, rebounding, running, shooting, and even passing their way to easily the best game the Maize and Blue has played all year. So that should help to take some people off…

… score 17 points, and finished with 23 but his hot streak wasn't nearly enough to lead the Illini past the inspired Wolverines. Schmidt employed a variety of defenses, and a variety of com- binations of…

… 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…

… Collegiate Championships this weekend. He also finished second in the 800-meter run, leading the Wolverines to win the championship. BACKGROUND: Sullivan ran a leg of the Wolverine record-setting distance…

…'t too difficult, but the Michigan men's track and field team came away from the Central Colle- giate Championships on Saturday with the one thing it wanted - a victory. The Wolverines placed first in a…

… pushing, but they let it go. Everyone pulled weight." trivia Answe The Wolverines also had success in the field events Michigan's Jon Royce narrowly beat Toledo's Henry Patterson and won the highjump with…

… a mark of 7-feet, 3 inches. Wolverine Ben Ludka finished third with a jump of 6 feet, 10-1/4 inches. The triple jump was won b Michigan's Neil Gardner, wh* jumped 50-feet, 10 inches. Jeff Brandenburg…

… - at Eastern Michigan. The Wolverines see their performance this weekend as a positive step in their direction..I "The team competed really well and everything is coming together for us," Sullivan said…

…. .4 I m v Michigan set an overtime record in its 1983-84 season, when the Wolverines went into overtime 11 times. This season, the team has racked up 5 OTs and gone 3-1-1 in games that have gone to…

… for Alaska- Fairbanks' head hockey coach Ric Schafer when he brings his team to Ann Arbor this weekend. The Nanooks take on the Wolverines at Yost Ice Arena tonight and tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m.. The…

…. "They've finally caught fire," the Nanooks' coach said, "good for them; bad for us." THE WOLVERINES haven't goals while allowing 25. "We're turning the corner," Michigan head coach Red Berenson said…

…. "Right now he's playing more of a team game and the team is also coming up as he's Wolverine cen coming up." sets hit sightsc By JULIE HOLLMAN For the men's and women's gymnastics teams, tomorrow afternoon…

… turn in their best performance of the season to beat Michigan State. The Wolverines need to do more than pass their 177 scoring average - they will have to shatter it to defeat MSU which averages 182…

… not, been easy for the Wolverines. Michigan judges seerm to differ in their interpretations from judges at other. schools. "I've been looking over the judge's notes t9, see how they perceive the…

… hear sung tonight at Crisler Arena by the women's basketball team. The Wolverines will come out of the locker room looking to break the 11-meeting losing streak, including a 73-65 loss to the Spartans…

… - The Wolverine. wrestlers, led by a pin in their first and last matches, overpowered Wisconsin 25-6 yesterday in what assistant coach Rick Bay termed "our best dual meet of the year." The win gave…

… their series with North Dakota in Hougliton to drop into second behind Den- ver who took two from Minnesota Duluth. The Wolverines pulled out a 4-3 overtime win in East Lansing Friday night, then came…

…, when the Wolverines were forced to play catch up,they moved into a 3-0 lead while Keough plugged the goal against 17 Michigan State shots. Six tallies in the final per- iod turned the game into a farci…

… of the afternoon." according to Bay as Wolverine 152-pounder Fred Stehman tan- gled with Mike Gluck, runnerup in the NCAA's last year. With the score tied 2-2 going into the second period, Gluck gained…

… a fast three points to lead 5-2. Stehman Reverses But Stehman came right back with a reversal and predicament to go ahead 6-5. And after the Wolverine senior started the last period with a quick…

… escape, the two grapplers spent the rest of their match in a back and forth tussle, but Stehman came out the victor 7-5. The 160 division saw Wolverine Wayne Hansen "looking real good," according to Bay…

…." The 10-2 Badger victory attested to that. Impressive Victories The last two matches saw im- pressive Wolverine victories-a de- cision by Pete Cornell at 177 and a pin, of course, by Dave Porter at…

… victory string to eight games when they face the Mine- sota sextet tonight at 8:00 in the coliseum. The Golden Gophers, seeking; revenge fordtwo drubbings suf- fered earlier at the hands of the Wolverines…

… pucksters downed the Gophers 3-2 and 5-1, following this up with two wins over Michigan Tech to give the Wolverines a decided edge in the fight for the playoff berth. Michigan will be at full strength for the…

…, Al Renfrew and. Wally Gacek will make up the Wolverine first line. This trio has averaged three goals a game and has netted well over half of the team's tallies. For the second line, Heyliger will have…

… and Ross Smith will be at their usual posts as starting (lefensemen, with Clem Cossalter, Dick Starrak and Herb Upton available as vable replacements, Jack McDonald will be in goal for the Wolverines…

…. BULLETIN Michigan's Jayvee basketball team went down to a 45-33 de- feat before the MSC reserves last night. George Poretta led the Wolverines with 10 points. Strikers Boost ' 'Bowlgin Loop Margin The…

… nur- tured the squad along all through last season and halfway through this campaign on the idea of a sound defense and a well balanced offense. Now, for the first time this year, the Wolverines will be…

