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January 16, 1996 (vol. 106, iss. 53) • Page Image 11

…firtthi tt at1",6,tj Wolverines back on $rack a er earl oses EAST LANSING - All of a sudden there's reason to be excited if you're a Michigan basketball fan. And that certainly didn't seem possible…

… a couple of weeks ago when 0 Wolverines finished their holiday ak with a couple of losses at UNLV and Wisconsin. The Runnin' Rebels had lost five in a row before stunning Michigan by a basket. The red…

… to name-calling. Michigan's Robert Traylor was referred to as "fatso" more than once. Wolverine coach ve Fisher had to endure the "go me Fisher, because all you can do is recruit" chant, Anything for a…

Wolverines won the battle of the boards, 42-30, and blocked seven shots to Michigan State's one. Traylor The Wolverines con- trolled the glass, amassing 42 rebounds to the Spartans' 30. Michigan's dominance…

January 16, 1996 (vol. 106, iss. 53) • Page Image 15

… - Winning on the road in the Big Ten is never easy. Winning on the road with a team made up of freshmen and sophomores is even more difficult. The young Wolverines quickly learned how difficult conference…

…. A team can- not afford to lose more than one or two games at home and steal as many as possible on the road. Road victories in the conference are not that common. However, the Wolverines have had a…

… Michigan's bench domi- nance Saturday was Willie Mitchell. The sophomore registered 13 points on 4-for-7 shooting from the field. "I thought Willie did a nice job," Wolverine coach Steve Fisher said. "He…

…- ond half. With the Wolverines up 15, he hit two free throws to give his team a 48-31 lead with 13:23 left in the game. Less than 30 seconds later, he buried a 3- pointer and Michigan's lead was 51…

… 39.9 percent from the field. In the Wolverines' 76-54 win, the Spar- tans shot an anemic 32.3 percent (20 for 62). "All and all, I'd have to credit Michigan's defense," Izzo said. "That is going to be…

January 16, 1997 (vol. 107, iss. 55) • Page Image 9

… losses were to Minnesota. This year, the Wolverines will try to avenge last season's losses against the Golden Gophers in their Big Ten opener 7 p.m. Saturday at Cliff Keen Arena. Of last year…

…'s performance, higan coach Beverly Plocki said, e were not in our best form." Fortunately for the Wolverines, it's a new year. Unfortunately, the Wolverines are injury plagued, and according to Plocki, "won…

… we play s.. going to show what type of team we are " Bullock agreed that the Wolverin are at a critical juncture. "We're at a point where we can Tc either way," he said. "We can get bet JONATHAN SUMMER…

January 16, 1996 (vol. 106, iss. 53) • Page Image 16

… season, it should come as no surprise that the team spent its winter vacation in the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Despite upcoming Big Ten compe- titions, the Wolverines are gearing…

… their efforts toward what lies only 52 days away - the Olympic Trials. The Wolverines' semester break was anything but a vacation. With classes and finals complete, the swimmers were able to focus solely…

… Purdue was more than just the opening of the 1996 conference campaign. It marked the return of All-Americans Royce Sharp and Dolan to Urbanchek's squad. Dolan returns to the Wolverine lineup after…

… Sharp provided noticeable boost tothe Wolverines'$150 92 victory over the Boilermakers. Sharp won the 200 backstrokedatid placed third in the 200 individual med ley. Dolan took first in the 1650 ands 500…

… freestyle events. The duo, along.. with Derya Buyukuncu and John' Piersma, took second in the 400 med- ley relay. The Wolverines placed first in VAen of nine events while also dominating both the one…

… Onbeof Purdue's strongest swimmers, Vilinos Kovacs, to take the 200 butterfly. Michigan exhibited dominanceover the inferior Boilermakers in numer- ous events. The Wolverines took the first four places in…

… the 500 freestyle and four out of the top five spots in the 200 backstroke. The Wolverine divers weren't eve challenged. Alex Bogaerts, Bret Wilmot, Nathan Shapard, Jeremy Hertza and Al Fleming…

…/Gold Invitational title. Fatigued Wolverines split dual meets out West By:Marc Ughtdale Daly Sports Writer 2\fter being spanked by Southern C;1,178-84, Saturday, the Michigan women's swimming team rebounded…

… todemolish the University ofCalifor- nia-San Diego, 156-84, Sunday. The Wolverines' streaky perfor- mance in consecutive dual meets came inihe midst of the team's rollercoaster ride through an exhausting…

January 16, 1992 (vol. 102, iss. 58) • Page Image 5

… Michigan Daily Thursday, January 16,1992 Page 5 OF ULL C 0 URT" PRESS Purdue boils Michigan, 65 -60 Weather brings out worst in Wolverines by Albert Lin Daily Basketball Writer Austin's 19 kills late…

Wolverine comeback by John Niyo Daily Basketball Writer M The weather was terrible. Snow piled high, all over the ground. With more coming down. In years past, it would be expected that students re- main…

… Dec. 21, but they didn't like what they saw. They didn't see the running, gunning, high-flying team they were used to seeing. In fact, they booed the Wolverines off the court at halftime. What they saw…

… baskets," Wolverine point guard Michael Tal- ley said. "We just have to play intensive defense for 45 seconds, and hope to get the turnover." And therein lies the problem. It's not that the Wolverines didn…

…'t try. They did. But only for 30 seconds at a time. Or 40. But never the entire 45. The slow-down made Michigan work extra hard, and never allowed the Wolverines to get into their game, which at this…

… one-on-one moves. On the other hand, Purdue would rotate the ball. Set screens. Wait pa- tiently for the good shot. And as the clock ran down, invariably the young Wolverines would lose patience, and…

