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…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…

… clearer understanding of its strengths and weaknesses. Unfortunately for the Wolverines, after suffering a 71-52 blowout at the hands of Ohio State on Tuesday, the weaknesses certainly seem to…

… outnumber the strengths. One of the trouble spots is Michigan’s man-to-man defense, which has led to recent foul trouble for multiple Wolverines, including freshman forward Kameron Chatman and…

… No. 9 Minnesota on Saturday. The Wolverines entered the final frame up by two goals — just 20 minutes away from earning its first sweep at Mariucci Arena in 41 years. There’s a reason…

… type of performance wouldn’t have happened two months ago. While this weekend was the most stunning result of the Wolverines’ season so far, they aren’t any stranger to surprises. They defeated…

… Betelhem Ashame. » SportsMonday Column Page 2B Mayhem in Minnesota Mel Pearson led Michigan to a sweep at Minnesota, the first time the Wolverines have done so since 1977. » Page 4B Free throws can…

…-ranked Wolverines (5-2 Big Ten, 16-4 overall) a 68-67 win over Maryland (3-4, 14-6) at Crisler Center on Monday night. “I was going up there visualizing making the shot,” Abdur-Rahkman said. “That’s the…

… COLUMBUS - This weekend, the Michigan hockey team played four periods of excellent hockey.. But a sweep of the two-game series would have required six. On Saturday night, the Wolverines (10- 4-1 CCHA, 16…

… schoolers facing an NHL team. Ohio State's impressive backchecking along with its players' fiery first steps were too much for the flat-footed Wolverines to match. "I think that's one of the best games our…

…. Sophomore LaVell Blanchard was the only Wolverine to score in double digits. He finished the game with 15 points on 4-of-11 shooting. "They had a great defense, but we've seen better," sophomore Gavin…

… champion wrestling over the holi- days-the Wolverines lost only one meet while winning five others, but a plague of injuries at key positions forced Coach Cliff Keen to make some major adjustments in the…

… team lineup. The Wolverines snatched a first place at the Chicago West Subur- ban tourney with Buuddy Pal- misano, Cal Jenkins, and Rick( Bay gaining individual titles while Lee Deitrick retained his 147…

… Purdue contest. First Place The Wolverines piled up 83 points to lead the pack in the Chicago West Suburban tourna- ment. Wolverine lightweight Buddy Palmisano tallied two falls to win the 115-pound title…

…, Jenkins won faur straight for the 137-pound crown, and Rick Bay, defending Big Ten champ at 157, copped the 167-pound medal. Wolverine soph Tino Lambrose picked up a third place in the 123- pound class, and…

… match. Rick Bay made his first dual-meet per- formance this season for the Wol- verines, defeating Roger Cook, 5-3. Only Loss Against NYAC, loaded with ex- collegiate wrestling champions, the Wolverines…

… could salvage only seven points as Miller defeated NYAC's Jerry Greinier, 5-3, and Bay and Deitrick both drew. At New York two more Wolverines saw dual-meet action for the ini- tial time: Lambrose lost to…

…, Horning got the call at 130, and the ex-Ann Arbor High wrestler pinned Ken Robison in 3:25 and won three straight matches. The Wolverines had no trouble with Hofstra, winning 25-3, with Spaly gaining a…

… Phillipssurroundedth ready to take on the to as a unit. The disappointmen the Wolverines' firstI loss of the season, fron straight to the Sparta not capitalizing on a le second half. "I think we can Michigan coach Kevin…

… "We just got mixed up had agood game plang we had a lot of really g The Wolverines (2- overall) drew a largec rivalry game. The Mic section chanted "can write," "little sister" gan State) coach (Suzy…

… nerves. The Pirates fouled Wolverine guard Rumeal Robinson' with three seconds left in the extra frame and the Wolverines down one. Robinson had been in the exact situation earlier that season against…

… top-ranked Penn State. The Wolverines began the highly anticipated matchup on a strong note, winning their first two duals. But that was short lived. The Nittany Lions subsequently rattled off…

…, ending three matchups against former national champions with losses of three points or fewer. However, they won just three of the 10 total matchups. The Wolverines’ top wrestler, redshirt senior…