…, right behind Michigan in Conference standings, the Purdue cagers in- tend to dose out their brand of Wolverine medicine named 'de- fense" to remain in the Big Nine title race. -~ "Home of 3-Hour Odorless…

… 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…

… Southbend, Ind., Fighting Irish head coach Ric Shafer said that Notre Dame stood a better chance of winning the lottery than they did of beating the Wolverines. "There's no way," he said. "We're a fledgling…

…," Michigan coach Red Berenson said. "Our overall intensity level and awareness was down." The mood in the Michigan locker room was less than enthusiastic. e Most of the players felt that the Fe Wolverines…

… pull the Irish within 3-2, giving Shafer a reason to have faith in his chances of winning the lottery. Wolverine captain Todd Brost scored 51 seconds later, though, and Felsnej added a goal 16 seconds…

… against Michigan. Michigan's John Moore feels the team's rigorous training program has led to its success. Moore, who has been weakened by a sore neck, cited the Wolverines' work ethic in de- scribing the…

… JODI LEICHTMAN Indiana, which ironically was the last team to defeat the Michigan mens swimming and diving team in a dual meet during the 1983-84 season, once again succeeded in destroying a Wolverine…

… time this season that the Wolverines will face a squad that they have beaten earlier ,in the year. Michigan defeated the Wildcats, 66-63, three games ago, and don't think that Northwestern has forgotten…

… they feel they can come in here and win." IF. THE WILDCATS are to win, they feel that they must turn in a better rebounding performance than in the first game against Michigan when the Wolverines grabbed…

…) attempts a short jump shot over of 4-15, 3-8 in Big Ten play, into this con- Northwestern's Andre Goode (44) in last week's 66-63 Wolverine victory. The test. Like the Wolverines, North- cagers travel to…

… - to win the meet, and to reach a 140 team score - and now the team is searching for -new obstacles after capturing the conference title with an all-time team high140.95 score. The Wolverines peaked at…

… Big Ten champs," Wolverine coach Sheri Hyatt said, "and they went out and did it. Everybody pulled through and it was exactly what we needed." Leading the way for the Wolverines were Kathy Beckwith…

….95. Specialist Angela Deaver qualified on the balance beam with an 8.70. Going into the last event the uneven bars, the Wolverines had a lead of 105.6- 104.75 over second-place Minnesota and 104.7 for Michigan…

… State, and the Wolverines came through with a welcomed 35.35 to hold on for the cham- pionship. "We worked for this," said Shearon, "We knew we could do it. Next - regionals." Tiursday )basketball…

… yesterday's Big Ten championships. Deaver earned an 8.70 for the event, helping the Wolverines win the team title in the meet. A 'r . Nr En ineers Feb. 15 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 2nd ANNUAL SPRING BREAK 1R…

… as a shock to nearly every Wolverine fan, and undoubtedly even to some that knew only that the speedy Newport News senior was accus- tomed to winning. The Michigan sports world could once again breathe…

…-The Wolverines finish- ed in second place with 48 points, seven points less than the victor- ious Broncos of Western Michi- gan, and only one-half point bet- ter than the third place Spartans, not considered a…

… East Lansing on March 3? Western had a full team in uni- form for the meet. They went out to win 'the Relay title and did. Wolverine Coach Don Canham started north on Saturday morn- ing with one idea in…

…. run; Al Ammerman tied for fourth in the high jump; while Wolverine shot putter Roger Schmidt just missed a place with a nice toss of over 50 feet. In the -Big Ten meet, Canham will train and work the…

… shot 48.3 per cent from the floor, a little below its usual 50 per cent average, compared to the Wolverines' 36.5. The game started out as if the Buckeyes would blast Michigan' right off the court. With…

… r SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1954 THE 'MICHIGAN IOAII Y rAGE THREF. ~' SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1954 lIFE MICHIGIN liurY " : 11 } ii A. 1 l i G C u liiclcdsSet for "'Sc Relays Wolverines Face…

… mid-year road trip when it meets a strong Minnesota team tonight at 9:00 in the main gym of the Sports Building. After winning a pair of home contests, the Wolverines were the victims of two upsets…

… will be partly compensated by the eligibil- ity of Frank Adams and Anthony San Antonio. Loken feels that Adams and San Antonio will add strategic depth to the Wolverine squad. Adams has shown champion…

…- ship potential in several exhibi- tions earlier in the season. San Antonio has also performed well in exhibitions and has looked especially good on the side horse, a Wolverine weak spot. Loken plans to…

… State, Iowa and Purdue. Matt Mann's Wolverines havej taken twelve straight in the past two seasons, four of them this year. Victimized by Mann's 1954 en-, tourage have been Oklahoma, Northwestern, Iowa…

… Relays, Coach Don Canham is taking a band of 36 Wolverines to East Lan- sing where they will compete in a field including full squads from such cinder powers as Kansas, Illi- nois, Notre Dame, Ohio State…

… in- door mile champ. The mile relay, in which Can- ham will enter Pete Sutton, Ross McNab, Scruggs, and conference 440 titlist Jack Carroll promises to develop into a dual between the Wolverines and…