… the Boilermakers would get an easy shot. Fisher maintains that his team plays a "passing game," but its last two outings seem to indicate otherwise. The Wolverines were able to over- power opponents…

January 16, 1990 (vol. 100, iss. 72) • Page Image 11

…-67, and, at Indiana, 60-58. The common denominator in each game: turnovers. In the first half versus Ohio State Friday, the Wolverines performed the way they wanted to defensively. If they did not steal the…

… expected results did not transpire. Long outlet passes repeatedly bounded off of Wolverine fingertips, wasting scoring opportunities. By halftime, the Wolverines had committed twelve turnovers and instead of…

Wolverine frontline, so successful early in the season, and Friday against Ohio State (37 pts.), never became an integral part of Sunday's offense, scoring only 17 pts. Interior passes were either intercepted…

….), turnovers eventually finished Michigan off. In the game's final minutes, the Wolverines came down the court twice -nd turned the ball over each time. The second of these trips was extremely nritical as Brown…

… positive...we made things happen and kept them from scoring," he said. These turnovers turned out to be a fitting end to a frustrating weekend for the Wolverines as they return home 9-5 overall and 1-3 in…

… weekend featured the good, the bad, and the unexpected for the Michigan wrestling team as they failed to place in the Virginia Duals tournament. After defeating Ithaca *0ollege, the Wolverines lost to de…

… this opportunity." Missing no opportunities for the tumultuous weekend Wolverines was 134-pound standout Joey Gilbert. Gilbert, a true frosh, was ranked ninth nationally headed into the Lehigh meet. He…

January 16, 1996 (vol. 106, iss. 53) • Page Image 14

… at 8:03 of the third period in the Wolverines' 9-3 win over Illinois- Chicago Friday night. That's because they had no idea how to react to an opponent actually scoring a goal. The Flames snapped…

… Michigan's 126- minute streak without allowing a goal when Illinois-Chicago freshman Chuck Mindel flipped in a rebound during a flurry in front of Michigan netminder Marty Turco. The Wolverines' shutout…

… opportunities. Wolverine John Madden, who leads the CCHA in shorthanded scores with seven, scored Michigan's only shorthandedgoal intheseries Friday night. Already facing a 5-on-3 disadvantage after an elbowing…

… call to Matt Herr and a five-minute-majorto Blake Sloan, Pedrie pulled Lord for a sixth attacker. The Wolverines killed off a minute of the 6- on-3 when Madden dug the puck off the boards, skated around…

… put the Wolverines up by eight five minutes into the third. Illinois-Chi- cago scored three goals in the next min- utes before Dale Rominski knocked two Flames to the ice with one check, allow- ing…

… week- end as its nickname suggests. The Flames visited Yost Ice Arena for a weekend series with the third- ranked Wolverines. Michigan man- aged to reduce the Flames to a mere flicker in its 9-3 and 9…

January 16, 1991 (vol. 101, iss. 75) • Page Image 8

… expected. "I'm more disappointed than sur- prised," Wolverine coach Steve Fish- er said. "We had chances to win two out of four games, but we didn't. We need to have guys make some baskets when the game is…

… contributed to the Wolverines' 10 point defeat versus Ohio State. He added that turnovers, Michigan's season-long Achilles' heel, cost the squad its 79-78 loss in Iowa City. The biggest surprises thus far have…

January 16, 1992 (vol. 102, iss. 58) • Page Image 8

…0 Page 8- The Michigan Daily- Thursday, January 16,1992 SPORTING VIEWS Spartan spikers come to CCRB Wolverines hold their home opener this weekend Foolish APvoters forget irergei by Ken Su gura…

Wolverines are eager to open their home season tomorrow against Michigan State at 7:30 p.m. at the CCRB. Michigan State has won the Midwest Intercollegiate Volley- ball Association championship the last three…

January 16, 1998 (vol. 108, iss. 59) • Page Image 10

…-big-lead-and-blow-it type of game ,while the Buckeyes calmly watched, inching ever closer to a victory behind Damon Stringer's 12 free throws. They won that day and barely lost to the Wolverines in Columbus on the final day…

… of the regular season. The victory in Ann Arbor - Ohio State's only road victory - still lingers in the mind of at least one Wolverine. "We fought through that last year," Michigan co-captain Travis…

…" Reid and Bullock, whose jump shots See BUCKEYES, Page 11 SARA STILLMAN/ Daily Maceo Baston and the Wolverines invade St. John Arena tomorrow afternoon against the Buckeyes. ou . \ - SBINCHI$445' " For…

… with the Nanooks sitting at ninth place in the CCHA, the Wolverines are well aware of the danger in overlooking Fairbanks. Michigan vs. Alaska- Fairbanks Where: Yost Ice Arena When: Tomorrow, 7 P…

… can take heart in its 2-for-8 performance against the Broncos. The Wolverines' success contributed to their third-best power play in the CCHA. The power play buoyed Michigan, as it earned a difficult…

January 16, 1991 (vol. 101, iss. 75) • Page Image 7

… athletic performance, include his world record in the 200-meter breaststroke, his American record in the 200-yard breaststroke at last year's NCAA Championships, and his captaincy of this year's Wolverine

… be presented March 11 in Indianapolis. Barrow- man hopes to become Michigan's second Sullivan winner; he would follow former Wolverine pitcher Jim Abbott, who won the honor in 1988. Barrowman returned…

… to Ann Arbor Monday evening with fellow Wolverines Eric Namesnik, Eric Wunderlich and coach Jon Urban- chek. This concluded Barrowman's prolonged absence which began last summer when he took a semester…

…. With Barrowman back, the Wolverines return to full strength as they head west for a pair of meets. Friday, Michigan faces No. 3 Stanford and Saturday, it visits No. 9 Cal-Berkeley. Despite the jet lag…

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