… and Penn State’s top- ranked Bo Nickal did the Nittany Lions seal the Wolverine’s fate. Down 3-2 heading into the third round, Abounader needed a takedown to reclaim the lead. With less than a…

… any hope the Wolverines had of pulling off the upset. “If we’re going to be national champs we need to beat national champs,” Coon said. “We can’t just lose by one or two points and expect to…

… Crisler Center. The Wolverines were already a point ahead of No. 29 Ohio State, and to clinch their first Big Ten meet, all they had to do was perform on the floor. Luckily for Michigan, floor is…

… today.’ And they did.” Aided by a handful of the Buckeyes’ stumbles on the balance beam, the Wolverines pulled ahead even further and earned the highest score in the country thus far, with a…

… my back and that they can pull up the score, that was awesome.” On uneven bars, Michigan was confident. Despite a fall from junior Olivia Karas, the Wolverines boasted five high- scoring…

… wrestling team at the Wendy's Classic Duals in Ashland, Ohio. The Wolverines (7-0) did not surren- der a match in their three duals on the afternoon, defeating Binghamton, 45-0, Marquette, 50-0 and Cleveland…

… State 48-0. All three of the victories saw the Wolverines score bonus points with nine technical falls and five pins total. "It gives us a lot of confidence going into next weekend," said sophomore AJ…

… Minnesota 202.250 DANNY MOLOSHOK/Daly Senior Jennifer Crisman swims the 200-yard backstroke during the Wolverine Invitational. Seniors honored a Mts as t0- s 1ni i- By Adam McQueen DAIly Sports Writer…

… championship - its first in the event's 31-year history. Michigan justified its preseason No. I ranking by outmustering seven other top-15 opponents for the win. The Wolverines tallied a score of 207.550, good…

…. Strong showings in the pommel horse, the last event of the night, sealed the title for the Wolverines. Dehr placed second in the event, junior Daniel Diaz-Luong took fourth and senior tri-captain Kevin…

… feels great to finally win." The Wolverines have steadily improved over the past four years at the invitational. A fourth-place fin- ish in 1998 was followed by third in 1999 and second in 2000. Last…

… healthy and to have a nice, consistent performance," Golder said. "We did both of those things." As a team, the Wolverines won three of the meet's six events - the floor exercise, pommel horse and parallel…

… - 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…

… 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…

… SUPERIOR goalie Lawrence Dyck saved a Wolverine slapshot from the left face-off circle, but Paul rKobylarz jumped in to pick up the rebound. Kobylarz went on to easily slip the puck into the goal behind Dyck…

…-minute major butt-end penalty, brought about by ramming a Wolverine opponent with the butt end of his stick. OThe penalty disqualified the defen- semen from the game, and teammate Kevin Moore served the five…

…-minute term of the infraction. The penalty was the first major. for the Lakers this year. The infraction did not aid the Late Tippett goal gives Wolverines close win Wolverines though, as the Soo Lakers were…

… goalie Jan Elliott's pads and was able to sneak the puck into the net for his 14th goal of the season. THE LAKERS got justice for Dahlquist's disqualification as, what would have been the Wolverines' go…

… not allowed. The second period of play ended with the score still tied. The Wolverines didn't waste any time coming into the third period and scored just 42 seconds in, taking a 2-1 lead. Goalie Dyck…

… was far outside the crease, trying to sit on a loose puck, but it got away and Tippett grabbed the puck, netting it into the empty cage. The Wolverines were able to hold the Soo Lakers scoreless for the…

… tonight, so they're coming along. The main difference was we won." Superior Wolverines FIRST PERIOD Scoring-1. M-Kobylarz (Grade, Stiles) 17:01. Penalties-M-Koylarz (elbowing) 6:49. LSSC- Dahlquist (5…

… describe what the Lady Lions handed Michigan, as they rolled past the visitors 65-51 at the Bryce Jordan Center on Sunday. The loss gave the Wolverines their second straight defeat just one week…

… afterbreaking a 28-game conference losing streak against the same Penn State squad in Ann Arbor last weekend. The Wolverines didn't execute nearly as well as the first time they played the Lions, evidenced by 22…

…it --- . - r .y ." r-,i fit-' - y /,, I * .i , .,y .. . ., , - . i. J. -= .6- 1Xl- -. .'. i .. . L '-L V r s y , . .. w . ~ _ .r h1 u- .L vru+0i Wolverines Upset Badgers, 38-34, For First Big…

… accurately- placed shots coipleted the job of, mastery by the Wolverines. So closely fought was the battle that the lead changed hands 16 times and the par- tisan crowd yelled' itself hoarse. Bob Sullivan…

… this kid play.” Fans soon learned they’d have to wait when Wagner fractured his wrist in practice just three days later. He missed the first four games of the season, which the Wolverines won…

… might be a direct result of the latter, but both come at a time when the Wolverines are trying to fill the void left by injured starter Isaiah Livers. In the last three games, Wagner has scored…

… 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…

… made them pay, combining for nine points and showing what a first line is all about. The trio of Wolverine stars have been on a scoring tear of late, holding point-streaks of eight, nine and 10 games…

… source of firepower by responsibly backchecking, winning the battles in the corners, hitting the Wolverines after the whistle and playing an overall solid defensive game. "Why shouldn't they go after…

…. But a Mike Komisarek tally at the 5:31 mark of the third put the Wolverines back in it, with an Ohio State empty net goal sealing the 3-1 victory. "We had a good third period, we reab ly did." Berenson…

…."' Fortunately for Berenson and the Wolverines, the full package arrived at Value City Arena on Saturday night. The Wolverines put the problems the previous night behind them, the mo notable of which was the…

… and I just fell just because the ice is so soft. But you can't make excuses like that - they have to play on it, too." ally Hilbert got the Wolverines on the board early, and after second period tied Is…

… Josh Langfeld, Jeff id Jillson, Geoff Koch and Scott Matzka nd each scored. Koch also posted a plus- al minus of plus-3 on the evening, while re Jillson led the Wolverines with a plus-4. The weekend was…

… cliches, it proves true, time and again. The Michigan hock- ey team is a perfect example. The Wolverines put together a seven-game unbeaten streak heading into the Christmas break. The tear elevated…

… Michigan to No. 4 in the national rankings - more importantly, it looked as though the Wolverines were showing the form that earned them a No. 2 presea- son ranking. Then, disaster struck - Michigan was…

… bludgeoned in two GLI games, losing 7-3 to Michigan Tech and 8-5 to Boston College. In fair- ness, the Wolverines were missing several players due to injuries and the World Junior Championships. But, the…

… seniors performed dismally as a class in the two losses, and the defeats were so thorough that they left the Wolverines shell- shocked. Last weekend brought some relief, as Michigan swept Lake Superior. But…

…THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1964 THE MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1964 TIlE MICHIGAN DAILY i 4i M1,. a f l4 Wolverine Cagers Plow Through Eight Opponents By BILL BULLARD and CHARLIE TOWLE…

… Wolverines have posted victories over Western Michigan, Duke, De- troit, Northwestern and Purdue. Out at the Los Angeles Classic, only a defeat at the hands of UCLA, currently rated number one in the nation…

… learned some tough lessons and we're a better team for it now," he said. Strack is pleased with the re- sults of conference action so far. Although the Wolverines defeated Purdue last Saturday by only seven…

… upsetting the highly rated Wolverines. Bill Buntin and Cazzie Russell tied for high point honors in the game with 32 points apiece. High man for the Broncos was forward Bill Street, since suspended, with 22…

… points. The Wolverines only led by nine points with four minutes left in the first half. Then Michigan popped in 10 straight points to boost the lead to 53-34. The 59-38 halftime lead was extended in the…

… second half to as much as 39 points before the final 117-87 score was reached. Buntin tipped in a shot to give the Wolverines 101 points with 7:30 left in the ame. Center Doug Greenwold's jump shot with…

… (15) were the high- With the score 44-44, scoring star scoring Wolverines. Garland was Mel Garland went to the bench held to only nine points while with hif fourth personal foul. Schellhase was high for…

…. Trnr 146-33 6-7 12 2131 Michigan capitalized on the Clawson 5-16 4-7 6 3 14 Ludwig ry 2-3 0-o many free throw opportunities to Yewrg 2-6 2-2 win the game. The Wolverines Greenwold 1-6 0-0 10 3 2 made 23…

… 0 very sub-average 38.6 per cent Totals 432-913183-263 595 234 1047 32-70 21-27 46 19 85 N 33 40-73 45 40--85 The Wolverines opened their Big Ten season on Jan. 4 at Yost Field House with a 85…

…-73 victory over a hustling Northwestern squad. Behind 45-33 at the half, the Wildcats held the Wolverines even in scoring during the second half. Senior forward Rick Lopossa scor- ed seven straight points as…

… do just what you don't expect them to do. The monkey is loose - because it's off the Wolverines back. It jumped on their backs after Michigan swept Miami (Ohio) at Yost in its opening series, and since…

… because the hockey team decided to take up curling. It's because they swept the Falcons from the sky 6-2 at BGSU and 4-1 at Yost. It has not been an easy week for the Wolverines. It would be easy for them…

…,' Sharples sharp in net BY TAYLOR LINCOLN With ten minutes remaining and Michigan leading 2-1 in Saturday night's game, Wolverine right-winger Jim Ballantine beat Bowling Green ' f goalie Paul Connel to a…

… Ballantine's goal. "It was fifty-fifty and he won." Ballantine added an empty-netter eight minutes later to seal the.. Wolverine's first home victory since October 15. Saturday's 4-1 win came, on the heels of…

… Wolverines the.. lead, Mike Helber put in a rebound off a Moes shot to put Michigan up b j two. Felsner and Stone each added one more score, making for the deceptiv 6-2 final. The first star of the game in…

… playoffs, with Michigan holding the home-ice, advantage. JESSICA GREENE/Doily Denny Felsner digs for a loose puck in the corner Saturday night's game at Yost. He and the Wolverines gold, winning both games…

… conquer the title in overtime. Final: Michigan 6, North Dakota 5. -This weekend: Michigan does not like Bowling Green. Bowling Green doesn't like Michigan. So the Wolverines played a little defense, added a…

… preparing for their next meet, Feb. 9 at Ohio State. The Wolverines acquired both of their victories Saturday, with a 70- 41 triumph over Iowa and an 81- 30 romp of Indiana- in a double BUy and Sell dual meet…

… held at Bloomington. -adeThe meet saw Michigan take first place honors 10 times out of 12 events, missing only on the tram- U S E Dpoline and parallel bars. In four contests, the Wolverines copped * the…

… weekend of January in 2017, the Wolverines faced off against No. 9 Minnesota in Mariucci Arena, where they hadn’t secured a series sweep since 1977. But 40 years later, with a chance to reignite…

… their season on the line, Michigan was swept instead. And on a January afternoon in 2017, the Wolverines took on Michigan State at the Breslin Center, where they had only won once in their past…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 16, 2014 - 7A West Lafayette Story: Wolverines upset Purdue in key Big Ten win By SHANNON LYNCH Daily Sports Writer On Wednesday night at…

… the game, forcing Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico to take the strong playmaker out for almost seven minutes. The Wolverines stormed the court at Mackey Arena early, scoring eight unanswered points in…

…. Michigan's task was not to let her break that record on its home court. Mission accomplished. Unfortunately, that didn't help the Wolverines meet their primary goal of beating the Lady Lions, as Michigan…

… so we wanted to increase on it." Mazzante scored "just" 19 points in any way she could against the Wolverines. Her 7-of-17 shoot- ing night was nothing stellar, but the Lady Lions didn't need a record…

…. This weekend is a must weekend because of where we don't want to be." That is last place. The Wolverines had every reason to be at the peak of their game against UIC. The series was at home, and, more…

… importantly, two wins would have put the Wolverines within striking distance of fourth place in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. In addition, Wolverines were smarting after the Flames rubbed their…

… as Mihgan's hockey coach. Games Red Berenson has spent behind 9 5 0 the bench with the Wolverines. 2 3 Seasons Red Berenson has been Michigan's head coach. Number of NCAA Championships Michigan has…

… the Wolverines' NCAA Tournament hopes. Michigan needs an impressive showing in conference play along with a quality win on the road to tack on their resum6 for March. "We're very disappointed," Michi…

… the Pur- due, which improved to 11-0 on its home floor on the year. The Wolverines (2-1,14-4) made their only move early in the second half, trailing 46-32. Two Michigan steals led to easy lay-ups for…

… Ron Coleman and Dion Harris. The Wolverines found Courtney Sims inside on their next two posses- sions to cut the deficit to six. But that was as close as Michi- gan got. Landry muscled up a lay- up…

… Big Ten opener against Michigan State Saturday. On the Crisler Arena mats Friday, the Wolverines easily disposed of Northern Illinois, 35-6, and Morgan State, 37-9. Michigan lost only two matches in…

… weekend. Amine's slump continued against Erick Jensen of Michigan State on Saturday in the Wolverines 30-7 triumph. "He was trying to protect his lead. He didn't want anything to happen like happened…

… cross country, improving from 22nd in the NCAA Championship his redshirt sophomore year to 13th place this past fall. Ferlic also led the Wolverines in all six events, carrying Michigan to an…

… slipped and fell just short of his first steeplechase title, but has since become an All-American in the event. Michigan looks to halt road woes Wolverines seeking first road win at Northwestern…

… sophomore shooting guard Gavin Gioninger after the Wolverines lost their fifth- straight road game by double-digit points. SATURDAY'S GAME Michigan Illinois 51 80 Player of the game Illinois forward…

… BASKETBALL minutes left in Notebook the game - the third Michigan center to foul out - the Wolverines were forced to play guards Gavin Groninger, Avery Queen, Maurice Searight and Bernard Robinson and t all…

… said. "Defense is his strength and anything we can get from him offensively is just an extra bonus." THE ASSASSIN: Senior center Josh Asselin was the most hated Wolverine on the court Saturday by the…

… quarterback Jermaine Gonzales will likely join the Wolverines later this week. Gonzales played with fellow freshman Maurice Searight in high school at Orchard Lake St. Mary's. SATURDAY'SGAME MICHIGAN (51) FG…

… clamps on the post trio when they aren't in the middle of the offense and defense. Stupid fouls are devouring the Wolverines. Of course the big men will pick up fouls in the bump and grind of post play…

… Iowa, 8:05 p.m. MARJORIE MARSHALL/Daiy Michigan sophomore LaVell Blanchard is rejected by two Illinois defenders. The Wolverines shot just 21.1 percent from the field for the game. LOW ROAD The Michigan…

… men's basketball team has not won a road game in its last seven attempts. It hasn't even come close in its last five. Here's a break- own of the Wolverines' struggles. poor shooting ILLINI Continued…

… the game. Michigan never got closer than five and Illinois led comfortably by 15 at the half. The Fighting Illini continued to cruise in the second half and never allowed the Wolverines to slice into…

… this week for Michigan - at Ohio State on Thursday and Iowa Saturday - the Wolverines must find a way to be competitive in a difficult environment to prevent a 1-4 Big Ten start. "We've got a lot of…

…. the night. On several occasions Minnesota was short a man, as the Wolverines swarmed around Owen Rogers was sitting out a the Bulldog goal as if it were a holding infraction. With the pow- busy hotdog…

… stand. er play on, Wakabayashi had the Futile 57 puck just off to the side of the Even with their 57 accurate net. shots in the first two periods the Teamwork Wolverines were on the wrong i After pausing…

… title. Michigan's second pin of the night came in the 147-pound dual between Wolverine Cal Jenkins and Illinois' Andy Zender. Jenkins gained a quick takedown and turned it into a fall with only three…

… seconds remaining in the first period. Trio Returns In the three matches that saw injured Wolverines returning to the lineup, two draws and a Mich- igan victory resulted. Bill Johannesen, 130-pounder, who…

…. Despite the tie Keen was satis- fied with Johannesen's perform- ance but said he'll have to work Wolverine heavyweight Bob hard to "round into shape" before Spaly overwhelmed Bob Shively the Big Ten…

… we blew the lead, but it's tough to get the lead in the first place." The Wolverines shot .568 for the first half, and the Spartans couldn't quite come back from the 52-30 deficit at intermission…

…. Midway through 'the half, the Spartans held an 18-17 lead in a 'sesaw game. Michigan cen- ter Phil Hubbard then connect- ed on a pair of free throws to send Michigan on its way. The Wolverines scored the…

… deflected a slap shot past Michigan goalie Rick Palmer at 16:54 of the third period, lifting the Huskies to a 3-2 victory over the Wolverine icers last night at Yost Ice Arena before 7,134 fans. Prior to the…

… game - winning goal, Wolverine Mike Coffman had a breakaway that was halted by Tech goalie Bruce Horsch. "We came down on the breakaway and missed, and they took it down and scor- ed. I've seen it happen…

… rate the Wolverines on their perfor- mance in each of four areas. (Rated out of 4 pucks) OFFENSE Despite scoring 10 combined goals in the week's first two games. nearly getting shutout at home on…

… blame for Satur- day's letdown, don't look at him. Ian Robinson e0g SPECIAL TEAMS The penalty-kill units were strong all weekend long, helping to keep the Wolverines in the game. Unfor- tunately, the…

… play gave Michigan a 55-52 upset ctory over the Indiana Hoosiers last ght before an enthused sellout crowd Crisler Arena. It was the Wolverines' cond consecutive overtime triumph. "We had four straight…

… wanted to play for the last shot; however, those ideas were, thwar- ted when center Ray Tolbert was caught travelling with 2:34 remaining in overtime. Frieder took a timeout to plan the Wolverines' final…

… ' , Mike McGee turns and looks upcourt after snagging a rebound during last night's 55-52 Wolverine overtime victory over the Indiana Hoosiers. t j Daily Photo by BRIAN MASCIC AL PS,,,} r3. UivrVs iy at…

… won both the one- and three- meter diving events with scores of 335.62 and 358.65, respectively, but Wisconsin was claimed honors in all but two of the remaining events to send the Wolverines down to…

… medley relay team to a one- second win while topping the field in the 200-yard backstroke. The Wolverines will attempt; to rebound from their defeat when they face Purdue and Illinois on the road January…

…, John Oosterbaan connect- ed on a jumper to tie the score again. Getting possession of the ball again, the Wolverines worked a play springing Cole loose under the basket, but the 6'7" junior missed the…

… scoring evenly distribut- ed. The Wolverines are now 1-2 in conference action. Coach Dave Strack, obviously happy, said after the game, "Our zone defense plugged up the mid- dle well, stopping Nelson. We…

… Students) 75 DAYS - eam FOR: ) LLOTETRvlPEvc INFORMATION BROCHURES 18663 Livernois, Detroit 21, Michigan RESERVATIONS UN 2-75553, mu.irs The Wolverine matmen will be heading into the Ohio State meet with…

… 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…

… himself on Saturday. The Wolverines dropped their first Big Ten game of the year to the Fighting Illini, 96-84. *Burson and boys in W Frieder's boy, Vitale. Ann Proposition 48 has gone too far CHAMPAIGN…

… beat every dam from Ohio and Michigan." t So far, the Wolverines have played their role well, easily knocking off Youngstown State and the various saite schools. But 14-2 Michigan will have its hands…

… its season on Saturday night, and the scene was a far cry from the team's final meet of last year. On the night of last season's team qualifiers at NCAAs in Oklahoma, the Wolverines sat dejected and…

… injubilant clusters rather than asin- gle-file line, arms over each other's shoulders, shouting, "It's great to be a Michigan Wolverine!" No. 8 Michigan outperformed the meet's five other squads with…

…'t believe it." Though Michigan finished first in every event but vault, no single apparatus went without a hitch. The Wolverines began the night on parallel bars, where two of the first three gymnasts did…

….25. "I think one thing that's really dif- ferent this year is that a missed set doesn't mean ascore in the fives - it means a score in the low eights." There was at least one Wolverine in the top three on…

… provides a huge confidence boost to the young Michigan team. But the Wolverines will not lose the intense focus that has marked them ever since their disappointment in Okla- homa. "Obviously we're real…

…," Heisler said. But the Wolverines proved him wrong. Michigan was anything but second best, tying the Hoosiers 81- 81. The dual meet at Michigan's indoor track building went down to the wire. With the triple…

… jump as the day's final event, Michigan trailed by five points. Indiana needed a top- two finish to clinch the victory. But the Wolverines came in first and sec- ond, just what they needed for the tie…

… that Ray had been given clearance to compete for the Wolverines this season. "It was a very stressful time for me because Elise strung out her decision till the end," Plocki said. "But after I heard the…

… finishes ever. Ray, who passed up an opportunity to compete at the professional level by staying in Ann Arbor, will make her first start of the season this Friday night at home when the Wolverines host…

… confident." Junior Shannon MacKenzie was the fourth Wolverine to be named first-team All-America, earning her honor on the balance beam. Fellow juniors Amy Kuczera, Melissa Peter- son and Erin McWatt also…

… second-year members of the 61 B"A"DON "EL" F " /Dily The floor exercise will perhaps be the key event that the Wolverines will need to excel in this season. FLOOR EXERCISE: Senior will lead the way on…

…-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…

… you would have a hard time convincing the Wolverines of this, based on the decision-making in Saturday's game with Michigan State. Three goal tending calls in the second half, one of which, at least…

…, can be argued from now until doomsday, helped the green clad Spartans rise up and smote the Wolverines into the Big Ten cellar, 86-81. The Way It's Been Thus far it has been that kind of a season for…

… are." Stager also announced a defin- ite upturn in Wolverine swim- ming recruiting fortunes. Noting that he actually had a Santa* Clara Swim Club graduate on his freshman team (it's a rare oc- currance…

… the Wolverine natators to a six point margin of victory at the Yacht Club last month, added in- terest is given the meet due to the presence of a number of formerj Michigan Varsity swimmers on the…

… invading team. Wolves Win First. Freddie Sponberg, aquatic direc- tor of the Detroit Yacht Club, has been grooming his tankmen for this meet, but Coach Mann of the Wolverines is confident of victory by a…

… Wolverines in games played at the Detroit team's pool which hand- icaps the Maize and Blue because cf its smallness. The erection of a platform at the Michigan pool has made possible exhibitions of high diving…

… face Mertz, Hosmer, Walaitas, and Nevins, the first three being for- mer Wolverines. Lemak, Schmieler, and Miller are to swim the 200 yard breast stroke, with the invaders en- tering Howlett, former Big…

… championship battle when Don George former Wolverin igrapple defends his title against Pat MLc ii the Irish champion at Oympia. George declared that the bout tonight would be the toughest one of his career and i…

…' McGill is dangerous because of the Detroit Yacht club tankmen. his famous "lift and whirl" hold. Dick captained the Wolverine Con- which is not much different from ference championship natators dur…

… the Wolverines will have their hands full at Colum- bus t o m o r r v cenirc , and Coaeh Veenker is taking no chanc( s that his team lose through any mishap which may be averted by pre…

…', 34-40SIN SE RE Junior Varsity Outplays VisitorsiT to Take Fifth Victo:y. _____ Coach Ray Courtright's men re- Opponents Boast Veteran Team; peated again last night to keep Wolverines Have Quartet their…

… beaten out if Michigan decidedly in the hands of the hopes to successfully defend its Wolverine Junior Varsity from the Conference hockey title, the Wol- beginning to the end of the game. verine sextet…

… year, the remain- made field goals in rotation until der of the team will be practically Ricketts failed to connect with his the same as that which pushed the chance, and then they repeated, Wolverines…

… 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…

…'t Michigan would quickly dispatch In a game billed as a battl Wlowed us down, but we the Spartans. The Wolverines the guards, Griffin and sldn't get the ball back." jumped out to a 22-14 lead with Wolverines…

… Wolverines, who were still tired Darryl Johnson (23.5 ppg bef 'shot clock, Spartan Ed Wright from Monday's 85-84 loss to last night) to 11 points. led Gary Grant, who hita layup. Indiana. -nt sank the free…

… throw, clinching "Michigan had good patience on State of conjfisk Wolverine win. offense in the first half and the pace MICHIGAN I got a pass from (Garde) slowed down," said Spartan head J MnFert 3n FG…

… College. Coleman (11.5) .should giv nationally televised (2 p.m. on The Wolverines, on the other Michigan problems in th CBS) nonconference game. hand, will be a tired bunch, having frontcourt, an area…

… starters are averaging in double figures. This will be the first meeting between Michigan and Syracuse since 1981, when the Orangemen beat the Wolverines 91-76 in the National Invitation Tournament…

… streak. The Wolverines' tough and aggressive team defense was supposed to be a staple of new coach Tommy Amaker's program. But in the last two games, Michigan's opponents have been shooting like they were…

… Wolverines if the game remains close down the stretch. But Michigan cannot enter this game with too much confidence, because last year over spring break the Wildcats triumphed 75- 70 in Crisler Arena. "The…

…/Daily Post players Raina Goodlow, Jennifer Smith, Katie Dykhouse and coach Sue Guevara look on as the Wolverines cannot stop hot-shooting Ohio State in the second half. Seomnd stglfshooting hurts Michigan…

… been hit with more in the last three weeks than some people can (be) in a lifetime," Burns said. "I just can't say enough about the toughest group of human beings I've ever been around." The Wolverines…

… pounds the smallest man on the ice, turned away 38 North Da- kota shots last night and cam within one slap of recording a shut out as the Wolverine icers humbled North Dakota, 5-1. Michigan's defense…

…- fore the Coliseum crowd of 2400 but Bagnell stopped it cold. The victory, combined with Min- nesota's 6-2 loss to Michigan Tech, gives the Wolverines a tie for eighth in the Conference. As an example of…

… his goal tend- ing acrobatics, Bagnell robbed{ Nopak hot shots Bob Duncan and Greg Cameron twice apiece. Near the start of the second period Duncan took a pass five feet int front of the Wolverine net…

…'s brilliance oversha- dowed all else, but the revised Wolverine offense was hardly asleep. Captain Paul Gamsby's line, which this week had Merle Falk added to it, produced four goals. numbed Brian Slack scored…

… it in., Though the Wolverines had dominated the early minutes of the game, they were unable to score until seven minutes had gone by. A Punch Cartier slap shot deflected by Falk broke the ice for…

… cut down the angle on Mallett2's shot, the sophomore winger shot it past the goalie's right side. Gophen By RANDY PHILLIPS The Wolverine Tankers knocked off a weak Minnesota squad last night 77-46 in a…

… Byron MacDonald in- creased that margin to nearly aI pool length. The Wolverine four- some's time was the best mark in the nation so far this season, Wolverine coach Gus Stager re- marked that although…

… the social part of him.” And it was while he was playing for the Oilers that Blankenburg caught the attention of Michigan coach Mel Pearson. Daniel Farrell — who coached the Wolverines from 1973 to…

…, Blankenburg — at 5-foot- 9 and 160 pounds — is one of the Wolverines’ most important blueliners. He’s spent most of the season on the second defensive pairing, but when sophomore defenseman Quinn Hughes…

… a eluded the Wolverines this teammate. season, nobody was going to After a particularly oppor- complain that it didn't come on tune weekend in front of the net a pretty laser from freshman against…

… Notre Dame last year, defenseman Jacob Trouba at the Michigan coach Red Berenson blue line or a sweet back-door likened Guptill to one of the finishby another Wolverine. But NHL's all-time greats at wreak…

… Wings. like this: With the Wolverines "You see Holmstrom do it trailing 4-2 to the Nanooks, every night," Berenson said at sophomore forward Alex Gup- the time. "Obviously, (Guptill's) till skated around…

… two halves, and the Wolverines can't allow this to become a common occur- rence. Lackluster defense will lead to double-digit deficits, but Michigan won't be able to assem- ble a comeback every time. As…

… much firepower as the Wolverines possess on the offensive end, per- haps their greatest strength can be their defense, which showed how necessary it is to this team. "I think for the majority of the…

…. The Wolverines were unable to do anything right on that side of the ball. They conceded 34 points, allowing Ohio State to shoot 52 percent from the field, including 4-of-9 from beyond the arc. They…

… one of the best teams in the country. After a 3-pointer from Ohio State forward Deshaun Thomaswidened the gap to 34-15, the Wolverines clamped down on defense. Blocks from freshman forward Mitch Mc…

…. Falling behind 52-46 after a Thomas layup with just over four minutes remaining in the game, the Wolverines didn't allow a field goal the rest of the contest - the Buckeyes sank four free throwsin the final…

… 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…